The 2018 FK8 Honda Civic Type R Is The Best FWD Car Ever 

"It's brown." - James May. "No it's orange" - Jeremy Clarkson. "It's brown tho"

I actually really like the looks. It is a bit over the top, but it is a sport car. Well done Honda!

Why are people hating on fk8's looks. my oh my it's a beauty. Really reminds me of the good old 90s JDms. Lovely car

awesome car but it's a Honda so everyone starts to hate it , if you're a petrol head you'll learn to respect every car

people complain about cars being boring and sterile. Honda makes this, something exciting and different. certainly not conventional. but bloody cool

Oh, Hondas get way too much hate. Such lovely cars to drive.

170mph from a daily Hatch! Amazing.

People hate this car because it does things different. and people hate things that out of their comfort zone.

Is it just me or does it feel like the FK2 only came out last week?

You definitley have to see this in person to appreciate the looks. I saw this thing at last year's Paris Motor Show and it looked really good (I know it was the concept but still). Don't hate the looks until you see one in person. Don't call it rice either because it's way faster round the Nurburgring than your Corsa ;)

Booked mine 6 months ago.....in white.....just got it about two weeks back.....man do I get stares down the road😂😂😂

It's not ugly, it's unique

It looks so much better than the model before

it's so refreshed and sexy. everyone says Honda is ricer territory. but this is just amazing

I actually like the way it looks. Not sure why people are complaining about the way it looks. Could be paid trolls.

Personally I like the front end but I think the back is a bit busy.

As a Golf R owner, if you lined up all the hot hatches and said pick one for a track it would be this car, no hesitation. Acceleration at junctions, roundabouts etc means the Golf R is more useful but I am under no illussions that the Type R is the daddy of Hot Hatches.

if only they made their f1 engines to this standard too...

You pronouce "Lausitzring" perfectly, like a german!👍🏻 @Car Throttle

THE DESIGN IS PERFECT AND BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!

That is one awesome car. Great video editing too!

I just bought a 2019 CTR in Blue, I wanted a great drivers car and it hits all the check boxes ...I Love it.

This car brings a new term to life, hyper hatch. Well said in the description, fits REALLY well to this sort of thing. Love it!!

It’s a real hot hatch of course it’s gonna look like a rocket ship, rocket ships go fast for a reason.

still gotta love the old Type R's.. ek9/ep3/integra DC2. like if agreed!

You guys can't stand this car. Can't call it slow. Because it ran a 7:43.8 at the nurburgring. Making it faster than The Audi R8 V10, Pagani Zonda S, Porsche 997 Turbo, Corvette Z06, BMW M3 GTS, BMW M4, Mercedes SLS AMG, Mercedes C 63 Black Series, Lamborghini Murcielago, And yes... Even your precious Ford Focus RS got annihilated buy the Fk8 Type R. Not to mention you muscle car bros in your Mustang 5.0's, Camaro SS and Challenger Srts. So all you guys have left to fall back on is its looks. Calling it "ugly", "hideous", and the really funny part, "rice". And trying to discredit it because it's FWD, although it embarrassed most of your rwd, awd and 4wd heros... It's really pathetic how desperate the haters has gotten, to not admit that a Honda is faster than their overpriced, overly hyped, huge displacement heros. But here's the *facts*. This car is proving itself. Mustang bros and Corvette guys will not be keeping up with this thing on the back roads. And this car will get nothing but respect on the street and track.

Am happy with mine, got it 4 months ago. I will go to the track this year for sure. It's my daily and it's also great on the snow. 18" for winter tires, the 20" are harder to the drive, but fine.

Thank you for saying miles per hour. You are the only British reviewer to have done this. Great video, I get my 2019 Type R in June and am so excited.

type r looks awesome

Civics were so underrated til' now that came out.

Looked rock steady at 170mph too! Downforce helping for sure at that speed.

I have huge grin throughout watching the video and drooling too.

