http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/ Autoblog Comments for In the Autoblog Garage: 2008 Honda Civic Si sedan http://www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/Mar 26th 2008 12:15PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/Mar 26th 2008 12:18PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/Mar 26th 2008 12:18PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/Mar 26th 2008 12:18PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/
I will agree with the article, that engine is comically gutless. Nothing's changed, SI still stands for Seriously Inadequate...

But heck, the Civic is the Prius of non-hybrids, Whatdya expect???]]>Mar 26th 2008 3:31PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/Mar 27th 2008 1:20PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/
The Civic looks like a spaceship - not a good thing in my opinion, and maybe it's my size, but the steering wheel was retardedly small. Perhaps if I were 5'7, it would work out better.

The digital speedometer is not only awkwardly out of place, given MOST vehicles use a gauge, but the positioning of it is also just retarded.

About the only thing terribly good, besides the aformentioned fuel economy, about the Civic was the build quality on the stereo. I've driven Pontiac G6s and Ford Fusions with worse-feeling HVAC and stereo buttons, and Scion (a company I feel more directly competes, in this segment, with Honda than it's parent company) is just ridiculous.]]>Mar 30th 2008 1:12AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/May 12th 2008 11:27AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/
10years from now; Accords will be the size of Lincoln Towncars, Civics will be bigger than 08 Accords, Fits will be Civics, and the new Honda Teency-Eency will be unleashed!]]>Mar 26th 2008 12:17PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/However, Honda replaced the early 90's Accord with smaller mid-90's Accord.
A move that suprised me a great deal.
It could happen again.]]>Mar 26th 2008 2:07PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/"... Honda replaced the early 90's Accord with smaller mid-90's Accord. A move that suprised me a great deal. It could happen again."

The same move Mazda made with the Mazda2 / Demio, making others declare it WCOTY:

http://www.wcoty.com/vehicles/?year=2008&cat=1

Reference:

http://www.autozine.org/html/Mazda/Mazda2_2007.html
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The mid-90s Accord shrunk 0.2" between the wheels. and 1.2" bumper to bumper relative to the early 90s Accord.

But it picked up 3" body width, 1.5" wider track, 2.3" more height, and about 40 pounds.

Not a large gain by modern standards - the crash standards and other mandated content goalposts weren't moving as fast 15 years ago - but not what I'd call a shrink either.

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I find the ride harsh, and seat comfort too stiff and too constrictive, but my 220lb frame has something to do with that.

I also prefer low-end grunt, as you generally have to really ring this motor out to get its best power.]]>Mar 26th 2008 12:45PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/
Nothing about the Civic, as a whole, has made it stand out in terms of comfort or ride (all vehicles in this segment are wholely the same in those two regards, due to cost constraints), and fuel economy is good (although the Toyota Corolla, and even Ford Focus, are comparable).

I suppose if you only test drive a new Civic, while trading in, say, a 1996 Escort or something, then yeah I can see how you'd be so awed. But if you honestly go and test-drive a Civic, Corolla, Cobalt/G5, Focus, Sentra, Rabbit, etc then I fail to see how you'd be THAT amazed by this vehicle.

The Si is a different story, I imagine, however so is the Cobalt SS, Sentra S-ER Spec-V, etc.]]>Mar 30th 2008 1:17AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/
the big difference is when you go to trade that civic in you will probably have spent way less on maintenance and get way more for your dollar.

Sorry, looked at the Cobat and Focus - laughable, won't touch a VW after listening to people at work with them, and I wasn't a fan of the Yaris, Corolla, or Matrix styling all that much they were nice cars.

So yeah, I own an 07 Civic Ex coupe. Previous vehicles were a 05 Murano, 05 G35 coupe, and even a Miata. go figure, I like cars but have to realize that expensive cars don't mean jack.

Friends own two, 06 and 08 - both sedans. Co-worker bought her 07 lx coupe ten days before me - and is the primary reason I even bothered looking at them. I hadn't considered buying a Honda after remembering how wind noisy my sisters 95 accord was....

Love the speedometer placement... once you drive it awhile you just can't believe no one else does that. Especially the two gauges they chose to place with it.

Oh, 36 miles per gallon on my 26 mile (one way commute) which is a mix of 35,45, and 55 limited roads. (no interstate) which hands down beats my murano (20) and the G35 (22). Only thing I miss from the G were the power slides... but service on the G was excessive and I came to realize plunking down 1K for tires every 10k miles was stupid. ]]>Apr 3rd 2008 6:27AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/
After driving a 94 Integra GS-R for many years, the high strung VTEC engines are definitely for those who like to shift and like to rev.

Personally, I'd rather buy the MS3 for its overall package over the Si. ]]>Mar 26th 2008 12:19PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/
Civic. Si!

(Si is "yes" to y'all non-Spanish speakers) ]]>Mar 26th 2008 12:27PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/Mar 26th 2008 12:50PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/26/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-honda-civic-si-sedan/Mar 26th 2008 12:29PM