Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition
IT’S SIMPLY KNOWN AS THE LIMITED Edition. Not the most flamboyant of names for a car with such evo credentials, but nothing if not accurate, given this Civic is very limited indeed. Just 20 are available in the UK, and they’re already all allocated.
In fact, only 1020 of them are being sold globally (most – 600 – in the US), finally answering a question we’ve pondered for some time at evo: given how potent the standard FK8 Type R already feels, just how mind-bogglingly effective would a sharper, lighter, more tightly focused version be?
It was immediately apparent the FK8 was something special, even back on the international launch in 2017. There we were, flying down the autobahn at nearly 170mph, carving across Germany’s minor roads at tremendous speed, revelling in the grip, the balance and the involvement (while trying to not catch a glimpse of the exterior styling in a reflection). Honda made no bones about the
