Every Honda Civic Type R has been a hatchback with either three or five doors, except for one, the Honda Civic FD2 Type R.

The FL5 could even be described as more modest than Honda’s third Civic Type R, the FN2, which arrived in 2007. Hot on the heels of the impressive ‘breadvan’ EP3 Civic Type R, the FN2 packed ...

With 295lb ft of torque from 2500-4500rpm, it had a veritable barrel chest by comparison to its peaky 142lb ft naturally aspirated FN2 predecessor. The Type-R managed an impressive 0-62mph sprint ...