What the hell is a Civic RS??
The Civic RS in Japan is actually no longer being produced.... at least in this current model year. Now about why people would put a RS Grill on the American Civics... In Japan, we don't have DX,LX,EX, ect... we've got X,X4(All Wheel Drive!), C, andC4. The RS used to be there but no more... But when it was, it was the Japanese EX in a nut shell. Only it had what Honda America calls a "Factory Performance" upgrade with the grill, side skirts, lower lip wheels and maybe something else. So by saying that an RS Grill is like putting a Type-R sticker on your car, you would be very wrong. Oh and yeah, I do have a RS Grill.
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Originally Posted by mattnyc
So i can get an RS grill and just have the H without the RS? Thats what I would want. Do the ebay versions allow for removing the "RS"?
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Originally Posted by RiceRocketeer
RS = Real Slow? they just want you to think it is jdm.. but in actuality they are letting you tell the world your car is a RS Civic.. or a Real Slow Civic..
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Actually, I believe "RS" originally came from the German "rennsport" which means "racing".
No offence, but road sailing doesn't make much sense for a car which has sporting intentions. Otherwise they'd be badging Buicks and Oldsmobiles "RS" left and right.
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No offence, but road sailing doesn't make much sense for a car which has sporting intentions. Otherwise they'd be badging Buicks and Oldsmobiles "RS" left and right.
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Why are soooooo many old old old OLD topics being unearthed?!??
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you can get an rs grille, and not put the rs emblem on. it comes as a seperate metal sticker thing. BUT there is a plastic flat part that has the RS outline on it where you are supposed to put the sticker. it looks kinda strange being empty. putting an EX or LX emblem on it would also look odd because of the RS outline.
PS the emlbem is crap. it turns pink after about 7 months.
you can get an rs grille, and not put the rs emblem on. it comes as a seperate metal sticker thing. BUT there is a plastic flat part that has the RS outline on it where you are supposed to put the sticker. it looks kinda strange being empty. putting an EX or LX emblem on it would also look odd because of the RS outline.
PS the emlbem is crap. it turns pink after about 7 months.
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The Civic RS in Japan is actually no longer being produced.... at least in this current model year. Now about why people would put a RS Grill on the American Civics... In Japan, we don't have DX,LX,EX, ect... we've got X,X4(All Wheel Drive!), C, andC4. The RS used to be there but no more... But when it was, it was the Japanese EX in a nut shell. Only it had what Honda America calls a "Factory Performance" upgrade with the grill, side skirts, lower lip wheels and maybe something else. So by saying that an RS Grill is like putting a Type-R sticker on your car, you would be very wrong. Oh and yeah, I do have a RS Grill.
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Re: What the hell is a Civic RS??
The letters „RS“ have nothing to with Road Sailing.
They were adopted or copied from the German term of “Renn Sport” and identify a vehicle which is a racing car, from the early days of car racing.
Porsches and Mercedes were the first cars that carried those Letters.
They were adopted or copied from the German term of “Renn Sport” and identify a vehicle which is a racing car, from the early days of car racing.
Porsches and Mercedes were the first cars that carried those Letters.
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