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Top 10 Honda Civics from the very beginning

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Khatir Soltani
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01 - 1998 Civic Type-R
This is the Civic that could be credited with starting what Honda calls Civic Nation. Damn! Is this car ever hot! Pumped up thanks a 185 hp high-strung 4-cylinder, this mini-monster tore up tracks and speedways thanks to a 5-speed gearbox and limited-slip differential. As is, in this pic, all in white, this Civic has to be the most pimpin' example of Japanese compact performance know-how ever. Oh yeah, and we never got'em...

Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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