Hey do you have any ideas why they didn't come in black leather? is it because it would have put too much of a strain on the leather supplier in that clour or something? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by PaZzMaN-R
The grey leather kills me.
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Hey do you have any ideas why they didn't come in black leather? is it because it would have put too much of a strain on the leather supplier in that clour or something? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by PaZzMaN-R
The grey leather kills me.
really? i quite like the grey!
different strokes for different folks i guess :)
hey man, thanks for the pics btw...........hahhaha my gf gorking at them till she picks hers up on friday.
yeh im more of a beige or black leather person.
You seem pretty keen on the paddle shifters :) Just try driving one first, and make it a decent test-drive too! My previous car (Honda Jazz) had the paddle shifters... when I test drove it I loved them, they were so fun. Bought the car, got it home, barely ever used the paddles again. They are very gimmicky and don't really "do" much. Who knows though, the Civic might be different...Quote:
Originally Posted by HondaMon
Please correct me if I'm wrong (go the school of hard knocks! :p) but I think the CVT on the Jazz just modulates the revs electronincally as oppose to an actual gear shift like that of a DSG sytem in the VW camp...(eg Golf GTi/R32)
The Civic 06 is different in that the paddle shift actualizes a "real" gear change - now HOW this happens is still a mystery to me as I'm not aware of a double clutch system being present on Honda's as such (might just be my ignorance!)...May be some mechie or resident Honda tech staff here can clear this one up??? - I'd sure like to know! :D
cheers
PS. - with regards to my earlier discussion on color choice for the Civic Sport, can we get it in Neutron Blue (a Civic Hybrid color...) just wondering if it's a Hybrid exclusive? does anyone here know? thanks
so is it the same system as in the euro? If it is, down shifting is shocking and dangerous if your kaining it..........OP tested with the euro.
hmmm wouldn't mind test driving the DSG now that you mention it.
Not sure re: Euro, haven't investigated that far as yet...Quote:
Originally Posted by MKI4EVA
as for down shifting whilst "kaining", it's useful when cornering to downshift to allow faster acceleration through the corner's exit - auto's do this too. Although with auto, the transmission short-shifts so you won't get the same effect - Paddle shift may "rescue" you from this though... I wonder if the paddles give a sort of "heel-toe" effect to maintain the revs as well?
I still need to get around to "test" driving it! :p
DSG is awesome - makes AT faster than MT in Golf R32! Good solution for those with partners that refuse to learn to drive "stick"! ;)
cheers
with Euro, if shifting to the lower gear means it's anywhere above redline the system won't allow you to do it. So you end up come'n into the corner too hot and it's gets abit hairy....it's only a slight delay but going 100km/hr+ it makes a huge difference........Quote:
Originally Posted by EK9_boi
I'm curious now that you've raised this point regarding what system the civic runs. But to be honest I doubt it'll be a better system than the euro for the mean time.
Yeh it's a shame the R32 golfs are slow in comparison to the MKV gti's.......have some friends who have ran and the R32 is left behind be some distance.
Jazz is a CVT. It has an inifinitely variable gear ratio and the paddles just pick out 7 predefined ratio settings. The Civic's is an auto transmission, with fixed ratios and a torque convertor. The Civic's auto transmission is similar to the Euro, while the CVT is a different type of transmission all together.Quote:
Originally Posted by EK9_boi
And DSG is better than CVT in that it can act like an auto but without power loss. It is basically a manual box with 2 computer-controlled clutches.
You mean this purple color? Not my cup of tea, personally...Quote:
Originally Posted by PaZzMaN-R
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/7...87100mg8cd.jpg
However, the Civic with the bodykit looks pretty darn good! Especially in silver.
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/2655/wp112409pk.jpg
This owns all:Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpine
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../wp01_1024.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../wp02_1024.jpg
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cheers
BTW, can somebody from HONDA please tell me whether the Civic Sport is available in Neutron Metallic blue (listed as Civic Hybrid color)? I'm sure that acquiring a shell to assemble to the rest of the car shouldn't be impossible!!!?
Want to know something funny? This Civic is being sold as the Acura CSX in Canada!!!!!!!!