Honda Civic Review, Ratings, Specs, Prices, and Photos. The Honda Civic has a long history to draw from in the U. S. its the fifth decade of sales for the carand its 2. This years Civic, which has already been followed by a coupe version, is the 1. There is good news for people who fondly remember the first CVCC Hondas. But more to the point, the new Civic will send some fear into its rivals. Honda had let down its compact car guard in the past few years with the Civic it cheapened its interior and dulled its luster while vehicles like the Mazda 3, Ford Focus, and Hyundai Elantra grew more appealing. Now the Civics back to form, with a clean sheet design, a stiff new body, efficient new engines, and a heady dose of safety technology. With the latest sedan, Honda shows why its the small car company of record. It drops almost all its economy car pretense, and in Touring trim, could easily wear a premium badge. Review continues below. Eventually, the new Civic lineup will include a wide range of body styles and performance profileseverything from the standard sedan, to a coupe and hatchback, to heady Si editions and even a track minded Type R. It all starts with the 2. Honda Prelude Automatic To Manual Swap' title='Honda Prelude Automatic To Manual Swap' />Civic sedan, the best looking Honda in a decade or more, with its fastback profile and neatly organized cockpitand now with a Civic Coupe. Hondas recent decade of styling hasnt been strong, but its rapidly changing with vehicles such as the redone Accord and Pilot. The Civics the best yet, with a beautifully edgy fastback shape that effectively hides its size by widening and lowering its proportions. Its as if Honda finally has grasped how great styling is the most effective wrapper for great engineering. The front end might be the weakest statement, with its formal and thick band of chrome elsewhere the Civics flared wheels, fast roofline, wedgy tail and bracket shaped taillights are exciting, and wouldnt look out of place in an Acura showroom. The cabins a bit more tame and well organized, with a broadly horizontal look and a single screen replaced the dual screen tiered design of the last Civic. Most versions have analog gauges, but the priciest Civic gets a digital display. Around 5. 5 inches shorter in length than the Sedan, as well as about an inch lower overall, the 2. Honda Civic Coupe is pretty much the same as its sedan counterpart from the cowl forward, but through the cabin to the back of the car it has quite different proportionsas well as an upward side sheet metal crease that helps bring out a wedgier, more planted stance. Coupes also get their own taillight design, with C shaped LED lamps that go full width across the trunklid. Arta Seductiei 1 Pdf. The Civic splits its identities when it comes to performance. Base models have linear, unexciting acceleration and handling turbo Civics get a big top end power boost and exceptional ride smoothness. The standard engine is a 1. LX models only or a continuously variable transmission CVT, which has been carried over from the last generation Civic. Hi Hans i have a Honda Prelude 1990 model 2l engine. This gearbox has a lot of problems, it cannot engage into gear 34 as wel as reverse. Honda Prelude Automatic To Manual Swap' title='Honda Prelude Automatic To Manual Swap' />No matter which transmission you choose, the familiar, linear power delivery wont leave you surprised. Its unobtrusive in its acceleration, and unexciting, too. With the loose and light shifting manual, it turns in 3. Like you, I love a good bargain. If I can get something for less at at least the same or slightly worse quality, I will generally go for the cheaper option. Haircuts. Innovative Mounts Conversion mount kit for 19881991 Honda Civic or CRX EF. Designed to fit all BSeries motors B16, B17, B18, B20 with cable transmission. Automakers arent giving up on the midsize sedan, and Honda has clearly placed some genuine effort behind the nextgeneration Accord. EPA ratingsbut with the far more common CVT itll do 3. Youll get the same fuel economy and much more lively performance from the 1. Civic Si like straight line performance, though a stronger CVT still lacks the direct input and the right now shift quality of a good manual or a great automatic. The Civics big performance appeal is in ride and handling. With a more complex dual pinion electric steering setup and hydraulic mounts for the suspension, its a magnitude more mature than the last Civic, precise and composed in all versions. On