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bhav · 14th July 2006, 15:00

I test drove a Civic Manual in Bombay last weekend. Fairly disappointing overall.

1. Engine de-tuned from 160BHP+ abroad to 132BHP for India. As usual this destroys the free-revving character of the car - I am surprised you had a different opinion on this. Honda should have limited this de-tuning to the City (where even the VTEC experience has been wrecked for mileage's sake), but the Civic actually carries it forward.

2. The speedometer in digital looks good, but after a while I felt the ever changing speed number was actually distracting. On Indian roads, you can expect the screen to be continually in motion !!

3. Agree with you on the gear lever position. Elbow rest on left is not well used due to the forward placement and I suspect the continuous desire to use the rest while changing gears can get tiresome

4. Rear leg room is noticeably inferior to a Corolla and I suspect quite close to a Skoda Octavia - not enough basically.

5. Boot is flat and not bigger than a Chonda City. Quality of plastics could have been better.

Bottomline: Corolla still rules for the driver driven. For those who drive their cars themselves, Octy RS smokes Civic anyday....

6. Manual does not have leather trims I think - only fabric trims on that one.

14th July 2006, 15:00	#4 (permalink)
bhav Newbie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 3	I test drove a Civic Manual in Bombay last weekend. Fairly disappointing overall. 1. Engine de-tuned from 160BHP+ abroad to 132BHP for India. As usual this destroys the free-revving character of the car - I am surprised you had a different opinion on this. Honda should have limited this de-tuning to the City (where even the VTEC experience has been wrecked for mileage's sake), but the Civic actually carries it forward. 2. The speedometer in digital looks good, but after a while I felt the ever changing speed number was actually distracting. On Indian roads, you can expect the screen to be continually in motion !! 3. Agree with you on the gear lever position. Elbow rest on left is not well used due to the forward placement and I suspect the continuous desire to use the rest while changing gears can get tiresome 4. Rear leg room is noticeably inferior to a Corolla and I suspect quite close to a Skoda Octavia - not enough basically. 5. Boot is flat and not bigger than a Chonda City. Quality of plastics could have been better. Bottomline: Corolla still rules for the driver driven. For those who drive their cars themselves, Octy RS smokes Civic anyday.... 6. Manual does not have leather trims I think - only fabric trims on that one.