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Who knew there would be hell to pay for perpetually setting the bar high? Honda, certainly didn't, but discovered otherwise when it came time to launch the ninth-generation Civic. Although still an adequate automobile to many, it lacked the same spark and innovation we'd come to expect from previous Civics. Worse, with competitors finally upping their efforts in the C-segment, the Civic no longer seemed to stand head and shoulders above the crowd.