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To most of us, the RS badge on Hondas is a relatively new thing. We first saw it on the tenth-generation Civic in 2016, serving as the top of the line model. But for those familiar with the brand, they would know that it goes far beyond that.
In 1974, the first ever Honda Civic RS made its debut as a Japan-only model. This year, it celebrates its 50th anniversary.
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The first generation Honda Civic premiered in 1972, but following public clamor of a sporty model, the company responded with the RS variant two years later. The first RS effectively kicked off the sporty Civic genre that’s still alive today in the form of the North American Si and the global Type R.
