Honda Civic Type R Takes on VW Golf R in Hot Hatch Drag Race

Hello dear hot hatch fans and welcome to the drag race of the moment. We saw it on Top Gear’s website in February, but it’s only now become available on Youtube for us to embed and share. The Civic Type R may have a bigger rear wing and Satan’s paintjob, but going up against the Golf R is not easy. When equipped with the DSG gearbox, the R becomes the fastest car ever made by Volkswagen. A mere 300 PS doesn’t sound lik…