![]() ![]() Thus, we’ve been treated to a proper jumble of model designations during the Civic Type R’s lifespan: EK9 (’97 and JDM only), EP3 (the boxy one from ’01), FD2 (’07, Japan), FN2 (’07 – the wedgy one) and 2015’s FK2, which got all box arch and bewinged, and then the FK8 and the attendant specials which basically looked like they were designed by a 12-year-old with a plastic fetish. Something lightly practical that delivers for the drivers among us. The fastest of the Civics has always been about producing an engaging four-cylinder, front-wheel-drive manual hatchback. But more of that in a minute – first, we need a bit of backstory. A world away from the fast-but-obnoxious last gen. It’s still very obviously a fast Civic, but it’s calmer looking, more confident. Weird analogies are even harder.īut looking at the newest version of the Civic Type R, glistening in traditional Championship White paintwork at the Tazio Nuvolari circuit in Italy, you can’t help thinking that the CTR has finally settled, found its niche. Suffice to say, growing up is hard to do. Though I doubt Swift gets as specific as the Yoshio Nakamura and Shoichi Sano’s Honda RA272 of 1965 (the V12 racing car that delivered Honda’s first ever F1 win). There’s a comfortable self-referencing of things that have gone before remixed for a modern audience Swift and Styles play with the music of the Sixties, the Type R with its level-headed back catalogue of reliable, accessible greats inspired – but not bound by – racing. Talented youngster grows up in the public eye, goes through changes, has a bit of an experimental/outrageous phase and then settles into a happy bout of maturity and broad appeal. If the Civic Type R were a pop star, it would be Taylor Swift. ![]()
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