2017 Civic Type R (Gen 4) - AWESOME to Drive - Marmite Looks ? 

I dont know why people complaint about the ext styling?!?! I love it!!! It looks futuristic!!! Beautiful!!!!!

I just bought my 2019 R in sporty brilliant blue, 56 years old, love the looks, drive and sound. Everything about it is superb, when commuting to work and back it's just like a a normal drive in comfort mode and even reasonable mpg, plus it doesn't wake the neighbors when starting her. Come to the weekend and it's like I bought a different car, stick her in sport and I just can't take the smile off my face. Add the fact that complete strangers will start chatting to you about her at any given moment. It's the best car I've ever owned and I've had RS,s GTIs, ST's and lots of family cars.Brilliant car just brilliant.

I'm a 38yo married guy with 2 kids and my Championship White 2019 will be arriving next month! I think they nailed the styling and it matches the cars personality. Can't wait for mine!

I am 44 years old and have owned many Hondas. I had a 1988 Honda CRX HF, a 1992 Honda Civic hatchback DX, a 2002 Honda Civic SI ep3, a 2012 Honda Civic SI sedan, a 2002 Honda S2000 AP1, and now, the 2018 type-r. I loved the S2000 but it had no room and the rear end was very squirrely. The 9200 red line was insane and it was an awesome car for its purpose. 2018 type-r is simply amazing from its handling, to power delivery, to appearance, to functionality, to practicality, liveability and everything else the car encompasses. I liked it so much I got a 10 year 100,000 mile warranty on it Bumper to Bumper zero deductible. This is the best handling car I've ever owned and I look forward to many many many years of ownership.

42 years old not a teenager and I love the looks of it. I like the room of hatchbacks, manual transmission, and corners. I may get one of these.

Driving my US Spec Type R for about a month now with some longish interstate runs. To me the sound of the car is very refined and perfect

Well I don’t care what the public thought about the styling ,for me there is nothing else like it and is the point So without much hesitation I brought my 2020 fk8 gt In white ,and I love it !

Hi Pete. Got my blue type r today. Tell you what mate, what a car. I have a huge smile on my face, amazing handling and performance. Love the way it looks. Btw I am 60 yrs old, your review was spot on.

Been driving the 18 CTR daily for over a year - US spec polished metal - incredible drivers car and so practical - 69 year old motor head and its the most fun per $$ ever - thanks for the video, still my favorite a year later!

I NEED THIS CAR IN MY LIFE

....”a gearbox can make a car....”. So true...👍

Best review of type R so far! Best colour too. Well done, I actually love the in your face styling.

Great review as usual! Thanks. Incredible car. Agree particularly about the sound: a decent exhaust sound adds so much theatre!

I bought myself a civic type R championgship white, for my 60 birthday because the wing, and it came home 10 days ago, I love it.

When random youtube videos take you to the best car reviews ever. Brilliant, real reviews for real petrol heads. Im 48 , got a typical German family car but my fave car is my DC2 Integra type r, 14 years of ownership and stil love it. Might grow up and get a fast Audi, but not just yet.

I owned 2 EP3 cars many years ago and I’m now looking for an FK8. Your review has helped in convincing me to buy one now. Thanks

Love how crazy it looks, can't wait to get it.

I also am a 55 year old man .I am thinking seriously about buying one .. it looks fantastic .The reviews all over the world are superb ..

Had the Mk1... incredible drive! Thanks Pete, watching your back catalogue.

Stop crying out for noise. It is fantastic you can drive this car for four hours straight and have no headache. Hats off to Honda for this advantage. Anybody who wants to get noise can get his fix on the aftermarket, something that is not possible vice versa!!!

Good to see your vids, because you drive n explain that

Just found this video now a few years later and it is still very relevant, especially to me because it took all that time for me to be in a position to get this car and your comments are spot on! This car is a modern classic and so refreshing in a time of electric and autonomous vehicles becoming more popular. Not just that, but so many cars now insolate and isolate the driver from the driving experience so much you do not have to have an autonomous vehicle for the car to do most of the driving for you. Not with the Type R. As was said in the video, it is truly a driver's car . I am in my mid forties, I am a husband and a dad and the Type R has room for my family and groceries and it can be used as a daily AND it has that Honda reliability. I love the looks of this car and the driving experience is sublime but as was mentioned the sound was a let down, at first. I have a 2019 version of the Type R and Honda did not change the exhaust. At this time we also have the exceptional Hyundai Veloster N. The Veloster N can't compete with the Type R but it is a very competent hot hatch in its own right, fun to drive and makes some outstanding crackles and pops. I said I appreciate the Type R's sound more now after owning it because where I live the houses are close together. I have a neighbor close to me with a couple of motorcycles. Even with the windows closed, you can hear those motorcycles fire up and rip up and done the street and it can be quite annoying. I did not want to be that annoying neighbor and with the Type R, I am not. BTW all my neighbor love the way this car looks. Even without knowing what is it they can see it is something special. Keep up the great work! Subscribed!

