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I don’t know what a normal auto with paddles Is like. But in the Civic the paddles seemed to shift pretty quick, both on up shift and down shift. I did not notice any delay.

I’m guessing that makes a difference for performance from a standing start but maybe less so when you’re already moving,? Could you paddle down to lower gear and higher RPM where the tune allows extra power to be tapped?

Thanks for sharing your experience! Where’s a good place to start learning about tuning? I’d like to do some reading on different kinds of tuning, what it does, how it works, pros & cons and so on.

I did some extensive test driving yesterday and it was very instructive. First I went for another drive in the CVT hatch. The first thing I noticed, on a freeway on-ramp, is how well this car takes a curve at speed. On a moderately trafficked highway with about 50-55 mph traffic the paddles...

Civics4Ever - haha good point. gtman wisely pointed out that it’s an emotional choice. In this case, the feeling of manual control vs the feeling of a slick-looking car :)

Sigh that's true but I definitely want the engine and features of the sport touring.

Wow - thanks for all the responses! What arpypat wrote makes sense: 'go with getting the car that makes you happy to drive'. It's kinda eye-opening to see how you all are willing to sacrifice appearance & aesthetics. This is a tricky choice for me, and it's super helpful to get others'...

I'd like to get some opinions from this community. I live near San Jose CA, and my driving is suburban with occasional shitty traffic. I enjoy driving and appreciate manual, but the vast majority of my driving is functional to get from point A to point B. I’m replacing a 2012 Mini S convertible...