"The interior has this Japanese blandness, it's lacking in character" Nobody understood at that time that this "Japanese blandness" actually WAS Japanese character. Japanese people are functional, tidy, efficient and of course that mentality is represented in the interior of a car. Many people nowadays are searching for that Japanese 90s style in their cars since they don't want to have that "techno high tech 100 knobs, switches, pushbuttons, radiobuttons and toggles per square-inch" anymore. They want the "Japanese blandness" back...
This is very true. There is a beauty to the Japanese interiors of the 90s. They're simple and to the point. One of the most favorite cars that I've ever owned is a 1996 Nissan Maxima SE with a 5MT. It had a very simple interior that didn't squeak or rattle. Everything was within reach and it had the perfect amount luxury in it. If I were to own a 96 Maxima all over again the only thing that I'd want is Bluetooth connectivity and steering wheel audio controls which I've honestly come to very much appreciate. You can even keep the stock Bose sound system that came as an option.
Something Fail Driving a '97 Mitsubishi Galant EA0 and I love the simplicity. The steering-wheel is tidy, you can see the speedo without hindrance, the only thing in the middle-console is the AC-automatic and the radio (which can be swapped with one that one likes) On the left of the steering wheel you have front and rear fog-lights, speedo-light and headlight-height and on the armrest of the door you have the 4 buttons for the power-windows and the knob for the adjustable side-mirrors. On the roof you only have 2 switches for the interior light. Every button has it's legit function and place, it's not overcrowded, everything is assessable and tidy.
I wished they they could have styled it a bit and actually used some colour contrast, the second other uni get around car which I have; the Corolla hatch has a dark, silver contrast with nothing more than a stereo, air conditioning controls, clock, vents and instruments. It's basic, but at least more pleasing to look at.
Seems amazing that in 1991 Honda were offering a 1.6 with a 158bhp while most competitors couldn't even reach that with their 2.0 liter engines. The chassis was quite amazing too. Multi link independent rear and double wishbone front. In some ways I actually prefer the clean simplicity of this car to the ridiculously overstyled and gimmicky current Civic.
@@buffkangaroodog the 10th gens look the same idk what you're talking about with the SI and R. The R is a hatch which is why it stands out from all other civics. The SI is a Sedan look alike besides the tail lights, and OEM spoiler. The grille and front aren't much different nor is the body. Touring included...
@@dualcoregam3rs612 even euro cars and $30k+ cars use macpherson strut and I absolutely hate that suspension it's simple but does not perform well as wishbone keeps the wheel flat to the ground you can even see the arc of macpherson struts as it moves looks horrible.
2:03 it’s funny now that when I look back at the 90s Japanese vehicles I’ve own (‘92 Toyota Celica, ‘91 Honda Prelude, ‘01 Subaru Legacy, ‘92 Lexus LS400) that “lack of character” is exactly what there the character was. And it holds up today as simple, functional and tactile
You're so right! I have a black one, still learning to drive a manual. But sometimes I wish she is a brand new model. But, meh..it's tough to find a good condition one.
Back in 98, I bought one for $500, it had 70,000mi on it.. I drove it until 2007, and had 230,000mi on it when the timing belt broke... If I would of known then what I know now, I would be still driving it... Was a fun car
+DestroyerOfBurgersGaming (Games4thapeople) belts last anywhere from 60-100k miles. design is fine it was just way overdue. not overly hard to replace but not the most exciting job.
I miss my 95 sedan... it was only DX trim and an automatic, but it's still the most comfortable car I've ever driven, and I never had a single doubt about its handling and ability to do what I asked of it. I've always loved the understated styling, especially the lack of a grille between the headlights. Such a wonderful car.
I’ve owned 6 of these models in the past 15 years, 5 have now sold and I own only 1 now which is the exact same colour as this, exact same interior in pristine condition. completely standard! Most likely the next best & cleanest one in UK to this.
Clearly your not looking mate, there was a white esi 35k for sale at the time you made this comment on gum tree, I was gonna get it, but I've got a DX that's still going strong
@Bruce Jenner that's nice! These weren't expensive in my country, but nowadays it's very hard to even find a touched Civic Hatchback under US$11000, while its sedan sibling cost under US$6000.
@5:53 the unmistakable sound of a Honda starting up. Car probably sounds the exact same all these years later. Only cars I've ever had that started stronger the colder it got outside.
