http://www.mazda3mps.com.au/ says 184kW.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fr3aKi3
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http://www.mazda3mps.com.au/ says 184kW.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fr3aKi3
this is the point that sold the civic for me, the futuristic dash just made the 3's interior look old and cramped... and also i didn't like the 3's use of red lights (much prefer blue!)Quote:
Originally Posted by blitz_euro
my opinion is that the sp23 would handle better, and looks better on the outside, but given i spend most of my time with the car inside the car driving in peak hour traffic, neither are compelling arguments to make me cancel my civic order :)
2901 Mazda3 were sold in March compared with only 1659 Civics. I guess it's going to be very hard for the Civic to catch up in the absence of a hatch and a Made In Thailand label.
where do you get stats about how many cars are sold each month?
mazda stats from the mazda website here, honda stats from the honda website here.Quote:
Originally Posted by HHOONNDDAA
i wonder if civic sales will creep up to mazda 3 levels... my guess is, most of the people who bought the new civic (like myself) based their decisions on web research and one or two test drives; i think there are a lot of people who prefer to wait to see how their friends like the new civic before they even get interested in it. and also a lot of people won't know a new civic exists until they end up behind one in traffic :P
regarding build quality coming out of thailand... from what i've heard, the build quality is surprisingly good. i certainly hope mine's good too, and doesn't start falling apart like some volkswagens :)
4xs2000 sold! man, they must be rare as!
IMO the doors feel very light and tinie..........Quote:
Originally Posted by chylld
hey do you guys find it funny that the interior of the 06 is exactly the same as the US civic coupe? maybe just me hey.
http://www.tuningnews.net/news/05110...a2005-2-12.jpg
http://www.tuningnews.net/news/05110...a2005-2-21.jpg
I put money on us getting the coupe here in early 07.
http://carpoint.ninemsn.com.au/car-review/ce7974.aspx
my apology if this has already been posted,, the guy claimed "This may seem incongruous (although the rolling, in-gear response times heavily favoured the 2.0-litre, highlighting the superior torque spread) but we'll guarantee the manual Sport will post quicker times. (than the sport auto)".. if that's the case.. i would say sport is quite disappointing..
btw, i hear story about honda japan is gonna develop a type-r for civic.. if so hopefully we will get it instead of the coupe since they no longer produce integra type r.. =)))))
The automatic Sport posted 9.9 seconds in Wheel Magazine from 0-100km/h. Taking the Auto for a spin myself, even with the paddle shift and red-lining the demo car, it was pretty damn close to 10 seconds.
I've been told the manual Sport and the Manual VTI both have do better. However, the Sport has the advantage of a much smoother power delivery and is a much more satisfying drive. And the leather seats, sunroof really "do" make it a much nicer car to be in.
If you want performance, don't buy a Civic. At least not unless they get the Type-R. But as far as a good, small/medium sized car - it's definitey worth the consideration.
Thats actually pretty damn good. The previous Civic was hovering at around 600 per month while the Mazda is constantly around the 2500 mark.Quote:
2901 Mazda3 were sold in March compared with only 1659 Civics. I guess it's going to be very hard for the Civic to catch up in the absence of a hatch and a Made In Thailand label.
Who cares if its made in Thailand. The build quality still puts a lot of more expensive cars to shame.
I doubt it. The Civic Coupe like the Accord Coupe were built exclusively for the US market. They're not going to waste time and money converting it for RHD and to meet our ADR requirements just so Australia can sell 200 a month. Though I'd love to be proven wrong.Quote:
I put money on us getting the coupe here in early 07.
if you want performance don't get the civic?? hmmmm... nothing wrong with the performance of the Gen 8 ... as compared to the mazda IMO the civic sport is faster, handles better and is just a more complete driving experience...
i have driven both and the SP23 just doesn't cut it... it certainly feels to me like a chicks sports car... no feel, no response, no excitement.
push both cars around their limit and the civic definitely puts a smile on my face... could be more raw BUT that is not the target market...
Just went to Honda showroom but the sales people are too busy to let me test drive the 2006 Civic in the morning. I would try again in the afternoon as I deemed myself in the class of "just-having-a-look", rather than "I-want-it-now,where-do-I-sign".
Anyhow, the sales lady was insistent that I am aware there is a long queue for the car. She said Honda did not expect the manual version to sell so well, and they built more auto's than manual's. But now the sales ratio is roughly 50:50 - auto vs manual. It is selling like hot cakes, and there's a long wait for the cake.
She said if you order the manual one now, you have to wait until around Oct (Nov to be safe) - that's 6 months wait!! And for the auto, you can have your darling about 6 weeks earlier, still that's some 4.5 months wait!!
I think very soon, Civic will catch up, if not exceed Mazda 3 in terms of sales volume per month. As to whether the face-lift Mazda (commencing in Jun 06) will change the numbers game significantly or not, I'm not so sure, but the 06 Civic is very, very well received.
BTW, the sales person also said there's no news if Civic hatch (like the UK one) will ever come or not, and don't hold your hopes too high that it may come in 2007. I also wonder if she said that to make me sign for the 06 Civic sedan... mmm...
She said the manual gear on Civic has an excellent feel and is shorter (in terms of throw) than the Jazz (I've got a auto CVT Jazz, so don't know what's it like). Apparently, an unexpected number of people are pleased with it enough to buy specifically the manual version, despite the longer wait.
Well, I look forward to a test drive and see what's the fuss is about.