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It has been Britain’s best loved hot hatch for the best part of a quarter century and each of its five generations remains as relevant today as they were on launch. And for 2021, Honda has fine-tuned its Civic Type R, with a subtle facelift, an updated interior and a host of new technology. It’s so subtle, in fact, that you could be forgiven for mistaking it for the original FK8, which launched back in 2017.
Video: Honda Civic Type R Review
However, climb behind the wheel and the differences are marked. From the counterweighted, cold to the touch gear lever to the immediate stopping power afforded by the new two-part discs, this updated Type R offers a sharper, altogether hotter proposition (who even knew that was possible).
We climbed behind the wheel of the middling GT (sandwiched between the even more powerful Limited Edition and discreet Sportline) for a blast around Goodwood. Could the last of the Swindon-built Type Rs live up to the hype?
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