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Written by Jack Rix
The Honda Civic Type-R has always had something about it a desire not to follow the crowd. For three generations it plied its trade as a high-revving VTEC nutter, bringing a taste of 8,000rpm to those who couldn"t afford a flat-plane-crank Ferrari V8. Now though, in its fourth iteration, it"s traded rpms for a turbo, more shove and better fuel economy. Question is, by boarding the forced-induction bandwagon, has Honda sullied the Type-R name a badge only deemed worthy to adorn 10 models in total to date?Photography: Rowan Horncastle
Date written: 28 Sep 2016
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ID: 5195
The Honda Civic Type-R has always had something about it a desire not to follow the crowd. For three generations it plied its trade as a high-revving VTEC nutter, bringing a taste of 8,000rpm to those who couldn"t afford a flat-plane-crank Ferrari V8. Now though, in its fourth iteration, it"s traded rpms for a turbo, more shove and better fuel economy. Question is, by boarding the forced-induction bandwagon, has Honda sullied the Type-R name a badge only deemed worthy to adorn 10 models in total to date?Photography: Rowan Horncastle
Date written: 28 Sep 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 5195