I use to steal them easily during my wild teenage years in the early late 90’s and early 00’s Would break the steering lock and unscrew 3 bolts underneath the steering wheel, get to the ignition lock and start the car with a flat head screw driver. Then I discovered using an old shaved Honda key. I could just start the bitch up easily.
I owned a new '90 Civic Si hatch and a few years later bought a '93 Civic Si Coupe....the difference in build quality and h.p. was truly amazing. I still think the 93' Civic Coup Si was one of the best cars I have owned. That generation of Civics was very good.
bought 6th gen civic back in 2012, 1.4 is EJ9 from 2000, with just 80 000 km on clock, 1st hand and the previous owner was women. Car was driven perfectly in mint condition. Now its braking, and i started to work for the first time on the engine and suspension and i can tell you, im in love with honda from this. Wanna buy type r or Vtec atleast so i can drive little faster that 180km/h tho. Prelude or civic will be my next car and i can tell it will be for a long shot
I miss my Civic SiR2 (JDM) with the B16A engine :(. It was my first car, my brother who used to import japanese cars from time to time, passed it down to me and I quickly realised just how quirky it was. The VTEC that kicked in about 5.8k revs, the japanese stickers, the km speedo, flare in the footwell (wtf?!), split level boot door, the lidded storage either side of the backseats. If I recall, my particular model has LSD and the engine topped at just under 180bhp... an instant classic. Still one of my favourite cars. Im older and more boring and drive a family sized Merc now, but whenever I see one of these civics drive past me I always give a little nod :)
ståle starheim Of course! hence why I have bought vtec controllers to engage earlier! However, you need to also adjust the oil pressure pump for that too. It;s expensive when it's done properly. I prefer to just do a b18 swap and use fourth and fifth in a y28 gearbox.
juan def my Volvo once had a 10v top then i got a 20 valve top that was bored up, 60hp+ and not the big cost. why are people persisting on making those Honda engines better when there is cars on the market with 4 valves per cylinder working at ll times already?
ståle starheim Honda has the reliability and they are better economy with a 4 cylinder engine. High revs too! Other engines do not rev up the way a Honda does. You would have to go to either bikes or exotic cars for exotic money. Honda is the best handling FWD cars on the market. Fact.
juan def to be fair i don't give a shit about fuel economy as my Volvo is rather thirsty, but 223hp without turbo from a 2,5L is not to bad i think, and it revs to 7500rpm before it loses power. but sure, stock the Honda engines are almost as reliable as Volvo engines xD, but try to load a civic to the max and you will see that they lack power, compared to normal cars that got some torq at low rpm as-well
When it comes to older designs like the previous generation car, maybe. It's still hard to associate the newer feeling cars of 1990 or 1991, with that era for me, because of being born then and then remembering them as stylish, new cars in late 1993-1995 (earliest memories). Whenever someone refers to 1991, I tend to think of stuff with semi-rounded edges and automatic seatbelts (no airbags), versus stuff like this Civic, SC 400, or 3rd generation Camry, which were very, very modern compared to a GD Mazda 626 or an 2nd gen Integra. Let alone learning stuff like the Z32 Z were designed until 1986 and sold in 1989. Didn't understand the concept of years (let alone model years) until early 1998 (never understood the meaning of 1995/1996/1997 prior to that). But I knew I liked cars as early as age 2ish 5-6 years beforehand, particularly stuff that was rounded and monochrome, versus boxy and black plastic/chrome. First time I learned about model years, was as 1999 models started coming out a few months later in Summer/Fall '98 and it being weird to see the same 3 numbers in a row in 1999, then understood to always pay attention to "next year's model". It was weird at age 8 to realize the concept of model generations, meaning that bodystyle you liked as a toddler/kinder kid was no longer current and now old, if not as old as you even (ie this generation).
My '88 CRX's best is 48mpg. But that's American mpg; the Imperial gallon is notably larger, so that translates to 57.74mpg(imp). And that's just the D15B2 model; if had the D15B6 I'd really have something.
They looked sexy, had some Italian flair with japanees build quality, so what can I say more about it? Had a lovely 1.6 VTEC engine too! Only thing that was lacking was the availability of some nice leather for the interior. But then ofcourse, this was 1991 and Leather was only to be found in a Jaguar :p
The Honda Ballade (civic 4 dour) was available in South Africa with full leather on the 160i Luxline and 180i Luxline models. If you compare the UK spec to the SA spec, the UK is a joke. Honda was marketed through Mercedes Benz dealerships and because of this tie up, the interiors of the Ballades were really plush. Even the base model 150 had a decent interior. If I am not mistaken, there was even an option of leather on the 150i .
