This is a 2022 Honda Civic Type R GT and in this video I'm going to tell you
the cool and interesting things that this car has
take you on the tour and then take it for a drive on Tech in the Car!
But first some history: the Type R started out in 1997 in the EK-9 and it's be massively loved
ever since. This FK-8 generation is the best yet it has 320 PS/ 316 horsepower & 400 newton
meters of torque driven by a six-speed manual transmission with a limited slip differential
front wheel driven as well this car is amazing to drive and when we get on the road i'll tell
you all about it in a little bit let's have a look at some of the other features of this car
and a good place to start is probably with the wheels which are right underneath me here
performance wise this car does 0 to 60 and 5.8 seconds which is fantastically fast for a manual
transmission car remember this is manual and part of that appeal of this car is also in the
design which we're going to look at but let's start with these 20 inch alloy wheels they are
beautiful to look at and massive and they've got red painted brembo brakes as well
these are perhaps the nicest wheels i've seen on any car period ever at 1 380 kilograms this is
significantly lighter than the nearest competition the focus rs which unfortunately isn't being made
anymore is quite a bit heavier and there's nothing else in the class which is comparable
you do need to appreciate how outrageously designed this car is there are so many vents
and spoilers and bits of extra trim that you don't get any other cars this is definitely not a car
for somebody who wants to fly under the radar it's really really eye-catching especially in
this rally red color that this particular model is specked with you can see just looking down the
side we've got this trim here this is um not real carbon fiber but it looks really cool let's not
forget this massive massive rear spoiler which you actually can't see out the back window when
you're in the car driving because it's actually above the roof line which is really interesting
to note and then we've got the massive wheel arches we've got the vents behind the front wheels
here even the mirrors have a cool aerodynamic design and there's a massive scoop as well at
the front there this car has a lot in common with an aeroplane actually and that's not even talking
about the massive rear wing here these things here these are vortex generators typically you
get those on aeroplanes when the wing is curved up at the end like you might see on a Boeing 787 brand
new aeroplane and they're used to calm the air behind the wing coming out behind the airplane so
there's less turbulence well that's what they're doing here on this Honda Civic Type R GT they're
calming the air so that when it hits the rear wing it gives extra down force that's pretty cool
just because you've got a Civic Type R doesn't mean you have to compromise on practicality this
has actually a very large boot storage area 420 liters and one of the cool features of this
is this sideways boot cover so you can protect what's inside your car nobody can see it
and that takes care of the fact there isn't much space and there's a little cover here as well
which blocks a view from there now let's talk rear wings yes I did say wings because there's actually
more than one spoiler on the back of this car here don't forget there's your typical civic
spoiler here and then your massive wing on top and the aforementioned vortex generators
these rear wings are not just straightforward rear wings this rear wing on the back here is
so massive it actually is attached at an angle and has more bits coming out of the side here and then
it's curved in the middle here as well so it's not even a straight flat wing that you might expect
there's a lot of detail going on with bodywork on the honda civic type r now a special shout out
goes to the rear of this car that looks like it just came from SpaceX with all the wings and all
the vents and of course at the bottom here we have this absolutely ridiculous triple exhaust pipe
i mean just look at these insane triple exhaust pipes i mean what cars have triple exhaust pipes
only Ferrari maybe! that is just insane but it keeps the long heritage of the Type R brand
here in the inside of the Honda Civic Type R GT there's a lot of cool things going on we've got these
awesome red sport seats which look incredibly sporty and they're very very comfortable
they are very very low as well so they're a bit tricky to get in and out of but you'll get used
to them eventually but they look good and they're comfortable and they're trimmed in alcantara and
also other materials as well likewise with this steering wheel alcantara feels amazing
with the red and black accents so some little cool things to know in the car first of all there are
a lot of Type R logos everywhere on the outside of the car down below on the maps on the seats
is all over the place and in the middle here is a badge a Type R badge which is numbered this car
is number 36529 so obviously not one of the first cars made but that's pretty cool it's got a little
badge there to let you know where you are in the production order and then next to that we have
our mode selector button which lets you go between comfort sport and r mode which looks really cool
and which changes the colors of the dials they go from white to slightly red to really really
red and it lets you know that you're definitely in our mode when you need to be other cool features
