a 1998 Honda Civic Type R on Bring a Trailer has triggered a bidding war that’s seen its price reach modern hot hatch territory. This Civic Type R is an EK9-generation model originally sold in ...

Honda chose the Civic SiR as the starting point for the Type R, and then proceeded to beef everything up to 11. Much like the SiR, the EK9 Civic Type R was exclusive to the Japanese domestic ...

For 1998 Honda imported a small run of UK-market ... The first was the inaugural Civic Type R, the EK9. An impressive specific output of 114bhp/per litre and lightweight monocoque chassis proved ...