Honda Civic - The European Version & The American One

[T-Rex]

Guys, if you remember I was looking for a new car and in the end settled with a Honda Civic. My cousin from Toronto came to visit England last week and was blown away by it. I thought it was pretty wierd because I know the Civic is a model available in the States and Canada. He told me that your Civic looks way different. He seemed so impressed with it I thought some of you guys may like to see it. The American car seems a lot more sensible in comparison to the Euro version.

American Version

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/06-07_Honda_Civic_LX_Sedan.jpg/800px-06-07_Honda_Civic_LX_Sedan.jpg

European Version

http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/imgser-uk/servlet/media?id=704009041

http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/imgser-uk/servlet/media?id=704009044

http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/imgser-uk/servlet/media?id=704009055

http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/imgser-uk/servlet/media?id=704009061

http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/imgser-uk/servlet/media?id=704009051

http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/imgser-uk/servlet/media?id=703866578

I remember when it came out, I couldn't get over the triangular exhausts at the back and the digital speedometer on the dash. If you look at the dashboard shot, you can see a red button on the far right. That's a start button as seen in the Honda S2000. Some other features of the European Civic include "magic seats" in the rear, that not only lay flat to increase boot capacity, but also allow the seat bench to lift up and lay flat against the back rests to create a large loading area in the back behind the front seats. If you look at the side shot, the car looks like a two door, but it's actually a four door. The back door handles are found at the far back corner of the window area. Makes it look sporty while still remaining practical.

The pictures aren't of my Civic, I bought a black one.

[Sacks]

What the fuck is this!?

[T-Rex]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile

[Mockery]

Good choice. We bought a new Honda Civic not too long ago (as did Protoclown) and the car is great. Hoping it will last as long as, if not longer than our previous one from '91 which we recently sold. It may have been almost 20 years old with 180,000+ miles on it, but it made it across the entire country no problemo when we moved out here and was still running aok for our drives around town. Hooray Honda. :O

[Evil Robot]

They released that in 2006 in Europe only. They perform final assembly of the American cars in Ohio, while the European cars are made in the UK (thats why you got it cheap there). I would imagine their Ohio plant hasn't paid off enough yet to warrant tearing the machines apart and changing them, which costs hundreds of millions of dollars to do. Theres also the fact that the new body style can't possibly pass American crash standards as the front bumper is way to high.

I've also heared that "they" say that Americans don't like hatchbacks. "They" base this on the decline of sales during the SUV craze of the late 90's.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I had a '90 civic hatchback that lasted 240,000 miles before ithe clutch finally went. Now have a focus hatchback, it's pretty good.

[AChimp]

The European one looks kinda cool actually. :O

[MarioRPG]

The European one is neat. Sort of cool comparison.

[Sethomas]

Eh. My hope is that by the time Alfa Romeo starts re-importing to the US, I might be able to afford to get their schnazzy Spiders.

[T-Rex]

The Spider is really cool. One of Alfa's newer cars, the Competizione, is really suave looking. I can see it as the next Bond car.

http://cache.jalopnik.com/cars/assets/resources/2007/07/Alfa-Romeo-8c-Competizione.jpg

[Geggy]

Ask yourself "would i get around faster on a bike or in a car?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Jc8NjGaT4c

hmm...?

[whoreable]

hey yall, i almost bought a civic si. It was overall a really nice car, but i got one of these instead

http://www.mitsubishicars.com/MMNA/jsp/evo/08/index.do?loc=en-us

which is great since i live my life one quarter mile at a time :x

[executioneer]

oh man the lancer evo is another example of where the uk version is way better than the us one :(

i wish mitsubishi hadn't cancelled the 3000gt line those are my favorite >:

[whoreable]

only if you like to drive on the wrong side of the road >:

besides that i think they are the same, except there are a couple more options to get more hp(for more money)

the 3000 gt was pretty great :(