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A Great Animated Visualization of the Honda Civic's Design Evolution
It was fascinating to see the styling similarities between the original Honda Civic and the company's newly-unveiled Urban EV concept car. Now the folks at Donut Media have helpfully illustrated how the Civic's design has evolved in the nearly 50 years between those two models:
It's probably just nostalgia on my part, but I'm struck by how pleasing-to-the-eye the forms of the late '80s and early '90s Civics and CRXs still look. The current versions of the car are a little too busy for my tastes; all of the extraneous curves, bulges and surface changes scream "Hey look what we can do now that we have CAD" to me. I understand that they must create something visually flashy enough to catch potential buyers' eyes, but from a design perspective, the current forms speak to me of a lack of restraint.
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A clean 1985 Si Hatch is still a dream car of mine. Those lines are so perfect, and its such an epitome daily driver. All the luxuries you could ask for with plenty of storage space, while still being a light, fun little go-kart and getting killer gas mileage on a remarkably reliable and easy-to-maintain engine. Would match well with my '85 MR2 :D
I've always been a massive fan of the EK9 Type-R In white especially. There's something about those lines that allures me.
I love the 6th gen. My girlfriend and I recently bought an EJ8 for her DD. The design is so clean and simple yet evokes so many emotions ranging from comfortable familiarity to sporty playfulness. Although the '85 hatch is my favorite Civic body, the 5th and 6th gen overall were certainly the peak of the Civic's design.