Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

Our photographers had zoomed in on our 2006 Car of the Year winner before we'd even voted. "When you drivers passed our photo locations on the test route," said one, "depending on the car, some of you ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

TOCHIGI, JAPAN - Throw the 2006 Civic Si into turn 1 of the Twin Ring Motegi road course, and it's immediately clear that this is the best Civic ever built. It gobbles up corners, rotates willingly, ...

The great-handling chassis, satisfying shifter, and intensely Jekyll/Hyde personality of its high-revving engine make the eighth-generation (2006-2011) Honda Civic Si a GOAT in the sport compact scene ...

Honda's Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control (VTEC) is arguably the most well-known engine type in the world. The essence of Honda's VTEC system lies in its ingenious approach to valve control — ...

Michal studies Automotive Journalism at Coventry University in the UK, and has been writing for CarBuzz since March 2025. He was nominated for student culture piece of the year recently and has been ...

We love a fast Honda here at CarBuzz - and the Honda Civic Type R is a shining example of what a performance hatchback should be. The engine features a longstanding Honda technology, called Variable ...

The Honda Civic Type R is one of the industry’s quintessential hot hatches and of them all, it is the second-generation model, known as the EP3, which is considered the gold standard. Unfortunately, ...

John Voelcker November 19, 2013 Comment Now! We only had two laps on the high-speed oval at Honda's main R&D center in Japan. We didn't get performance figures for the prototype Honda Civic Type R ...