The things that stuck out about those civics back then was how quick and responsive that little engine was. You didn’t have to push the gas pedal down much to get adequate power from it, it was a very peppy car for it’s time.
+Toyota4Life its cause that civic was single cam and not the 160hp b16a. toyota needed extra valves or a supercharger just to match the b16a's 160hp power output.
Think Honda, and you think of VTEC Think Honda, and you think of [c o o l v i b r a t i o n s] Think Honda, and you think of Shingo and his red EG6 from Initial D Think Honda, and you think of "DABURU CRASHU IKO SE!!" Welcome Initial D fans. VTEC's about to kick in in three, two on-- BRAAAAAM OH SHI--
This guy was a Pus driving both cars. The Si hatch is still a SOHC monster today "bisimoto has the same engine laying 700 whp. Love the interior of the sedan, I'd have that B16 screaming in the straights. God forbid there's not enough storage " not a car to take a family vacation". If they only knew all the advances we have today this top gear episode would be A1 in its time.
Why are so many self-proclaimed "JDM bros" so obtuse and ignorant or lack common sense? Any car enthusiast worth a damn knows in N. Amer., we religiously follow model years and most cars are already out the previous year's fall/autumn, especially at Honda. The sole exceptions were the 2012 and new 2022 Civic, being spring/summer releases. This generation was out in dealers in October 1991 (and coupes in Autumn 1992), so any media coverage from then will be 1991 automatically or early 1992 (add 1 year for coupe). British and global public DGAF about MYs, only the manufacturers themselves do outside of the USA, but the media and public only care what year it is when the car is released. I keep seeing this comment across this section and it's obvious too many of you are dense and miss the obvious, when everyone else already explained it. 🙄🤦♂️🤦♂️ Honda finished designing these bodies in 1988, tested them 1989-91, and then released them in September 1991 for the 1992 sales season. It ain't rocket science.
Absolutely revolutionary car in the early 90's. Suddenly everybody else's small cars looked very angular and frumpy. The real magic though was the chassis and light weight, man these cars were fun to drive with a stick, even if they weren't very fast. Pity we never got the 160hp engine until the 1999 Civic Si, which was priced quite dear.
"The instruments are lacking in character....." I really dont agree. Well its not a Jaguar with a lot of wooden panels, but its interor looks sportier than most cars today. I love my 1992 1.5 civic , blue hatchback.
I got a civic eg hatchback. And a guy I work for complemented my car the other day and thought it was newer than his mid 2000s vw Passat. Needless to say it was a suprise when I told him it was 24 years old 😂
EG ftw!!! Friend had one and got it down to just over 1800lbs!!!!!! Do you understand how phenomenal that is pared w/ good suspension, tires and some power!!!!
I use to own a 95 civic coup. Love the experience so I now own a '06 accord sedan, '13 civic si coup with the hfp package and a '16 civic lx sedan. "Vtec kicked in yo!"
Mines got 452,000 KM on the odometer, and has only ever had new brake lines and exhaust. That engine has run for eighteen years, and will continue to run forever.
i got a Honda Civic EX 1991 model - 12700 KM till now-rarely to be used in great shape as new-all original.but this record shows the Civic 1992 that came after the 1991 model.
"The interior has this Japanese blandness, it's lacking in character"
Nobody understood at that time that this "Japanese blandness" actually WAS Japanese character. Japanese people are functional, tidy, efficient and of course that mentality is represented in the interior of a car. Many people nowadays are searching for that Japanese 90s style in their cars since they don't want to have that "techno high tech 100 knobs, switches, pushbuttons, radiobuttons and toggles per square-inch" anymore. They want the "Japanese blandness" back...
This is very true. There is a beauty to the Japanese interiors of the 90s. They're simple and to the point. One of the most favorite cars that I've ever owned is a 1996 Nissan Maxima SE with a 5MT. It had a very simple interior that didn't squeak or rattle. Everything was within reach and it had the perfect amount luxury in it. If I were to own a 96 Maxima all over again the only thing that I'd want is Bluetooth connectivity and steering wheel audio controls which I've honestly come to very much appreciate. You can even keep the stock Bose sound system that came as an option.
