hot hatch · japan · FWD · hatch

Civic Type R

FD2 · JDM 8th-gen sedan2007–2010

The driver's benchmark in the hot hatch class. Four decades, five generations, one of the most committed FWD platforms ever built.

Reviewer consensus · across 2 reviewers

Reviewers strongly agree on its performance and handling, but split on daily drivability.

Performancestrong consensus
Honda has done some witchcraft to make 222 horsepower out of this 2 L inline 4. That is nothing to thumb your nose at. It is absolutely brilliant. 1:10 ShootingCars
dual overhead cam tons of performance for the time for the era for this type of vehicle 3:11 Zygrene
Handlingstrong consensus
it feels very lightweight it feels Nimble light steering very precise 3:39 Zygrene
this does get a limited slip differential, which is a huge benefit out on track. 2:19 ShootingCars
Fun to drivestrong consensus
this car is more fun at lower speed compared to an old GTR 5:26 Zygrene
The way that it revs and the way that the engine really feels like a bucking Bronco is fantastic and I really truly wasn't expecting that out of this. 8:33 ShootingCars
Daily drivabilitysplit
the ride quality is in a single wordy. It's bad. It's It's real bad. ... Would I want to daily drive one of these? No. 2:45 ShootingCars
even my fiance Jess was commenting on how this car is surprisingly comfortable 1:09 Zygrene
Valuestrong consensus
this is actually one of the cheaper cars on omo Ren's list 6:03 Zygrene
This is going to be a very hot commodity when they are import eligible. 8:29 ShootingCars
Where reviewers split · Daily drivability
1 say · liveableeven my fiance Jess was commenting on how this car is surprisingly comfortableZygrene
1 say · criticalthe ride quality is in a single wordy. It's bad. It's It's real bad. ... Would I want to daily drive one of these? No.ShootingCars
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