PRLog (Press Release) - Aug 02, 2011 - Consumer Reports released a brief report of the 2012 Honda Civ automobile news ic earlier yesterday. Obviously working at a Honda Dealership my assessment of their report is completely biased, but bmw M5 specification I must say I believe it's justifiably biased. Here are some of the key points regarding the Honda Civic review by Consumer Reports that stood out to me. 2011 Chrysler 200 Convertible ;
2012 Civic: Turbo CR states, "There are some competitors out there with low displacement turbo charged engines." Yes, there are cars out there with small turbo charged engines, but what CR doesn't state is those turbo charged engines typically require a higher grade fuel, which adds expense when at the pump vs. the regular 87 gasoline as required by the 2012 Civic. Additionally, the requirement for a turbo would lead one to believe that it is needed for enhanced acceleration, but CR states in the same review "fuel economy is really impressive and acceleration is nothing to complain about either." Do you get the feeling here that CR is actually complaining about nothing? Don't worry. If you don't, read on.
2012 Civic: 6th Gearb CR also seems unhappy regarding the amount of gears in the Civic stating "A lot of those cars have 6-speed automatics, but the Civic only has 5." I'm not sure why CR seems obsessed with a 6th gear (added weight and cost) when the benefit to adding the 6th gear would be fuel economy an mustang car d acceleration. If there is no benefit to adding a 6th gear in the Civic why would Honda want to include one? Isn't it impressive enough the Honda Civic commands 39 MPG EPA estimated highway with 5 gears? Engineering wise, the shortcut would be to slap a turbo inside (which is one more thing to break) and a 6th gear, but Honda didn't take those shortcuts. I wish CR would have stated what Honda lacked by not having a 6th gear, but they didn't. Why? Because like them. I couldn't think of a reason either.
2012 Civic: Ride Quality CR also states "Road noise has traditionally been a Honda shortcoming. It's somewhat better in this version." Though Honda has improved road noise, CR actually seems unhappy with the improvement when just a few years ago when it awarded the previous generation Civic (one with more road noise) with a Top Pick. Starting to feel like CR used interns to review this car yet?
2012 Civic: Braking Distance In the middle of their review they throw out that "Braking distance is on the long side. Especially in the wet." That's all they said? What do they mean by "on the long side" and what is this being compared to? Where are the measurements? The 2012 Civic was recently named in May by the Institute for Highway Saftty (IIHS) a Top Safety Pick. Additionally, new for 2012 in the LX model they tested is VSA (Vehicle Stability Assist) which now comes standard on every 2012 Civic trim level (not standard on the vehicle that won their Top Pick).
2012 Civic: Two Tier Dash and Controls CR states the same duel tier dashboard still remains (the same sort of dash board system in place when it one CR's Top Pick) and CR continues on to state they are not pleased with it now because drivers would have to scan both tiers. CR then diminishes their negative comment by stating that it isn't important because the bottom tier generally contains non-essential driving information. Are you as confused by this as I am?
As for controls CR states "most controls are simple and we do wish the radio had two knobs instead of one." I'm not sure if CR would rather have a complex set of controls or not, but there are additional audio control features on the left side of the steering wheel that they failed to mention or possibly even notice? Additionally, radio display information is located in a MID display of the upper tier dash (MID is new for 2012). Instead of radio display information being centrally located in the center of the dash it is located in the driver's field of vision. CR clearly being a company that doesn't like much eye movement throughout the dash should have noted this as a positive change for 2012, but they didn't. Nor did they mention other new enhancements such as the Fuel Economy Assist indicator or even the ECON button for that matter. It's as if they never noticed these things.
2012 Civic: CR states the history of reliability is not expected to change Yet, they are recommending cars that don't have history of reliability such as the Chevy Cruz, Ford Focus, and Hyundai Elantra. CR had opened up their review with this, "The Honda Civic has been the class act of smaller cars. Buyers paid a little more for the Civic, but in return were getting a nicer car with known reliability and resale value." I hate to point out to CR, but that's exactly what you are getting. CR to my knowledge has never given a positive review of the Civic because its plastics were "soft" or "extra soft." In my opinion the Honda line is known for simplicity, yet suddenly CR seems to care less about what the Honda Civic is and always has been and more obsessed with attempting to re-engineer it into an entirely different car with more complex radio knobs and less reliable and more expensive components such as 6th gears and turbo charged engines. In this humble salesman's opinion: CR should stick to reviewing cars rather than re-engineering them and I should stick to selling them.
Dave Erickson works at Diamond Honda of Glendale http://www.diamondhondaofglendale.com The opinions expressed in this article are his own and are in no way endorced by Honda or Diamond Honda of Glendale or affliates of either company.
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