Honda Civic Type R - sports version of the Honda Civic. The letter R in the word “Type R” comes from the English word racing (“racing”), and denotes the sporty character of the car (like other Honda cars with the letter “R” at the end of its name - Type R, Euro R, SIR, characteristic a feature of which is the Honda emblem on a red background - like on a RA-272 bolide, which brought the Japanese brand the first victory in the Formula One Grand Prix in Mexico, in 1965).