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Not really a civic wannabe it just on how their ( auto manufacturers) designing sedan today better then the boxy SUVs that they build
Btw the only thing very similar is the taillights ;)
 

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Upside down coupe tail lights.
 

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I mean, Hyundai has always shamelessly aped Honda. I commend them for really focusing on making their cars nicer and more sporty. The more pressure they put on Honda and Toyota the better.
 

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Seems like a better car than the lower trim Civics to me, 191hp from an NA 2.5 motor sounds quite nice. The N Line which is supposed to be an Si competitor is supposed to have 290hp+ potentially, I could see a lot of Civic owners switching for better tech, more power, and a more mature vehicle.
 


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To be fair all manufactures copy each other designs The U.S copied European the Japanese copied U.S and European designs for years and now since its the in thing. All auto manufacturers copy any SUV design from a cardboard box manufacturer :thumbsup:
 

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To be fair all manufactures copy each other designs The U.S copied European the Japanese copied U.S and European designs for years and now since its the in thing. All auto manufacturers copy any SUV design from a cardboard box manufacturer :thumbsup:
Well put. Now who does deserve a little side eye is Subaru. The new 2020 Impreza sedan is straight up a 10th gen Civic clone. The interior is even the same.
 

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Well put. Now who does deserve a little side eye is Subaru. The new 2020 Impreza sedan is straight up a 10th gen Civic clone. The interior is even the same.
True. But I’ll say this No other auto manufacturer tried to copy the 1975 - 1980 AMC PACER
 

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Seems like a better car than the lower trim Civics to me, 191hp from an NA 2.5 motor sounds quite nice. The N Line which is supposed to be an Si competitor is supposed to have 290hp+ potentially, I could see a lot of Civic owners switching for better tech, more power, and a more mature vehicle.
The Sonata is a mid-size sedan, so it competes with the Accord, not the Civic. The Hyundai Elantra is the direct competitor to the Civic in the compact segment.
 

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Seems like a better car than the lower trim Civics to me, 191hp from an NA 2.5 motor sounds quite nice. The N Line which is supposed to be an Si competitor is supposed to have 290hp+ potentially, I could see a lot of Civic owners switching for better tech, more power, and a more mature vehicle.
Although Hyundai came a long way from the Excel I’ve owned two Hyundai 2004 Tiburon GT
And a 2014 Elantra coupe both were decent cars
I’ve test drove a Elantra GT sport Turbo 2018 before my civic my civic is a EX turbo with CVT
The civic is a lot better handling car and Hyundai still has to work a lot of bugs out of their cars where Honda’s done that years ago
 

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The Sonata is a mid-size sedan, so it competes with the Accord, not the Civic. The Hyundai Elantra is the direct competitor to the Civic in the compact segment.
That may be the case but the Civic Sedan is a fairly big car now, people don't care too much about how the vehicles are classed. The Si gets compared to the GLI all the time, which is a great car too albeit a bit ugly in my opinion. I still see people cross shopping that Hyundai because the pricing from a Civic Si/Touring to an Accord Sport leaves that Hyundai in a perfect spot.
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