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Honda Civic 5d test drive: Cosmic and swift

About the eighth generation Civic-Hatchback can be added to a song. By the way, for two years now this song has not subsided in the souls of lovers in 5d queues for car dealers for a year a year in advance. What is such an attractive hatchback?
The associative series of users that I heard is very diverse: the space plate is fast and inconspicuous, the oblique drop is striving and targeted, similar to the mouse - small and brisk. Many residents of Civic-Club, for example, call it Sivka-Burka. But, in addition to space design, this high -class sports car combines modern technologies, polyfunctionality, and wonderful operational characteristics.
It is worth saying a grateful word about aerodynamics. A small single -wide silhouette in the shape of a drop, chopped and sharp corners, triangles of hidden rear doors, niches of fog heads and exhaust pipes gives the hatchback sports lightness. And two horizontal chandeliers of mirror reflectors (front and back) space appearance.
Planting on a driver's seat is like diving into the water. And around bright LEDs, switches, and a whole collection of multi -scale displays resemble a car from the future. The location of the devices was very functional.
Immediately, the circle of a tachometer is a protruding forward, a little at a distance from it, the oil temperature arrows in the engine and the level of gasoline. Inside the circle of the tachometer, the multifunctional display of the on -board computer was very organically attached. On the left, the red launch button of the space object, one of the deflectors, the display control lever, the climate control organs on the right, the rear glass heating buttons and mirrors. The last function, by the way, significantly facilitates the movement in inclement weather.
The dashboard has the original Dual Zone layout: a digital speedometer is located separately above the panel. Next to it, two indicators one shows the approach of the engine speed to the maximum value, the other is the most economical mode of engine operation. In the next hemisphere, the space was divided by a digital clock, an indication of climate control and audio systems. In general, the entire information panel occupies a small half -ring around the steering wheel. The indicators are bright and large, so you will not have to be distracted from the road.
The headlights are not xenon, but the light is bright. Even on the highway with a wide dividing strip, the oncoming lane blinks, reacting to the on the inclined high world. And if you add fog, the civilian turns into a luminous chandelier.
The triangle in the circle is a steering wheel, a small, sports shape, trimmed with skin and over -duty soft plastic, it is organically placed in female hands. By the way, the position of the steering wheel can be configured for a person of any height. And under the thumbs, the rapid control buttons of cruise control, an audio system and an on-board computer are conveniently located. You need to be distracted only on the road.
Everything that has already been told, including heating the seats, electric mirrors, headlight washers, rain and light sensors, cooled glove compartment, 6 pillows, 6 speakers, fog lights and immobilizers are included in the basic package. For lovers of giggling, there are additional options: a leather interior, xenon, a two-zone climate control and a glass roof. By the way about the roof: you can observe the stars without such a delight, a large windshield decently increases the overview up, and a short hood allows you to look under the wheels.
I must say that the Japanese managed to increase the anterior visibility for glory, but at first the damn thing should be used to the rear glass and the spoiler. The truth is for those who are used to navigating the side mirrors, this is useless.
It is spacious in the cabin, in the front, in the back seat with an average height of 170 cm, you can safely stretch your legs. As in many modern cars, seats are organically regulated under the figure. However, in the back seat with a general expanse, it is quite unusual - I think you can compare with the sensations of the pilot and passenger of the aircraft behind the review as from the porthole. But the trunk is roomy. According to the manufacturer of the volume of 415 liters, it was possible to achieve by transferring the fuel tank to the front seats. Personally, I managed to place 4 wheels in it with a size of 215/55R16 in it. And having folded 1/3 sitting, we added four road bags to the wheels, a box with an speaker system and many small bags with a trifle and food.
About the I-VTEC engine, 1.8-liter and 140-horsepower legends have already developed. There are opinions that only the Japanese are able to squeeze so many horses from such a volume of engine without turbocharged. And once, standing near the hatchback, I heard a complement: girl, you have the best engine in the universe, ”said the young BMW driver. Despite the fact that praise sounded to Tsivik, I felt pleased.
The song of this engine is obeyed with enthusiasm. From below and up to 4000 rpm, he has a flat thrust, and after the i-VTEC changes the torque and the degree of opening of the valves, a menacingly daring growl appears and there is a pickup of up to 7000 rpm.
Economic and increased torque (173 Nm) at low and medium -speeds are the unconditional advantages of Honda. The low fuel consumption will delight any driver in the city mode of Moscow extremely rarely reaches 11 l/100 km, in the region it is a maximum of 8 liters per hundred, and on the track and even less than 7 liters.
The suspension is harsh: you feel the bumps and potholes of the track as your own feet, but you should not expect that a sports hatchback with a low clearance was created for impassability. For such a ride there is another class of cars. In Tsivik, everything is arranged for the mirror track, then the work of a purring engine, a clever steering wheel that does not interfere with the driving VSA (stabilizer of the course stability) and a reliable ABS (anti -lock system) will show all their skills and advantages. Dealers offer Honda Civic 5D from 635,000 to 783,000 rubles, depending on the configuration.
Still, Civic-Shaatchback is amazing and pleasing with its character sensitive pedals, a 6-speed gearbox, a short steering wheel, which allows you to easily perform maneuvers, and responsiveness! You won’t have time to think, but he is already responding with a movement and as if he flies out from under you, like a sovka-brown, striving to take away the valleys and towns.
Author: Katerina Romanova
 
 

 

Source: Business car club