Not yet but the last gen chipped easy as it was so I am strongly considering a PPF on the hood. I had it ceramic coated before delivery but I know that this doesn't defend against rock chips like a PPF will.
My rifle case would not fit in the trunk opening on my X. There is no question about it fitting now. Comically, my old Gen7 Civic had better entry for long objects than the GenX. Barely but it did.
Well, the setup combined with the width of tire (Unchanged from the GenX Touring) is far more grippy and sticky than anything I have experienced before in a Civic. They are shipping the XI Tourings with Good Years that are fine but I would have been far happier if it came with Continental ExtremeContact DWS06 instead.
I found that it and our 2020 CRV that uses the same general system, was plenty good overall. It was more able to stay in the lane like a Tesla but was not good with sharper turns or if the lines were ambiguous to it. The most comical example is in states or provinces where there are no hashes along where a highway on or off ramp is but just open blacktop, the 2017 and our 2020 CRV will just try to exit the highway! I haven't had a chance to see what the new XI will do yet. All the highway ramps in New Brunswick have a hash line on the mouth of the ramps.
No. You can be in charge of the throttle and use the lane keeping.
This is a pretty accurate assessment. Not truly ugly. Just unremarkable. Very much an Accord with a different badge.
Yes, you wrote " It is better in every way over the GenX. " This is false, in general. Did you notice that many other people live in the US where 1.5L engine was available for years now? The 1.5L engine in Gen 11 is a much weaker version of the 1.5L in Gen 10. Paint is thinner. Some minor things having to do with cable management are also not better. You are wrong. Again... lol
Look, OP had a NA 2.0 GenX and that's all he had experience with. He didn't have a 1.5T so regardless how much better it was or how many people owned it, it's irrelevant to his experience. If you had a 1.5T, that's great. You don't have to nitpick on OP's lack of experience with it. Unless you are willing to travel back in time and pay for his upgrade, lol.
Perhaps hyperbole. However, when all weighted, the GenXI is indeed overall FAR better than the GenX. Subjective elements such as if you like how it looks or not are just that, subjective. MY review is MY review. I came from a 2017 EX with Sensing. My review is based on this and if you can't come to terms with this, then you are apparently just a troll.
Did you notice that America is not the only place on earth? And where did I say that the 1.5T was not available in Canada? It was restricted to the Touring Sedan and the hatchbacks for most of the run in Canada. Freaking read a little Mr. Picky.
Now you want to talk about patently false info? This is it. The engine in the XI is indeed more powerful. The ratings from Honda are at the crank and don't account for transmission tuning, weight of the vehicle and further specific tuning of the engine throttle response. This has resulted in a MINOR loss in 0-60 times. If you are focusing exclusively on this, you are already starting from a position of irrelevance. This is NOT an Si or a Type R. This is a Touring trim of the Civic, that in every way that matters, lives up to the badge for this class of car.
This is being claimed but ONE car is a data POINT, it is not a dataset or a statistical representation. The GenX was notorious for paint chipping so who cares about thickness if it doesn't chip (People not paying attention to how to lift the wiper arms on their new car does not count. Not to be mean to those that have done it, but that was a spectacularly foolish thing to do without looking and going "Whoa bud, I should see how to do this safer"). We CAN'T know if either the thickness or the chipping issue is or is not real without both a proper sample size AND a significant amount of use and experience with the cars.
I, myself, pointed out that the center console was a mess in at least that I would not have done it this way. So was the old one. But you know what? It is STILL better than the old one overall. USBs are easier to access and the tray where the charger pad is, is far larger and easier to use than in the old X and is actually captured so that your phone won't go flying all over the place if you corner hard or accelerate briskly (An issue I frequently had in the old X)
Great review. I've owned my Touring now for about 2 months/2000 miles and I agree with most of your assessment. I too owned a GenX EXL (2020) that was a very nice car, but was so impressed with the 2022 that I traded. I like the new look. The 1.5 feels about the same to me but I definitely notice an improvement in the CVT. I don't care about 0-60, the car is plenty fast enough. You were spot on about this car handling like on rails but I did end up swapping the UHP Goodyear's for a softer and quieter Bridgestone Quiettrack tire which did improve things tremendously. I'm glad to have my sunglass compartment back (funny how we miss the little things) but I liked the Sport mode in the shifter of the old car verses the toggle switch. I absolutely HATE the Auto On/OFF and turn it off every time. The Bose stereo won't win any contests but is a great improvement over the old system. Overall I'm very pleased. I end up trading every few years but who knows, I might keep this one.
I would like having a manual but I am the only "drivers driver" in my house so it isn't a good choice.
HA! I'll make it a point to update on just that
If your lower grill survives this winter I will buy 2022. Keep me posted for sure.HA! I'll make it a point to update on just that
On the upside, the sort of splitter that is at the bottom of the grille at least acts as a form of extra structure.
Will do!
