Expectations are sky-high for the new Honda Civic Type R. How does it fare against the hugely capable Volkswagen Golf R, Audi RS3 and the brilliant Hyundai i30 N? -
is considerably more expensive at £46,995 – the FK8 was around £33k – and only a little more powerful at 324bhp but it’s well equipped and the only options are paint colours. The celebratory Golf costs £48,250 but comes with most of the kit you’d want to add to the basic R, though not adaptive damping , while tweaks lift the power to 328bhp.
Had we stuck to A-roads, the Honda would have continued to build its lead as we headed north. In Type R fashion, its cockpit features bright red seats, belts and carpets but it’s a step up from previous models in design and quality. The stylish, honeycomb metal grille that spans the facia cleverly disguises the air vents, though it does draw your attention to the increased width.
Initially I thought the Hyundai was a bit noisy and a bit bumpy but it starts in Sport, which opens up the tailpipes and tightens up the dampers. Select Normal and you have a very easy-going fast hatch. A fast hatch that doesn’t have the highest quality interior, sure, but it costs £35k, not getting on for £50k.
Peter has bagged the Hyundai for the drive back to base and I’m going to tail him in the RS3. Audi has made some fine looking wheels for its RS models but these fancy 19s make the little saloon look like a GLX rather than an RS. Fire it up, though, and the five-cylinder warble instantly conjures images of Ur-Quattros blatting through forest stages. Yet engine aside, the RS3 feels so tame, so vanilla in key-on mode, the only aggression coming from the ludicrously intrusive lane keeping assist.
Next morning I make sure I have the Hyundai key. It’s a straightforward, no-nonsense hot hatch, executed brilliantly. You know where you are with it at all times. Well, almost all times. Our rendezvous point is on an unusually smooth, flowing bit of Pennine B-road and I’m revelling in the i30’s enthusiasm to drop into cambered turns and scrub off speed to make the apex. Then into one I’m a tad ambitious and the tail edges out. Opposite lock goes on and off before I’ve even thought about it.
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