The coupe powered by I-VTEC could be the solution for those who cannot afford a real Mercedes
February 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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- A Honda Civic from the late 1990s underwent large visual modifications inspired by Mercedes.
- The so-called “Supercar” offers real Mercedes lighting units and a personalized body kit.
- The modified roof line suggests that the donor car may have been involved in an accident.
The modification of cars takes a mixture of creativity, determination and desire to ignore the laws of good taste. An Indonesian owner of Honda Civic certainly adopted the creative part, transforming his humble sedan into a personalized “Mercedes Supercar” using a mixture of authentic components and replacement.
What started as a Honda Civic in 1996 is now hardly recognizable thanks to large visual modifications. The headlights seem to come from a first generation Mercedes-Benz SUV Mercedes-Benz (W163), flank a personalized grille that imitates the Mercedes-McLaren SLR. The bumper contributions and the hood vents borrow style indices from past AMG models, while the lateral profile has false gills for this “illusion” of additional performance.
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The roof line and the pillars of the Honda Civic were reshaped, making us believe that the donor car could have been involved in a working accident. Consequently, the false Mercedes has doors without framework and unconventional proportions. If you fold the fold, you might have a hint of CLK, but certainly not strong enough to call it a replica.
At the rear, the smoked fire fires borrowed from the Mercedes-Benz SLK (R171) roadster pair (R171) with a personalized tailgate and rear bumper. True to the theme inspired by the AMG, the car includes quadruple pipes housed in a diffuser. Other details include a fixed rear wing, ultra -thin mirrors and a set of 18 -inch Meister alloy wheels, which gives it a distinctive performance look – if not entirely convincing.
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By moving inside, the interior of the Civic obtains a Mercedes emblem on the steering wheel, yellow door inserts and an oversized infotainment screen in the central console. The audio system of the secondary market is particularly ambitious, with enough speakers piled up to make the freight space a distant memory.
Under the hood, however, it’s always all Honda. The power comes from the IVTEC signature engine of the CIVIC, coupled with a manual gearbox with five speeds. Unlike all the Mercedes two -door coupes, which sends power to the rear wheels, this traction creation before glue at its original arrangement, which means that the “supercar” transformation is strictly visual (obviously).
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The unique model drew our attention through a registration On Facebook Marketplace, where he has persisted in selling for over a month. In a rather creative marketing movement, the seller photoshopped various Ferrari next to the construction. After all, nothing says “supercar status” as a little vow of digital thought.
According to the list (there are at least two), the Honda “Mercedified” is evaluated between 75 and 79 million Indonesian rupees, but do not panic, it is the equivalent of around $ 4,600 to $ 4,800 . It is estimated that the changes would have cost 40 million rupees ($ 2,400), which means that someone has flowed a relatively Just in this project.
