Unashamedly created for pure driving pleasure

IT’S rare these days that you get to drive a car that’s unashamedly manufactured with performance, handling and driving pleasure as its guiding principles rather than tons of tech and connectivity as its selling point.

Such a car is the new Honda Type R, with only 60 of the new sixth generation having been allocated to South Africa.

With an incredibly slick six-speed manual transmission powering the front wheels it’s been a while since