Just picked up one of these (from a DC5
).
Here's my quick review:
- Magic seats are awesome - call it a gimmicky name, but they give you so much more room - I can wheel a small bike in the back, a bigger one with the front wheel off.
- Power is a bit lacking but not too bad compared to other 1.8 etc. Mazda 3 extra torque is noticeable over the civic.
- Gears are really wide (compared to DC5 again lol) but even wider than corolla or mazda 3 imo.
- Build quality is spot on.
- Eco mode needs to be disabled, it make it run like a 1.3l echo.
- Rear visibility takes a bit of getting used to. The B pillar is impossible to get a clean head check - it's huge!
- Back seats seat 2 comfortably, forget about the middle seat as it's raised.
- Rear configuration is excellent with all sorts of anchor points, folding configurations etc.
- Handling is good, less harsh and firm than mazda 3, miles ahead of the corolla which is soft and fluffy.
- (Auto) shifting is superior to all other cars in this class. The 'grade logic' finds the right gears much better than corolla or mazda 3 and the paddle shifters mean you can downshift faster than waiting for the auto.
- Real world fuel consumption is more like 8l/100km combined, and keep in mind it uses 95 so the rolla and mazda 3 win out here. I'm pretty sure it can run 91 but will have to do some more research to be sure - it might just be a uk thing?
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