Matching its rivals, the Ford Focus RS and Volkswagen Golf R.
Honda’s long-awaited hot hatch, the first Type R version sold here since 2011, is being touted as a massive return to form for a brand that admits it has been rather beige and listless of late.
Full details for the UK-made 2017 Civic Type R aren’t known yet
230kW/400Nm tuned to around 250kW and 450Nm.
Expect a 0-100km/h sprint time in the low five-second range, compared to the current car’s 5.7-second time.
The current version also has a top speed of 270km/h
Honda to exclusively offer a six-speed manual gearbox
