Honda Civic Type R

Well that escalated quickly.

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It's cheaper than the Ford Focus RS.

So, how does that compare with its most obvious rivals?

A potential hint at what we might pay.

The 2017 Honda Civic Type R set a new record at the famed Nürburgring ring. Setting a new front-drive record with a lap time of 07:43:08. Type R’s new and improved body beat the former record holder, the Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport S, by 3 seconds.

It has fulfilled its purpose.

It goes on sale next month.

This new teaser video shows what the Type R is about.

A turbocharger and obligatory i-VTEC.

The hottest of hot hatches is set for a Swiss premiere.

Can Honda do it in less than 7.50 minutes?

It's a totally scientific and unbiased analysis of why these cars don't look alike. Totally.

We finally get to see the Type R that will come to America, in a loose "concept" disguise.

The nex-gen Civic Type R is expected to go on sale in 2017, in anticipation we look at the latest spy shots of Honda’s performance hatchback.

A recap of the week in automotive news, including Honda Civic Type R spy shots, Toyota Supra spy shots, and a teaser of the Lexus UX crossover concept.

New nose, big wing, more photos.

Honda sent the Civic Type R on a campaign to set front-drive lap records at five European Grand Prix circuits.

Best Motoring's Keiichi Tsuchiya checks around a new Civic Type R around the tight Nikko Circuit in Japan. The turbocharged coupe looks like a handful.

This image shows the engine for the upcoming new Honda Civic Type R, revealing an electronically actuated wastegate and compressor bypass valve.