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The  Honda Civic Type R  is the highest performance version of the Honda Civic  made by Honda Motor Company of Japan. It features a lightened and stiffened body, specially tuned engine and upgraded brakes and chassis. Red is also used in the badge interior to give it a special sporting distinction and to separate it from other Honda models. In Japan, there is a one-make series of Honda Civic Type R  cars where a privateer  can purchase an off-road Type R and compete in a series championship, which is a stepping stone for many aspiring racing drivers.  Production : 1997 - Present Class :           Sport Compact Body Style :   3 door hatchback                         5 door hatch back                 4 door sedan Layout : Front Engine, Front Wheel drive. 1st Generation Civic EK9...

Traditionally, driving an automatic car has never been as popular as driving a manual car. This has been for three reasons: automatic cars give less precise control over gear selection they consume more fuel they are more expensive to buy. However, automatic transmissions are becoming increasingly more sophisticated and economical. In fact, the evolution of the automatic transmission is happening at such a pace they are likely to soon become the norm. In a car with manual transmission the driver decides when to change gear and does so by pressing the clutch pedal down and then selecting the desired gear by moving the gear stick. In an automatic car the gear change is made automatically, hence there is no clutch or gear stick. When the transmission is put into Drive (D) the car will automatically select the correct gear according to the load on the engine and the road speed. Usually, an automatic will change to a higher gear as the road speed increase, and to a lower gear...