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**The Honda Civic: A Hero of the Masses**

It's one of the most ubiquitous cars in all of automotive history. A hero of the masses that promised to get you where you needed to go and never let you down. Chances are you know someone who owned one, or you've owned one yourself. From modest beginnings, dipping its toe in the American market, becoming one of the bestselling cars in the US.

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This is everything you need to know to get up to speed. This is everything you need to know to get up to speed. (Layered Dialogue) (Lightning Cracks) To get up to speed on the Honda Civic!

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In the late sixties to early seventies, Honda was selling their N and Z600 passenger cars in the US, but they weren't moving a ton of inventory. These cars were powered by small two-cylinder motorcycle engines, and in the land of V8-powered land barges, nobody really wanted one. Fortunately, Honda was already hard at work designing a replacement for their tiny K car.

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Their new car called the Civic would use a transverse front engine layout, similar to the Mini over in England. Turning the engine sideways to turn the front wheels meant no running gear going to the back of the car and that meant more room for passengers and stuff. The design phase was going great, but the suspension was a point of contention.

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Honda's founder, Soichiro Honda, wanted the Civic to have a solid rear axle. He told his lead engineer, Mamoru Sakata, "I want the car to be stable and not prone to swaying." But Sakata had other ideas, believing that an independent suspension would provide better ride quality.

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The two men went back and forth on the design, with Honda insisting on a solid rear axle and Sakata pushing for an independent setup. In the end, they compromised, using a combination of both to create a unique suspension system for the Civic.