Something Fail
Driving a '97 Mitsubishi Galant EA0 and I love the simplicity. The steering-wheel is tidy, you can see the speedo without hindrance, the only thing in the middle-console is the AC-automatic and the radio (which can be swapped with one that one likes) On the left of the steering wheel you have front and rear fog-lights, speedo-light and headlight-height and on the armrest of the door you have the 4 buttons for the power-windows and the knob for the adjustable side-mirrors. On the roof you only have 2 switches for the interior light.
Every button has it's legit function and place, it's not overcrowded, everything is assessable and tidy.
I wished they they could have styled it a bit and actually used some colour contrast, the second other uni get around car which I have; the Corolla hatch has a dark, silver contrast with nothing more than a stereo, air conditioning controls, clock, vents and instruments.
It's basic, but at least more pleasing to look at.
haha! yeah, nowadays interiors look like an airplane cockpit.
Some very true words i completely agree owning an all JDM EK4 VTiR Honda Civic with a B16a2.
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Nice to meet an Initial D fan.
"simply tap a FR and there they go"- Shingo
I WANNA DANCE
This is retired shingo showing us his eg6
This is the video that made shingo decide to buy an EG6
Seems amazing that in 1991 Honda were offering a 1.6 with a 158bhp while most competitors couldn't even reach that with their 2.0 liter engines.
The chassis was quite amazing too. Multi link independent rear and double wishbone front. In some ways I actually prefer the clean simplicity of this car to the ridiculously overstyled and gimmicky current Civic.
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@@buffkangaroodog the 10th gens look the same idk what you're talking about with the SI and R.
The R is a hatch which is why it stands out from all other civics.
The SI is a Sedan look alike besides the tail lights, and OEM spoiler. The grille and front aren't much different nor is the body. Touring included...
The 4AGE silvertop 20 valve was out then too
@@Exxane Both sedan and coupe are in SI variants.
Not much after there was the Fiat Punto, great car that had a 1.4 turbo engine with similiar numbers
4:03 - so much JDM under the bonnet that the camera can't even handle it
UKDM
vtec just kicked in yo
Only a real Tanaka can handle that kind of power.
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James Daniel May?
One of the best looking small hatchbacks ever made IMHO.. Still looks contemporary today!
*****
I did prefer the interior of the EF. Frigging fantastic visibility!
+bliglum It's like the VW Scirocco took inspiration from the eg hatch... Simply gorgeous
SaireBerhid
Hey, you're right! Scirocco does have quite a bit of the eg in the greenhouse doesn't it
Yas! low as fuck, rear windows get narrower, the trunk is almost the same shape, the lights...
+bliglum i concur. way ahead of the boxy competition back then. super clean timeless design.
I love old Top Gear where they actually reviewed cars that the average person could own, not a Veyron every week.
This isn't top gear
Tim Young rèeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
@@tomwood3007 oh shut up
@@tomwood3007 Well it is though isn't it. Says in the title. It was this kind of Top Gear far longer than the modern version.
They only started joking around after they were doing it for years n didnt care about ratings
still running strong after 19 years, with the same motor, and one million miles later
28 years my still runs like a champ
27 years here and only 235 thousand kms on the clock in my EG6 with just minor issues 👍💪
Stiil expensive now
27 years now my EG hatch has been my everyday car. Only minor issues. Greetings from sunny Jamaica.
I've gone to the moon with mine too!
its almost 2021 and people still drive them on the street and love them
The overlooked feature is the 4 wheel, unequal length, double wishbone suspension.
yes it is. double wishbone is the kind of thing you have in sports cars most common cars then and today dont even use it.
@@dualcoregam3rs612 even euro cars and $30k+ cars use macpherson strut and I absolutely hate that suspension it's simple but does not perform well as wishbone keeps the wheel flat to the ground you can even see the arc of macpherson struts as it moves looks horrible.
The rear is trailing arm suspension, not double wishbone, still independent tho
22 years back egs were gorgeous
22 years later they are still hot
best Civic of all gens
the 5th gen
Absolutly! Love em
Fuck yeah Ej1 all mfing day!
5th & 6th gen for me :D
5th-6th gen, especially the SIR sedan
ep3's are pretty dope too
2:03 it’s funny now that when I look back at the 90s Japanese vehicles I’ve own (‘92 Toyota Celica, ‘91 Honda Prelude, ‘01 Subaru Legacy, ‘92 Lexus LS400) that “lack of character” is exactly what there the character was. And it holds up today as simple, functional and tactile
Honda should remake the EG range of Civics again.
