Love this comparison! Funny how the FK8 was built in Europe but looks very gundam JDM Japan and the FL5 is being built in Japan but looks very sleek Euro like. Both sexy as hell. I think Honda nailed it for North America as now we have 2 CTRās to choose from depending on if you want aggressive...
i just want to reiterate I do like the FL5. Itās great in its own way. Honda has never made a perfect looking vehicle (NSX is damn close though). Iām not a random crazy FK8 owner coming to shit on the 11gen, just a Honda guy throwing out my crappy observations lol.
Iām just trying to find common ground with you lol yup Iāve been through every generational forum and seen it too. I will be getting an FL5 in the future, as I basically get a new car every year or 2. I just find it funny how defensive you get! I guess you should be used to it by now. Every new...
The black trim is the grill though? Many people have body matched the grill for the FK8 and doesnāt have the concave look with overhang on the top and bottom.
Just relax, Iāve been a die hard Honda guy since the day I got my license. There is stuff on my FK8 I donāt like as well. Iāve owned 10 Hondas/Acuras since 2010 and almost imported an FD2 before I jumped on the FK8.
now the part I donāt like on the front which gives me the frumpy/beluga look is...
Itās literally the grill that gives the FL5 the beluga look⦠you are over analyzing it haha. The black piece on the FK8 aka the grill, connects flush to the bumper where the FL5 grill is concave so it gives it the frumpy hood.
Yea forsure, just my opinion. Donāt get me wrong thereās lots I donāt like about my FK8 as well as the FL5. I think the FK8 rear is itās worst attribute where I think the FL5 the front is itās worst. I want to combine both them together to get a perfect CTR haha!
loves these shots. So cool to see both side by side. That first photo shows the big part I donāt like about the FL5 which is the overhang above the front grill. Looks really weird to me. Definitely 2 beautiful cars though.
You drop into the Fk8. The driving position is very similar to my friends FRS but the civic has a way better steering wheel and way better seats. Feels like a real sports car. Not like a focus RS or golf GTI where you sit on the car it feels like.
I would assume the FL5 will be just like the FK8.