And keep reading for a more detailed list of checkpoints if you're in the market for an EP3 Civic Type R. The best GTs must marry the opulence, comfort, refinement and appointment of a luxury ...

The EP3 generation Civic Type R is an unassuming little thing. Parked alongside the later FN2 generation Civic and the latest five-door, 306bhp Type R, its styling is positively restrained.

2001-2005 Honda Civic Type R EP3 (0-62 Mph In 6.2 Seconds, 146 Mph) The second-gen Civic Type R was the first model to be sold out of Japan, much to the delight of enthusiasts in Europe.

The Integra Type R came equipped with a factory-modified B18C inline-four engine which reached nearly 200 horsepower. The EP3 ...