Good morning and welcome to The Downshift, or TDS for short, The Drive’s automotive news roundup bringing you the biggest headlines from around the globe. The Downshift summarizes stories with a sentence or two, along with links for those who wish to dive deeper. Here’s what’s cooking on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. A new episode of The Drivecast, The Drive’s weekly podcast, will go live later today on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. The rumor mill is churning with new reports around the Honda Civic Type R HRC, which was previously shown in concept form at Tokyo Auto Salon back in January. Japanese press has signaled that it may have powertrain improvements to go with its more…
2027 Honda Civic Type R HRC Sounds Like Way More Than an Aero Package: TDS
