About halfway around Harris Hill Raceway, traditionally affectless Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen lets out the tiniest giggle. He's single-handedly -- like, literally using one hand -- sliding the new Honda Civic Type R around a bumpy turn, the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires begging for mercy while Max tests the limits of adhesion. He slams the shifter into third gear and goes hard on the gas as the Type R bouncy-bounces around the asphalt. "Just give it full throttle here," he says. "It's the only way."
Seriously, Max is freaking caning the Civic. And from the passenger seat, all I can do is giggle, too. The Civic Type R clearly loves being thrashed, and at the hands of an F1 champ, this car's inner hooligan has every opportunity to shine. That inherent playfulness was one of the previous Civic Type R's best traits, and not an ounce of that spirit was lost in the development of the new car. Instead, Honda worked on smoothing out many of Type R's rougher edges, and the Civic is better for it.
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