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After Driving My Girlfriend's New 2015 Honda Civic Touring...

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#1 ·
The CVT from the Civic gives crazy good acceleration compared to my sluggish 12 Elantra Limited. With ECO Mode ON on the Civic, I can pretty much pass every car at the light (except smart cars).

Elantra needs to get rid of the sluggish throttle to match up.

You guys should test drive them and feel the performance difference...

Just wanted to share.
 
#8 ·
The CVT from the Civic gives crazy good acceleration compared to my sluggish 12 Elantra Limited. With ECO Mode ON on the Civic, I can pretty much pass every car at the light (except smart cars).
Interesting. My GT seems just fine at leaving people behind, including those little German toys, as well as Mini's, and Civics. Maybe you're not pushing the pedal hard enough, lol. It's a longer throw pedal, and took me a little bit to get accustomed to how much pedal was needed compared to other cars I've had. About 4500 RPM my car gets pretty darned snappy. Using shiftronic to override the auto shift points makes it even more able.

The 2014 Civic touring is rated at 9.9 Sec for the 0-60 times (GT is 8.2 manual- 9.5 using auto), so it might just be the styling or handling of the car, or the smoothness of the CVT gives it a faster feel, similar to going from a big car to a small car does.
 
#9 ·
The 2014 Civic touring is rated at 9.9 Sec for the 0-60 times (GT is 8.2 manual- 9.5 using auto), so it might just be the styling or handling of the car, or the smoothness of the CVT gives it a faster feel, similar to going from a big car to a small car does.
Something I noticed as well is, deceleration of the sluggish throttle is much more than the 15 Civic. The CVT isn't compatible very well with deceleration.
What I'm trying to say is, with the same speed and deceleration, CVT will allow the car to coast at a MUCH significant length than my Elantra Limited.

I usually never have to brake on my Elantra cause the deceleration is pretty quick after coasting and depressing the pedal. But with the Civic, I have the double the distance before coasting to arrive at a stop at the same place.
 
#11 ·
When I bought my E, the Civic would have been my second choice among all the other cars I drove. I liked the style and the digital dash was amazing.
However, it lacked a 6 speed trans, dual zone climate control, LED signals on the mirrors and back seat heating. Not to mention less power and less interior room.
While not a powerhouse, the E has never left me needing more power and I've never been in a situation it couldn't handle. It is what it is, a reliable, economical and fun to drive car that serves me well.
 
#14 ·
it lacked a 6 speed trans, dual zone climate control and back seat heating. Not to mention less power and less interior room.
While not a powerhouse
Wuuut? The 2015 has all of that now.

I hope the OP isn't feeling buyer's remorse based on driving a 2015 Civic. In 2012, the current-gen Elantra was in it's second model year and the Civic was in it's first model year and received poor reviews everywhere. Honda had to react quickly and for the second model year in 2013 they did an emergency revision of the styling and suspension, which received only mediocre reviews. They then had to try even harder for 2014, when they added the CVT. It will be more interesting to compare the new 2016 E with the Civic than the current E.
Hahahahah no buyer's remorse for me! I got my Elantra Limited used and I absolutely love it. I'm just driving my girlfriend's car in the meantime because she's scared of the narrower lanes here. I absolutely love my Elantra, just the acceleration is much poorer. But yea I get it, it was second-gen Elantra (2012) so not as good as the 2013/2014/2015.

I am only commenting about the engine/transmission performance. Everything else (except interior material, Hyundai has hollow interiors LOL, oh and rear suspensions if they haven't fixed it yet) pretty much beats the Civic.
 
#12 ·
In 2011 the Elantra blew away the Civic in appearance and options. It's a much tighter comparison now. As far as power or acceleration goes for 2015 model both vehicles are fairly evenly matched but the Civic may feel a bit smoother due to CVT.
 
#18 ·
In 2011 the Elantra blew away the Civic in appearance and options.
+1 In 2011 we looked at a Civic Si (an old flame from my distant past), but just sitting in the seat was an instant turnoff. So cheap & tacky compared to the Elantra at the time.

I haven't driven the Honda CVT but apparently they're even better than the one used in the new Nissan Sentra, which I found surprisingly quick off the line given the engine's meager output. Logically a CVT should be quicker, given its infinite gear ratios.

Another issue here is throttle mapping, specifically Hyundai's bias for smooth response over quick. Blip the gas pedal and, instead of 'flicking' to 4,000 rpm like many cars, the tach needle in a Hyundai just sorta climbs its way up. This can make the engine feel less powerful than it is.
 
#13 ·
I hope the OP isn't feeling buyer's remorse based on driving a 2015 Civic. In 2012, the current-gen Elantra was in it's second model year and the Civic was in it's first model year and received poor reviews everywhere. Honda had to react quickly and for the second model year in 2013 they did an emergency revision of the styling and suspension, which received only mediocre reviews. They then had to try even harder for 2014, when they added the CVT. It will be more interesting to compare the new 2016 E with the Civic than the current E.
 
#17 ·
< Performance-Price-User Interface> Choose two.
Expecting my E to perform like my friend's 2015 Corolla S would be unrealistic. But the compliments (specially from the ladies) are always the same; "cool car, I love the interior".
 
#21 ·
I've had mostly Toyotas and one Accord. Indeed, I really wanted a loss-leader Accord (2006) with a 4 cyl and a 5 speed, but I was selling some property and there were some "issues" and by the time it all cleared I ran across my Scion.

Keep wishing I had bought the Accord...:(

My Accent is reminiscent of the nice, small cars Toyota USED to build, before they went "upscale". You can still get those models in Japan and Asia, but they don't think Americans want them. So when looking for a small, efficient car last year I decided to try the Accent. (I actually went to buy a 123,000 mile Civic that was CHEAP...needless to say it was gone...) but the Accent is a decent car. Just wish it could get out of it's own way sometimes and got as good economy as I have had with other 1.6 litre cars...like my Corolla GTS...:D
 
#24 ·
Some people think of their cars as penis extensions is all. Clearly if that is how one thinks they should not be buying this type of vehicle. I commute 50 miles one way for work everyday. I have ZERO issues with acceleration and passing. My previous car was a v6 and I barely notice a difference.
 
#36 ·
One way Civic might have Elantra beat is in the area of real-world city MPG.

Several magazine reviews have been critical of the Elantra's real-world city MPG. Indeed all of my Hyundais (and my Nissans too) struggled to match their city ratings even in mixed highway use. But the Civics had no such problem, in fact on the highway they consistently overshot their efficiency ratings by 10% or more. My newly-acquired Volvo S80 isn't quite that impressive, but it is proving no more expensive at the pumps than the Elantra. Both cars are consuming 10-12 LPHK in similar winter city driving conditions, which is sort of embarrassing for the Elantra.
 
#37 ·
I must say I am a little disappointed with my MPG right now. I am 95 percent highway and my third tank of gas was 27 mpg! My v6 10 year old heavy as **** sebring convertible average 26, just 1 shy of its epa estimate. If this keeps up I might be bitching because it makes no sense. Even in subzero weather and winter gas I never went below 24 on my convertible, 27 from 38 is a huge stretch.
 
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