Every year at Motor Authority we drive hundreds of vehicles to tell you what's best—swank luxury sedans to hypercars that chew through miles. This year we had a wide-ranging mix including a superb Porsche Panamera, a stunning Lexus LC 500, an upstart Kia Stinger GT that we loved to drive. But what's our Motor Authority Best Car to Buy 2018? It's the...
Every year at Motor Authority we drive hundreds of vehicles to tell you what's best—swank luxury sedans to hypercars that chew through miles. This year we had a wide-ranging mix including a superb Porsche Panamera, a stunning Lexus LC 500, an upstart Kia Stinger GT that we loved to drive.It's our new best friend, but with way better mechanicals than our old best friend. The 2018 Honda Civic Type R starts life as a Civic, but adds a new 4-cylinder with turbocharging and VTEC.
It’s also amazingly civilized on road too. Adjustable dampers toggle between comfort and sport settings—a first for the Civic and it’s already spread to the Civic Si too—and despite the big, wide, and thin 19-inch tires that are nearly painted on, it’s comfortable on long distances too.. Without the engine, transmission, and suspension, it’s just a Civic hatch: comfortable for four and most of their gear.
Not so useful? The geegaw stuff. There are many, many, many boy-racer bits including the rear wing, diffusers, accents, and macho marks that announce to the world that you’re not just driving another Civic, like every other Civic. It’s entertaining, but boy is it tiring. The sensible sides of us ask for a Honda Civic Type R Touring trim that deletes it all and leaves us with a sleeper with all of the fun and none of the looks.It has a leg up on the competition thanks to its driveability—or maybe it's just lifting its leg? Everything from the willing engine to the superb 6-speed and it's wild style that speaks to its intended audience makes the Civic Type R our Best Car to Buy 2018.
It's our Best Car to Buy 2018. Congratulations to Honda, its engineers, and to turbocharging and VTEC that makes it all possible.
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