New Civic 2005? - Page 2

PoisonFangs · #16 06-01-2004, 02:39 AM

I'll drink to that.

Myrrdex · #17 06-01-2004, 04:04 AM

Honda can do anything. Look at what they did at the indy 500 hundred 8 of the 9 top qualifiers where hondas. its like hmmmm i guess we will just take over indy car racing... and just like that honda does it. They know what they are doing. If they wanted to make a N/A 270 hp all wheel drive civic that weighed under 3000 lbs that could seat 4 people... they wouldn't have a problem. Oh yeah. and they (honda) won the indy 500 i believe but i am not sure.

Jas_M · #18 06-04-2004, 03:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Myrrdex

Honda can do anything.If they wanted to make a N/A 270 hp all wheel drive civic that weighed under 3000 lbs that could seat 4 people... they wouldn't have a problem. Oh yeah.

Of course they could do it. The problem is it would run at least $30-35k, and who is going to pay that much for a Civic?

I like Civics, but i'd never drop that much coin to get one. For that money i'll take a 350z or a G35 coupe.

xproductionz · #19 06-04-2004, 06:07 AM

i was talking with the guys at my local shop and they were like... u got the money.. we'll make your car AWD... haha... mAYBE I SHOULD INVEST IN IT

Myrrdex · #20 06-10-2004, 06:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jas_M

Of course they could do it. The problem is it would run at least $30-35k, and who is going to pay that much for a Civic?

I like Civics, but i'd never drop that much coin to get one. For that money i'll take a 350z or a G35 coupe.

nah probably not actually, it would probably be about 20-25 range just like all the other all wheel drive cars. Why would honda make a car that is that much more expensive than the rest of the competition? You can get a 350z for 26,000 OTD price i am sure because they are selling them with a 26,000 sticker price where i live. Also, those cars are not all wheel drive.

Ajax · #21 06-12-2004, 11:05 PM

V6 civic? Heavier... maybe a little more power... worst handling... hmm. I don't want to see it.

Ajax · #22 06-12-2004, 11:07 PM

If Mitsu can make a GSX, I think Honda can handle an all wheel drive civic

CivicSpoon · #23 06-13-2004, 12:15 AM

There are already awd (maybe 4wd?) Civics from back in the day (the 80's), so I'm sure they could do it if they wanted to. Of course they'd have to work on it a little more if they wanted to make a lot more power and not have the drivetrain blow out.

91civicDXdude · #24 06-13-2004, 12:34 AM

they need to just stop making the civic. they started with a good idea in 1988, revamped it and made it a little smoother in 1992, peaked in '95, made a gallant attempt at gaining back some respect in 99-00...then comes 2001..... the year that honda died and was reborn as an american car company with overly large and shitty underpowered cars.

Jas_M · #25 06-13-2004, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 91civicDXdude

they need to just stop making the civic. they started with a good idea in 1988, revamped it and made it a little smoother in 1992, peaked in '95, made a gallant attempt at gaining back some respect in 99-00...then comes 2001..... the year that honda died and was reborn as an american car company with overly large and shitty underpowered cars.

You're forgetting the Civic wasn't built or designed with the intent of racing or having lots of power out of the box. It was made to be a small, well designed/enigneered car that also is very economical to own and operate, as well as being reliable. It's that simple. That is what your average Civic buyer is looking for. If you want to step up to higher performance, you have to spend more money to get an Accord or S2K, or move up to an Acura. Cars are positioned within the lineup to be purchased by a certain demographic (ideally). That being said, an ideal Honda customer would buy a succession of cars like this:
Civic - entry level compact/teen to mid-20's
Accord - family sedan/late 20's into 30's or 40's (start making money in career)
S2K - sports car/40's or 50's (kids are moved out, want to relive youth)
Acura TL or RL - sports/luxury sedan/50's or 60's

This is what most car companies shoot for. They try to keep people within the family by providing a vehicle for each phase of life, so to speak. If you think Honda's are underpowered and not worth it, then get something else. If Honda was worried about their cars being underpowered compared to their competitors, then they would do something about it. But it's obviously not affecting their sales, as they are way ahead of everyone else from Japan (aside from Toyota).

Ajax · #26 06-13-2004, 01:22 AM

You mean Toyota is actually selling more then Honda? ... How? There actually selling Camrys? The only thing I've ever really like from Toyota was the Supra, and they stopped making that. The Celica isn't to bad though.

91civicDXdude · #27 06-13-2004, 01:22 AM

honda is getting their ass beat by other companies. it is hurting their sales. they are getting outsold by toyota and if i read correctly, even GM

93CivicLx · #28 07-30-2004, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jameskersten

rumour has it at work (i am a tech at honda) that they are unvailing a 270hp hybrid accord, that would be sick. could outrun anything on the road and still keep going after the other car runs out of gas. dont know how true this is but its coming from pretty reliable sources at work.

no rumour its true later this year is the 2005 honda accord v6 hybrid.
here is the website for the pic. http://www.hondacars.com/info/protot...rid.asp?bhcp=1

POST REPLY TO THIS THREAD