When you can now buy a hot hatch with over 400bhp and spend over £60k in the process it’s hard to remember much simpler times when hot hatches, like the EP3 Honda Civic Type R, made merry with ...

Maz Christofi at Honda tuning specialist Hond-R.com loves the EP3. ‘Brilliant cars,’ he says. ‘Best way to get into a hot hatch. Cheap, reliable, easy to fix, plethora of parts available.