Tag: ctr

Back in 2014, Honda took over the throne at the Nurburgring claiming the production car FWD lap record, with a time of 7:50.63. The previous record of 7:54.36 was held by the Renault Mégane RS 275 Trophy-R. I think we all had a feeling the Civic Type R was going to be fast at the Green […] More »

It’s a battle of opinion that has raged for decades, with front drive performance cars taking on rear drivers and cars with four driven wheels. As Honda enthusiasts, it’s likely that most of our readers will sit firmly within the FWD camp. Car Throttle jumps in on this debate with a good old-fashioned track battle […] More »

Honda has always had a presence every year at the annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, this year is going to be quite special – The Civic Type R is making its North American debut this week! As you probably remember, the CTR made it’s global debut at the Paris Motor Show a […] More »

In Monday’s post, we talked about diversity in motoring, highlighting some cool videography coming out of South Africa. Today’s piece is the follow up with, this time from a different South African outlet. Juliet McGuire, formerly of CAR Magazine, is the editor of Women on Wheels, a group geared towards promoting the motorcycle lifestyle to and […] More »

Let’s be honest, the majority of the Honda-tech’s user base is North American, whether it be the United States or Canada, the stats don’t lie. As such, most of the media we ingest is also North American flavored and while there’s nothing wrong with that, it’s fun to see what lies beyond our borders. When […] More »

PerformanceCars, a UK-based Honda enthusiast, has been through every generation of the Civic Type R, so it’s no surprise that he would eventually get his hands on the new FK2 generation car. What makes this one particularly special is that it is #0007, one of the first customer cars ever delivered. This Championship White CTR […] More »

The great Type-R drought continues in the United States, as we await the release of the 10th generation Honda Civic’s Type-R variant. That said, Europe has had readily available access to the European-spec FK2 chassis Civic Type-R. The FK2 uses the same 2.0L turbocharged, direct-fuel injected EarthDreams K20C engine that our new Type-R will have, […] More »