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attention.Every time I walked up to the car I smiled
beastEasing yourself down into the driving position - the Type R GT rides low - and the racing seats wrap around either side of you, like a
comfortable - and enjoyed the lairy, bright red seat belts - for the larger-bodied these seats can be a bit of a squeeze.We droveHonda Civic
Type R far more practical than its outward aesthetics may suggest.Back to the driving seat though, and the cubby hole behind the gear shift
comes equipped with a wireless phone charger, making it a great place to not only store your smartphone, but to also charge it.If your
the cubby hole allowing you to tidily feed the cable to your phone.This wired smartphone connection is useful in another way, as the Civic
speakers.It means you can access the excellent navigation from Google Maps and Apple Maps, along with apps such as Waze, Spotify and Apple
Music - plus Siri and Google Assistant.The on-wheel controls allows you to manipulate the apps, playback and voice assistants with ease, as
well as making and taking phone calls hands-free.But enough of that, this is a car that needs to be driven, and I press the large,
illuminated start/stop button to the right of the steering column to wake the beast.Honda Civic Type R exterior galleryTaming the beastThe
2.0 liter VTEC turbocharged engine bursts into life, with a soundtrack ably led by the trio of exhausts at the rear.The rumbling is music to
my ears, and a couple of pumps of the accelerator provide the required vocal feedback I was hoping for.Pulling away and finding an open
more speed.It has a trio of drive modes, with the default setting being sport
thanks to the fact that the Type R GT is just so fun to drive
This stiffens the dampers and fine tunes the steering while also providing maximum throttle response, allowing you to take advantage of the
of tech to keep you grounded, and safe.Honda Civic Type R exterior galleryTechy and the beastYou get the likes of cruise control and lane
assist, which keep you in the right place at the right speed with minimum effort, plus comforts such as heated seats and climate control are
behind the wheel than the Honda Civic Type R
It may not be the most practical, but for those looking to tread the line between practicality and serious driving the fun the Type R more
From super-fast sports cars to tech-packed hatchbacks, he'll take you through a range of makes, models, power and price tags in his regular
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