Quote Originally Posted by slipangle View Post
- What were the main points of consideration when adopting a torsion beam rear suspension setup? Is this just a case of trying to make the best of what you've got to work with?
You'll have to ask Honda UK that instead. The Civic hatch was designed with a torsion beam to maximise boot space in the base model. Since the Type R is a souped up version of that Civic, it gets a torsion beam as well.