The current-generation Honda Civic's design has been much maligned by everybody, including Honda itself. The reception's been so bad that even Honda->ke34 tried to hustle through extensive interior and exterior design upgrades for the 2013 model.

Fortunately, the Japanese automaker's in-house aftermarket arm, Mugen->ke3365, has come to offer some assistance of its own in the form of a new styling package for the Euro-spec Civic.

The package is purely aesthetics, which actually is a good thing considering the amount of help the Civic needs to make it palatably desirable. Mugen's new front spoiler and a revised grille are big bonuses to add a splash of aggression to the car's front profile. Aerodynamic side skirts are also offered, as is a new rear diffuser, a carbon-fiber rearview mirror cover, a tailgate-mounted wing, Mugen badging, anodized aluminum oil caps in Champagne Gold, Silver Grey, Red, Blue or Black, and a choice of three different sets of wheels that can be had in a number of different finishes.

If only Honda had Mugen design the Civic, then it probably wouldn't be in the pickle it is in now.

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