The Honda Civic Type R and Renault Megane RS have been at each other's throats for years, battling over the fastest lap records at various tracks around the world. Japan's new FL5 generation of the hot hatch was recently crowned the front-wheel-drive Lord of the Nürburgring. Its title isn't in any danger since its French adversary is being discontinued, without any direct replacement planned.
A new video recorded some 100+ miles from the Green Hell focuses on another legendary venue – Hockenheim. Sport Auto pushed the CTR to the maximum around the Grand Prix layout of the circuit, with Uwe Sener behind the wheel. The final pure ICE model from Honda sold in Europe crossed the finish line in 2 minutes and 1.4 seconds, thus making it nearly a second faster than the 2023 Mercedes-AMG C43 tested by the same German magazine at the beginning of the month.