The sound it makes are for Stealth Drivers like myself...who don't want the attention. But there should be a LOUD button to make it sound like a Beast for track use for sure

Awesome!!!!! Absolutely love the looks of the new Type R!!! One of my dream Honda's !!!!

Really enjoyed that video review . Glad Honda let you have a long test drive .

Watched your video, test drove one today for half an hour, signing the contract end of the week... best affordable car I've ever driven! Thanks for your review mate :)

SO SO WANT A TYPE R again !!! That is awesome !!! and well reviewed!

Excellent review. I'm on my second Civic now but would love a type R GT. One day . Beautiful car.

Great review I love the way you put over genuine excitement you feel. And on the styling I think it's about right it's a hot hatch and as such it looks like one I think many other manufacturers have just gone a little soft / safe.

I love the style and drive of this car. I’m 40 years old, married with a kid and mortgage and still feel like an 18year old. This car is beyond all expectations. Have driven an F355, 911 turbo (something or other), a pro drive group A rally car, an Audi RS4 etc. I bought one in this colour. This is better. It looks amazing. Loads of people don’t know what it is and it pulls like a hell hound. I would recommend this to anyone who likes driving and has real blood in their veins. These are cars that cost many times more than this that are no where near as planted or as good.

much appreciated Pete.... keep up the good work :-)

Hi Ped, another great presentation. I drive this generation 1.5 Sport turbo & I love it. The type R including the previous generation are a tad over the top for my taste but then again I am a bit of a wrinkly . As you say there aren't many young chaps who it's aimed at can afford 33K & what's their insurance gonna be. I'm sticking with my 1500 , best car I've ever had & ive been Honda for 25 years.

Great review as always

Awesome video. Love all type r's. But it's taking a while for me to get used to the looks, especially the back. But it is growing on me. Looks better in the flesh than on video or in pictures 👍👌

Your absolutely right mate it is a fantastic car. I got to drive one at Honda 6-8 weeks ago as arrived the day I had my dad's car booked in for a service. It was in the same colour you drove and on the test drive day in had been raining and the car held the road superbly for a front wheel drive car. I am use to 4wd as my Audi S4 is and my previous cars too. But so impressed with the previous type r and this new one blew me away. I prefer the looks and the interior build quality is spot on too. Great video and review as always! 👍

Will be trading my 1.5 sport eventually for the Type R. Great car, Pete. You seemed to be having a wonderful time diving this car. Also I am 60 yrs old and the styling for me is wonderful. A lot of cars these days are quite frankly boring to look at, this stands out which i like.

Everyone talks about the looks saying they're aimed at people who can't afford the car. Honda are not struggling to find buyers, quite the opposite :) I mentioned previously that there's a rear dimple where a diff could go for awd. I've had the car for a while now and I'm pretty sure it doesn't need it. I've learned how to pull out in 1st in the rain without spinning the wheels so I think it would just add weight. In the wet it actually handles amazingly well. The brakes are still effective and it still maintains buckets of lateral grip.

Picking up a Rallye Red one in around a week. Even more excited after this review.

Great car love the looks & best interior I'd have it over a Focus Rs

Awesome review, thank you

Great review Pete, not sure the music selection in the transitions were quite appropriate (piano music?) but the review was very concise. It makes me want to try it out too.

I love it ! Always wanted one of these back in the day...but sadly never got one...had a vfr400 loved it !!! Had a normal 1.6 civic epic engine!!! Would I buy one ??? Hell yes !!! Just a small problem...money 🤔...lack of...but hey I'm a dreamer..great review and loved the other sport one you did too...this car pulls off being Fun...not too look at me...and people like it !! Would be a pleasure cleaning this on a sunday afternoon after taking her out in the early morning for spin 👌

Great Review! Excellent car!

I've over 40 and I think the car looks fantastic. Glad to see Honda spicing up their looks, been to drab for too long!

Excellent review

My son and I are both sick. So we hopped on RU-vid to watch car reviews. Found your channel this morning and haven't stopped watching your hot hatch reviews for over 2 hours. By the way my son is 2 years old and he picked the videos lol. We've watched the focus rs and lancer evolution fq40 with the Subaru comparison video. the amg 45 Mercedes and the Honda Civic type r one so far. You videos have had his attention the whole time. Keep up the good work!

Nice video Peter and a truly awesome car. Never seen a grey metallic one till your video and I like it a lot, A good review and I was sorry to hear about the drive shaft in the 620R, a little embarrassing for Caterham and yourself methinks!!!

