The 5 best things about the Civic Type R
By Wade Thiel
Number 3: Best handling FWD car ever
Honda didn’t just make the Civic Type R look crazy and give it a bunch of power. The car features high-performance tires mounted on 20-inch alloy wheels, large Brembo high-performance brakes, a low center of gravity, a rigid chassis, and a continually adaptive damper suspension system.
Pair this with the car’s awesome engine that has virtually no torque steer and you have one of the best models out there for taking on a twisty road. In fact, the Honda Civic Type R set the record around the Nürburgring for the fastest lap in a front-wheel drive car.
Driving fast around the Nurburgring is one thing, but if the Civic Type R isn’t just a bonafide race car, it’s also practical and comfortable inside. Let’s take a look at what the interior is like.