Honda losing its way
My family has owned four Civics over the last 20 years. Every month I pay $347.66 on my daily driver, a Civic Si sedan I bought new back in 2008. With this new, indifferent Civic, alongside the hulking second-generation Pilot sport utility; the Insight, a cut-rate Prius clone; and virtually all of the current Acura models, Honda seems intent on eradicating its own distinctiveness.
Where is the Honda that built the sophisticated Prelude sporty coupe, the intuitive S2000 roadster, the overachieving Integra Type R and the world-beating NSX supercar? The Honda where keeping things simple also meant better quality, thoughtful detailing, exquisite engineering and delightful mechanical operation?
AUTOMOBILES
Mild-Mannered Redesign Lands in a Tough Neighborhood
By JOHN PEARLEY HUFFMAN
Published: September 23, 2011
The somewhat-new ninth-generation Civic has arrived in a competitive market and is mostly a mild revamping of the coupes and sedans that went on sale for 2006.