Really? Need to feel the downshift to feel sporty? Try racing a stock FD2 and stock FC1 side by side and see who gets to 200km/h faster.

FC1 is Civic 1.5T bro... and yes, it has paddle shift. No real need actually for paddle shift as the CVT always keep the engine rev in the best power band.

As I said, put a Civic 1.5T and Civic 2.0 side by side, overtaking on highway, 1.5T will always win. I used to own an FD2 from 2011 to 2016 and the FC1 outclasses it in every way.

FD2 is 5AT bro... What 6AT are you talking about? Do you even have the FD2? LOL! Have you even tried the FC1 car? Turbo lag is extremely minimal, and you can only feel it if you mash on the accelerator hard. The Civic X 1.8 is FC2.

Sorry if I come out that way, not my intention to make fun of you. Civic FC is faster than FD2 bro, no matter straight line, winding roads or uphill. FD2R or heavily modified FD2 using K24 engines is another matter altogether where those high RPM NA engines will be better than small cc turbo. That's why I say if a stock vs stock, the new FC will (nearly) always beat the old FD.