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LYM · 13th April 2008, 20:00

Hey guys.

I was thinking of buying a 5D Civic with the 1.8 petrol engine so today i went to the dealer for a test drive.
Overall the car was ok (i couldn't say it was great) but the big dissapointment was ... the engine!

I felt the engine like it had no torque at all, even in the higher revs. Took the car all the way to 7000rpm in 1st and second gear but i was not impressed by far. I was expecting a rocket and it seemed all i got was a carriage.

I tried some regular day driving as well - kept the car in the lower ranges ( 2000-3000rpm) and then pushed the pedal to the metal. The response in speed gain i felt it was slow and i couldn't get a good sensation of acceleration.

In case you were wondering i am not currently driving a turbo-diesel

, in fact i'm driving a 1.6 16V 106CP and, to be honest, in the 2000 - 3000rpm range my current engine feels torquier than the Civic 1.8!

I know ... you're probably saying that under 3500rpm the ivtec isn't in it's thing but as i said, i took the engine all the way to the rev limit. It revs ok but it doesn't give me a feeling of good acceleration. As a matter of fact i was especially focused in sensing a difference in acceleration over the 3500rpm range but it seemed to accelerate exactly the same - no "ivtec" sensation what so ever.

I was quite fond of this car but today's driving experience set me back a long way.

Except for the engine the rest of the car felt ok.
CONS:
- the PLASTIC on the doors that imitates aluminium felt really crapy
- being 1.92m tall i felt i couldn't quite see the rev clock very well because of the steering wheel
- the steering wheel felt a little bit too small in diameter and the turning circle of the car felt very large!
- there was a little noise from the AC unit when engaged (i belive the fans from the engine were to blaim)
- the material covering the seats felt low-quality
- POOR sound quality!!! those standard speakers need to go

PROS:
- the suspension was just fine (i thought it would be stiffer but it was ok)
- good stability
- good AC unit
- very roomy in front and in the back as well
- unique rear seats folding method - GREAT!
- great dashboard - very gadgety
- did not find the car to be as low as i expected it to be
- the test drive car had a 12.6L/100km average - ok, giving the fact that everyone was pushing it like crazy

13th April 2008, 20:00	#1 (permalink)
LYM Valve Cap Join Date: 6th April 2008 Location: Bucharest, RO Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Civic 5D Test Drive Hey guys. I was thinking of buying a 5D Civic with the 1.8 petrol engine so today i went to the dealer for a test drive. Overall the car was ok (i couldn't say it was great) but the big dissapointment was ... the engine! I felt the engine like it had no torque at all, even in the higher revs. Took the car all the way to 7000rpm in 1st and second gear but i was not impressed by far. I was expecting a rocket and it seemed all i got was a carriage. I tried some regular day driving as well - kept the car in the lower ranges ( 2000-3000rpm) and then pushed the pedal to the metal. The response in speed gain i felt it was slow and i couldn't get a good sensation of acceleration. In case you were wondering i am not currently driving a turbo-diesel , in fact i'm driving a 1.6 16V 106CP and, to be honest, in the 2000 - 3000rpm range my current engine feels torquier than the Civic 1.8! I know ... you're probably saying that under 3500rpm the ivtec isn't in it's thing but as i said, i took the engine all the way to the rev limit. It revs ok but it doesn't give me a feeling of good acceleration. As a matter of fact i was especially focused in sensing a difference in acceleration over the 3500rpm range but it seemed to accelerate exactly the same - no "ivtec" sensation what so ever. I was quite fond of this car but today's driving experience set me back a long way. Except for the engine the rest of the car felt ok. CONS: - the PLASTIC on the doors that imitates aluminium felt really crapy - being 1.92m tall i felt i couldn't quite see the rev clock very well because of the steering wheel - the steering wheel felt a little bit too small in diameter and the turning circle of the car felt very large! - there was a little noise from the AC unit when engaged (i belive the fans from the engine were to blaim) - the material covering the seats felt low-quality - POOR sound quality!!! those standard speakers need to go PROS: - the suspension was just fine (i thought it would be stiffer but it was ok) - good stability - good AC unit - very roomy in front and in the back as well - unique rear seats folding method - GREAT! - great dashboard - very gadgety - did not find the car to be as low as i expected it to be - the test drive car had a 12.6L/100km average - ok, giving the fact that everyone was pushing it like crazy