Civic with Aggressive Aero Struts Its Stuff at SEMA
Gnarly track-ready Honda Civic squeezes between the crazy supercars and monster builds at SEMA 2022.
When you think of SEMA, your mind usually goes to mind-melting swaps, crazy custom supercars, and, of course, ridiculous lifted trucks that have never seen a spec of dirt in their lives and probably never will. A Civic doesn’t often represent the SEMA mindset. However, there are often some hidden gems among the hallowed SEMA grounds. Of course, if you want to see Hondas, you could just visit the actual Honda booth in the convention center. If you want to see some killer personal Honda builds, you’ll have to dig a little deeper.
Fortunately, that’s exactly what Honda-Tech’s own Derin Richardson did! Amidst the widebody Porsches, Liberty Walk McLarens, and, of course, the trucks sits this aggressive-looking 9th-gen Honda Civic. If you were lost in the SEMA sauce, you would have walked right by it! Fortunately for us, Richardson brought us this awesome set of photos so we could take a closer look at this build.
The Key Is in the Details…and This Is No Hard Parking Specialist
Many folks would be quick to disregard this car right off the bat because of the aero up front. After all, there’s no shortage of vehicles rocking canards, splitters, and other track-related items that have never so much as stepped foot at a racetrack. However, when you start looking a bit closer, signs point to this car being an actual track attendee. That, for the record, is something we love.
Go back to the first image and look closely at the windshield. This car has a full cage, a pair of racing bucket seats, and harnesses. Is it possible that someone wanted a roll cage just for looks? Possibly. But that’s a wildly expensive flex for no good reason. Stepping back starts to reveal the Rays wheels and the fender flares that accommodate both those wheels and an all-around set of Toyo R888 (we think?) tires.
Almost without a doubt, this car is spending some of its life on a race track!
It’s for Downforce, Bro
But in this case, it actually is! All that carbon fiber up front is quite useful for high-speed interactions with corners. It isn’t, however, useful for light-to-light racing a Dodge Neon SRT4 after the local Saturday night car meet. Sorry, folks.
Finishing up the aggressive front end is a set of carbon fiber turn signal intakes and, of course, a transparent hood displaying the turbo K series engine beneath it.
Overall, this is a super respectable Civic build that seems to reflect an actual track car that actually spends time on a race track. We love it!
Photos for Honda-Tech by Derin Richardson
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