From its deeply divisive styling to its intense personality, the FK2 Civic Type R is a complex beast. But a shy and retiring Type R return would have satisfied precisely no one, so while it wasn ...

After proving that a turbocharged engine could work in a Civic Type R with the FK2 generation, Honda perfected the formula with the brand-new FK8 model, which was now also available in North America.

From this point onwards, the Civic Type R was about to explore a brand new frontier: boost. 2015 saw the introduction of the FK2 Honda Civic Type R, which only a handful of markets enjoyed.