Test Drive Honda Civic Sedan since 2012 Sedan
civil position
O TEMPORA, O MORES! The car, who served as one of the icons of an honest drive, the current consumer assesses more from appearance. Fortunately, making steps towards the values \u200b\u200bof the modern world, Honda Civic and his traditions are trying not to change. And such a strategy is quite worthy of respect! In one of the most densely populated sectors of the Honda Civic car market, many years deservedly claimed the status of almost the driver's car itself. But the times changed, the priorities literally turned upside down on the head of 20 years ago, the Sivik was familiar with that for you handling and dynamics, the ability to see the tachometer arrow falling into the red zone is more important than a non-burning suspension or frills in the cabin. Honda marketers argue: now less than 10% choose Civic for dynamic indicators. ON TIMES, OHRAY! The reputation of the brand, the price factor and even the criterion of the overall impression retreated before the outer attractiveness.
And here is a Civic sedan new, already ninth on a generation account. He again distances from his brother-hatchback, continuing to beat the topic of the cosmolete. Moreover, in pursuit of thus the buyer, which brings down the appearance, the sedan seemed to be attempted to look at the most popular design trends. Something resembles Toyotov's decisions, and in the profile there are even more rapidly dubbing and hardly catchy handle Hi Peugeot! However, although the heart does not freeze the heart at the sight of a new typewriter, but the mind understands most likely such an average will benefit sales.
The interior also does not really seek analogies with a futuristic brother. The developed wells of the five-door devices gave way to one large tachometer. The rest is on the top tier. Designers tried to create the most affordable zone interface: driver zone, general multimedia part, climate control area. Even the distortion of finishes (on the torpedo and the console intentionally involved plastic at once) works on intuitive orientation in space, albeit on the edge of the foul of excessive varnotes. There is another dimension, inconspicuous until the car goes into the color of the color. Blue tracks, framing a digital speedometer, as it goes to economical mode, is first timidly, but then more and more tangible. Singing visual reward for those who are friendly with ecology.
Hondovtsy note that more digested and thin front racks have improved visibility for a good third, while allowing you to make the body more streamlined. There are no reason to argue. If your height under 190 be prepared, that it will have to get into the car, pretty frightened! And the ceiling almost turns out to be on your head, at least, in versions with a hatch in the roof. Behind the same, with the increased spacious (hesitated the problems itself, it does not constitute, and the feet are quite comfortable under the front seat) with such growth and head restraints are not needed: with a sharp jerk, the head is rather reproached to the ceiling, which will reach them. Historically, the complaints about Sivik were a high level of noise and not enough comfortable move. It is in these directions that the main blows have been applied. Success is noting! At a speed of 130 km / h (even with not the quietest tires), you can safely talk, without increasing the voices. And only if you start frankly twist the engine, then his sound will still trigger the defense of noise insulation.
Even more successful in the fight for the smoothness of the course! Unlike hatchback (where in the rear pendant torsion beam) sedan received the suspension completely independent. Honestly, an attempt to go to the stony minor primer was conceived by us as a provocation Like, let's see how quickly the border of your comfort will end! But never loved such roads Civic suddenly did not save! You feel how the front racks work, and the rear lever suspension quietly makes its work, swallowing much more irregularities than you can expect. What is curious: the front suspension becomes on the asphalt of Tikhonia, and the rear slightly voiced small seams and cracks. Anyway, but the balance between comfort and manageability is not bad!
As for engines, the choice for Russia is not offered. The 142-strong 1.8VTEC motor is still put in battle with 2 liter classmates. There are no revolutions, evolutionary improvements are coming. Innovations in technical nuances, changes in power and moment rather noticeable on charts of characteristics. In terms of economy, it was still 5% decorated, including due to aerodynamics and weight loss. But it's great that there are still people in Honda, despite such a dismissive attitude of the current buyer to a clean drive, remaining faithful traditions! Unnamed may seem except machine with an automatic when activating the ECO mode. If you disable it even a two-week sedan is not lazy! And if you go to manual control and use stealing petals, the machine will honestly hold the transmission. It is stated that this is done for consuming stability in turns (a special side acceleration sensor is called to the aid), but also to make the automatic transmission to make the automatic transmission and switching to the increased.
Let the electrolyseel not adds a steering wheel of honest transparency, but also does not steal it. Alas, there is nothing more to say. His main chip assistance to the driver in the occurrence of drift, demolition or braking on the mixture did not give to try too good road conditions. You will have to check the teamwork of this security ensemble, which received the name of Motion Adaptive EPS, in which the stabilization, ABS, Trekshne-control and electric powerful are jointly performed.
So, from excessive compliments, the new sedan holds only the mentioned growth problem yes, oddly enough, still too synthetic appearance. But the problem is rather personal. And the appearance of let the majority, who wanted to see him exactly, is not distinguished in expectations! For the same, for whom the name of Civic remains synonymous with the word Drive, the reason for disappointments of the novelty from Honda will also not give. The ability to change, not betraying the ideals ever? Well, a decent civil position for a civil car!
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