You're so right! I have a black one, still learning to drive a manual. But sometimes I wish she is a brand new model. But, meh..it's tough to find a good condition one.
would ger -1 star on crash test
I strongly agree. They can add some advanced option in these cars too.
Only gripe with civics
Not good if you're taller than like 5'8
Would never meet any modern safety standards. So I'd suggest doing what I am currently doing. Buy one, and modernize it.
Back in 98, I bought one for $500, it had 70,000mi on it.. I drove it until 2007, and had 230,000mi on it when the timing belt broke... If I would of known then what I know now, I would be still driving it... Was a fun car
+SWG (Games4thapeople) once the belt breaks, it destroys the head. (Bent the valves)
+SWG (Games4thapeople) yes.. Sure can.. I made sure every car I've had was a chain..
+SWG (Games4thapeople) timing belt, not to be confused with the accessory belt on the front of the engine..
+DestroyerOfBurgersGaming (Games4thapeople) belts last anywhere from 60-100k miles. design is fine it was just way overdue. not overly hard to replace but not the most exciting job.
+Spoon Fixer yeah it was, your right. It was so far over due
Lack of rear access. I had a similar complaint about a girlfriend.
Ah it’s overrated front access is more fitting.
I will never get rid of my eg6. To this day in my personal opinion its the best hatch ever made.
Do you still have it?
@@harrystephenson5446 I bet it's in a junk yard now
The Trueno too is a good hatch
@@ephraimkaravan :(
Do you still have it?
I miss my 95 sedan... it was only DX trim and an automatic, but it's still the most comfortable car I've ever driven, and I never had a single doubt about its handling and ability to do what I asked of it. I've always loved the understated styling, especially the lack of a grille between the headlights. Such a wonderful car.
I’ve owned 6 of these models in the past 15 years, 5 have now sold and I own only 1 now which is the exact same colour as this, exact same interior in pristine condition. completely standard! Most likely the next best & cleanest one in UK to this.
I had this model for years. Great car, nearly unbreakable.
The only clean original Honda I will ever see, sad i can't fine a untouched one for sale.
Clearly your not looking mate, there was a white esi 35k for sale at the time you made this comment on gum tree, I was gonna get it, but I've got a DX that's still going strong
There are plenty of them in South Africa, in very good condition.
Import duty will clobber you no doubt, but look on Gumtree South Africa.
i waited over 10 years to find my hatchback
@Bruce Jenner that's nice!
These weren't expensive in my country, but nowadays it's very hard to even find a touched Civic Hatchback under US$11000, while its sedan sibling cost under US$6000.
The EG Civic always will be a good looking car!
"... Jeremy Clarkson sent me the challenge of opening the tailgate. Well it's simple: you read the book."
@5:53 the unmistakable sound of a Honda starting up. Car probably sounds the exact same all these years later. Only cars I've ever had that started stronger the colder it got outside.
The most stolen car of the 90's 😋
Hàaaaaaaa a man of culture indeed
I use to steal them easily during my wild teenage years in the early late 90’s and early 00’s
Would break the steering lock and unscrew 3 bolts underneath the steering wheel, get to the ignition lock and start the car with a flat head screw driver.
Then I discovered using an old shaved Honda key. I could just start the bitch up easily.
@Sweetbutter Cupcakes based question
@@chanuda4824 thanks m8
Now the new camaro being stolen especially 2012-18 models.
Watching this in 2020 on an iPhone inside my 28-year old 1992 Civic Hatchback. Oh I love this car!
94 Ej1 my first honda, still have her to day
so do i!!! i got mine when i got my license 8 years ago i will never sell it.
95'
Word
Hell yeah, I've got a 95' ej1. I love my lil honda. Saving up for a swap. Going b18c I plan on boosting it
owned an 87 Toyota, a 91 Infiniti and a 98 Honda civic. of them all the Honda is the best, the Toyota, then Infiniti in terms of reliability
5:53 ahhh that typical Honda starter motor sound. Didn't change and still love it
I still love my 27 year old EF6 CR-X. Never fails to make me smile
I owned a new '90 Civic Si hatch and a few years later bought a '93 Civic Si Coupe....the difference in build quality and h.p. was truly amazing. I still think the 93' Civic Coup Si was one of the best cars I have owned. That generation of Civics was very good.
