This is 28kg heavier than the last FK8 we weighed, a variation Honda explains comes almost entirely from the extra adhesive and strengthening in the bodywork. The K20C1 engine is more impressive ...

Where its successor, the FL5, moves things on significantly, is in fit, finish and technology – the cabin appointment is a vast improvement over this FK8. It’s worth noting too, the multi-link ...

However, the FK8 was much better elsewhere ... 2022-Present Honda Civic Type R FL5 (0-62 Mph In 5.4 Seconds, 170 Mph) The latest Civic Type R continued with the same formula as the two ...

The FK8 arrived just two years later, took all of that learning and refined it. Despite the appearance it was all-round more sophisticated. The FL5 has now finessed that even further.