Driving the Greatest FWD Hot Hatch the Week It Dies

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Driving the Greatest FWD Hot Hatch the Week Before It Dies. In this episode Jonny Smith says farewell to what could be the very last Civic Type R. The FL5. With the days of hot hatches possibly numbered (certainly numbered without hybridisation), Jonny enjoys getting under the skin of Honda's finest offering. But IS it the finest offering on planet fwd? Thanks for stopping by The Late Brake Show. Why not join our Patreon gang for early access to episodes and a regular blog from Jonny? https://patreon.com/TheLateBrakeShow Smith & Sniff is the UK's #1 automotive podcast, where Jonny and ex Top Gear and Grand Tour script editor Richard Porter chat absolute rubbish for an hour, periodically mentioning car related topics. Listen now: Website: https://smithandsniff.com/index.html Apple music: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/smith-and-sniff/id1507539214 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1vXayLsQaEsejoCtVdRpzv?si=1ZMkoiWuTrG9akz3XtyOSw Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Smith-and-Sniff/dp/B08K59D5SG?ref=d6k_applink_bb_dls&dplnkId=53f621d4-bfe4-4781-8e87-dc7bc922d62e Youtube: https://youtube.com/@smithandsniff?si=yZiWg1XVg1QcBbGt *********** Merch shop: https://thelatebrakeshow.com/shop ****** Become a Patreon supporter: https://patreon.com/TheLateBrakeShow ****** Website: http://www.thelatebrakeshow.com ****** SUBSCRIBE for a broad-church of automotive appreciation spanning EV, classic, modified and future tech. ******** Filmed by edited by: Sam Renton Thumbnail by: Matt Tarrant https://www.matttarrantdesign.com **************** Jonny Smith Creative content maker, car presenter & car pervert for hire since '98 Website: http://www.carpervert.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/jonnycarpervert Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/carpervert TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelatebrakeshow CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:27 Ultimate Finale edition 1:21 R is for 1:42 Most rewarding car to drive? 3:41 Name all generations of Type Rs 4:15 Civic EK9 4:40 Building the perfect Type R 5:51 K20 engine power stats 6:44 0-62 acceleration 7:15 Type R MODE 8:05 Handling and grip 9:55 LOOKS 10:22 Compare to older Civics 11:20 RED inside! 12:45 Real buttons = the future 14:03 Boot space 14:56 Golf R rival? 17:06 Audi RS3 17:18 VERDICT 17:52 Manual gearbox worship #civictyperultimate #typer #thelatebrakeshow #4k