Last year the Honda Civic Type R ran the fastest lap ever at the Nurburgring for a front-wheel-drive car. Then a short while ago the Volkswagen GTI Clubsport S came a long and took Honda’s crown, smashing its record by more than a full second. The engineers behind the hot hatch must've been pissed because the Civic Type R has just gone out and set FWD lap records at five iconic European tracks: Silverstone (Great Britain), Spa (Belgium), Monza (Italy), Estoril (Portugal) and Hungaroring (Hungary).
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