"old top gear"
And this video itself is already 10 years ago
An old, old top gear, video
2018 and I'm still driving my DOHC VTEC 1995 Honda Civic
can share some pictures
this car is still looking amazing!
bought 6th gen civic back in 2012, 1.4 is EJ9 from 2000, with just 80 000 km on clock, 1st hand and the previous owner was women. Car was driven perfectly in mint condition. Now its braking, and i started to work for the first time on the engine and suspension and i can tell you, im in love with honda from this. Wanna buy type r or Vtec atleast so i can drive little faster that 180km/h tho. Prelude or civic will be my next car and i can tell it will be for a long shot
Vtec kicked in yo xD
Well Ahead of their times!
oh yeah that sexy Honda starter 5:33 ...its 2014 and I still love my eg
the hatch is the best looking civic by far
Me: lame lame lame lame......
Guy: It now uses hondas new vtec variable-
Me: FUCKIN VTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECCCCC YO :D
Mason Davis VTECARURURUUUUUUU
Darn, I love Tiff's presentation. Jeremy Clarkson could not hold a candle. 90s Hondas were the best.
Man, I do *not* miss VHS technology.
I miss my Civic SiR2 (JDM) with the B16A engine :(. It was my first car, my brother who used to import japanese cars from time to time, passed it down to me and I quickly realised just how quirky it was. The VTEC that kicked in about 5.8k revs, the japanese stickers, the km speedo, flare in the footwell (wtf?!), split level boot door, the lidded storage either side of the backseats.
If I recall, my particular model has LSD and the engine topped at just under 180bhp... an instant classic. Still one of my favourite cars. Im older and more boring and drive a family sized Merc now, but whenever I see one of these civics drive past me I always give a little nod :)
this is when Honda got amazing!! b16a2 engines!! Vtec mosnters! 5.2-5.8k rpm and Vtec engages!! voom!!! up to 8k!!! Wow!!
you do realize if all valves was used at all time it would have more power at low rpm as-well?
ståle starheim Of course! hence why I have bought vtec controllers to engage earlier! However, you need to also adjust the oil pressure pump for that too. It;s expensive when it's done properly. I prefer to just do a b18 swap and use fourth and fifth in a y28 gearbox.
juan def my Volvo once had a 10v top then i got a 20 valve top that was bored up, 60hp+ and not the big cost.
why are people persisting on making those Honda engines better when there is cars on the market with 4 valves per cylinder working at ll times already?
ståle starheim Honda has the reliability and they are better economy with a 4 cylinder engine. High revs too! Other engines do not rev up the way a Honda does. You would have to go to either bikes or exotic cars for exotic money. Honda is the best handling FWD cars on the market. Fact.
juan def to be fair i don't give a shit about fuel economy as my Volvo is rather thirsty, but 223hp without turbo from a 2,5L is not to bad i think, and it revs to 7500rpm before it loses power.
but sure, stock the Honda engines are almost as reliable as Volvo engines xD, but try to load a civic to the max and you will see that they lack power, compared to normal cars that got some torq at low rpm as-well
Really miss my Civic. Never drove a faster hatchback on the curves
Try the '91 Honda CR-X SiR. ;)
Don’t say that! That’s uncool! Street racers say corners 😂
DOUBLECRASHU
Nice to see someone who watches Initial D in this vid.
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DOUBLECRASH-IKOZE!
*few minuts later* [ RAGE YOUR DREAM ]
how do I adjust the tracking on this video?
i also love top gear and own a 91 honda civic ef a very nice single cam engine that makes its days
Thanks for the loud intro. I need that, late at night, when others are sleeping.
Same car and colour that I had. What a great car.
I was born in 91. When I see videos from the 90’s it seems like another world. Weird to think I was there. (Not that I remember most of it)
Ditto; only with '89.
I remember a fair bit of it though...
When it comes to older designs like the previous generation car, maybe. It's still hard to associate the newer feeling cars of 1990 or 1991, with that era for me, because of being born then and then remembering them as stylish, new cars in late 1993-1995 (earliest memories).
Whenever someone refers to 1991, I tend to think of stuff with semi-rounded edges and automatic seatbelts (no airbags), versus stuff like this Civic, SC 400, or 3rd generation Camry, which were very, very modern compared to a GD Mazda 626 or an 2nd gen Integra. Let alone learning stuff like the Z32 Z were designed until 1986 and sold in 1989.
