Every Honda Civic Type R has been a hatchback with either three or five doors, except for one, the Honda Civic FD2 Type R.

Honda chose the Civic SiR as the starting point for the Type R, and then proceeded to beef everything up to 11. Much like the SiR, the EK9 Civic Type R was exclusive to the Japanese domestic ...

The first Civic with the Type R badge, the EK9 was undoubtedly one of the best hot hatches of its era. Its 1.6-liter engine produces 182 horsepower. The first generation of the Type R was only ...

Civic overcame opinion-dividing looks and flawed dynamics to become a legend in its own lifetime. To rev it is to love it ...

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Honda had its first foray into creating a truly hot Honda Civic with the EK9 model – the generation before the one that was such a hit in the UK – but it was its sister car, the Honda Integra Type R, ...