New CTR has a rear beam?

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Just been reading some editorial in the local rag about the new Civic Type-R. Is it true that it no longer has multi link rear suspension and hos gone to a rear beam setup? Obviously, I don't know the technicalities of it, but surely it's got to be a step backwards.

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Just seemed like an odd move to me. Obviously, I think anyone in the market for this kind of car would be daft to write it off without test driving, but I think it will put off some of the more blinkered customers.

The hot hatch category has changed somewhat though in the last few years, and most of the current crop really ought to be placed into another category, something like hot family hatchback, leaving the smaller cars, such as the Clio, 207 in the true hot hatch bracket.