Sunday 16 March 2014

Honda Civic 2014 Specs and Fuel Economy

Honda Civic 2014

Honda civic is most recognized old names of automobiles history, introduced in July 1972. The Honda Civic has gone through many changes over the years and now a days the Honda Civic is known for it's sporty looks, comfort and performance. The Honda Civic has many buyers that includes the United States for buying 7.3 million units and Canada for making the car the top selling car for 14 years in Canada. More than 16500000 Honda Civic units have been sold until now but Toyota Corolla being the car's old rival has far more buyers than Honda Civic, Lets find out why

Front
Honda Civic 2014 Front View
back view
Honda Civic 2014 Back View

interior or Dashboard
Honda Civic 2014 Interior or dashboard

Description

Since according to the reviews, The Honda did not come up with a good job for redesigning the 2012 Honda Civic due to cheap interior materials and bad driving experience and also due to the worsened, dynamics they improved the car in 2013 with better quality material for interior and improved Car Handling  and driving experience. 
The Honda has improved the New Honda Civic 2014 a lot and have managed to increase the mileage of the car which now a days matters a lot. Many new feature are included in the new model with the exterior designing and styling updates on the Honda Civic Coupe 2014. The car comes with better safety and more room than before.
The Honda Civic is front wheel drive and The car has the same old standard aluminium 16 valve SOHC 1.8 liter 4 cylinder engine capable of 143 horsepower producing torque of 129 pounds ft except the Honda Civic Hybrid  which comes with the 1.5 liter 4 cylinder engine with electric motor and a lithium ion battery pack capable of a combined horsepower of 110 producing a torque of 127 pounds ft. And obviously the Hybrid civic gives better mileage and fuel economy.
Honda Civic has also a 1.8 liter Natural Gas powered engine which produces 110 horsepower and a torque of 106 pounds ft.
But what's new is the CVT (continuous variable technology) technology promising better fuel economy and smoother, comfortable ride than old Honda Civics.
The Manual transmission is only offered in the Honda Civic LX and the Honda Civic Coupe LX as well as EX.

Types or Trims

The Honda Civic 2014 comes in 2 body styles or classes. 
  • Sedan
  • Coupe 
The most basic types of Honda Civic 2014 types or trims are the LX, EX and EX-L. LX being the cheapest, starting from 18190 $, while the EX-L trim with CVT and satellite linked navigation system will cost you around 24240 $.

Prices, Trims and Mileages of Honda Civic 2014

Honda Civic Coupe LX 5 MT
MSRP or Sticker price
18190 $
Mileage (City/Highway/Combined)
28/36/31

Honda Civic Coupe LX CVT
MSRP or Sticker price
18990 $
Mileage (City/Highway/Combined)
30/39/33

Honda Civic Coupe EX 5 MT
MSRP or Sticker price
20290 $
Mileage (City/Highway/Combined)
28/36/31

Honda Civic Coupe EX CVT
MSRP or Sticker price
21090 $
Mileage (City/Highway/Combined)
29/38/33 

Honda Civic Coupe EX-L CVT
MSRP or Sticker price
22540 $
Mileage (City/Highway/Combined)
29/38/33

Honda Civic Coupe EX-L Navi CVT
MSRP or Sticker price
24040 $
Mileage (City/Highway/Combined)
29/38/33

Honda Civic Sedan LX 5 MT
MSRP or Sticker price
18390 $
Mileage (City/Highway/Combined)
28/36/31

Honda Civic Sedan LX CVT
MSRP or Sticker price
19190 $
Mileage (City/Highway/Combined)
30/39/33

Honda Civic Sedan EX CVT
MSRP or Sticker price
21090 $
Mileage (City/Highway/Combined)
30/39/33

Honda Civic Sedan EX-L CVT
MSRP or Sticker price
22740 $
Mileage (City/Highway/Combined)
30/39/33

Honda Civic Sedan EX-L Navi CVT
MSRP or Sticker price
24240 $
Mileage (City/Highway/Combined)
30/39/33

Honda Civic Sedan  HF CVT
MSRP or Sticker price
19940 $
Mileage (City/Highway/Combined)
31/41/35

Other Features

The cheapest Trim LX comes with 
  • 15 inch Steel Wheels
  • Tilt and telescoping steering wheel
  • Cruise Control
  • 5 inch Central Display Screen, rearview camera , Bluetooth audio phone connectivity and a sound system with the ipod and USB interference (Coupe has 6 speakers while sedan comes with 4)
The Honda Civic EX trim adds these features with 
  • 16 inch alloy Wheels
  • Automatic headlights
  • Rear disk brakes
  • Keyless ignition
  • 7 inch central touch screen display with smartphone integration and HDMI interface
  • Better 7 speaker sound system
The Honda Civic EX-L add ups these features with
  • 17 inch Alloys
  • Heated mirrors 
  • Leather upholstery Heated front seats
  • 8 way power driver seat 
And EX-L Navi further adds these features with a satellite radio and a navigation system.

The Civic 2014 hybrid has the same basic features that LX trims has adding up better aerodynamics and lesser drag coefficient provided by the aluminium wheels, rolling resistance tyres, rear spoiler and under body panels.

Overall the New Civic is better than the old ones and will make the civic lovers happy but if compared to  Toyota Corolla 2014 the car does not quite catch up keeping in mind the Fuel economy, comfort and price. The Toyota Corolla   is very much cheaper and better in Mileages as compared to Honda Civic 2014.

Have a nice day

Saad

1 comment:

  1. not a good experience with this because i always see my car in mechanic shop for Maintenance

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