honda civic good car

honda civic
honda civic

Honda Civic Cars

Vehicle Overview
Now into its second generation, the Honda Civic Hybrid offers more premium options but remains technologically unchanged for 2009. The Civic uses gasoline-electric hybrid technology to reach fuel economy ratings of 40/45 mpg city/highway. The Civic Hybrid’s main competition is the Toyota Prius.

New for 2009
The hybrid receives a new front bumper with larger grille openings. On the inside, leather seating surfaces, heated seats and heated mirrors are options. An electronic stability system is now standard.

Exterior
The Civic Hybrid sedan looks as futuristic as the gas-powered models. A-pillars are practically over the front wheels, and the large front doors make it easy to get in and out of the car.

* Redesigned front bumper with more pronounced grille openings
* 15-inch alloy wheels fitted with low-rolling-resistance tires
* Rear lip spoiler
* Hybrid badges and turn-signal indicators in the side mirror housings

Interior
There’s room for five in the Civic Hybrid, which has two-tone cloth seating surfaces with newly optional leather seating surfaces. The Civic Hybrid has an interesting looking instrument cluster that’s similar to the regular Civic’s. It features a digital speedometer positioned near the base of the windshield and a large tachometer in its own housing that sits in front of the steering wheel. There’s also a battery meter and a charge/assist gauge that monitors the electric portion of the powertrain.

* Air conditioning
* Cruise control
* Tilt/telescoping steering wheel
* Power windows, locks and mirrors
* 10.4 cubic feet of cargo volume (smaller than the regular sedan’s 12.0-cubic-foot trunk)
* Stereo with CD player and USB audio interface that works with iPods and flash drives
* Optional navigation system with voice recognition
* Bluetooth limited to navigation-equipped vehicles

Under the Hood
The Civic Hybrid features a 1.3-liter four-cylinder engine teamed with an electric motor.

* 110 horsepower and 123 pounds-feet of torque
* Continuously variable automatic transmission
* MacPherson strut front suspension and compact multilink double-wishbone rear suspension

Safety
Now standard on all Civic Hybrids is an electronic stability system, which was not previously offered on the hybrid. In the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s frontal-offset and side-impact crash tests, the Civic received the highest overall rating.

* Antilock brakes
* Side-impact airbags for the front seats
* Side curtain airbags
* Active front head restraints

source:cars.com

Honda Civic

Honda Civic
Honda Civic
Honda Civic
Honda Civic
Honda Civic
Honda Civic
Honda Civic
Honda Civic

Honda

Honda Acura 2011

2009 Honda Fit

Honda City fourth generation

2007 Black Honda CRV

Honda Prelude Vertical Door Conversion Kit

2006 Honda Jazz

Honda S2000 black (wallpaper

Honda Civic type R

Honda Fc Sport. Hidrogen green concept car

Honda Sports Modulo Type R

Video: Honda’s are (made) forever...

After seeing this "poor" Honda Civic taking the beat of its lifetime and still continuing to run, do you still have any doubts about Japanese reliability? Unbelievable...

Technorati: Honda+Civic, Video, auto+news, car+news, automobile, cars, automotive, vehicles, Carscoop, blogs, 2007, pictures, images

2008 Honda Civic Type-R Promo Video

8,5 minutes after watching this I’m bored to hell and simultaneously utterly annoyed by the atmospheric music that destroyed any interest this video might of had. Why, why Honda did you spend time and money on this?

Technorati: Honda+Civic+Type-R, Youtube, Video, auto+news, car+news, automobile, cars, automotive, vehicles, Carscoop, blogs, 2007

Citroen Saxo VTS: with a…220Hp Civic Type-R engine!

