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You may not like Toyota's cars, but don't think that they haven't kept the quality up. Lexus and Toyota are one-two in the Consumer Reports reliability rankings based on tens of thousands of survey results. In January, my wife traded in a 2004 Sienna van with 230K miles that had zero problems in...

I get what the reviewer was saying, and I think he made a valid point: IF you were a fan of the old Prelude and wished these last 15 years that Honda had continued to develop it, guess what? It's back in the form of the Civic coupe -- same size, same instrumentation, same fun-to-drive. He's also...

I am planning to buy a '17 Civic, either a sedan or a hatch just about a year from now, and I'm on the fence between an EX or an EX-T. Both seem like they are loaded with good stuff for the price. I'll just have to see what changes (if any) the new model year brings and how things might differ...

About the coupe seats... I went to my local Honda dealer yesterday to have my summer tires and wheels put on and the winter ones taken off. I take it there because of the TPMS reset. I drive a '12 Civic EX coupe. I got the coupe because the seats are better bolstered in the 9th gen Civic coupes...

The "hugging" seats are the main reason why I bought a '12 EX coupe rather than a sedan. The seats are much better bolstered on the 9th gen coupe -- it really gives you a sense that you are sitting IN the seat rather than ON it, just like that description from the auto show. If the 10th gen...

The new Civic didn't get a particularly high rating from Consumer Reports, and Honda pays attention to CR because it influences sales, at least in this segment. The three things that CR bashed the '16 Civic for were (1) the complex, annoying, knob- and button-less sound system on all trims...

69 but I'll be 70 by the time I buy a 10th gen Civic in the spring of '17. The first Honda I owned was a '78 Accord hatchback. I've had an '83 Accord sedan, '84 Accord hatch, '91 Accord stationwagon, '08 Civic EX sedan, and a '12 Civic EX coupe (with seriously upgraded sway bars) that I'm...

Naw... I have an '04 Mazdaspeed Miata, a factory turbo machine, which I have modified in both power and suspension. It's all the boy-racecar I could ever want, and then some. My Civic is intended to be a comfortable, economical, reliable, and non-boring daily driver that can haul a reasonable...

I'm in Maine also and still driving a 2012 EX Coupe (with seriously beefed-up sway bars) that I bought from Charlie's in Augusta. I'm looking at a new Civic in the late spring of '17 when my present car will just about hit 100K miles. Not sure whether I'll get a sedan, coupe, or hatch, or, for...

OK, but this begs the question of why fogging should be any worse in a '16 EX Civic than it is in any other Honda -- or any other car, for that matter.

You just have to weigh having the car for another year versus maybe a fix or improvement of one kind or another. I had that exact experience in buying a ground-up redesign with the 2004 Toyota Sienna minivan for my family. We got one a couple of months after they came out. Turns out that Toyota...

If you have lower-back issues and problems both getting in and out and riding in any car, I have two suggestions based on my own (painful) experience. First is for the in and out. It seems like you may need to do core strengthening exercises, both lower back muscles and lower abs. You can...

Could it be that the 1.5L turbo Civics sold in the Canadian market do not have tachs? Otherwise, that would be a very curious comment.

Only Si and Type R will get the different seats style. Normal Sedan,Hatch and Coupe will get the same design of seats Agreed. This is how it has been in the past. That is not correct. I have a '12 EX coupe, and the seats have significantly different bolstering than the sedan. You can see it...

Yes, I noticed that. But the coupes on display are pre-production vehicles and may just be using sedans seats.

Does anyone know if the coupe seats will continue to be "sport" seats?-- that is, have greater bolstering than the sedan's, making narrower flat surfaces and a more secure, comfortable perch (at least for me). I'm currently driving a '12 EX coupe for that reason. Love the driver's seat.

I'm planning to buy a new Civic in the spring of '17, and may very well get a hatchback because I really like the versatility of four doors and a hatch. I carry around a lot of stuff for various reasons. That said, I also care about flowing design, suspension, and seats -- which might push me...

You do have to wonder what the American car buyer is thinking for the Mazda 3 to be buried so far down in the sales for this segment. I get that it's behind the Civic and Corolla -- no matter their mediocrity -- because of Honda's and Toyota's reputations, but way behind the Elantra, Sentra, and...

Have not seen the video. Where is to be found?

Turbos are mpg killers. I've had an A4 Audi and now have a Mazdaspeed Miata, both with turbos, and if you keep a light foot on the accelerator all of the time, those cars give you great mileage. The reason why BMW and Mercedes have abandoned smooth sixes in favor of turbo fours is that they can...