Best new hot hatch? 2023 Honda Civic Type R review: Watch out, Toyota GR Corolla and Hyundai i30 N!

If you're a big fan of hot hatches, you're spoilt for choice this year, with plenty of big new releases - including the 2023 Honda Civic Type R.

Depending on who ask, the previous-generation Type R was the benchmark hot hatch during its time, so expectations are high for this redesigned model. After all, it now counts the Toyota GR Corolla among its rivals. And then there's the plucky Hyundai i30 N.

Point being, the Type R needs to raise the bar if it's to even have a chance of declaring itself the best hot hatch money can buy.

So, in this expert review, CarsGuide Contributing Journalist Byron Mathioudakis puts the new Civic flagship through its paces to see if lightning can really strike twice. And yes, it's nowhere as divisively styled as its predecessor was...

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Timecodes:

00:00 Intro

01:00 Pricing and features

03:34 Design

05:48 Practicality

10:10 Under the bonnet

11:29 Efficiency

11:56 Driving

16:15 Safety

16:47 Ownership

17:17 Verdict

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Read Byron's full review: https://carsgui.de/3ZJO5YT

Check out our Civic hub: https://carsgui.de/3DGtIkC

Find more hot hatches: https://carsgui.de/3KChQXm

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