| It can be remembered that Honda has | | | | would make angina patients to reach for |
| announced at the beginning of last year | | | | their pills. |
| that they would be updating their | | | | Honda's Type R has swollen with plastic |
| best-selling hot hatch and since then | | | | bulges with weird angular shapes which |
| the speed boys have been waiting in | | | | gives the impression of a car-sized |
| anticipation. | | | | espresso machine designed by someone |
| And after a seemingly endless run of | | | | with deep dislike to curves. Everything |
| concepts the wait is finally over, the | | | | on the Type R from its triangular |
| Type R is finally here and its what the | | | | exhaust pipes and isosceles lamps, to |
| speed boys have hoped it will be-a | | | | the honeycomb grille, and arrow-point |
| full-on, flame snorting, Red Bull | | | | door handles that are sharp and pointy |
| slurping motor that possess the ground | | | | screams uniqueness. |
| clearance of a Hoover and handling that | | | | The arrival of the high-performance Type |
| feels like an adult-sized Scalextric | | | | R variant, Honda has given its customers |
| car. | | | | with a kind of car with the looks that |
| The Type R arrived with all it glinting | | | | reflects its performance. |
| alloys, flouncing side skirts and a | | | | Inside the Type R is all about driving |
| high-revving 235kph 2-liter i-VTEC | | | | experience. The seats are black |
| engine. This car is not for the | | | | racing-style buckets with red stitching. |
| faint-hearted but for those who prefer | | | | The red stitching extends to the |
| to explore their less cautious side. The | | | | steering wheel and gear stick. The sexy |
| Type R is considered to be a humdrum | | | | design of the Type R's interior is |
| Honda Civic which according to observers | | | | courtesy of Betty Page. The dashboard is |
| is quite a turnaround for Honda. | | | | built on two tiers and flashes at you |
| And speaking of Honda Civic, it has been | | | | madly at both banks as a matter of fact |
| in continuous production for 35 years | | | | even the center of the steering wheel is |
| which is the second longest coming from | | | | an information point and makes you feel |
| a Japanese automaker with Toyota Corolla | | | | that as if you are driving an episode of |
| in first place being manufactured four | | | | 24 rather than a hatchback. |
| year longer than the Civic. | | | | The Type R's extraordinary direct |
| In the past Honda Civic has gained a | | | | steering, stiff ride and limitless power |
| reputation as a quietly chivalrous and | | | | gives it a handling like a macho |
| reliable mode of transport and such | | | | fairground ride which will somehow makes |
| reputation is being carried until today | | | | you a little scared and a bit dizzy. |
| by presently manufactured Honda Civics. | | | | Honda the producer of high quality |
| There are already a total of eight Civic | | | | Integra body kit has announced last week |
| makeovers and if in the past there was | | | | that the only country aside from those |
| only sense, the new Civics today exudes | | | | in Europe that will be able to |
| sensation. The new Type R for instance | | | | experience the Type R is Australia. |
| features a kind of extreme styling that | | | | |