The Honda Civic Type R (Japanese: ホンダ・シビックタイプR, Hepburn: Honda Shibikku Taipuāru) is the high-performance version of the Civic compact car made by Honda. The third model to receive Honda’s Type R badge (after the NSX and Integra), it features a lightened and stiffened body, specially tuned engine, and upgraded brakes and chassis, and is offered only in five- or six-speed manual transmission