Test drive Honda Civic sedan 2006 - 2008 sedan

Beware, lazy people!

They say that a man feels younger if his life partner is significantly younger. In relation to the topic of the magazine, I venture to declare: a powerful car with a fervent character and an interesting appearance is also able to extend youth! Do not believe? Then do not be lazy, ride with us on the fashionable novelty of the season of avant-garde Honda Sivik.
Peugeot 307
Presented to the public at a car dealership in Geneva in 2001. In 2005, the model underwent restyling.
Engines: in Russia gasoline 1.42.0 liters (88177 hp).
Gearboxes: 5-speed mechanical, 4- and 6-speed machines.
Complete: X-Line, XT, XS, FELINE.
Price in Russia: 487 000911 000 rub. ($ 18,000
33 750).
Honda Civic
She made her debut in 2005 at the Frankfurt car dealership. For the European market in England, they produce
5-door hatchback, the sedan is imported from Japan.
Engine: in Russia only gasoline 1.8 liters (140 hp).
Gearboxes: 6-speed mechanical or 5-speed automatic.
Complex: Sport, 3 execution options.
Price in Russia: $ 24 90027 300.
In a couple, we take a bright (in every sense) representative of the French automobile school recently updated Peugeot 307.
THE ENERGY OF LIFE
It is her, according to the advertising slogan, that gives three hundred and seventh. Indeed, after recent restyling, the car began to look more affirmative. A huge air intake in the front bumper removed the raid of femininity from the face of the Frenchman, which, in my opinion, benefited. Is this aggressive grin justified? Judging by the passport data quite! 177 horses under the hood sounds solid, both in a figurative and in the literal sense of the word. Looking at the salon, I could not resist, so as not to stamp the accelerator pedal in response from under the hood came rudely, like a hoarse grunt.
It is not possible to touch the attention of the salon. More precisely, its color scheme. For some reason, brown skin evokes associations with classic traffic bags. Still, the French know a lot about things! Elegant coloring changes a rather simple interior in traditional black design. The hand lies on the cold knob of the gearbox lever, the legs stand on aluminum perforated pedals, and we swim under a non-Moscow roast sun.
It is nice to move in a stream on a Peugeot. Dreams are fulfilled, life is beautiful if you come in a car in a car overheard somewhere a melody. The review is somewhat limited by the kurgusic mirror, but you will soon get used to them. The suspension copes with bumps perfectly, only the steering wheel vibrates a little more than we would like.
The reactions of the car to the steering wheel do not differ acutely. When trying to abruptly go around the obstacle of three hundred seventh and does not think to shy away, with a little delay, but he definitely follows the trajectory you have planned. Peugeot is as lazy to strain in the heat. Come on, a little faster! In a steep arc, the hatchback begins to roll, and if you still give gas, it slides with the front wheels. Enough! This is the verdict of the stabilization system, which suppresses further attempts to stir up the car.
Damn on straight pins are good! At the first moment, the slurred lever of the gearbox is disappointed, but it soon becomes clear that the impression is deceptive. Yes, you will not wait for sports clarity and sound Claz Clab. But none of the testers made mistakes in choosing a program. Here is a traffic light. Pejo and I freeze on the stop line. The revolutions jump up to 3000, the pulse is slightly more frequent in green! The car easily and confidently leaves the place, leaving no chance of an average neighbor in the strip to break forward. It is only a pity that the speed allowed by the rules is reached already in the first gear
Nevertheless, there is no need to talk about the sports character of three hundred seventh. The motor pulls well from 2000 rpm, acceleration is reasonably continuing to 5500, then more noise than things. Strange: Judging by the factory characteristics, the engine goes to the maximum power to 7000 rpm
This is not the only thing that irritates Peugeot. It is worth getting stuck in a traffic jam, as you know, it is not easy to move on a car, you are a little short of gas, and a small trembling will twist the body, signaling the desire of the motor to stall. Neksto, the clutch pedal is long. The brakes are also not standard. Although the measurements talk about their high efficiency, it is not very convenient to use the pedal, it is sensitive not to effort, but to move, so it is difficult to dose slowing down.
Alas, the fruits of the introduction of high technologies are also annoying. Multiplex wiring praised by manufacturers did not justify itself. Apparently, the processor that controls all auxiliary systems is weak, so the reactions to the teams are delayed. Press the windowser to turn on the button, and silence is in response. You press again, and then the glass twitches and freezes. The same story with a salon fan want to reduce the speed of rotation, press the button impatiently and eventually turn off the climate at all. No, this Peugeot is still lazy
