Civic Type R Just Set a Slew Of Track Records In Response To GTI Clubsport S Humilation At Nurburgring

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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MDarringer - 6/17/2016 12:42:18 PM

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This is a good sign for Honda. May we have a Civic "GLI"?

mpls - 6/17/2016 6:08:26 PM

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So the Golf

" The aforementioned GTI Clubsport S is hardcore and more or less designed for the track, what with its no back doors/back seats and all"

Typical VW mentality. So the fastest productio front wheel car with seats is still Honda Civic Type R aroud nurburgring..

MDarringer - 6/18/2016 10:27:04 AM

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And the Honda won't be making one unscheduled stop after another to the dealer to have a myriad of annoyances fixed.

I hate the styling of VW and Honda, but definitely would go the the Civic over the GTI/GLI.