Honda Civic Type R 2023: $72k Australian price confirmed for Golf R rival

Honda Civic hybrid delivers excellent fuel consumption and dynamic handling, but pricing is hard to swallow

Honda’s Type R legacy is three decades in the making. Cooked up originally as a hard-core version of the groundbreakingly reliable NSX sports car, the More than just another hot hatch, the latest FL5 Civic Type R offers Porsche levels of poise and panache — that makes it good high-performance value.

The new-generation FL5 2023 Honda Civic Type R has arrived to snatch the crown as the hot hatch king. And it has large rubber boots to fill given it hopes The hot-hatch benchmark returns to reclaim its front-drive performance throne, but can it?

Hybrid 11th-generation Civic arrives with a sparkling chassis and excellent fuel economy, but is $55,000 pushing the friendship too much?

The 11th generation Civic offers outstanding handling and an enhanced feeling of quality but does it justify its $47K asking price?

Should you buy a 2020 Honda Civic? Read our expert review, including Australian price and spec, value for money, engine and handling.

Watch Tom Baker’s expert review of the 2018 Honda Civic Type R, including track driving, engine performance, interior comfort and pricing.

The Honda Civic RS sedan impressed us with its large, comfortable cabin and refinement – but should you buy the Civic over a Mazda 3 or Hyundai Elantra?

The last few generations haven’t been memorable, but with the 2016 Honda Civic, the Japanese brand have struck a winner. That’s the case visually, at

Remember the diminutive, fuel-sipping Japanese ‘Kei’ cars that used to populate Aussie roads during decades past? They never sold in huge numbers but they Unlike everyone else, Honda’s new small EV happens to be a tiny Kei-car on steroids – an engineering-led marvel that prioritises urban agility, space utilisation and driving fun

It’s been nearly a quarter of a century since the Honda Prelude was unceremoniously killed off – a lifetime for many Honda fans – during an era that also Honda revives the long-dead ‘personal coupe’ category with a sixth-gen Prelude featuring Type R-flavoured handling, Civic Hybrid slickness and a welcome degree of comfort.

It’s back. After a quarter of a century away, the Honda Prelude returns for its sixth generation as a car – on the surface of it – quite unlike those The Prelude is back after a 25-year hiatus, but can it thrive with a modest Civic eHEV powertrain?

Small-SUV buyers are spoilt for choice in Australia, and the Honda HR-V continues as one of the models offering a fuel-efficient hybrid. The Japanese Honda has now given its smallest SUV a first major update. We find out if the updates make the HR-V more appealing.

In the short innings since its late-2023 launch, the new sixth-generation Honda CR-V has made quite the critical splash. And no variant in the freshen The flagship version of Honda’s new midsize CR-V SUV is impressive. But does it stack up as a six-month long-term ownership proposition

Before the SUV came along, Australia loved a big sedan. We bought them in droves, adored them for their big boots and spacious back seats, and even raced Need a hybrid sedan but can’t bring yourself to buy a Toyota Camry? Honda’s impressively accomplished new Accord e-HEV RS could be for you

The turbocharged models of Honda’s new, sixth-generation CR-V have left us impressed, but as the world moves away from fossil fuels, the future of this Range-topping hybrid the best to drive of all new CR-Vs – even if we’d probably still recommend the cheaper VTi LX AWD

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Honda’s American and Canadian branches have announced subtle updates to its Civic Type R hot hatch. The heavily re-engineered sports version of Honda’s

It turns out the Honda Civic Type R will only pack 235kW in Australia. Still, it'll be one rapid hot hatch when it lands next year

While Australian specs are still under wraps, the Japanese market features for the up-and-coming Civic Type R have been revealed

Peak outputs and price of the Honda Civic Type R appear to have leaked, with the hot hatch slated to get more grunt, earlier on.

Honda has lifted the covers on the new Honda Civic Type R, however power outputs and performance specs have been kept secret

The highly-anticipated follow-up to the outgoing FK8 Civic Type R is days away from being revealed to the world

An efficient and surprisingly quick hybrid addition to the Civic range has been unveiled overnight and will soon be on its way to Australia.

The 2023 Honda Civic Type R was able to beat the outgoing car by nearly one second around the Suzuka racetrack in Japan

A new high output hybrid powertrain could be on the cards for the 2023 Honda Civic when it launches in Australia.

The first examples of the new 11th-generation Honda Civic have arrived in Australia to go on sale by the end of the year.

The Civic Si is sportier than ever thanks to a revised engine, Type R rev matching and improved body stiffness.

Honda has teased images of the upcoming Civic Type R which is likely to be just as successful as its predecessor, the FK8.

With handsome new styling, a minimalist interior and a hybrid option the Civic is ready to impress the next generation of buyers.

While the sedan has already been unveiled in the U.S., the hatch slatted for Australia has shown off some key details in its teaser images.

Honda has unveiled the sedan version of the 11th generation Civic in North America that has been given a styling overhaul inside and out.