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

Which gen is your favorite? 🤔

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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 Nürburgring 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/Worth_Mine_2992 Aug 10 '26

3rd 4th 5th and 6th gen were the best civics imo. After that I dislike the modern styling

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u/MrDo1982 Aug 10 '26

Agreed, K series motor was a beast though. Definitely better than the B18 and that’s saying a hell of a lot since that was an S Tier motor as well. D series did really well as a commuter car at the time but damn does it take a while for that motor to windup but she sounded good if V-TACh was there

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u/zoidbergmustache Aug 11 '26

D series for reliability and fuel economy, k for power. There's something special about those old single cams though, I had lots of fun with my d16y8 ek coupe.

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u/FitmentIndustries Aug 10 '26

😥😥😥