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Review of the 2008
Honda Civic DX, LX, EX, and EX-L Sedans: Photographs, Quality Ratings, and Features and Specifications
AutoOnInfo.net June 2008
Review of the 2008 Honda Civic DX, LX, EX, and EX-L Sedans: Photographs, Quality Ratings, and Features and Specifications
By James B. Bleeker
The following table provides some photographs and quality ratings of, and product information on, the 2008 Honda Civic DX, LX, EX, EX-L sedans.
The 2008 Honda Civic Sedan The DX, LX, EX, and EX-L Editions Photographs Quality Measures, Features, and Specifications
Quality Ratings: + The 2008 Honda Civic has a predicted short-term reliability in CR's highest category, an ownership-satisfaction rating in CR's second-highest category, an accident avoidance rating ranging from CR's second-highest category to CR's highest category, and a crash protection rating in CR's highest category. The 2008 Honda Civic sedan is a Best of 2008 by CR's Reliability-Verdict History of the 10 Most-Recent Model Years and a Best of 2008 by CR's Reliability-Verdict History of the 5 Most-Recent Model Years. The Honda Civic sedan has a Best Engine (with a perfect score of +1.00), and the manual transmission, 1.8-liter engine version of the 2008 Honda Civic is a 2008 Top Green 12 (No. 8, but tied with 4 others, with a Green Score of 44) by ACEEE's GreenerCars.org. With regard to prior model years, the 2007 Honda Civic sedan was a Consumer Reports 2007 Top Pick, in the small sedan category, and 2007 All-Around-Ability Quick Pick. The EX Civic was accorded a predicted short-term reliability in CR's second-highest category, an ownership-satisfaction rating in CR's highest category, an accident avoidance rating in CR's second-highest category, and a crash protection rating in CR's highest category. Also, the automatic transmission version of the DX, LX, and EX sedan was a 2007 Top Green 12 by GreenerCars.com. The several editions of the 2006 Honda Civic sedan were a Consumer Reports 2006 Top Pick and were a Consumer Reports all-around competence and safety Quick Pick. The EX edition of the 2006 Honda Civic also had a CR predicted short-term reliability in the highest category, a CR owner satisfaction rating in the second highest category, a CR accident avoidance rating in the second highest category, and a CR crash protection rating in the highest category. The 2005 Honda Civic was a 2005 Consumer Reports reliability Quick Pick; the Honda Civic EX was a 2005 Consumer Reports fuel economy Quick Pick and a 2005 Consumer Reports overall Quick Pick. In addition, the Honda Civic model is on Auto on Info's reliability Best of 1996 (for vehicles 6-to-8 years of age), Best of 1998 (for vehicles 7-to-9 years of age), Best of 1999 (for vehicles 6-to-8 years of age), Best of 2000 (for vehicles 5-to-7 years of age), Best of 2002 (for vehicles 3-to-5 years of age), Best of 2003 (for vehicles 2-to-4 years of age), and Best of 2004 (for vehicles 2-to-3 years of age).
Features and Specifications: + Engine: + + Type: 4-cylinder, 16-valve, aluminum-alloy, single overhead cam (SOHC), with intelligent variable valve timing and lift electronic control (i-VTEC) + + Displacement: 1.8 liters + + Horsepower (SAE): 140 horsepower @ 6,300 rotations per minute + + Torque: 128 pound-feet @ 4,300 rotations per minute + Transmission: 5-speed manual transmission or 5-speed automatic transmission + Steering: Turning Circle Diameter: + + DX: 34.8 feet + + LX, EX, and EX-L: 35.4 feet + Fuel capacity: 13.2 gallons + Drive wheels: Front + California Air Resources Board (CARB) emissions rating: Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle-2 (LEV-2) + EPA emissions rating: Tier 2 / Bin 5 + U.S. Environmental Protect Agency (EPA) estimated fuel efficiency: + + 5-speed automatic transmission: 25 miles per gallon in city / 36 miles per gallon on highway + + 5-speed manual transmission: 26 miles per gallon in city / 34 miles per gallon on highway + Interior dimensions: + + Passenger volume: + + + DX and LX: 90.9 cubic feet + + + EX and EX-L: 88.4 cubic feet + + Second row shoulder room: + + + DX and LX: 52.4 inches + + + EX and EX-L: 52.3 inches + + Second row hip room: 51.0 inches + + Cargo volume: 12.0 cubic feet + Exterior dimensions: + + Wheelbase: 106.3 inches + + Overall length: 176.7 inches + + Overall width: 69.0 inches + Curb weight: 2,628 pounds to 2,806 pounds, depending on transmission and trim line
Sources of quality ratings: + "Which Cars Are Safer?" Consumer Reports, April 2008, p. 78, "Vehicle Profiles," Consumer Reports, April 2008, p. 55, GreenerCars.org, and AutoOnInfo.net Source of photographs, features, and specifications: + Honda newsroom Date of Access to Honda Newsroom: + 5 June 2008 Advisories: + All prospective consumers should check dealership information to ascertain any changes or corrections in the features and specifications listed above. The next table provides some illustrations and technical diagrams regarding the 2008 DX, LX, EX, and EX-L Honda Civic 1.8-liter engine.
The 2008 Honda Civic Sedan The DX, LX, EX, and EX-L Editions Illustrations, Diagrams and Photographs Illustration of the 1.8-Liter i-VTEC Engine Cutaway of the 1.8-Liter i-VTEC Engine Valve Train of the 1.8-Liter i-VTEC Engine Throttle Body of the 1.8-Liter i-VTEC Engine Valve Actuation Chart of the 1.8-Liter i-VTEC Engine Valve Operation Chart of the 1.8-Liter i-VTEC Engine Horsepower and Torque Chart of the 1.8-Liter i-VTEC Engine Diagram of Cracked Connecting Rods of the 1.8-Liter i-VTEC Engine Source
Source of diagrams: + Honda newsroom Date of Access to Honda Newsroom: + 5 June 2008 Advisories: + All prospective consumers should check dealership information to ascertain any changes or corrections in the features depicted above.
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