If/when they make the manual available for more than just the LX model, I think we'll eventually see some turbo kits become available for the base 2016 Civics. But if they leave it at just the LX model having manual, there's just not going to be enough interest or owners out there who would possibly be interested enough in a turbo for anyone to develop one.
And look how similar your version is from the B-pillar back to the Civic Coupe's design.Forgive how crude this is. I just threw it together in photoshop really quickly. I just wanted to illustrate what I mean by "focus grouped" and what I wish the accord coupe looked like.
The top is the original obviously, and the bottom is my very quick hack job. The reason i think the accord coupe looks stuffy and awkward has almost everything to do with it being focus grouped to hell.
-it's too high off the ground, which throws off the proportions, but of course, it needs to not bottom out on suburban curbs. I lowered the suspension, which I think makes a big difference.
-The trunk is too long, which proportionally makes it "hang off the back" and look awkward. This is almost certainly due to the compteting trunk sizes in the segment. I gave it a shorter butt.
-The "fastback" slopes too steeply into a flat trunk lid which ends up in no man's land. This is doubtless due to headroom issues in the rear seats. I gave it a true, committed fastback.
-The roof and windows sit too high on the body, which makes the proportion too tall. This is probably more headroom issues. I sank the roof and windows deeper into the body.
-The last one is a preference thing. I think a teardrop rear side window flows a lot better than that abrupt wedge shape.
And what do you know? I noticed in making these changes, that modified accord coupe looks a lot like the profile of the outgoing civic coupe. It makes me feel like the civic coupe is what Honda wanted to make but couldn't for commercial reasons. This is also why ferraris and jaguars have more uncompromised proportions. If you're too fat to fit, that's your problem, not the car designers'. That's the inherent problem with consumer cars. Even the sporty ones get pretty mangled by the market demands.
I just wanted to demonstrate visually my reasons for not being crazy about it. I will say the new Accord couple looks great from front/front three quarters. I'd say its worst angles are profile and rear.
I think we're more likely to see turbo kits available for the 2.0L manual if there isn't a manual offered on the 1.5T.
You could just get a 1.5 turbo version and put an intake on it. It makes it to 203 hp
Please show undisputed proof of this. No one has proven anything about the intake. It is a typical rice mod, fools the butt dyno with placebo effect sounds.
technically you can. But the problem with turbo motors is that usually mods like a tune or downpipe lead to such big gains that you will certainly exceed the limits of any CVT. There is no way Honda has blessed the Civic with a CVT that can handle typical turbo motor mods.
Yes I considered that car. A few people have tuned to Stage 1, but they won't post dyno or track times. Most people won't consider a tune above Stage 1. Also, Subaru markets the WRX CVT as "heavy duty".
Ah yes, take the easy jab.This your first VW man?