the base models, theres more dependence on the small 1. It no longer feels at all like an economy car, at this pay grade. The Civics commodious cabin has 6 footer room in back, and lots of clever storage solutions. Its as grown up and grown out as a VW Jetta or a Chrysler 2. By some measures, its not even a compact anymore, but a mid size vehicle. Specs matter, but interior space and comfort matters more, and here too the Civic excels. The front seats have a very low starting position, but theyre height adjustable the dash is very low, which gives the Civic excellent visibility. In the back seat, the Civic outperforms almost all the cars it names as rivals, and some others, too. Theres enough head and leg room for 6 footers to sit behind 6 footers, with an inch of knee room to spare. And the cabin is filled with thoughtful touches, from a flexible console storage system to a big, 1. Civic Coupe models still have significantly less spaceboth in terms of head room for those in front, and for back seat riders however Honda says that this generation of the Coupe gets 5 inches more rear leg room than the outgoing version. Hondas sensibly uncoupled its latest safety technology from the most expensive models. Now, every Civic comes with Bluetooth and a rearview cameraand can be configured with adaptive cruise control, forward collision warnings and automatic braking. As such, its already earned a place on the IIHS Top Safety Pick honor roll. Even in base trim, the Civic is well equipped. At just below 2. USB port and a 1. CD player, RIP. Moving up the price scale, the Civic adds a 7. USB port in the console Apple Car. Play and Android Auto capability more audio power XM and HD radio heated seats front and rear 1. Garmin navigation. At the top of the lineup, the Civic Touring is priced from 2. Honda. Sensing safety suite as well as a power front passenger seat heated outboard rear seats navigation LED headlights and a 4. Jackass Not Paying Attention Crashes Into Mans New Honda Civic Type R Right After He Bought It. One hundred and fifty one miles. That was all Greg Ellingson got with his brand new 2. Honda Civic Type R. He flew from Philadelphia to Boston to pick up the car, and not much later on Sunday, he was sulking through a five hour ride home in a tow truck. It doesnt matter what you think of the 2. Honda Civic Type Rs outlandish, almost Gundam likeRead more Read. Ellingsons story, which started blowing up on Sunday afternoon after he posted about it on Facebook, is an especially painful kind of heartbreak that resonates with anyone whos ever been excited to get a new car. The good news is besides the Civic, hearts were the only thing broken here. Ellingson told Jalopnik he was thankfully unhurt in the crash, as was the other driver he said wasnt paying attention and hit him from behind and then pushed him into another car. Amazingly Im unscathed, he said. Guy hit me going 3. Didnt even hit the brakes. By the wayfor anyone who complains that the new turbocharged 3. Civic Type R is different from the high revving old VTEC hatchbacks we wanted as kids, I can definitively say which one Id rather be in an accident in. Ellingson said he flew from Philadelphia to Boston on Sunday, got picked up by a salesperson with the paperwork already done. All he had to do, he said, was slap on a plate and drive it home. The car had 1. 2 miles on it when he picked it up. While heading south on Interstate 9. Connecticut, the brand new hot hatch met its fate. Traffic slowed and then went eventually to a stop. During the pause Ellingson changed the radio station, and then, in his words, SMASH. Didnt even see him coming, he said. Again, he wasnt hurt, and neither were any of the other drivers. But the Civic sustained some pretty severe front and rear end damage, and it had to be towed home. Ellingson did want me to say something nice about the cars Honda. Link system, which is kind of like Hondas take on On. Star, and here asked him if he needed 9. Complicated as modern cars can be, thats admittedly a useful and potentially life saving feature. Oh give a shout out to MALS AUTO TRUCK for taking me the remaining five hour drive home, he added. So whats next Ellingson said hes pretty confident the other drivers insurance will pay most of the car outhe paid 3. He said he hopes its totaled out so he can effectively start over, and then find another gray Civic Type R. It really is an awesome car, he told me. I didnt even really get a chance to play with it. Hopefully, that will change soon.