Now is your chance to own a mint Honda time capsule from your youth. For the old timers, the EM1 Honda Civic Si was the high school car of dreams. Especially in Electron Blue, it just looked so cool. Hot on the heels of the first Fast and the Furious film, the EM1 was instantly […] More »
Big gains to be had with the new L15T engine in the tenth gen Civic. We have driven the new tenth gen Honda Civic, it’s fantastic. A big part of the magic is the all-new 1.5L turbocharged four-cylinder engine that powers it. Even in stock form, it’s torquey, smooth and has a nice, broad powerband. […] More »
New Type R stands as quickest front-drive production car at the ‘Ring. The 2017 Honda Civic Type R has recaptured the Nurburgring lap record for a front-wheel-drive production car on April 3. With a lap time of 7:43.8, the newest Civic eclipses the prior record of 7:47.19, set by the “hometeam” Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport […] More »
The last naturally-aspirated FN2 Civic Type R in a race against a drone? With the current and upcoming Civic Type R being turbocharged, no longer will we ever see an R from Honda with a high-revving naturally aspirated engine under the hood. Though it’s already been about 10 years since the 8th Generation CTR has debuted, […] More »
How do the two sides of Honda stack up against each other in just one lap? in the left corner is the best example of a naturally-aspirated Honda. The S2000 is a light, rear-wheel drive, analog roadster that has a screaming 9,000RPM F20C VTEC engine. To the right is the European-spec FK2 Honda Civic Type […] More »
All aboard the hype train, Honda just released a new video for the 2017 Civic Si. At first, I wasn’t sure. I had my doubts about the tenth-generation Civic Si. When we saw it at the Los Angeles auto show, it roused none of us. I, in particular, was not impressed. Compared to my eighth-gen […] More »
We have previously covered Jordan Cox, the crazy Aussie who can seemingly wheel his EG Civic past any opposition. That was at Mount Panorama during the 12 Hours of Bathurst race. Mount Panorama is a notorious power track. With it’s long stretches of straightaway and steep hillside, it favors cars with big power. That is […] More »