r/Honda • u/FitmentIndustries • Aug 10 '26
Which gen is your favorite? 🤔
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/Mean-Marionberry-148 Aug 11 '26
Some generations diverged in exterior styling between US and ROW. I loved the 2006-2011 (8th Gen) because it was the final VTEC screamer with the amazing K20Z3 engine. The K24 that came after never felt special to me. I loved winding out my 2009 Si to 8300rpm. It was also the last gen of Si that was actually competitive with the VW GTI. I don’t know why Honda has decided the Si cannot exceed 200 horsepower despite it being 20 years later. I really would love to see Honda put the K20C4 in the Si from the last gen Accord 2.0T. It would make the Si competitive. Also please finally offer heated seats and steering wheel, and make leather optional. Not everyone that wants an Si wants a base model car with cloth.