It’s time to test drive and review the 2023 Honda Civic Type R! We'll also compare it to the Toyota GR Corolla at the end of the video, so stick around!

The Honda Civic Type R is the king of hot hatches. It comes with only a manual transmission — no automatic — and it’s the one we think of when we want to experience some good, old front-wheel-drive ripping.

The Civic Type R has been around since 1997, but for years, it didn’t come to America. We got the car in 2017 during the “FK8” generation, which came during the 10th gen of the Civic. That old model looked almost like it had a body kit on it — it was so aggressive and adolescent that you could confuse it with a battle bot.

We’re now on the “FL5” generation of the Type R, and its styling is a lot more mature. At first, I thought the FK8’s immaturity looked the best. Now, I love them both.

The 2023 Type R makes 315 horsepower and 310 pound-feet of torque from a 2.0-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder engine. It has a lot of cool features, including its three-tip exhaust. Honda said when the three-tip exhaust debuted on the last gen that it was to optimize sound: a resonator for city and high-acceleration driving, and mufflers for highway driving.

The Type R is great on the racetrack, great on the road, and comes in equally great paint colors. But the current Type R (2024) starts at about $45,000, and a lot of people — whether they’re buying the car or not — wonder: Is the price worth it?

Let’s find out.

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