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The Honda Civic is one of the top selling cars in the US and for very good reason. The civic model dates back a long way and once you’ve owned a Honda often the other brands never seem to stack up all that well. Honda owners have a high degree of loyalty to the brand and with good reason, build quality and good design that offers great value for money are the hallmarks of the Honda badge!
Over the next five years, Honda plans to power all four-cylinder cars using either petrol hybrids with lithium-ion batteries or i-CTDi diesels. The 2010 Honda Civic Hybrid will use the 1.5L IMA hybrid engine powered by lithium-ion batteries with more than 150bhp and sub-120g/km CO2 emissions. An exciting new Civic Type R is also in the pipeline which will be powered by a 2.0 liter i-VTEC engine that might also get Honda’s new 4-cylinder hybrid electric-motor currently in development. Honda is currently restructuring manufacturing facilities to cater for large-scale hybrid production.
Honda Civic – Best in the small car class.
Price Range: $15,305 – $25,190
Body Style: Sedan, coupe
Specifications
Engines
Item sohc I41 dohc I42 sohc I4/electric3 sohc I44
Size, liters/cu. in. 1.8/110 2.0/122 1.3/82 1.8/110
Horsepower @ rpm. 140@6300 197@7800 110@6000 113@6300
Torque (lb-ft) @ rpm. 128@4300 139@6100 123@1000 109@4300
Availability Standard Standard Standard Standard
EPA City / highway mpg
5-speed manual 26/34 –/– –/– –/–
6-speed manual –/– 21/29 –/– –/–
5-speed automatic 25/36 –/– –/– 24/36
CVT automatic –/– –/– 40/45 –/–
Vehicle Dimensions
Specification Honda Civic 2-door coupe
Wheelbase, in. 104.3
Overall Length, in. 174.8
Overall Width, in. 68.9
Overall Height, in. 53.5
Curb Weight, lbs. 2586
Cargo Volume, cu. ft. 11.5
Standard Payload, lbs. –
Fuel Capacity, gals. 13.2
Seating Capacity 5
Front Head Room, in. 38.0
Max. Front Leg Room, in. 42.6
Rear Head Room, in. 35.1
Max. Rear Leg Room, in. 30.3
