The Silveriest Civic in the World Actually Wears Real Silver

The Honda Insight, the first-ever hybrid vehicle introduced by the Japanese automaker, turned 25 this year. To celebrate this silver anniversary, Honda’s European division commissioned a Civic Hybrid finished in a specially made batch of unique silver paint—the silveriest in the world—created by renowned artist and colour champion Stuart Semple.

If you don’t know Semple, he’s also the inventor of the world’s Pinkest Pink, Goldest Gold and Blackest Black. He supplied the paint for the one-off anniversary edition through his studio, Culture Hustle.

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The silveriest silver uses 64 percent real silver flakes and pigments blended in an acrylic suspension. The paint can be smoothly applied to all surfaces and gives the appearance of solid gold or silver metals.

The custom fabrication specialists at The Syrup Room in Bournemouth, U.K. applied the paint to the Civic. Over three days, their team of expert sprayers cleaned and prepared the car’s bodywork in carefully climate-controlled conditions before administering multiple layers of specialist protective and removable paint.

Finally, high-precision spraying equipment was used to apply the final coats of Silveriest Silver to create the unique celebratory Civic.

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As a reminder, the Honda Civic Hybrid is back in Canada for the 2025 model year, producing 200 horsepower and achieving a combined 4.9 L/100 km. And yes, you can order it in silver (but not that silver). Make sure you read our reviews of the Civic Hybrid in both Sedan and Hatchback configurations. We also have pricing details here and here.