Introduced in 1972 as a subcompact, the Civic was the first Honda to sell in great volumes outside of Honda’s home market. Baptized 1200 RS, the first sporty was introduced in 1974. The first Type R ...

Honda Civic Type R EK9 footage from the Nürburgring Circuit brings together a well-known Japanese hatchback and a demanding motorsport venue. The video highlights the car in motion at a track famous ...

Honda used the sixth-generation Civic for the first-ever Civic Type R. Codenamed EK9 after the GF-EK9 chassis code, this high-revving icon wasn't sold in the United States or Europe. It was a JDM ...

The FL5-generation Honda Civic Type R is arguably the most exciting hot hatch currently on the market, building on Honda’s rich history of red-badged Civics, and today we’re looking at the one that ...

If you’re looking for a better argument for slow car fast over fast car slow, look no further than Honda’s Type R gems of the ’90s. The ‘R’ may stand for racing, but the DC2 Integra Type R only pushes ...

- focused primarily on humble four-cylinder units. And the finest of these could well be the original EK9 Civic Type R. make the EK9 Type R a real blast to drive on road and track. In fact it feels ...

Honda's Type R designation first appeared on the NSX; the NSX-R being a stripped-out, track-ready version of the iconic mid-engine Ferrari fighter. The Championship White paint finish also originates ...

Honda was – and still is – renowned for the transfer of technology from its motorsport programmes (on both two and four wheels) into its series production cars. The acronym ‘VTEC’ soon became ...