Honda Civic Type R secures hat-trick at Auto Express New Car Awards 2025
The Honda Civic Type R has claimed the coveted Hot Hatch of the Year title for the third year running at the 2025 Auto Express New Car Awards, further solidifying its status as the ultimate performance hatchback.
In its sixth generation, the Civic Type R has set the benchmark for hot hatches. Its latest win marks a hat-trick of consecutive awards – 2023, 2024 and now 2025 – underlining the hatchback’s thrilling performance, precision engineering and racing heritage.
The Auto Express New Car Awards are one of the highlights of the automotive calendar, picking out the best in the business across 27 categories. The New Car Awards focus on the things that matter to consumers, from practicality and efficiency to price, reliability and the driving experience. The Auto Express team of experts have decades of combined experience assessing cars to help drivers pick the right model for them, whatever their requirements or budget.
“Honda is incredibly proud to see the Civic Type R achieve a third consecutive win as Hot Hatch of the Year,” said Rebecca Adamson, head of automobile at Honda Motor Europe – UK. “These accolades highlight the strength of the Type R, and we’re now excited for what the future holds with our driver-focused hybrid models.”
“It’s testament to the Civic Type-R’s world-class engineering that it has held off some excellent competition to grab a hat-trick of Auto Express Hot Hatch of the Year awards,” said Auto Express editor Paul Barker. “This level of chassis balance and performance shouldn’t be possible in a family car, but it’s a wonderful combination of all that is good about a hot hatch.”
To find out more about the acclaimed Honda Civic Type R, visit: https://www.honda.co.uk/cars/new/civic-type-r/overview.html
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Pupils from St Mary’s Catholic Voluntary Academy are taking part in the first Carol Service to celebrate the special relationship Grantham and District Hospital has with the town and surrounding communities.![]()
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The school children will join in the singing of favourite Christmas Carols as well as perform their own set musical piece at the Carol Service on Thursday 11th December at 7pm, in St Wulfram’s church, Grantham.![]()
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Deputy Head Teacher Olivia Mumford said: “The Carol Service is a fantastic opportunity for our pupils to share the joy of music while showing appreciation for the incredible work done at Grantham and District Hospital. It’s a privilege to support such an important event in our town."![]()
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The Carol Service has been organised by United Lincolnshire Hospitals Charity, who work closely with staff at Grantham and District Hospital and provides those extras for staff and patients that NHS budgets are unable to fund. ![]()
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Further details on the Grantham NHS Carol Service can be found by visiting www.ulhcharity.org.uk/news/christmas-carols-at-grantham-st-wulfram-church-in-thanks-for-towns-sup...