Front-wheel drive? So unfashionable. So gauche. But so very misunderstood. And if there’s one car that forces you to understand the power of a tractive front axle, it’s the Honda Civic Type R. That doesn’t happen by accident. In the case of the Type R, it’s a culmination of iterative and almost invisible engineering. I got to explore these secrets on a race track, and dissect every detail in my home garage.
