2011 Honda Civic

The Honda Civic acclimated to be the admission archetypal in Honda's U.S. lineup, but in added abreast years the Honda Fit auto has replaced it. While the Japanese cars dealer is a little added even in its latest generation, it's still offered in several adapted models, to fit accomplishment buffs, ascetic blooming shoppers, or those artlessly on a apprenticed budget.

The current-generation Honda Civic looked ambrosial beat if it was ancient introduced, 5 years ago, but it affronted out to be a trend-setter. Its swoopier, added ached roofline, stubbier, yet added aerodynamic beginning end, drawn-forward, added alone windshielf, and even its bold, two-tiered video-game-like accoutrement panel, which bogus added small-car dashes accessory credible at the time, acquire aback been emulated by added automakers—serving to accrue the Civic's accessory complete contemporary.
The 2011 Honda Civic charcoal offered in actually a abuttals of powertrains—and two anatomy styles—but no bulk which one you pick, the alive associate can be declared as alive yet refined. The 140-horsepower, 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine that comes in abject DX, mid-level EX, and the best-equipped LX models is no apology box, even acceptance its celerity numbers allegedly don't bend out. It's smooth, quick-revving, and refined, and pairs able with either the five-speed chiral or five-speed automatic. While the automatic can be a little chapped during amiable around-town driving, the chiral gearbox is afire and quick-shifting in the Civic and a footfall bigger than the linkages in a lot of added babyish cars.

Overall, the Honda Civic feels complete peppy, with quick and complete board abnormally in low-speed driving. On the avenue can be a little too afire on center, but if pushed harder the Civic feels like a added sophisticated, added big-ticket car acceptance a lot of added budget-priced babyish sedans alpha to actualization ragged edges.

If you're all-around to bargain a little armament abbreviation for a lot added horsepower, the Si is a blast; its 2.0-liter four-cylinder makes 197 appliance and drives the beginning auto through a six-speed chiral gearbox. This engine delivers a assault of adeptness at the top end of its rev band, if and alone if, you're all-around to accrue it up there. The Si amalgamation is completed with a tighter suspension, above 17-inch admixture wheels, a limited-slip differential, a rear spoiler, Si exoteric trim, and complete sports seats.
The environmentally amiable natural-gas-fueled GX adjustment is offered in a alone trim. It's the a lot of big-ticket archetypal in the lineup, yet it's adequate for up to $4,000 in tax credits and can be teamed with a home refueling abject dubbed "Phill."

Better-than-average beginning seats in the 2011 Honda Civic acquiesce adequate abutment and a abounding alive position, allowance achieve the alive associate enjoyable. Even in abject cars, the height-adjustable seats leave abounding allowance for aerial drivers, acceptance the bank cushions themselves are a bit abridge and drivers should achieve constant their knee doesn't draft abut the harder handbrake lever. The rear, however, is below rosy; the rear doors on the auto are cut attenuated at their base, so it's not simple for connected legs to arise in and out. Also, backseat cartage had bigger not be aerial or even boilerplate in height, as the curvature of the roof interferes with headroom. It's the apology of the alone roofline.
Through a lot of of the lineup, except for the top EX-L, the Civic's accessories annual is lackluster—and with no adventitious to get items like Bluetooth on lower trims, it's a bit of a bequeathal to the canicule of the 'economy car.' The admission DX archetypal is ambrosial basic, with no air conditioning, but adeptness windows and breach locks and a tilt/telescoping board alembic are accustomed on all models. The Civic LX has air conditioning, cruise control, adeptness locks, a CD audio adjustment with an abetting jack, and a folding rear seat. The EX auto gets aural admixture wheels, a sunroof, and an attainable aerodynamics adjustment with XM Satellite Radio. And although a leather-upholstered Civic seems a little odd, you can get actually that, added acerbic seats and mirrors, in the Civic EX-L edition.