Great, need more acceleration. Its great in the
handeling but it needs a lot more power becuase when
you whant to pass another car it takes a lot or a lot of
effort for the car. With some more power it would
work just fine. a a a a a

I bought this car for my 150 mile daily commute. It started out at 36mpg and 90,000 miles later, it gets 30-32mpg. Interior build quality is average. 2006 model has all of the improvements I wish mine had. I wouldn't call it a fun car to drive but it is dependable.

I love this car. In my opinion, the exterior looks better than the 8th gen civics. It could use some more power, but you can't beat 35 mpg. The interior is much better than others in its class with a very clean looking dash and center stack. Back seat leg room is adequate and there's plenty of room for cargo in the huge trunk. I bought it new 3 years and almost 40000 miles ago and I haven't had any problems. My only real complaint is that at highway speeds there is a little more road noise than I would like. I would also invest in some different tires if you plan on much winter driving since the stock tires don't offer much grip in the snow.

Fantastic car; in my opinion there is very little that comes close for the money. Tried the VXR, ST and GTi, no where near. The R26 is just as good a drive but totally different power delivery.

I use mine as a daily drive and it's as at home on a B road blast as it is cruising on the motorway.

This car handles very nicely.  Great on gas. It has great speed off the line and makes merging on the highway a very simple task.  This car cost very little to maintain and there are many perfromance parts on the market to make it faster and sportier.  The only problem is that it looks very similar to many other cars on the road.  Great first car and very fun to customize and play with.