We've decided to kick 2019 off with a pretty cool addition to the Torque GT fleet. Arguably the best new hot hatch currently available in the world... Honda's latest generation FK8 Civic Type R has received amazing reviews ever since its release. Being huge fans of previous incarnations we've always been sceptical of how Honda could live up to the likes of the brilliant FD2, EP3 or original EK9. Our parts manager Josh being the owner of Project EK9 is possibly the hardest to convert of the entire Torque GT team but even he has been heard muttering... "it looks far better in the flesh"... He's yet to give it a spin but I'd be very surprised if he wasn't blown away by how impressive this thing is on the road!

So first impressions are really good, in fact way beyond our expectations. We'll be spending the coming weeks getting to know the FK8 in greater detail and will then begin to look at ways to improve the platform further, both in performance and visually. We'll also be doing back to back reviews with previous model CTRs such as the EK9 you see before you. That's it for now but keep your eyes peeled for updates in the coming weeks!