Life in motion
When he appeared at home, my life has changed forever. Then, in the early 80s, I could not dream of such a thing. I pulled out a chromium cassette cassette, I pulled out from the box with my hands shaking with happiness. After school, he flew home on the wings and put one cassette after another, reveling in an excellent sound and looking at the corrugated metal buttons, LED lights, breathing through the nets of the dynamics
All this suddenly surfaced in my memory when I went to Honde Sivik waiting for me. I could not force myself to get behind the wheel! I walked near the car in circles, surprised at the triangular pipe of the exhaust system and the triangular fog of the Tights; He looked behind a transparent cap, covering the emblem and brilliant fragments of the same, as the mirrors appeared behind him, how did the designers manage to approve this futuristic design?! How many blood was shed on the carpets of the authorities, how many gray hair is acquired?
But the game was worth the candle. Stop at the store either at a gas station, and people gather around Honda. Some get the mobile phones and take it off, others are pouring with questions, as if not believing the emblem and nameplates: is this Honda? And what is the model? And what, can you buy one?. You can, only, alas, soon. Demand for the novelty is such that the queue has been stretched for a year, moreover, orders are not accepted now.
A little earlier I managed to get acquainted with the eighth -generation Sivik, but that was a sedan with an automatic box, moreover, with another suspension (ZR, 2006,
No. 7). Surprisingly, a more calm four -door option is equipped with a multi -link rear suspension, while the hatchback made a gift in the form of an elastic beam. Do you think the outcome of the struggle is predetermined? It wasn’t here that the hatchback was controlled even better than the already tenacious sedan!
At first, it seems as if Sivik is too zealously rushing to execute the order of the steering wheel. Soon the impression is changing this other car is not sharp enough. With a picture stubbornness, Honda prescribes turns, clinging to the asphalt to the victorious and at the same time does not show a tendency to the rolls.
But it is worth jumping out on the highway, how sidelines begin to annoy small shocking of the body. The suspension is short, therefore, with all its rigidity, Sivik sometimes allows breakdowns. But he still holds the road!
The Japanese machine has an excuse: it is in the name. Translated from the English Civic city. The metropolis will present only a couple of nit -picking. Firstly, the radius of turning is unexpectedly great, although the steering wheel makes only two with a small turn from the stop to the stop. Secondly, an unimportant review back through a salon mirror. But large external mirrors are good. Otherwise, almost an idyll!
Planting behind the wheel is convenient; The steering wheel is not only a stylish, but also very grip, floor gas pedal responsive, a 6-speed gearbox lever at hand, and the switching mechanism is excellently clear. A two -tier panel deserves a separate word, it is defiantly extravagant, which does not interfere with getting used to it in a matter of seconds.
I said almost an idyll. Why? The case is in the motor. No, he perfectly practices his 140 hp, willingly spinning to 6300 rpm, and is characterized by good traction. In acceleration to hundreds, Honda lost 1.2 C a little, given the smaller 37 hp. power. But for such a catchy car with such a clear controllability of the motor is slightly not enough! However, this drawback will be corrected soon. On the way, the real elixir of youth is 200-horsepower sivik Tip R. Beware, lazy people!
Mikhail Gzovsky: Honda victory was achieved even without taking into account spectacular external data. But there is a fear that in the conditions of Russian winter, Sivik will not be as practical as Peugeot.
Peugeot 307 is fast, but it does not cause sports emotions. But it can apply for the role of a family machine adapted to Russian conditions.
General assessment 8.1
+ A powerful motor, good smoothness, comfortable seats, elegant classical appearance.
- Not a very convenient clutch drive requiring the brakes, rolls and swinging during active ride.
Honda Civic is not only the brightest car in the classroom, but also a great option for the city and good country tracks, bringing pleasure from driving.
General assessment 8.3
+ Memorable cosmic appearance and interior, a clear gearbox, honed controllability, spacious transformable interior.
- Small road clearance, hard suspension, a large radius of rotation, the absence of the rear wiper and the spare wheel.

 
 

 

 
Mikhail Gzovsky
 

Source: The magazine "Driving"