2012 Civic Scores too Low to be "Recommended by Consumer Reports"

Mikey · 08-02-2011, 11:54 PM

Economy platforms do not translate well to performance. FWD+soft suspension+anemic 4-cyl engines != performance.

Nobody sets out to build a performance car and uses a 4cyl FWD softly-suspended platform as their starting point.

There is no such thing as a FWD, 4cyl performance car, no matter what Honda tells you. The Civic Si is not a sports car; it's an economy car that gets shitty mileage.

08-02-2011, 11:54 PM	#13
Mikey Raving Lunatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas Moto: Concours 14 ABS, ZX6E Posts: 902	Economy platforms do not translate well to performance. FWD+soft suspension+anemic 4-cyl engines != performance. Nobody sets out to build a performance car and uses a 4cyl FWD softly-suspended platform as their starting point. There is no such thing as a FWD, 4cyl performance car, no matter what Honda tells you. The Civic Si is not a sports car; it's an economy car that gets shitty mileage. __________________ Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.