Love that car cracking video mate

Fab review as usual Peter. Great car. Ticks a lot of boxes and looks great fun to drive. I think this would be 3rd on my list with the Audi RS3 being first, mainly because if the sound from that fabulous 5 cylinder engine, then followed by the Golf R for its build quality. Cheers. Jon.

Absolutely love this, don’t care about the looks, amazing motor and would love to own one

Very useful and fantastic. What will the future bring?!😁

40 year old man, put a deposit down on a grey FK8 at Hendy Honda Portsmouth, hopefully picking it up next week! Justifying it as a 40th birthday present to myself ;) my dad has always loved cars and wants to do the circuit drives like Spa, Nurburgring etc and this is the car for it. I kind of think you get two cars in one with the FK8, you can drive it like any other Civic in comfort mode as a daily driver and then turn it into a track weapon in +R mode. I'll be part-ex'ing a 1.8 2012 Civic which hasn't missed a beat in nearly 5 years, so I have very high hopes for this car! The 3-way adaptive dampers is just the cherry on the cake. Not that I would, but had I gone down the Mercedes A45 AMG route I'd be looking at £60k and the adaptive dampers would be an optional extra! So, shout out to Honda for being generous with their spec.

Great video as usual Mr Ped! When is my 2017 Abarth Trofeo going to be in the spotlight of Mr Petrol Ped!

Ordering 2 of these in the gt trim on Tuesday. I am 33 and I actually really like how it looks. I don’t intend to use it as a street racing car but I have never owned a performance car and if I am paying out over £30k I think it should somewhat stand out. Great review, you say it as it is. I test drove it and it put a smile on my face. To those who have never owned anything over 150 bhp like myself then I believe it would also put a smile on your face too. The boot space for a hatchback is pretty impressive too. Only downside was it only have 4 seats instead of 5. Best review on this car I have seen 👍🏻

I have a rallye red one and love love love it! This thigh handles sooooo great:^)

Hi Peter all I can say is you can't see the outside when your having so much fun inside Nice bit of kit 👍🏁

Sorry, one more response. There's also an additional wing you can option which goes over the top dinosaur bits. It's about £500 from memory. So far I seem to be the only person who optioned it, but it absolutely rocks.

Love this car in that color. Looks so slick

Glad you were complimentary about the new Civic Sport, because I bought one. I’ve had it for nearly a year and I think I’ve fallen for it all over again. Sure I would like a type R, but I doubt if I’d ever find a space on our roads to utilise it. The Sport is adequate for overtaking on A & B roads etc. Like your reviews. Cheers, Pete

Great review. The looks are ok, only thing that I don't like are the 4 corners of the car with those black plastic grilles. If they were just normal bodywork it would look so much better. Therefore, I would get it in black, less noticeable. However, I'm worried of going back to front wheel drive after owning rear wheel for few years now. Oh and the noise, yes could do with few pops and bangs.

Great review... im getting one..

It look great, it’s fun!

Great FK8 review Pete. They are such drivers cars. I'm test driving next week and looking forward to the comparison against my FK2. The introduction of a softer damper setting will def make it more of a everyday car plus this one has fully independent rear suspension vs torsion beam on the 2015 car. The rev match is another cool feature over the previous gen. The looks as we know won't appeal to all. The noise just does not compare to A45/RS3 likes and you won't stand a chance against AWD cars at the traffic light Grand Prix. In the twisty stuff though with that gearbox wow!!! FK2 will be a future classic though as so few were made plus it was the 1st Turbo Type R!!!

My ep3 is going to sit in the garage because I’m getting one these beasts

I bought a 1.5 sport on the strength of your review and I’m over the moon with it however after 2 weeks of ownership it had to go back in for a new switchgear for the brake hold function. Virtu Honda of Doncaster borrowed me a Type R for 3 days and I was distraught when I had to give it back. Car design will always be subjective but I love this 10th generation civic and the Type R blew me away….. Another brilliant review.

Clearly an awesome car. Honda did a great job. And we haven't even touched on Honda's overall record of reliability and owner satisfaction. Its definitely a great car. The exterior is a little busy for me, but that wouldn't stop me from purchasing it.

Nice one Pete. I love my Civic Sport, i know CVT has a bad name but i find no issues with it. The car is quick and in heavy traffic auto is the way too go. If i could have afford a Type R i would have bought one, what a wonderful car, and now with comfort mode a daily driver.

Just test drove one of these, what a fantastic car. 👍

I like the look (and I'm the wrong side if 50). Great video Mr P.

Love it

Great review. Kate, my other half used to have one of these before I met her. She is looking to take one of this gen out at some point. I know it's not RS6 realms, but is it in the RS3 circle? I love it's styling. Space age and sweet angles.