While this video isn’t as near as enjoying as the BMW 3-Series Coupe with a Honda S2000 engine video we showed last week, you’ve got to admit that the idea of putting an upgraded Civic Type-R motor to the rear end of a 900kg (1.985 pounds) Citroen Saxo is indulging. According to the guys who made the vid, the rear-wheel drive Saxo Type-R does the quarter mile sprint in 14,26 sec. Via: Diariomotor

Technorati: Citroen+Saxo, Honda+Civic+Type-R, Youtube, auto+news, car+news, automobile, cars, automotive, vehicles, Carscoop, blogs, 2007,

Tokyo Auto Salon: Mugen Honda Jazz/Fit, Civic & S2000 Concepts

Even though the show lasts for a couple of days only, those Tokyo boyz are rolling off concepts faster than a DSG transmission changes gears! On its part Honda specialist Mugen revealed spiced up versions of the Jazz/Fit, Civic Sedan and the S2000 Roadster.

As with the majority of the Tokyo presentations, information concerning the cars is more limited than our knowledge of black holes so once again we’ll have to be consent with any images we’ve got on our hands -for now that is. Undoubtedly Mugen’s most impressive show car is the “Open-Top Sports Concept” or to make its simple a barchetta version of the S2000 with an eye-catching bodykit that we’d just love to take it for a drift –wouldn’t you?

Albeit less impressive, the other two Mugen concepts are the “Road to Racing Concept” which is based on the Civic Sedan featuring a bodykit reminiscent of the 4door Type-R (although that looked much cooler thanks to its polar white colour) & the “Fit Spec-D” which well, is a supped-up Fit (Jazz).

Technorati: Mugen, Honda+Jazz, Honda+fit, Honda+S2000, Honda+Civic, Tokyo+Auto+Salon, bodykit, auto+news, car+news, automobile, cars, automotive, vehicles, Carscoop, blogs, 2007, pictures, images

SEMA Show: Honda Civic MUGEN Si Sedan - Sales start in Spring 2007

Based on the Civic Si, the Mugen Si looks nearly as sexy as the polar white Civic Sedan Type-R we saw a few weeks ago. Mugen packed this Si with a track-tuned suspension, aerodynamic body styling and a performance exhaust system. Planned for production in a limited quantity of 500 units a year, the Civic MUGEN Si sales will start in the US in spring 2007 with a retail price of less than 30,000 USD. More specifically:

The track tuned suspension lowers the vehicle by 0.6" (15mm) with highly aggressive spring and damper tuning for enhanced handling performance.

The full bodykit adds a front spoiler and sports grille, side spoilers, a rear diffuser and a rear wing. The lightweight MUGEN forged alloy wheels measure 18x7.5" and are shod with 215/40R18 summer tires.

The sports exhaust system reduces back pressure from the catalytic converter back resulting in an enhanced power curve.

Additional equipment includes front and rear MUGEN emblems along with a serial number placard on the instrument panel. A spherical aluminum shift knob replaces the standard knob.

Technorati: Honda+Civic+Mugen+Si+Sedan, bodykit, Specialty+Equipment+Market+Association, SEMA, SEMA+Show, 2006, tune, tuning+news, images, pictures, autos, auto+news, car+news, automobile, cars, automotive, vehicles, Carscoop

Honda Civic Hybrid Sports - Paris Show Aftermath

Obviously, not one of the Paris Show stars, but nevertheless, Honda's Civic Hybrid Sports Concept caught the attention of a few press people thanks to it's tasteful bodykit. Based on the 2007 Civic IMA, the concept was fitted with deep front and rear spoilers and side skirts, with the body finished in a special blue paint, set off by chrome finish seven-spoke alloy wheels and exhaust tailpipes.

Likewise, the distinctive interior used a stark contrast of black and white as a colour scheme, with bucket seats providing the necessary sport touch. Nothing new underneath though which is pity as the bodykit looked really nice on the Civic. Although this was dubbed as a concept, we could see the aggressive bodykit in a future Civic Type S in Europe. - See the 220Hp+ Honda Civic Type Sedan that will go in production in 2007 here : Carscoop

Technorati: Honda+Civic+Hybrid+Sport, concept, Civic+IMA, hybrids, Mondial+de+l'Automobile, ecology, green, Honda+Civic+Type+R, sedan, 4+door, 2007, Carscoop, autos, auto+news, car+news, automobile, cars, automotive, vehicles, 2006, Paris, +International+Motor+Show