HONDA'S new sports hatch, the Civic Type-S will go on sale in the UK next January priced at £14,995.

The car, Honda says, is aimed at those 'wanting hard driving thrills, but in a more sophisticated and comfortable 5-door body style'. It will be the first Civic 5-door to feature the 2.0-litre 159bhp i-VTEC engine. The car has a combined fuel consumption figure of 37.7mpg and CO2 emissions of 178g/km.