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Old Jun 18, 2002
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Check out Julys "Motor Trend"...

The new Motor Trend has a article called "cheap wheels"... It has 7 cars (sedans) for under $15,000 go head to head. The civic (LX) did well, "8.3/0-60 and 16.4/Q-mile" but didn't win... Check it out for yourself.

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Old Jun 18, 2002
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well who DID win?

better not be that damn focus... [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/IMG]

i could live with the jetta, sentra, impreza, or corolla beating the civic tho...
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Yeah as long as a Domestic (Crappy Car at that) doesnt beat all the Imports.
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Sorry guys, here we go !

1st - Toyota Corolla CE = 7.9/0-60 & 16.0/Q-mile (130 HP) 5/man
2nd- Honda Civic LX = 8.3/0-60 & 16.4/Q-mile (115 HP) 5/man
3rd- Mitsu. Lancer ES = 8.9/0-60 & 16.7/Q-mile (120 HP) 5/man
4th- Ford Focus SE = 9.0/0-60 & 16.8/Q-mile (130 HP) 5/man
5th- Toyota Echo = 10.0/0-60 17.6/Q-mile (108 HP) 4/Auto
6th- Hyundia Accent = 11.7/0-60 18.4/Qmile (105 HP) 4/Auto
7th- KIA Rio = 12.8/0-60 19.1/Q-mile (96 HP) 4/Auto

I think the the Civic did good for a LX w/115HP... (what do you think?)

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Corolla CE -- isn't that the BASE corolla!?

..and the echo isn't even in that class, size- or price-wise! kia RIO? hyundai ACCENT!? no wonder those sub-$10k cars finished LAST... who chose the cars for this comparison?!

will next month compare the off-road capabilities of the Hummer H2 vs. the Cadillac Escalade vs. Jeep Grand Cherokee vs. the Chevy Tracker?! or maybe a performance comparison of the BMW M5 vs. Ford Ranger vs. Honda Insight vs. EZ-GO golf kart?!
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The Kia Rio did it in 19.1 sec... That's funny[IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
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Check the back of the magazine (the database)

'02 Honda Civic LX =0-60mph 8.3 (115hp MT)
'01 Honda Civic EX = 0-60mph 9.0 (127hp MT)

ha..I have an LX.
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oh yeah LX in the house!!! Kia is a joke of a car. I mean what does it have to offer looks, reliabilty, performance? none of the above
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KIA = KEEP IT AWAY!
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don't hate the kia... people from streetkiaz.com probably dog on the civic all the time.. it's just a matter of taste... personally.. i don't think kia's are all that bad... heck.. i thought the civic wasn't all that great until i drove one and bought one for myself.. i bet if one of you guys bought a kia, you guys would think a lot differently...
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I knew there was a reason I got the LX!!!!!!!
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Having fun there AirForce? Tell us your routine!
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base corolla packs the same motor as all the other ones. it's also quite a nice economy car. i'd take a CE over a civic LX. I wouldn't take any corolla over a civic EX, though.
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im disappointed that my ex is slower than an lx, i cant believe that the added weith from the options that an ex gets over an lx uses up more than 12 hp, if anything i would think that the times would be the same

lx+12hp+options = ex w/ same acceleration times
but its not, hmm[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/IMG]
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[hr]Originally posted by: EternalVTEC
im disappointed that my ex is slower than an lx, i cant believe that the added weith from the options that an ex gets over an lx uses up more than 12 hp, if anything i would think that the times would be the same

lx+12hp+options = ex w/ same acceleration times
but its not, hmm[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/IMG][hr]
I've said it all along, mag racing is BS. I have an LX, and as much as I'd like to believe that it's faster than an EX, my experience tells me it's not. A guy I go to the track with has the 2001 EX with I/H/E and consitently runs about .2sec quicker than me.
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9.0 seconds sounds kinda high to me. Car & Driver has the EX at 8.4 s 0-60, but like you said, mag racing.
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and people laughed at me when i told them about beating up a civic with a rental corolla....

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