This is good, as it looks flash in the showroom and is a dazzlingly simple idea. You can even remove the cartridge that holds the rolled-up shelf. It’s basically a thin sheet of fabric that can, like a roller blind, be pulled out from one end and then hooked into place at the other, or tucked away completely to provide unhindered access to the boot. However, some aspects of the new Honda Civic’s design are a little overdone.įor example, it has a novel rear parcel shelf. I approve of that and also of its handling, which borders on fun – and if its road-holding is no better than you might expect of a car wearing Michelin Primacy 3 tyres (even in such a generous size as our 235/45 R17s), at least the whole driving experience feels like it’s been engineered by someone who gives a damn.įirst go in the new Civic last night - easy to see why it got 4 stars from Good to drive and huge boot space! /yXD8tvcJda The Civic’s fat tyres looked great but their wide footprint could kick up the decibels, especially on motorways. The engine produced its own distinctive offbeat burble, but it was the road noise that offended the most. Our final overall average was 37.6mpg – still good, but not exceptionally so. Its economy was occasionally a source of concern too. We thought the 1.0-litre engine the sweet spot in the range and its on-paper performance looks adequate but, on the road, it could feel a little short of puff, this feeling exacerbated by its unusually linear power delivery and relatively low (5500rpm) redline. However, according to another old motoring adage, there’s no substitute for cubic inches – and, there’s no getting away from it, our Civic was rather humbly endowed.
Young people seemed to like it, which should please Honda. Our red car with black alloys looked great, and I was often asked if our humble 127bhp 1.0 triple in mid-spec SR trim was the Type R version. At first, I thought it so ugly I was afraid to go near it, especially at night, but as time went by I grew to love it. So there was no need, when we took delivery of our Civic, to reach for the slide rules and tape measures: one drive was enough to tell us that this all-new car was a vast improvement on the model it replaced in nearly every area.īut what people seemed to be far more interested in initially was the new car’s raffish styling. Honda Civic 1.6 i-DTEC 2018 first driveĪccording to an old motoring adage, if you have to measure an improvement, you haven’t made one.Honda Civic 1.6i DTEC EX 2018 UK first drive.Honda Civic 4 Door 1.6i-DTEC 2018 UK first drive.Honda Civic EX Sport Line 2019 UK first drive.
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