Honda Civic

Getting the Benchmark Back on Track When you consider that Honda has produced 3.6 million Civics in Canada to date and sold 1.7 million Civics to Canadian consumers, they've got to be doing something right. But after catching some serious heat from critics on the last generation, can the quickly refreshed 2013 Honda Civic be the answer the driving public ...

Honda has clearly been listening to its critics when cooking up the HFP (Honda Factory Performance) version of the new Civic Si coupe. Although it doesn't increase horsepower, the HFP edition Si (limited to just 400 units for the Canadian market) does make significant improvements in two key areas: handling and style. When we track tested the 2012 Civic ...

The good people at Consumer Reports appear to have a dim view of fuel-economy packages on small cars. The organization recently tested the Ford Focus SFE, Chevrolet Cruze Eco and Honda Civic HF to determine whether the cars' annual fuel savings actually offset the additional cost of opting for the package to begin with. During their mixed city and highway ...

Industry Staple Grows Up, Forgets How To Have Fun Have you ever stood around, nervously checking your wristwatch as a friend or significant other cycled through their entire wardrobe trying to find the perfect outfit? If your experience were anything like ours, they probably started with a perfectly acceptable look and finished with an ensemble almost ...

Battle Of The Eco Compact Cars If you wanted a highly efficient compact car five years ago, you bought a hybrid. Diesel was still a dirty word commonly reserved for heavy-duty pickups and the occasional Euro import, and 8.0 L/100km was just becoming the new industry benchmark. The Chevrolet Volt was still just a concept, all-electrics like the Nissan ...

Civic Synonymous with High-Quality Economy in Canada When the term economy car comes to mind, the word Civic won't be far behind. World over, the venerable compact has been front and centre on the C-segment scene since day one. You could even go so far to say that the Civic was partially responsible for initially swaying the entire North American ...

How does an automaker take a model that's been largely unchanged since inception and give it a little juice seven years into its life cycle? If you're Honda, you go to the dogs. Literally. After unveiling it as a "concept" at the 2009 New York Auto Show, the Dog Friendly Honda Element accessory package has made the transition to production. The theory is ...

Super safety and economy Take one of the best selling, most reliable small cars in history, the Honda Civic, add an advanced hybrid system, and the result is the Honda Civic Hybrid. The powertrain for the Civic Hybrid is what Honda calls Integrated Motor Assist (IMA). IMA uses the gasoline engine as the primary source of power, while an electric ...