EP3 Honda Civic Type-R review (2001-2006)
New FD2 Honda civic Type-R reviews
"The Civic Type-R is one of the best hot hatches around, with an awesome engine and gearbox combination that gets better the harder and faster you drive it. It also offers a genuinely roomy body shape. This Honda offers something rare: a very reliable and exciting ownership prospect. The price has been kept at a very competitive level too making it all the more tempting." - Parkers Guide full review
"The Civic Type-R is no longer a Marmite car. Honda has refined it to the point where it deserves to be ranked with the very best hot hatches. The narrow power-band and styling remain an acquired taste, but at least you don't have to love it to think it's OK." - Evo full review
"All in all the Civic Type R is a great package - superb performance, good running costs - I saw around 33mpg and plenty of room in the boot for carrying stuff and a new Civic Type R just around the corner might just push prices down a bit further." - Jap Mobiles full review
"However, Honda's engineers have clearly decided the Type R needed greater focus if it was to challenge for the class crown. With its revised suspension, steering and engine, it's certainly taken a step in the right direction - and the price is the same as the old model's, at £16,000. We can't wait to introduce the car to its rivals to see just how good it really is." - Auto Express full review (2003)
"The only letdown is the numb steering. The chassis delivers just as much grip and agility as it always has, but there's a lack of feedback through the wheel; in this respect, the Civic is a world apart from VW's latest Golf GTI, with its accurate set-up. Yet while it's no longer a class-leader, the Type R is still a fine driver's car - and is virtually guaranteed future classic status." - Auto Express full review (2005)
"The Civic Type-R is a car that is way more reliable and untemperamental than it has any right to be. A car that appeals to younger drivers - who tend to drive it hard and rev it to 8,000rpm -sounds like a grenade about to blow but its worth reminding ourselves that above all, this car is a Honda. It regularly scores top marks in customer satisfaction surveys and will be remembered if not as an all-time great hot hatch, then certainly in the second tier of cars that never fail to raise a smile. As a used buy its tough to top." - Yahoo Cars full review