Didn't understand the concept of years (let alone model years) until early 1998 (never understood the meaning of 1995/1996/1997 prior to that). But I knew I liked cars as early as age 2ish 5-6 years beforehand, particularly stuff that was rounded and monochrome, versus boxy and black plastic/chrome.
First time I learned about model years, was as 1999 models started coming out a few months later in Summer/Fall '98 and it being weird to see the same 3 numbers in a row in 1999, then understood to always pay attention to "next year's model".
It was weird at age 8 to realize the concept of model generations, meaning that bodystyle you liked as a toddler/kinder kid was no longer current and now old, if not as old as you even (ie this generation).
COOL VIBRATIONS
Think Honda, and you think of [c o o l v i b r a t i o n s]
Thanks for uploading. Never knew old Top Gear had this many seasons
My '88 CRX's best is 48mpg. But that's American mpg; the Imperial gallon is notably larger, so that translates to 57.74mpg(imp). And that's just the D15B2 model; if had the D15B6 I'd really have something.
i have a civic hatchback 1992 Si, DOHC non-vtec with 137hp ... i love it!!
From Argentina!!
Running in the 90's
Or Dancing aka [c o o l v i b r a t i o n s]
Looks like it was filmed around the Shelsley Walsh hill climb area
Interesting, thanks.👍🏼
They looked sexy, had some Italian flair with japanees build quality, so what can I say more about it?
Had a lovely 1.6 VTEC engine too! Only thing that was lacking was the availability of some nice leather for the interior. But then ofcourse, this was 1991 and Leather was only to be found in a Jaguar :p
+FrightfulAccountant What Italian flair? :)
+TassieLorenzo they had copied the look of a fiat just right!
+FrightfulAccountant nothing to have stopped you going to a upholsterer and getting the leather done yourself.
The Honda Ballade (civic 4 dour) was available in South Africa with full leather on the 160i Luxline and 180i Luxline models.
If you compare the UK spec to the SA spec, the UK is a joke. Honda was marketed through Mercedes Benz dealerships and because of this tie up, the interiors of the Ballades were really plush. Even the base model 150 had a decent interior. If I am not mistaken, there was even an option of leather on the 150i .
Many of the American Honda's of those days could also be better equiped then European versions. You could get A/C on an American CRX for example.
The things that stuck out about those civics back then was how quick and responsive that little engine was. You didn’t have to push the gas pedal down much to get adequate power from it, it was a very peppy car for it’s time.
A red EG6?
*Why am I hearing boss music?*
Did you mean
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men of culture
@@panashebwanya2706 I know every country has a culture 😝
Had a 4 door ESi for about 7 years. Fault free and loved to rev!
Where's the tracking button?
Hold it for ten seconds
TRACKING + -----------I---- -
Drove this during college years. I loved that car
HD in VHS LOL!!!!
"For once I don't even need the seat fully back!" That exact same thought went thru my head when I first sat in mine.
aw, old Top Gear was cute :3
Bro you cant believe how much I love these
"beaten again by the corolla" The corolla was sooo sweet back then
+Toyota4Life its cause that civic was single cam and not the 160hp b16a. toyota needed extra valves or a supercharger just to match the b16a's 160hp power output.
dvtc8u Doesnt matter it still best like the video said. The RWD AE86 corollas are the best and i would take those over ANY civic.
+Toyota4Life Except maybe a mint CRX Si-R.
TyranitarComedian Yea.. but I rather a RWD corolla (ae86) over a CRX anyday.
PeePee2000 What?
Test driver is a handsome man . I really adore him at first sight.
Haha lol, 😄👍🏼.
I always thought these looked like a Japanese shooting brake. Mini wagons.
this car's body looks amazing for being a 1991 :)
Honda's and Toyota's
I just want to live this time. Everything used to be so simple not overly complicated like today
Think Honda, and you think of VTEC
Think Honda, and you think of [c o o l v i b r a t i o n s]
Think Honda, and you think of Shingo and his red EG6 from Initial D
Think Honda, and you think of "DABURU CRASHU IKO SE!!"
Welcome Initial D fans. VTEC's about to kick in in three, two on-- BRAAAAAM OH SHI--
Feel free to like if you're watching this and you like Initial D.
My dad had ESi, he really admired it.. He doesn't let anybody say anything offensive about Civic.
