Pitted against the 350-hp all-wheel-drive Focus RS, the Civic Type R makes a case for the front-wheel-drive performance car. By Eric Tingwall Published: Nov 23, 2017. Save Article.

Top Gear’s Chris Harris isn’t sure how to feel about Honda. It had its good days, back in the second generation of its front-wheel-drive Civic Type R, but lost its charm for years afterward.

In the last two years the 2016 Ford Focus RS and 2018 Honda Civic Type R have traced Subaru’s trail as nice compacts turned into in-your-face, tire-smoking, 300-plus horsepower wild things.

Each car will cost enthusiasts roughly the same amount of money with the RS starting at $36,120, while Honda is saying the Type R will begin in the mid-$30,000 range. Comparison shopping Model ...

Honda has also plumped for a four-pot engine, here a 2.0-litre VTEC, with - for the first time in the history of Type R - a turbo. Honda itself claims the powerplant in the new Type R Civic will ...

The EP3 gapped the newer Type R, leaving it in the dust with no issues whatsoever. Granted, the FK8 Civic did win one rolling race, but that only happened because the EP3 went for a pass on low boost.

Top Gear TV TG TV s23 ep3: Focus RS, F12tdf and the Audi R8 V10. Video: Evans, LeBlanc, Harris and Reid preview this Sunday’s tyre-smoking episode ...

It’s hard not to love the Ford Focus RS. It’s definitely the hot rod of the group and is a beast that’s fairly easy to tame. With 350 horsepower and 350 lb-ft of torque being sent to all ...

2018 Audi RS3 Drag Races A45 AMG, New Civic Type R, Focus RS and Golf R. Published: 19 Aug 2017, 11:26 UTC • By: Mihnea Radu. 7 photos. Photo: YouTube screenshot.

Used Honda Civic Type R (EP3, 2001 – 2005) review, specs and buying guide ... Focus ST170 (if not the Focus RS) and Renault Sport Clio 172 into a cocked hat in terms of power output.