Pumped up performance Civic

Honda Civic 2.0i VTEC Type R

What is it?

Latest generation Civic given performance Type R treatment from Honda. This means a 200bhp engine as before but now in a more civilised and easier to live with package. Option to upgrade to a GT version with extra creature comforts.

What’s hot?

Fantastic free-revving engine
Slick six-speed manual transmission
Well-priced over rivals
Easy to drive in traffic

What’s not?

Lack of low down engine response
Rear spoiler and body shape limits visibility

What you need to Know?

P11D Value:	17,372
Monthly Rental*:	345
Tax Band when posted:	31%
Monthly BiK:	91.50 (20%)/£183 (40%)
Engine:	2.0-litre i-VTEC four-cylinder
CO2 Emissions:	215g/km
Power/torque:	201PS / 142lb ft
Economy:	31.0mpg

Monthly rental courtesy of HSBC DriverQuote. Based on 36-month/36,000-mile contract hire agreement with maintenance.

Business Car Manager Road Test Rating

Overall a more sophisticated package than the previous Type R, but lacks some of its predecessor

David Miles, Honda Civic Type R

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Ralph Morton is an award-winning journalist and the founder of Business Car Manager (now renamed Business Motoring). Ralph writes extensively about the car and van leasing industry as well as wider fleet and company car issues. A former editor of What Car?, Ralph is a vastly experienced writer and editor and has been writing about the automotive sector for over 35 years.

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