The Honda Civic Type R has built a legendary reputation over the years, with each generation pushing the limits of what a front-wheel-drive car can do. But among the many iterations, one stands out ...

From 2002 to 2005 Honda seemed to believe that their capitalization on the hot hatch trend was nearing its peak. For 2006, they decided to introduce what was arguably the greatest Civic SI in history.

When you can now buy a hot hatch with over 400bhp and spend over £60k in the process it’s hard to remember much simpler times when hot hatches, like the EP3 Honda Civic Type R, made merry with under ...