This model is back with a vengeance-Part 1

The Honda Civic is the cornerstone of Honda and its automotive heritage, earning recognition and acclaim as an icon in the automotive industry since its introduction in 1973. The Civic represents the first high volume production automobile that showcased Honda’s spirit of innovation to a North American audience ready for something new. Cumulatively, Civic has reached 16 million customers globally and 7 million in the United States, where it has been the best selling retail compact car for the past nine years. The Civic was the seventh best selling vehicle overall in 2004 and third best selling passenger car. If the Civic were its own individual brand, annual sales in excess of 300,000 would make it the 13th top selling brand in the United States out of more than 40 possible brands.

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UYPeterson - 9/9/2005 9:40:32 PM

+1 Boost

As a longtime Honda customer, I am very displeased with their latest offerings. The RL is the plainest looking car Honda sells, the exterior of the Odyssey is bloated and bland, and let's not start on the Ridgeline. This "new" Civic is something I would have expected from Hyundai or Kia. Instead of true innovation, Honda offers an overpriced, rewarmed 1997 Acura 2.2CL with a 1999 Toyota Solara front-end tacked on it. They tempt us with the navigation system, but a better buy is a low mileage 2004 Accord EX coupe (I4 or V6) with nav. After seeing the "retro" styling and rediculious two-tier dashboard, I am afraid to think of what Honda will do to the 2008 Accord.