This old-time history lesson ought to be revisited in the current day..
For the hot hatch enthusiasts, the 2000s was a fine time that the hot hatch market was able to provide in quantity. Used and new, there were many choices available, with this article presenting an iconic nameplate and generation against a new contender that once produced competition for Group B rally racing.
“The swoopy teardrop styling of the three-door EG Civic is as attrractive today as it was back in the early 90’s”. 25 years since the article, I think it still is among many communities across the country. Singapore on the other hand? I think most have moved on.
This scan was lifted from a Motoring (Singapore) issue from August 2000. As shown, the cars represented in the article are the Honda Civic VTi, chassis code EG6, and the Peugeot 206 GTi.
This scan was admittedly very rushed, and I will look into rescanning it in the future.
~Efini
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Those were certainly the days.