Honda Civic Type R - FD2

Performance Upgrade?

Beneath the restyled hood beats the modified 2.0-liter, with improved breathing and a higher compression ratio helping to make those 221 horsepower at 8000 rpm plus 159 pound-feet of torque at 6100, just beyond the VTEC switchover. These figures trail the S2000's by only 16 horsepower and 3 pound-feet. The redline is 8600 rpm, and a close-ratio six-speed keeps the engine spinning in the rowdiest part of the power band.

Revised springs and dampers and fatter anti-roll bars keep this most-entertaining Civic flat, while grip is handled by the Bridgestone Potenza RE070s—the same tires as those worn by the S2000 CR—and huge discs clamped by Brembo calipers bring things to a halt in a hurry.

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