From its deeply divisive styling to its intense personality, the FK2 Civic Type R is a complex beast. But a shy and retiring Type R return would have satisfied precisely no one, so while it wasn ...

After proving that a turbocharged engine could work in a Civic Type R with the FK2 generation, Honda perfected the formula with the brand-new FK8 model, which was now also available in North America.

“The Civic Type R can function as your only car ... That was corrected in 2015 with the first turbocharged Type R, the FK2. Looked like a dog's dinner, but was very effective to drive.

It would be the last naturally aspirated Type R: when the FK2 Civic Type R arrived in 2015, it did so with a turbocharged engine. It was arguably a better car, but no hot hatch since the FN2 has ...