Well I like it as I've ordered one 😃 pick it up end of this month. I'm coming from a mk2 Focus RS with lots of noise. But I'm not buying for the sound as this thing drives great 👍🏻 as for looks I think it's how it sound be... hot hatches are looking far to plain for me. This thing reminds me of the good old days of the 80's with the mad group b rally cars and how they looked. Well done Honda for being different 👍🏻👍🏻

Had an testdrive yesterday on the roads around town and autobahn got only to 214km/h due to crowdy traffic. The car is awesome, I'm upgrading from te fiesta St. Totally love the manual gearbox. The ride in comfort is pretty smooth and the seats are great (even my girlfriend likes it and she is always critical on that part). Ordered Polished metal in GT variant, Looks great in real life.

Nice review I love this car I need to know is that car ok to drive daily for work as I do 50 miles a day

Hi Pete. Love your videos. I drive a new A5 2.0 TFSi and keep my car for 2 years. Looking at a 718 cayman or TTS for my next car on the 69plate. How do you think the Civic compares at that level as an everyday car ? Very Best

It's amazing. I sort of hope they fill in the underbody dimples with a lightweight selectively active 4wd, just to mitigate the 1st, 2nd and (when it's wet) 3rd gear wheel spin. But that's road driving. It's an amazing thing and Honda should be extremely proud.

We'll I am 40 and love it but if I turned up to my folks in it they would hate it.Maybe I'll buy one just to really annoy them.Great review keep up the great work.

Hitting 40 soon and bought myself a grey fk8! 3 kids and a not so impressed wife haha! Can't wait

Nice review! I like the part with suspension. How is about noise inside? I got Civic 2010. It's little bit noisy on highways.

What a great review, thank you! It looks like a properly fun thing to drive...but...but...sadly, nope. I just couldn't live with that 'out there' styling myself. (I'm 42 and married with two kids though; so faaar too old and boring to be allowed to comment on the looks or practicality with any kind of authority.) I had an early EP3 Type R "bread van" for 3 years in a past life, and bloody LOVED it!! On the right roads, with that sublime gear change, and that high-end Vtec wail, it seriously rocked - I imagine this model is similar with added raaarrrr and a turbo. V.Nice. Not for me atm, but maybe, one day, I will reclaim my 'yoof' in a similar incarnation. Cheers. :)

Does anyone know how easy it is to remove the wing? Is it fixed to the window panel or can it be removed? If removed, are their holes that can be plugged with rubber grommets?

Baby come home and live in my garage 🤣

Great honest review, would agree with all you said. The looks and sound are the only let down, the engineering is first rate.

beautiful car!!

There are some pretty good sounding exhausts now

Just sold my mk3 focus rs for the fk8 type R, the focus was just too difficult to live with on a daily basis, and i had catastrophic engine failure at 9K miles, took 5 weeks to fix, the fk8 is night and day better than the focus in all aspects except for noise.

The different modes don't limit HP, you get full power in all of them if you floor it. I've had one since launch and it is insanely good :)

Just bought a new one of these, great car but I am having issues with 4th gear occasionally locking out when changing down from 5th. Honda has stated that there is not fix for this, so pot luck when you buy one.

looks great ,should also have option to have proper colour alloys

new to your channel GREAT reviews, I'm sure you've been asked million times but fk8 or focus rs for everyday day

Hi Pete. Ordering my Type R in blue tomorrow, cannot wait. Got the sport turbo at the moment, but this is on another level. Could you tell me which roads did you test the car on? Would like to try the same route.

I was avidly watching the development of this car over the previous years, why oh why did they make the 5 door, the three door coupe was the best I had seen, but not put into production. I was invited to look at the car by Honda Plymouth prior to being put into the showroom, same colour spec, I just could not see myself in it, the tech speaks for itself. I am still happy & continue to drive MY2017 Astra GTC VXR in carbon flash black. Yes, it has the bi-plane kit etc but I bought a brand new MY2015 Arden without the kit, but it is no more, hence the black fully loaded option. I still like the VXR the grip is outstanding and it looks great as a 3 door coupe, why not drive one. The gearbox throw is a little long for my liking, 1st-2nd is abissmal :) I could go on.....

The rear lights reminded me of a Dutch cottage roof..

Great review!!! Would you prefer this or the Focus RS you've previously tested

Also Pete which would you choose out of the 3 if you could only have one of them and had to keep it for 2 years?

love it wish i could afford one and i am 55 .

Sounds alright in your review! Great review Peter. Thank you. Let's face it, it's not pretty, but something very compelling about it! This Civic Type R or the A45 AMG, for your daily driver?

I’ve got the fk2 which I believe will be worth more than the new one in a few years. Is the fk8 as raw as the old one? That’s why I love it, proper drivers car. I don’t find the ride harsh at all but I’m coming from a modified abarth lol.

Good review. Like you, I'm not sure on the looks though. So this or the Focus RS ?

There is the new Accord 2.0 turbo sport with 6 speed manual coming up soon. Will you be able to drive it too for review?