To get an idea of the thinking behind this car we need to look at the Honda Civic during the mid eighties, this is a car born out of the need to produce something for everybody and it certainly does that, with four body styles and the choice of several engine and gearbox options. However, the car that we are interested here is the three door hatchback that would have been powered by the 76 HP 1.5 litre engine.
The Honda Civic Type R may have been around for over thirteen years but it has not been standing still as with other car marks the Type R has been evolving in fact this model is already on its third generation design and it is pretty spectacular too! The car uses the standard Honda 1.6 litre and the 2.0 litre engine, both of which suit the car perfectly, but we are looking at the third generation Civic Type R here.
The fifth generation Honda Civic is probably one the most successful version of this long running model and yet it only had a production run of just over three years, which by today’s standards is pretty normal. The reason for its worldwide success is down to one thing, choice! This car offered the buyer a huge amount of choices at the build stage, so although the finished model is a Civic, it can be completely different to the next car off the line.
Usually we are spending out time looking cars that look great and perform to the max all of the time; we have little regard for the type of fuel that these cars use or even how much of it goes into the tank and comes out of the exhaust when the engine is finished with it. However, should we be bothered about emissions and fuel consumption, when we take a look at a newly modified car! For the manufacturers they have little choice and so if we choose to modify a new car then there is little choice in the matter.
Call them what you may, hatchbacks, minis, or even starter cars the small car has become the essential proving ground for any import builder. The reason for this is simple, these cars are well made, easy to work and once completed look cool, could there be anything better than that! Well yes, it when these little hot hatches are taken to another level, now you are talking.
Honda brought out the Si branding for the third generation mod
The lines that divide custom and modified cars can often become blurred, especially as there is no clear definition on exactly what these terms mean, it is because different groups of people have different ideas on what a custom car is, compared to a modified car. However, basically we think that custom is a personal build, whereas modified is built for performance and design, although there may be some differences in opinion there.
The Honda Civic has been around for decades now and in its many different styles the car carries on to inspire a wide range of import builders who see the Civic as a great opportunity to gain experience and practice their trade. The availability of these cars means that all budgets can be catered for. this is due to the sheer amount of Civics of all ages still on the road, or tucked away in a garage.
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The sixth generation of the Honda Civic is probably one of the most versatile that the range has ever produced, with six body styles ranging from the two door coupe up to the five station wagon. As well as offering an excellent choice of engines, which depending on which way you look at it could be as many as nine different choices. This is what makes the Civic such a cool car for drivers and import builders too.
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The thing about the Honda Civic Si, especially the sixth generation version like this one, is that we expect a lot from them. Not only in the form of the car, but in the finished build, as there are plenty of people out there that would love to get their hands on one of these machines and turn into the number one build in the State, the US or why not even the world. However, there is a lot of competition out there.
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You would have thought that one of the easiest cars to modify would be cars in the Civic range, these can cover Toyota, Nissan, Subaru and of course Honda. These small cars had the original function of being great for run around vehicles but not for much else, until an import builder gets his or hers hands on one and then everything changes for the better as we will see with this car.
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