Honda civic type r

Spare a thought for the Honda PR personnel on the UK launch of the new Prelude. Rarely did any of them enjoy more than a few minutes without being quietly pressed by journalists, this one included, as

I’VE MET THIS ONE A FAIR BIT BEFORE. In fact 20 years ago I seemed to be driving a Type R pretty much every week in yet another battle to establish the best hot hatch. Ah, hot hatches, remember them?

£47,570 OTR/£50,160 as tested/£842 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: Because this is exactly the crossroads so many of us live at: need space, want fun, can’t be bothered with an SUV DRIVER: CHARLIE ROSE SO, HERE WE

£78,700 OTR/£93,362 as tested/£870 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: Does this most modern saloon have a place in modern Britain? DRIVER: SAM PHILIP A WINTER ALPINE JAUNT GIVES the big PHEV 5er a chance to demonstra

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RETRO revivals are one of the biggest trends in the car industry right now – along with the seemingly obligatory LED lightbars, and a renewed focus on hybridisation as buyer interest for EVs lags behi