{Price|Cost|Value}:? 29, 995
Top {speed|velocity|rate}: 168mph
0-62mph: 5. {7|seven|several} {seconds|mere seconds|secs}
CO2: 170g/km
{MPG|MILE PER GALLON|MILES PER GALLON}: 38. 7
Everything about Honda's sizzlingly hot {hatch|emerge|hatch out} seems designed to make me feel old. {It|This|That} should have a "generational warning". The styling is so extreme, so brazenly out there, it's {as if|as though|like} the Type R has raided the dressing-up {box|package|container} {to create|to produce|to generate} its own version of {what a|such a|exactly what a} full-on {racer|speed|racing} looks like. {In this case|In this instance|In cases like this}: {Power|Energy|Strength} Ranger meets Mortal Kombat warrior. Sitting at the wheel, the car's {panels|sections|solar panels} swooping with curves, {vents|grills|ports} and intakes, all {topped|capped|lead} off with {a huge|an enormous|a massive} {wing|side} and enough pipework to build an organ, {I|We|I actually} felt... well, slightly {ridiculous|absurd|preposterous}. In the watery {sunshine|sunlight|sun} {of a|of the|of any} Sunday morning, it {was like|was just like} doing the walk of shame after a raucous Saturday night - with all eyes on me.
{Yet|However|But} it's a sensible {Honda|Ford|Toyota} Civic with four {doors|doorways|entry doors} and a practical {boot|shoe|footwear}. There's room for {five|5|several} people {and their|and the} baggage. {But|Yet|Nevertheless} this {is no|is not any|is not a} ordinary {Civic|Social}. honda {have gone|have hot|have become} to {extraordinary|remarkable|amazing} lengths {to turn|to show|to choose} their much-loved family car into an all-out track star. {They've|They already have|They are yet to} stripped away almost everything and rebuilt it to create the most high-functioning Type R in the model's 23-year history.
{It's|It can|Is actually} fabulously quick thanks to an all-new 2-litre {4-cylinder|4cyl} direct injection turbo. {The|The particular|Typically the} drive, when you want to hammer it, is unbelievable. Hit the {accelerator|gas|ignition} and the oooomph is so immediate {you feel|you are feeling|you really feel} like a cowboy who's lassoed a wild horse {and is|and it is|and is also} plucked out of his boots. The suspension has been re-engineered and features "magnetorheological" dampers (try {saying that|saying} quickly with a {mouthful|chew} of dry crackers). {This means|This implies|What this means is} the Type R is 177% stiffer than the standard Civic. Various {aerodynamic|sleek|streamlined} funnels and warps, the result of relentless {testing|screening|tests} in Honda's F1 {wind|blowing wind|wind flow} tunnel in Sakura, {mean|imply|suggest} handling is precise and sticky. Its grip makes limpets cry with {envy|jealousy|be jealous of}.
{But|Yet|Nevertheless} why do people want to blend road and track into one vehicle? They're two extremes of the driving spectrum. {It's|It can|Is actually} like designing a stiletto you can run {marathons|marathon races|souffrance} in. And this "track readiness" has implications for "road usefulness". The huge wing means {you can't|weight loss|you may not} see out the back, {there is no|there is absolutely no|there is not any} rear wiper; the {bucket|container} seats are fantastic but clambering in and {out|away|out there} is tricky - and almost impossible in a skirt (so {my wife|my spouse|my partner} said). The snowplough grill means you skin every {speed|velocity|rate} bump. When it comes to acceleration, the {Type|Kind|Sort} R is deadly, but on a long {haul|carry|transport} {the low|the lower|the reduced} whine of the engine and the {noisy|loud|raucous} road rumble from the low-pro wheels really {begin to|learn to|commence to} irritate.
It's an {extraordinary|remarkable|amazing} car, but it makes ordinary life {a struggle|challenging}.
