I don’t see the similarities.
Technically speaking the exhaust aren’t fake on the Civic. Those exhaust surrounds actually have holes in them. The Corolla has fake ones.The fake exhaust tips and somewhat similar light shape.
Seriously? I can see the actual exhaust tip behind them. They are fake.Technically speaking the exhaust aren’t fake on the Civic. Those exhaust surrounds actually have holes in them. The Corolla has fake ones.
The tail lights I feel don’t have similar looking design. Maybe in the LED format.
Yes you can what I’m saying if you compare to the Corolla the Civic is more real as they actually are opened rather then closed.Seriously? I can see the actual exhaust tip behind them. They are fake.
They're both fake, just differently so. Neither is an exhaust tip.Yes you can what I’m saying if you compare to the Corolla the Civic is more real as they actually are opened rather then closed.
Yes my bad that’s what I was eluding to.They're both fake, just differently so. Neither is an exhaust tip.
You summed up all my thoughts perfectly. I was hoping the 11th gen would nudge the surprisingly good performance of the 10th gen models forward, but it looks to have not only stagnated, but taken a step back. I do believe Honda is really trying to funnel anyone looking for performance into their Acura brand or at the very least, into an SI and Type R.I do like the hatch much more than the sedan... the sedan is just way too dull in the back... the kia stinger vibes I get from the hatch are a big improvement IMO. I also like that color, looks similar to the Boost Blue on the type R... might even be the same color. Fake exhaust is kind of meh considering the sedan actually got normal exhaust finishers... but I could live with it. Still wish it was a true full width tail light, but again, I could live with it.
My biggest issue now is the downgrade in performance already being reported from the Sedan... extra weight and efficiency improvements, despite the power bump to the 1.5T are still showing over half a a second slower to 60 on the sedan (6.8 for the 10th gen vs 7.5 on the 11th according to Car&Driver). This doesn't bode well for the hatch which was already heavier and slower (7 seconds for the 10th gen sport touring) meaning we could see something as slow as 8 seconds to 60 for the sport touring hatch without a more substantial power bump (I'm hoping for the accord's tune of 192hp for the sport touring hatch, or even matching the Si power in leau of an actual Si hatch).
Honda had best in class performance on the civic but seem to have let it slip quite a bit in favor of the more mature vibe... and without a more substantial power bump these initial numbers also bode badly for the Si model which could end up slower than the current 10th gen as well. Between the so-so looks, lack of a coupe model, worse performance, it's keeps making my 10th gen EX coupe seem like a better choice to keep around while we wait for the next gen accord and the new ILX replacement...