My GSR has a shorter shift than any of the Civics I have driven. I don't know about the new Civics. I have a 1998 GSR and I drove a same year Civic, the GSR had a shorter shift action IMO when it was new and up to now 8 years later the GSR is less sloppy compared to any of the Civics I drove, it was even better than my Mazda MX-3GS 1.8LV6.