Honda has developed a new CVT transmission that doesn’t feel or sound
like your average CVT.
a brilliant safety feature that provides you added protection
and guidance while driving. Lane Watch kicks in when you
use your right indicator. Once activated, your seven-inch
display screen turns into a video camera showing your right
blindspot—and in the process adding 80-degrees of visibility. I
would still turn your head slightly to look, but it’s nice to have
that added vision when driving especially dealing with those
sneaky cyclists.
Our drive route with the Civic Coupe EX took us through
a combination of highway, regular streets and some twisting
and winding roads. The Civic Coupe was a pleasure to drive
without any major bumps and was easy to handle and steer
around those curvy roads. Honda provided its fuel economy
numbers as 6.9L/100 km in the city, 5.1L/ 100 km on the
highway for a combined 6.1L/100 km. We managed to achieve
a respectable 6.5L/100 km combined, which is in-line with the
rest of the competition.
The Honda Civic Coupe starts at $18,840 in the LX trim. The
EX with CVT that we drove in throughout Orlando goes for
$20,900, while the EX-L with Navi jumps to $25,600. If you
wish to jump up to the Civic Si that will bring you to the top of
the table which still is only at $26,655.
There’s no secret that the Honda Civic is worth its price.
There are many other competitors that are also worth the
price, so it becomes a matter of preference. History shows that
you can’t go wrong with a Civic, as it’s a tried, tested and true
product that fetches a respectable resale value. The addition
of more technology, connectivity and a better fuel economy
can only help the Civic hold its position for a seventeenth year
as Canada’s top-seller for passenger cars.
The Honda Civic Coupe and Sedan have been on sale since
December 2013, so make sure to test it out for yourself. If you
want to wait for the Hybrid or Si models, those will be coming
throughout the months of March and April. TDM
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