Test drive Honda Civic sedan 2006 - 2008 sedan

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How good is Honda Civic good!
 

And even if it is pretty, first of all, with its brutal appearance, the fact remains: the car is damn attractive.
 

And in the modification of Honda Civic Type R, all the more so. After all, this maximum close to the sports auto version of the hatchback is supposed to look more aggressive!
 

Aerodynamic body kit, anti -wing on the back door, disc brakes on all wheels and low -profile rubber on the R18 discs everything works on the Honda Civic Type R race image. What to expect a frantic stool from the class of class is not difficult to imagine.
 

And still, approaching this pool -like hatchback, you experience a sort of adrenaline anticipation, barely noticeably tingling in the back of the head and goosebumps, cold skin. So, behind the wheel. Hmmm ... the driver of Civic Type R, burdened by excess weight, anatomical buckets may seem narrow. The turning of the ignition key only revives the arrows on the dashboard. The Start button to the left of the steering column is responsible for starting the engine. In addition to her, the racing ego of the owner is designed to support both the perforated metal pedals, and the aluminum balloon ball of a six-speed mechanical gearbox, and a speedometer, the red zone at which starts at 8000 revolutions. Everything here assures that about 970,000 blood rubles for the car are not in vain for the car ...
 

Okay, it's time to get off the place. From the first minutes of driving Honda Civic Type R, it becomes clear that the car, as they say, is going, and does it in a very worthy way! Well, how much your humble servant is the opponent of turning city streets into a racing highway ... but damn it! It is impossible to go calmly on this car! It seems that behind the wheel of this civilian car in the most worst -theomatic driver is simply obliged to wake up, if not a Schumacher, then Alonso for sure. A completely hooligan car! Suffice it to say that at an average flow rate of 6080 km/h Type R, it sews it at ease with the numbers 120150 on the speedometer.
 

The latter, by the way, is carried out on a separate scoreboard over the traditional block of the dashboard. It is very convenient: there are only speed data and indicator of revolutions in front of the driver's eyes (the closer to the cutoff, the more lights flashes on it). The machine is very reminiscent of cards of the same excellent handling, magnificent brakes and suspension rigidity (any irregularity is felt extremely distinctly).
 

According to the operating instructions, the two -liter power unit under the hood of Type R produces 201 hp. at 7800 rpm. But (according to the subjective sensations from riding), the author could not find about 2025 of them. In addition, it turned out that the passport data of gasoline consumption embellish reality. The declared 7 liters per 100 km of run is science fiction. Through all sorts of tricks, it was possible to achieve a myinimum of fuel consumption at a level of 10.5 liters. And if you go the way this car wants, then the consumption will be at least 14 liters per hundred. But believe me, you are not sorry for these liters driving Type R!
 

The driver with a little driving experience is strictly not recommended to disable the system of exchange rate stability VSA. A street car called Civic Type R will not tolerate special liberties. It is street, for the track is not his element. Of course, nothing will prevent you from going on a suburban highway and drowning the gas pedal. Yes, the car will go, but truly enjoy its dynamics, controllability and engine voice, almost indistinguishable from a sportbike rar, can only be on city streets. After all, this bully is a typical citizen.
 

Alexey Batushenko
Photo: Yan Segal
 
 

Source: Mkobil magazine [December/2007]