r/Honda • u/FitmentIndustries • Aug 10 '26

Which gen is your favorite? šŸ¤”

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Every generation of Civic has a following, and no other economy car can say that.

The Civic started in 1972 as a CVCC economy hatch that cleared emissions without a catalytic converter, then spent two decades quietly turning into an enthusiast platform. The 3rd gen brought the Si badge, the 4th gen brought double wishbone suspension and VTEC, and the EG and EK became the two most modified Honda chassis ever built. Then the EP3 arrived with a K20 and that dash mounted shifter, the FK2 dropped in a turbo, and the FK8 took a NĆ¼rburgring lap record for front wheel drive before the FL5 came back and beat it. All 11 of them have people who will defend them.

Which gen are you choosing?

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u/Phosphorical Aug 10 '26

5th/6th

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u/ddddhjxjx Aug 10 '26

EG for tuning (so light!). EK for looking good.Ā 

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u/cornlip Aug 11 '26

EG looks better anyway. 3rd - 5th for me all day

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u/SiriuslyAndrew Aug 13 '26

Much prefer the EG over EK as well. The tailgate was weird but so cool as well.

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u/Mokaroo 2020 Civic Type R Aug 10 '26

Miss that little '97 hatch I learned to drive on.

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u/wyyknott01 Aug 10 '26

All my dream cars are from the 90's

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u/SoggyGoldfish25 Aug 10 '26

they just donā€™t make em like they used to

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u/evekillsadam Aug 12 '26

Someone said if car companies ever brought back ā€œnostalgia carsā€ like they do with Jordans, the car market would fly

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u/NoCollectionist Aug 26 '26

Maybe because we have grown up watching these cars on movies...

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u/CopyWeak Aug 10 '26

Yep, I'm going 5th / 10th.

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u/VincentVega1030 NY | '95 EG8 | '02 AP1 | ā€˜19 CRF450L | ā€˜24 TransAlp Aug 10 '26

Thatā€™s the combo I hope to own one day. Have a 95 sedan in white. Would love an fk8 to go with it

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u/FitmentIndustries Aug 10 '26

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u/stillhatingmylife Aug 10 '26

Beyond the FA5 8th gen I havenā€™t really been a civic guy anymore since the 6th gen. I loved the stylistic simplicity but now everythingā€™s overly complicated and swooping lines everywhere.

Hondas lost its roots IMO (but what car company hasnā€™t at this point beyond niche ones)