It went back to a more traditional hatchback form ... we arrive at the present day. The latest FL5 Honda Civic Type R, based on the eleventh-generation Civic, was introduced for the 2023 model ...

And it was clearly loading the tire in extreme ways, because in about five hot laps (not back to back ... gives the modern Type Rs their world-beating performance. The FL5 is more wired up ...

Honda will reveal full UK specifications of its new FL5 Civic Type R on November 30, putting to rest the unconfirmed figures that have been circulating based on other international markets.