Ichishima-san of Spoon Sports doesn’t seem so fussed. He’s confident Honda is at a crossroads right now and knows that whatever performance cars it will come up with in the future will ...

Obviously, this generation brought along a new Type R, the FN2, but there was a problem. The eighth generation Civic hatchback was significantly larger than the EP, and that meant a good amount of ...

Unlike the very latest Type R though, the FN2 received a guarded reception at ... simplicity and healthy aftermarket, on the opposite side of the pond its other characteristics of dependability ...

The Honda Civic Type R’s 2.0-liter four-cylinder screamed to 8,000 rpm and developed 197 bhp at 7,400 rpm. This, combined ...

Unlike previous Civic Type Rs, the FN2 was a European model. In Japan, a totally different Type R was now available in the form of the FD2, which had a far more conventional exterior ...

There's a common belief , thanks in part to a certain television show, that the FN2 can't match the EP3's fun factor, that it's a poor relation and a rather duff Type R. Sadly, while it would have ...

Once again, we find ourselves looking at the all-new Honda Civic Type R, the king of the hot hatch ... Then there's the disappointment known as the FN2. It continued to use a naturally aspirated ...

The FN2 is its hatchback equivalent and considered by many to be the worst Civic Type R of them all. It still had a 2.0-liter VTEC engine with just one extra horsepower, but gained weight and lost ...

But it’s still true to Honda’s naturally aspirated Type-R heritage, sky-high 8500rpm redline and old-school control inputs. Launched in 2007, the FN2-generation Euro-only Honda Civic Type-R ...

The third generation 2007 FN2 Civic Type R was received with disappointment in some quarters as the power output was almost unchanged from the EP3, but the 20hp European spec FN2 hatchback was ...