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And so, the Honda Civic was born, a car that would go on to become one of the most popular in history. Its design may have been contentious, but its impact on the automotive world was undeniable.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en(engine revving and exhaust cracking)- It's one of the most ubiquitous carsin all of automotive history.A hero of the massesthat promised to get youwhere you needed to goand never let you down.Chances are you knowsomeone who owned one,or you've owned one yourself.From modest beginnings,dipping it's toe in the American market,becoming one of the bestselling cars in the US.(engine revving)This is everything you needto know to get up to speed.This is everything you needto know to get up to speed.(layered dialogue)(lightning cracks)To get up to speed onthe Honda (beep) Civic!(lightning cracks)In the late sixties to early seventies,Honda was selling their N andZ600 passenger cars in the US,but they weren't movinga ton of inventory.These cars were powered by smalltwo cylinder motorcycle enginesand in the land of V8 powered land barges,nobody really wanted one.Fortunately, Honda wasalready hard at workdesigning a replacementfor their tiny K car.Their new car called the Civicwould use a transversefront engine layout...(truck engine roars)Would use a transverse front engine layoutsimilar to the Mini over in England.Turning the engine sidewaysto turn the front wheelsmeant no running gear goingto the back of the carand that meant more roomfor passengers and stuff.The design phase was going greatbut the suspension wasa point of contention.Honda's founder, Soichiro Honda,wanted the Civic tohave a solid rear axle.He told his lead engineer, Mamoru Sakata,"I don't see any merit inindependent suspension,"and Mamoru was like,"No merit in independentsuspension, are you insane?"And Soichiro was alllike, "Chill out dude,""I know we're friendsbut I'm still your boss.""Oh, my bad, anyway,""independent suspension isbetter in pretty much every way,""especially in front wheeldrive configurations""like this new car."And he's like, "Fair enough,you are the engineer.""That's why I hired you."And they deep hugged itout, deep, deep hugged.(both laughing)It's a legendary hug, readabout it on the internet.So the Civic would haveindependent suspensionat all four cornersand that was about asfar as the features go.Honda wanted the Civic to bea bare bones, daily driverthat was still engaging behind the wheel.♪ We make it simple ♪The Civic's 71 cubicinch 50 horsepower enginereally liked to be driven at high revs,meaning you could make a lot of noiseand feel like you were going fastwithout breaking 35 miles an hour.(mocking engine revving)Honda sent the Civic toAmerican shores in 1973to a lukewarm reception.(stifled cheering)It was really good in the citybut that wasn't enoughfor people to hop on theCivic train, not yet.That next year, federal law dictatedthat unleaded gas would be availableat every gas station in the countrymeaning catalyticconverters could be addedwithout getting clogged upwith all those lead additives.Most car companiesstarted freaking out, man,but the government was sayingthey had to put those weird,unreliable catalyticconverters on their exhaust,but not Honda, why?Because their new CVCC engine in the Civicdidn't need a cat.Almost 10 years earlier,Honda decided that they didn't trust thoseunreliable little boxesand wanted to makeengines that ran cleanerinstead of adding ascrubber to the exhaust.The Compound VortexControlled Combustion enginewould run clean enough topass emissions without a cat.The Civic was years aheadof it's American competitorsand people started realizingthey didn't really need ahuge, smog belching sedanto get around town.(engine revving)Maybe they could livewith something smaller.A few years go by and it's 1980,time for the Civic's first refresh.Honda was aiming for staying powerthat would outlast thenow fading gas crisis.To appeal to a wider market,Honda introduced two more trim levelsto make the car more livable.The DX with a more efficient five speedand the GL with a tacho...(beep)And the GL with a tachometer,a clock, and cushier seats.Oh.Even for that time, itwas lacking some featuresbut the Civic was still comfy.By 1981, Honda sold just over a millionof their little cars.The GL would last three yearsbefore being killed to make roomfor the first sporty Civic, the Civic S.It has a rear sway bar, stiffersuspension and better tires.It was Honda's first entryinto the fast growing hot hatch warbut it didn't exactly captivatethe world like Golf GTI did,so they killed it after just one year.1984 ushered in a new trimthat would help define theCivic as a true fun-haver,the SI.It was only available in Japanand had a little bulge in itto make more room for thenew dual overhead cam engine.The SI stood for sport injection.Previous Civic's werecarburetted which cut down powerbut this one made 182 (laughs),made 118 horses and coulddo 122 miles an hour,although I would not suggestit, that sounds terrifying.Around the same time, Hondaintroduced the CRX in America.It was basically a Civicwith a different body.Honda saw that oilprices would keep risingand they wanted a car thatget 50 miles per gallonand still be fun to drive,so they made the Civic more aerodynamicand ripped out the back seats.It was funky and my secondgrade teacher drove one.In 1985, we finally gotan SI badge in the Statesand it was on a CR-X.Ours didn't make asmuch power as the JDM SIbut we were still happy to have it.The CR-X got a huge upgrade in 1988with new double wishbone suspensioninspired by Honda's FormulaOne success with the McLaren.The new suspension designmade the CR-X even more fun.The next year, the Civic was hooked upwith a new B16A VTEC engine,but only outside of America.The SI was a for real sports car,a serious option for buyerswho didn't have a ton of cashbut still loved driving.Another decade began and thusanother Civic refresh was due.1992 saw a smoother, more inviting Civic.The EG hatch kind of looked like an eggand the SI version now madea punchy 125 horsepowerand had rear disc brakes.The next year two things happened.My son Nolan was born andHonda did something weird.If you wanted a sporty lookingHonda with a target top,something that lookedmid engine but wasn'tand that was also front wheel drive.Well, there's a new Civic for you.The Del Sol was the CR-X's replacementand Honda's answer to the Mazda Miatabut unlike Mazda's Brit-inspired roadster,the Del Sol was killedthree years later in 1997.- May he rest in peace.- It was that year that Honda unveiledthe sportiest Civic yetand it wore a red badge.The Civic Type R or EK9was the first Civic meant for the track.It had a bare bones interiorwith bolstered seats to keep you in placeand a MOMO steering wheel like an F1 car.Altogether the Type Rwas 66 pounds lighterthan the regular Civicand made more power too.The Type R got it's juicefrom the legendary B16Bmaking 182 horses witha redline of 8400 RPM.The Type R was only available in Japanwhich meant Honda fanboys over herewere going insane thatthey couldn't get it.(screaming)Instead of just whining about it,the Honda faithfuls startedmodifying their own Civicsand making their own Type Rs.People were swapping B18s into their EFsand H22s into their EG hatchesall in search of aquicker quarter mile time.This phenomenon of modding Civicshelped start a little thingcalled the tuner scene.It's sort of significant.The turn of a new millenniummeant another new Civic.Now on it's seventh generation,the 2001 Civic had new stylingand a simplified suspension.Gone were the Formula Oneinspired double wishboneswith struts now in their place.The seventh gen also had it's own Type Rbut this time aroundit was very egg shaped.Still, a Type R is a Type R.The EP3 Type R was ahatch like the first oneand made 212 horses from it's K20A engine.It was a little more bulbousthan it's predecessorbut people still loved how it drove.The gen eight Civic showed up in 2006and was a big departurefrom previous models.Honestly it was kind of boring,but there was an SI whichhad the usual SI flareof stiffer springs and sway barand a limited slip differentialto get you out of the turns quicker.We still didn't get the Type R over herebut there were now two versionsfor the rest of the world.Japan got the FD2 four door versionwith a 222 horsepower K20and Europe got this super funkylooking FN2 three door hatchwhich made about 200 horsepowerfrom a different K20, the K20Z.The ninth gen was more of the same Civicwe've come to expectwith improved everything.It was a Civic.You guys realize how hardit is to make this exciting.The tenth gen Civic arrived in 2015.The styling was crazyand in 2017 we finally gotthe Type R here in the USand it's incredible.It set a lap record at the Nürburgring.It makes over 300 horsepowerand has a top speed of 170 miles an hour.The FK8 is the best Civic everand I would know because I droveit and I'm in love with it.This car (beep) hauls ass.When we started this show,we had all the heavyhitters to choose from,the Skyline, the Supra, the Viper, the M3,the Civic is a heavy hittertoo just for different reasons.There's a Civic foreverybody and to prove itover 18 million Civicshave been sold worldwide.I wanna thank you guys,I'm gonna cry. (laughs)I wanna thank you guys fromthe bottom of my heart for,(beep) dude, for supportingUp To Speed and Donut.This is out fiftieth episodeand I'm so proud of howhard everybody here worksand how far this show's comeand how far this channel has comeand it wouldn't bepossible without you guysso here's to 500 more.Hit this little yellow guy right hereso you don't miss anyepisodes of Up To Speed.If you like VTEC, check outthis episode of Science Garage.If you like VTEC, check outthis episode of Up To Speed.Follow me on Twitter andInstagram @jamespumphrey.Follow Donut @donutmedia.I love you.Sit. (crew members applauding)