If Gundam or Macross or whatever other mecha would be a car, I think it would look kinda like this.

This thing makes 36 mpg!!! What other 316 HP sports car makes 36 mpg?!?? Thats insaneeee

hud you added to the track edits is sweet

Awesome car. Can't wait to see one in person at the local races

Alex, you didn't drive the car properly, when you drive a Honda, you have to hit the revlimiter for at least 3 seconds before changing gear...

I'm so stoked to finally have a Civic Type R being sold in the US!

I love the look of the front end of this FK8.

Excellent as ever mr throttle grazie Mille ciao

It has a Mickey Mouse exhaust 0o0 I guess MCM and the 88's were onto something!

The car looks amazing, seriously!

love the looks alexs

Finally some positivity about its looks in the comments Very awesome and wonderful car and Its been a dream of mine to get one

Not just the best FWD ever, one of the best cars ever. Probably the closest you can get to a 4 wheeled motorcycle, it's light, handles amazing pretty fast. The engine is buttery smooth and loves to rev despite having alot of torque. You can shift early or you can shift bouncing off the revlimiter.

I love the design

You did lovely in the track m8, you got my respect 👍

Got to love Honda cars are made so well

The looks are growing on me. Hated it at first.

The Type R has come so far. Good to see Honda still making the crazy, obnoxious, unconventional cars that most other manufacturers are now too scared to tackle. EDIT: Would greatly appreciate it if you guys checked out my channel and subbed/commented - I've got a Honda Integra DC2 and it's an incredible machine. Definitely embodies the older Honda spirit (wish it was a Type R lol)

I love the civic type r so much great video

the first time I saw it I was sceptic ut now I like everything, even the extravagant exterior

Integra type R is still best FWD for me.

Beautifully amazing car. Will ALWAYS be criticized for being fwd. It is what it is.

It looks spectacular.

it looks awesome in blue

Can this really beat M3s on a track? That's incredible.

This Type R looks so aggressive!👌🏼

I really like the looks!!!!!!! It is beautiful!!

looks awesome performance even better!🙌

grey is best to show the red lines

Jesus drove a ep3 into Jerusalem

nice review!

Finally! Civic made a comeback!!!

nice subaru bro

civic haters = prius drivers lol

Cool, I will be getting one ... either red or white

Can't wait to get my 2020 Honda Civic type R, definitely getting the red one!

Type R 💪💪💪

I hope they remove the fake rear vents when they do a mid cycle refresh. That will greatly improve the rear look of this car.

Great review 👍

I think it looks awesome! Love the lines. But I like the black pearl color

Why can't we just call it one of the best sports cars ever? It just happens to be FWD.

Looks awesome to me tbh

It looks great!

Track weapon is an apt description of this car. Honda does it again. 👍🏻

Man ive had a honda all my life...wish i could afford one of these :(

One day they'll figure out a good design for the back of this car

Finally a civic that looks good

I think it looks awesome, I like it in red too

Now watch my VTEC pop !

Alex Kersten has the potential to save TopGear with Chris Harris in a future line up.

this a great video!

Love the look! Wouldnt mind one!

I LOVE the way this car looks!

'What were they called? A GameBoy..?' *look of disgust* Who even are you?

look at those roads, wunderschön!

Where was this car in my teenage to mid 20's! Enjoy it well Youths

I think the hate on the looks is starting to become a meme at this point, hating it just because its popular.

VTEC didn't kick in yo

Pretty cool looking car! I wouldn't mind having one!

i hav never been a fan of civics, then my friend showed me this, it looks pretty good, well done honda!!!!!!!

I have math final tomorrow but fuck it!

I'm colourblind and really confused. What colour is it?

The looks are growing on me

Awesome car, Awesome video! ;)

here comes old school honda fan boys

Your English is pretty well for a German guy. Almost accent free, well done great review. No I really want to have this car.

Beautiful car ! want it so badly

I love the styling and shape. Best by far from Honda. Great review as well, thanks!