10 HONDA CIVIC TYPE R (FK8)
‘THE BEST HOT HATCH there has ever been,’ says Steve Sutcliffe, and John Barker feels there’s a bit of BMW E30 M3 in there somewhere, too. Throw in the group test victories, the eCoty performance that saw it finish ahead of both Porsche’s 911 Turbo S and Cayman GTS 4.0, and the case for Honda’s FK8 Civic Type R almost writes itself.
Yes, it has looks that only its designer could love, though the toned-down Sport Line model addresses this (if you can find one, that is), but few cars, let alone hot hatches, have such exquisite steering and damping, a powertrain so polished and precise, and performance to humble almost every car it comes across on any road. Or track, for that matter.
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