2006 honda civic hatch - your thoughts??

[shigs]

ive been a close follower of the civic si thread we have here, and noticed that nobody has mentioned the 2006 hatch version, which i belive its a stunning car..!

here in the uk this car was only launched last week, and ive already booked a test drive on the 1.8 i-vtech version this weekend :toast:

i was wondering if any1 else here has booked a test drive or is indeed intrested in purchasing one themself and also if any1 else would like to shed there thoughts on the car

few quick specs..

1.8 i-vtech engine
140 hp
6 speed manual trans
0-62 = 8.9 secs
max speed = 127
44 mpg

few pics of the motor...

http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/4820/14sr1.th.jpg (http://img371.imageshack.us/my.php?image=14sr1.jpg)

http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/7586/047lc.th.jpg (http://img371.imageshack.us/my.php?image=047lc.jpg)

http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/3084/civic26za.th.jpg (http://img371.imageshack.us/my.php?image=civic26za.jpg)

thanks, shigs

[charlie]

very cool! not avail in US currently!

C

[shigs]

very cool! not avail in US currently!

C

yeh and we dnt ave the si version over here atm either :(

[MaxxxRacer]

looks good from the front... back looks horrible.. should have stuck closer to the coupes rear end.

[shigs]

looks good from the front... back looks horrible.. should have stuck closer to the coupes rear end.


i must say i do half agree with you there, altho i can vouch for this car and say it looks BETTER in person. i personally didnt like the car from all the previous photos ive seen of it, but i must say i fell in love with it at the showroom .... :D

[MaxxxRacer]

hmm. it looks like they improved the gase mileage without sacraficing horse power.. Good job honda.. I wonder if the hatch is lighter.

But i still say the car needs 200whp.. It would be loads more fun to have that extra power under your foot.

[shigs]

hmm. it looks like they improved the gase mileage without sacraficing horse power.. Good job honda.. I wonder if the hatch is lighter.

But i still say the car needs 200whp.. It would be loads more fun to have that extra power under your foot.


the weight of the car is my main concern, i atm own a mercedes smart forfour 1.1l altho its only a 1.1 it weighs under 1000kgs and is quite nippy 4 wat it is and it is also quicker than the 1.4litre of this civic..

rest assured i will be test drivin the s**t outta it on sat, 2 c wat its like... the salesman best hold on2 his seatbelt :D

shigs

[conrad.maranan]

When I first saw images of the hatchback a few months ago, I didn't like it at all. I still don't think it's a very good-looking car, but it does look a lot better than the last Civic hatchback (EP3) Honda put out.

[[XC] leviathan18]

love the interior

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/135/hondacivic06102476821dl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[conrad.maranan]

Yeah. That interior looks pretty futuristic, but just a little too futuristic for my taste. I do appreciate how the tachometer is the focal point of the gauge cluster, though. :up:

[ToxicBug]

i-vtech

Everyone knows its spelled "viteck" :nono:

[perkam]

Hmmm...AeroKit + Huge spoiler....I Like :D

Perkam

[Stewie007]

Don't forget the fart pipe...

pfft. woof woof... Even uglier rice burner.

[[XC] leviathan18]

if it had a mustang horse you will say wow

[Stewie007]

What, you think you can deny the fact that every one of these "modded" honda civics sounds like it has a bad muffler? :p Sounds like a constant fart going on down the road.

But he asked what people thought. And I said what I thought. :p

[mikenam]

naw don't like that hatch. i think its ugly. interior is nice. Don't see a lcd for navi. i see the pushstart for the hatch. does the si have pust start? 92-98 is a whole lot better than this.

[MaxxxRacer]

the interior on the euro civic has its nice points (the digi part in the middle of the tach, and the power button), but other than that, I prefer the american interior. As conrad said it is just WAY to futureistic.

IF this is the K20 engine, it can get 300hp without much work. I say this becuase the atom (made by uk company) uses the K20 from the RSX-S (same engine as civic SI, just that the civic version is tuned down) and it outputs 300hp with a supercharger and not much else. pretty sweet if you ask me..

I'd give my left foot to have 300hp in my civic (well it would need to have triptronic if it had 300hp for me to give my left foot)

[Grave]

Looks nice.

[calcal]

it looks more like a 2 door suv than a sports car

[Dissolved]

nice ride. ugly rear. id drive it.

ugly/different/new cars will get attention pending where you live. around my area theres probly 10 hondas on every street.

[axion]

That car is bloody U.G.L.Y :|

[fatfreepork]

ugly at all angles. Why would anybody in Europe buy that? Theres so many other hot hatch options such as...

VW GTI
http://www.motorcities.com/media/image/640/05GJ9181720341A/2006-Volkswagen-GTI-and-Passat-Win-Awards-in-UK-A.jpeg

Focus ST
http://www.supercars.it/ginevra2005/ford_focus_st_1.JPG

[Stewie007]

Well, even though I hate Honda, VW is worse, and Ford is nothing to write home about. Especially their "value" models.

[shigs]

Well, even though I hate Honda, VW is worse, and Ford is nothing to write home about. Especially their "value" models.

and yeh i also dnt like vw jus for the fact that there SOOOOOOO common here in london, and as for the focus ST it jus screams out boy racer abit to loud for me and it also weighs close to 2000kg :O

i test drove the civic, altho its a v.nice car to drive it jus wasnt quick enough for me, so instead i jus upgraded my 1.1 smart forfour to the 1.5l turbo charged 177bhp brabus version :D

[scarface_what]

i prefer the older ones:cool: tho

[Skyline GT-R]

I really don't like the new Civic and like fatfreepork says, who in europe is going to buy that car? A VW Golf GTi is very sweet, and a Ford Focus GT (not ST) is cool to, or an Opel Astra OPC or...

[shigs]

I really don't like the new Civic and like fatfreepork says, who in europe is going to buy that car? A VW Golf GTi is very sweet, and a Ford Focus GT (not ST) is cool to, or an Opel Astra OPC or...

the astra (assuming your talkin about the vxr) torque steers like a total :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:! so unless u dnt care about handlin then its a very quick straight line car

the focus ST, has no class about it... altho its prob the best car out the bunch... great power & great handling

the vw gold gti... altho a very pretty car & the 1 with the most class... the interior is rather dull, and here in the Uk there so common you prolly spot the odd granny drivin 1 :p:

the civic is the most funky and fun lookin hatch out atm in my personal opinion... altho i am holdin out for the type-r version...

http://img421.imageshack.us/img421/3876/20041220102258typer2006rr5lv.th.jpg (http://img421.imageshack.us/my.php?image=20041220102258typer2006rr5lv.jpg)