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04/09/2007

Best Motoring: EK9 Honda Civic Type R

The Best Motoring crew takes the EK9 Honda Civic Type R out for a road test. This model "boasted one of the highest power output per litre of all time for a NA engine at 185ps from a 1.6L sump, which is greater than that of a Ferrari 360 Modena." Video after the break.

The Civic Type R was officially introduced in Japan in 1997, as an EK9-chassis hatchback, and shared many characteristics with the Integra Type R such as omission of sound deadening and other weight-reduction measures, a hand-ported B16B engine, front limited-slip differential, close ratio gearbox etc.