HONDA CIVIC TYPE R

The last ever Type R looks like it's also going to be Honda's best ever

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IT’S a special kind of car, the Civic Type R. Yes, an acquired taste, perhaps, but for anyone who truly ‘gets’ cars, it is that rarest of things - a machine that somehow manages to transcend any traditional notions of value.

In its way, it’s as rare and intriguing as any Porsche or Lamborghini. As such it almost doesn’t matter how much it costs. It is the latest, greatest and, sadly, also the last of the Type Rs, so it really is one of life's ‘enjoy it while it lasts’ moments.

And enjoy it I most certainly have - on each and every day since it arrived on our fleet just a couple of months ago with less than 500 miles showing on the clock.

So far I've done just over 2,000 miles in it at an average of 30.2mpg. I've driven it to Anglesey circuit in Wales and back, going the cross-country route on the way there (where it was immense), then on motorways and dual carriageways all the way back (when it was better than it might have been).

I've also used it plenty for the daily grind as well, and driven it to - and across - my favourite road at Beachy Head. And with only a couple of small side issues, it's proving to be every inch as good as we expected.