of this car I love the fact there's a little hole here in the center console so you can
pass your usb wires through from down here where they actually are plugged in that's very very
thoughtful and if you choose the GT package then you also get wireless charging and this is cool
wireless charging because it actually has a little power button on it and it changes color when you
put something on it so you're actually able to see the status of the charging without looking at your
phone or whatever you put under so that's pretty cool as well and then we have this gear knob now
this gear shifter has got 40 millimeters gear to gear distance that means it's super easy to change
gears in fact this is probably the favorite manual gearbox i've ever driven it's so easy so smooth
and you know other than my leg aching from having to press the clutch because my car is automatic
i wouldn't have any complaints at all about this this is a really fantastic gear shifter
and it's in a really convenient easy location to grab as well which i think is awesome what about
the infotainment system we've got a seven inch screen which has android auto and apple carplay
the infotainment system isn't the most advanced if you want to see a really cool up-to-date honda
infotainment system then check out my video on the honda e their electric car which I absolutely
loved however it does everything you need it's got built-in navigation if you need it in the GT
trim which is what this is you get an 11 speaker premium audio upgrade with 467 watts of audio
music triumph coming out of these speakers there's no subwoofer however so it does lack a bit of bass
but you do get that extra audio quality if you go to type rgt and there are other cool features
that you get in the gt as well including the wireless charging that i've already mentioned
this car is packed with driver safety features it's got lane assist adaptive cruise control
it's got everything you could want and what makes it even cooler is because it's a manual most cars
with manual gearboxes struggle to have all the latest high-tech driver assistance technology
in it this doesn't obviously the adapter cruise control will require you to change gears but if
you're on a motorway sitting on a long journey you can just hit that button and it will speed up and
slow down and you'd have to worry about keeping your foot on the clutch or changing gear all the
time which i love in the Honda E there was an HDMI connector so you could plug in your games console
or whatever you wanted it there was also a plug now there's no plug in the Type R but there is an
HDMI right round the back here just like the honda e that's pretty cool this has a pretty
unique center console as well for storage there's a cup holder as you would expect and there's also
another cup holder but you might notice that you can't get your cup in there well no problem slide
it back and now you've got two cupholders but what about the storage down under here no problem
press this little clip and it lifts up the armrest just like you would expect from a traditional car
there's an extra USB charger in here as well so you can charge whatever else you have in the car
that's a pretty unique glove box and cup holder arrangement and it's trimmed in alcantara as
well so it feels very nice we should talk about the start stop button when you get in the car
it glows white it's encouraging you to press it and then when you do press it it turns red
and it stays red just to match the interior of this car that is a cool start stop button i
haven't seen any which change color when you press them and encourage you like that to press them
here in the back of the Civic Type R there's a ton of space i've got a good six inches between
me and the seat in front this slimline fake carbon fiber back looks really good but it benefits of
not taking up much space and this car has a lot of space i'm quite upright but if you think about
this car this is going to be a hot hatch actually it's size is more like a small saloon and it's
designed the way it works is more like something like an Audi A7 sportback because there's a ton of
space back there and it's deceptively large inside let's look at the front of the Civic
Type R GT well i really love the headlights they're full led they're very reminiscent of
the Honda NSX they're top of the range car and of course this engine is really nicely packaged
with this fake carbon fiber cover but what is really unique and interesting here is this plaque
it says earth streams technology well we know this is a two liter turbocharged four cylinder
making 316 horsepower so it's hardly designed for the environment so this is just a cool little
plaque and Honda is all about dreams as we know but it's fun i haven't seen an engine which has a
plank which says it's dreaming of the earth before this is a 320 ps 316 horsepower 400 newton meter
Honda Civic Type R although actually i would describe this more as a sportback because it
has a hatchback and it has space like a small saloon in the back this is very much a sports
car just forgetting about the extravagant design on the exterior forgetting about all the wings and
all the fake carbon fiber forgetting about the massive wheels for one second because
i come back to the wheels in a minute this car drives like a sports car the steering is
very very precise and there's a definite change in the feeling when you go from comfort to sport to
Type R mode in which case it gets really really heavy the steering as well as the precise steering
