IT’S a special kind of car, the Civic Type R. Yes, an acquired taste, perhaps, but for anyone who truly ‘gets’ cars, it is that rarest of things – a machine that somehow manages to transcend any tradi

YOU COULD BE FORGIVEN FOR WONDERING IF Honda has taken leave of its fiscal senses by introducing a new Prelude. It has arrived during a fallow period for stylish two-door cars, with even the Audi TT –

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When Honda announced that it was going to make a new Prelude, you would have been forgiven for assuming it was going to be another crossover and not taking much notice, just to avoid disappointment. S

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RATINGS = Thrill-free zone = Tepid = Interesting = Seriously good = A truly great car = new entry this month. Cars in italics are no longer on sale. Issue no. is for our most recent major test of the