The Honda Civic Type R is as exciting as it looks. Yes, really
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As the needle nudges 155mph, the Rolls-Royce clicks gently against its electronic limiter. We’re on autobahn A3, somewhere near Nuremberg, and this is the fastest I’ve ever travelled on a public road. Sadly, I’m sound asleep at the time, reclined next to a now-empty champagne cooler in a private jet-style rear seat.
WIthin weeks, I’ve gone faster: an indicated 162mph – also on a German autobahn, you’ll be relieved to hear – in a Honda Civic Type R. This time, I was wide awake behind the wheel, but there was zero chance of a snooze anyway. The Civic isn’t that kind of car.