which really turns into the corners you can't feel the road but you definitely know where you're
going and to be fair i've never driven a car where I can feel the road unless you're i guess driving
a Ferrari or something but the other thing which impresses me a huge amount is a suspension on this
car i mean really this has got 20-inch wheels and the suspension is way better over bumps than my
audi is i mean honestly if you're comparing it in the compact class which is what this car and the
audi that i have are in you have to say the suspension on this is much better my audi has
adaptive suspension on the RS3 previous generation 8V A3 series but still this is just so much better
and it's on 20-inch wheels it's on larger wheels and yet the suspension is so much better
i'm not afraid of potholes in this car don't get me wrong you want to stay clear because the tire
walls are very very thin and you're more likely to get punctured with a thinner tire wall but
the bumps don't scare me i can go over them and i'm not shaken like i've been on a roller
coaster ride or something it's much much much more comfortable and much much more enjoyable to drive
overall and then you add in all the assistance features the adaptive cruise control the
lane assist you add these features in and you know despite being a manual car i'm still able to have
the latest safety and drive on long journeys on the motorway without having to worry about
changing gears and keeping an eye on my speed more than you would responsibly be doing anyway
it makes longer journeys a lot more enjoyable and it makes driving this car a lot more enjoyable
then you add on these super comfortable sport seats the really really nice feeling alcantara
steering wheel and you know this is a really good car for the amount of money it costs which is in
the mid 30 thousands i can't think of anything which is better value than this yes okay we've
got this outrageous design which some people will love and some people will hate but even if you
hate that outrageous design you should drive this car you should try this car and see how it feels
you know this made me really excited for the next generation of Civic Type R because it will be even
better than this and this is already really really good honestly this is better to drive than my Audi
and I love my Audi so i can see people easily fall in love with the honda civic type r
really really easily let's see what it's like in different modes so let me try accelerating comfort
and comfort it feels a lot more hesitant it'd be fair to say if i put it into sport
everything turns red and immediately i feel a lot more quicker acceleration and the steering
and the steering is much heavier and then if i go into the r mode
now i can hear some noise from the engine so the modes do make a difference
i haven't noticed anything in terms of suspension but in terms of steering
and acceleration and how responsive the throttle is it definitely does make a big difference
but you know what's great about this car is like i said already the suspension is just
you know it's amazing it doesn't feel like you're going over big bumps and it makes a road feel
like there aren't as many there don't get me wrong i'm not saying the suspension of this car is like
in a five series or in an suv it still lets you feel the bumps but they don't shake your head
and that's what i love about this car that and the precise steering it just like i said for the price
this is unbelievably good value i really enjoyed driving the Honda Civic Type R GT it was a lot of
fun and i suggest you try one out if you're after a hot hatch so what's my take in the car score
well comfort four out of five despite the fact this sits on 20 inch alloy wheels it's incredibly
comfortable i hardly feel the bumps in the road or the potholes for connectivity i give this three
out of five it's got android auto it's got apple carplay but it doesn't have anything extra and
above that in terms of being able to connect to it remotely so it doesn't quite get the marks there
but it's still got the stuff that you need inside the car in terms of parking i give it four out of
five it's got a reversing camera it's got parking sensors you can see where everything is it's a bit
tricky sometimes to judge where the rear wing is but the rear wing shouldn't create any problems
when parking so i wouldn't worry about that too much what about economy for economy this car gets
three out of five it's not an electric car it's not a hybrid but it is a four-cylinder petrol
so it's not doing too badly in terms of miles per gallon it averages out about 31 to 35 mpg which
is a lot better than i would have expected so that is really good so you're not buying a car which is
gonna be super thirsty and drain all your petrol if you buy a Civic Type R for driving assistance
i give this four out of five it's got a dab of cruise control lane assist emergency braking it's
got everything the only reason why it doesn't get a five out of five here is because it is a manual
and so you do have to change gear if you're using the acc for value this car gets five out of five
the gt starts at 34 820 pounds this car rally red is 850 pounds so the total price of this car is 35
670 pounds that's amazing value for performance car like this i strongly suggest if you're after
a performance hatchback check out a Civic Type R GT! I hope you found this video helpful
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