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Honda Civic Powertrain Performance Pros and Cons
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2019 Kia Forte Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh The list of reasons not to buy a Kia Forte is shorter, and might only apply to the non-GT. Some people will find the 147-horsepower 2.0-liter base engine sluggish. I personally found it adequate for typical daily driving. A Honda Civic LX with a 158-horsepower 2.0-liter engine is... Comparison vehicle: 2016 Honda Civic |
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2018 Elantra GT Sport Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh If a new entrant to a performance-oriented category wants to be taken seriously, it better punch above its weight. The Hyundai Elantra GT does not. Its turbocharged 201-horsepower 1.6-liter is a parity engine. It performs in the same ballpark as the turbocharged 205-horsepower 1.5-liter engine in the Civic Si, but... Comparison vehicle: 2017 Honda Civic |
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2011 Honda Civic Pros and Cons Member5159 The 1.8 performed well for every day use, reliable. Not quirky. |
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2016 Honda Civic Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh Honda has tended to fit the Civic with smaller engines than you'll find in competitors. Only with the 2016 has the base engine grown to a full 2.0 liters, a size commonly offered elsewhere in the class for over a decade. The new 158-horsepower engine is a good one. I've... Comparison vehicle: 2017 Hyundai Elantra |
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2016 Chevrolet Cruze Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh If you're looking for a solid, smooth, efficient, and well-equipped compact sedan, there aren't any strong reasons beyond a somewhat high price not to buy the new Chevrolet Cruze. The new car only falls short if you're looking for something sporty, because even with the RS Package (on the tested... Comparison vehicle: 2016 Honda Civic |
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2016 Nissan Sentra Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh The 2016 Nissan Sentra continues with the same 130-horsepower 1.8-liter engine as the 2013. This engine didn't deliver competitive performance back in 2013, and it's even further behind in 2016. The Civic's new 174-horsepower turbocharged 1.5-liter engine is far more powerful and doesn't sound nearly as strained. You cannot... Comparison vehicle: 2016 Honda Civic |
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Not bad, but not great. Wishing it was more comfortable. 2009 Honda Civic Pros and Cons MDooner Great 4cyl engine. Smooth, high revving. Not 'buzzy'. Great efficiency. |
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2014 Kia Forte SX Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh As turbo engines go, the Kia Forte SX's is admirably refined. Driving it with a light foot on the gas, a challenge for some boosted engines, provokes only a slight unevenness in the engine's power delivery. In most driving its character isn't clearly that of a turbo, boost comes on... Comparison vehicle: 2014 Honda Civic |
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EX Mustang Owner now owns a CIVIC SI 2013 Honda Civic Pros and Cons Member538 I sold a late model Mustang (6 cyl) Convertible and instead of buying a GT as I intended to I purchased the Civic SI. Despite knowing that the 2015 Mustang was just around the corner. So I have tough criteria to meet. The SI has more than adequate power for... |
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2000 Honda Civic EX Coupe, 5-speed manual 2000 Honda Civic Pros and Cons Mikemund This car gave me 10 years and 143,000 miles of service, before the engine went. It was four years old and had 52,000 miles on it when I bought it. Powertrain performance was generally good, probably helped that I had the 5-speed manual. Transmission shifted easily, though not quite as... |
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The 8th-gen Civic Si sedan. 8000rpm never gets old. 2009 Honda Civic Love Letter cjones314 197hp isn't a lot, especially by today's standards in a sporty car, but Honda is able to make it seem like plenty. The characteristic of the power delivery is what is most desireable, though. As much as turbos and torque are all the rage now, the linear power delivery (flat... |
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2013 Honda Civic Si Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh I almost created a new category to capture the Honda Civic Si's dynamic strengths. The car has never been about brute acceleration. Power through revs rather than engine size or boost was the Honda way. The 2006-2011 Civic Si relied upon a high-strung 2.0-liter four-cylinder good for 197 horsepower at... Comparison vehicle: 2012 Volkswagen Jetta |
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2013 Nissan Sentra SL Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh Aided by a continuously variable transmission (CVT), the 130-horsepower 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine motivates the 2,800-pound Sentra well enough. But the CVT gets the most out of the Sentra's engine by revving it to a high rpm and holding it there. The way the CVT varies engine speed it has the... Comparison vehicle: 2013 Honda Civic |
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Good dependable economy car. 2003 Honda Civic Pros and Cons Member5607 This is the first car I've had with automatic transmission. While it's nice in city driving, it often shifts too early to a lower gear on highway hills, causing high rpms and engine noise. One thing I miss about a manual is more of a feeling of control when being... |
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2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh Like many other Hyundais, the Veloster Turbo feels about ten percent less powerful than it actually is. But 90 percent of 201 horsepower in a 2,800-pound car still feels perky enough to (finally) justify the car's name. On the other hand, the manual transmission's shift feel barely earns a passing grade.... Comparison vehicle: 2012 Honda Civic |
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2002 Honda Civic Pros and Cons Member5459 no v6 offeted |
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2007 Honda Civic Pros and Cons Member5330 Exhilarating performance once you get the car into high revs. Awesome shifter and clutch action (expected from any Honda). |
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2007 Honda Civic Pros and Cons Member5330 Exhilarating performance once you get the car into high revs. Awesome shifter and clutch action (expected from any Honda). |
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2008 Honda Civic Pros and Cons Member4608 low torque = frequent downshifting when driving in hilly terrain |
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2010 Honda Civic Pros and Cons A member in Alberta, Canada You really need to have themotor spinning in order to get any meaningful power out of it. If you need to pass someone, even below highway speeds, you need to downshift two gears and floor it. By the time you do that, it usually is no longer safe to pass |
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2011 Honda Civic Pros and Cons Member3532 1.8 litre engine performance |
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2008 Honda Civic Pros and Cons Member4777 acceleration was slow on hills |
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2008 Honda Civic Pros and Cons Member4753 Automatic transmission sometimes struggles to find a proper gear and can get shift happy when at higher cruising speeds. Engine is punchy enough, but I would opt for the Si for better performance. |
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2006 Honda Civic Pros and Cons Member4854 The response of the 1.8 l engine and 5 speed manual transmission is awesome (from my POV) I really like how it is driven. The car has given me good surprises when needed more power. |
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2008 Honda Civic Pros and Cons Member4753 The Civic has gotten heavier and yet the engines are not putting out much more power, only a 13hp bump in 10 years. The base Civic feels anemic and the engine feels dated. Auto trans. feels slow to respond and seems to gear hunt when driven hard. |
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