This guy was a Pus driving both cars. The Si hatch is still a SOHC monster today "bisimoto has the same engine laying 700 whp. Love the interior of the sedan, I'd have that B16 screaming in the straights. God forbid there's not enough storage " not a car to take a family vacation". If they only knew all the advances we have today this top gear episode would be A1 in its time.
It's 2023 and I've just gotten a Civic EG for myself. Favorite car I've owned. I can't see myself selling it
"150 hp screamer"
25 years ago that was a lot for a 4 banger
Four cylinders dont scream
+SoundlessSundew Must have never heard a b16 then
Someone show this kid vtec
That is plenty for 900-1000kg cars. For +1200kg not that great. Plenty but not great.
134mph is so underrated! My full stock 250k km VTi made 226kmh (141mph) on GPS and over 230 on the tacho!
ye olde top gear lol.
The best civic hatchback. Even now 2020 with new civic. I still like this old school civic, the simplicity, driving pleasure that u cant buy.
Came for 4:05
In both ways ;)
Camera was sharing the moment apperently
Didn´t wait for the VTI engine ?
Vtec bois
EK9, EG6... the best classic cars around... 30 yrs still going strong.
The eg hatch will forever be Honda’s best looking hatck they’ll ever make. It’s a legend now. Period.
I’ve driven Honda’s for 20 years and some change and I always have to put the seat in the furthest position back lol. And I’m only 6’1” 🤣🤣
If I’m not mistaken this is the 1992 civic eg/ej being that the 1991 was the Ef/Ed version
That’s what I was thinking too
Why are so many self-proclaimed "JDM bros" so obtuse and ignorant or lack common sense? Any car enthusiast worth a damn knows in N. Amer., we religiously follow model years and most cars are already out the previous year's fall/autumn, especially at Honda. The sole exceptions were the 2012 and new 2022 Civic, being spring/summer releases.
This generation was out in dealers in October 1991 (and coupes in Autumn 1992), so any media coverage from then will be 1991 automatically or early 1992 (add 1 year for coupe). British and global public DGAF about MYs, only the manufacturers themselves do outside of the USA, but the media and public only care what year it is when the car is released.
I keep seeing this comment across this section and it's obvious too many of you are dense and miss the obvious, when everyone else already explained it. 🙄🤦♂️🤦♂️
Honda finished designing these bodies in 1988, tested them 1989-91, and then released them in September 1991 for the 1992 sales season. It ain't rocket science.
This just made me smile ❤️🥰
160 bhp from a 1.6 liter engine three decades ago. That's Honda for you!
Absolutely revolutionary car in the early 90's. Suddenly everybody else's small cars looked very angular and frumpy. The real magic though was the chassis and light weight, man these cars were fun to drive with a stick, even if they weren't very fast. Pity we never got the 160hp engine until the 1999 Civic Si, which was priced quite dear.
2:00 Couldn't have been more wrong, Tiff. Best interiors of the era, hands down.
"The instruments are lacking in character....." I really dont agree. Well its not a Jaguar with a lot of wooden panels, but its interor looks sportier than most cars today. I love my 1992 1.5 civic , blue hatchback.
I got a civic eg hatchback. And a guy I work for complemented my car the other day and thought it was newer than his mid 2000s vw Passat. Needless to say it was a suprise when I told him it was 24 years old 😂
EG ftw!!!
Friend had one and got it down to just over 1800lbs!!!!!!
Do you understand how phenomenal that is pared w/ good suspension, tires and some power!!!!
90's - 00's were the best for automobile industry.
I use to own a 95 civic coup. Love the experience so I now own a '06 accord sedan, '13 civic si coup with the hfp package and a '16 civic lx sedan. "Vtec kicked in yo!"
My first car was a 90 Civic. I loved that little beast
This is the coolest thing ever for a big fan of the Civic like me
I drive a 2013 Civic, but I LOVE those older hatchbacks.
Mines got 452,000 KM on the odometer, and has only ever had new brake lines and exhaust. That engine has run for eighteen years, and will continue to run forever.
That civic still kickin it's V-tech much better than nowadays car.
I have a 92 Civic sedan so this is awesome to watch
i got a Honda Civic EX 1991 model - 12700 KM till now-rarely to be used in great shape as new-all original.but this record shows the Civic 1992 that came after the 1991 model.
I love the way these cars look standard. I hate what modders do to them; they're beautiful and classy.