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.

And keep reading for a more detailed list of checkpoints if you're in the market for an EP3 Civic Type R. Porsche’s first saloon might have predated the Panamera by a decade and a half ...