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HOMEWARD BOUND IN THE HONDA CIVIC TYPE R

The road jinks and heaves over the rolling hills, a gray ribbon carelessly tossed upon a rumpled green-brown sward. Grazing sheep bow their heads in the bracing wind. God rays stream through occasional breaks in the ominous cloud cover. Rain threatens. We’re deep in hot hatch country, in one of the best hot hatches in the world—the 2018 Honda Civic Type R.

We’ve made no secret of our love for this car, especially now that Honda finally made it available for sale in America. From a 2.0-liter turbo-four, 306 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque rush forth. Sixty mph arrives in just over five seconds, and it carries a top speed of almost 170 mph. Its

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