meow
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Don't know if this has been covered before but here it goes.
A little bit about my background. First car was an Acura RSX-S 6 speed and afterwards I owned a Nissan Altima SE-R 6 speed then a BMW E46 6 speed to a GMC Sierra and now this Civic Hatchback Sport CVT. I used to sell cars and surprisingly was one of the very few salesmen who knew how to drive a standard. I've driven a good amount of cars. I've also driven the 10th gen SI and hatchback sport manual.
Thoughts on CVT:
There's a lot of flack for the CVT transmissions but for daily driving, overtaking on the freeway, and overall drive ability, I am honestly impressed with the CVT. Yes, I miss a 3rd pedal which I will talk more about it in a bit but overall the paddle shifters, S mode, and the capabilities at stock are not too bad for an economy car.
Thoughts on SI:
The shifting is very fluid, confident, and impressive to me for a 24k car. The clutch is somewhat soft but I didn't mind it. For spirited driving I find this car to be one of the better manual cars Honda has produced (aside from my bias for the RSX-S and the S2000). I will say that if you HAVE to have a manual, please choose the SI. It is world's apart from the Hatchback Sport manual.
Thoughts on Sport 6 Speed:
Not bad, but to me it wasn't impressive. I felt the throws to be too long coupled with the soft clutch I didn't feel engaged driving it. When I was initially in the market for a hatchback sport (I love the body style) I wanted to initially get a manual. However, the only one available locally was either red or white and I needed the blue. A part of me was thinking I should've just compromised on the color and gotten a manual; but I also needed to know my wife could confidently drive this car every now and then. After driving the sport 6 speed, I do not have any regrets whatsoever. It always feels great to row your own gears; but to me, not in this vehicle. Especially after driving the SI.
Keep in mind this is my opinion. You're more than welcome to post yours. I don't think there's a manual car in the market I haven't driven. So to say the sport 6 speed was unimpressive comes from the fact that I've driven a lot of cars. If the hatchback sport manual was exactly like the SI, I would've been sore about my CVT. However, the CVT tranny in my opinion is nothing short of impressive.
A little bit about my background. First car was an Acura RSX-S 6 speed and afterwards I owned a Nissan Altima SE-R 6 speed then a BMW E46 6 speed to a GMC Sierra and now this Civic Hatchback Sport CVT. I used to sell cars and surprisingly was one of the very few salesmen who knew how to drive a standard. I've driven a good amount of cars. I've also driven the 10th gen SI and hatchback sport manual.
Thoughts on CVT:
There's a lot of flack for the CVT transmissions but for daily driving, overtaking on the freeway, and overall drive ability, I am honestly impressed with the CVT. Yes, I miss a 3rd pedal which I will talk more about it in a bit but overall the paddle shifters, S mode, and the capabilities at stock are not too bad for an economy car.
Thoughts on SI:
The shifting is very fluid, confident, and impressive to me for a 24k car. The clutch is somewhat soft but I didn't mind it. For spirited driving I find this car to be one of the better manual cars Honda has produced (aside from my bias for the RSX-S and the S2000). I will say that if you HAVE to have a manual, please choose the SI. It is world's apart from the Hatchback Sport manual.
Thoughts on Sport 6 Speed:
Not bad, but to me it wasn't impressive. I felt the throws to be too long coupled with the soft clutch I didn't feel engaged driving it. When I was initially in the market for a hatchback sport (I love the body style) I wanted to initially get a manual. However, the only one available locally was either red or white and I needed the blue. A part of me was thinking I should've just compromised on the color and gotten a manual; but I also needed to know my wife could confidently drive this car every now and then. After driving the sport 6 speed, I do not have any regrets whatsoever. It always feels great to row your own gears; but to me, not in this vehicle. Especially after driving the SI.
Keep in mind this is my opinion. You're more than welcome to post yours. I don't think there's a manual car in the market I haven't driven. So to say the sport 6 speed was unimpressive comes from the fact that I've driven a lot of cars. If the hatchback sport manual was exactly like the SI, I would've been sore about my CVT. However, the CVT tranny in my opinion is nothing short of impressive.
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