Back to the Future

Before the founder of this blog MR.JAIDEEP SHETTY fires me off my post for not having contributed at all I thought I should rather take up some writing. Being my first blog I wondered, for a long time now, what should I come up with? I browsed through the list of cars that I have driven and I couldn’t avoid writing on the best of them all. The HONDA CIVIC.

Honda Civic

The car carries a legacy of its own; the very first generation of civic was launched in America way back in the year 1972. Since then there have been millions sold, and numerous face lifts some of them bizarre while a few of them you would be tempted to have. The one I am referring to is no different.

The eighth generation Honda civic was launched in INDIA in the year 2006. The largest selling car by the Japanese company was launched to target its section of cars and it did storm into the market and in no time was the segment leader!!This eighth gen Civic drives a 1.8 famous i-vtec engine. Loaded with features the c

ar does appear to be very appealing. It carried then, now mandatory features like air bag, abs, automatic operated mirrors and what not. You get inside the car and you wouldn’t stop admiring.

Enormously spacious at the front and the back. Very stylish dual shaded dashboard, the operating panel with easy accessible knobs , unconventionally placed hand brake all just seem to add up to the amazement . And if you think that’s all, there is some more to it. The luminescent blue digital speedometer and the taco display, the funky looking steering all very impressive, stylish and quite sporty I must say. It has a massive boot, so big that you can actually fit in a family or 2 inside, if you are on a trip you won’t have to leave that mango tree you came across. A lot being admired, let’s get down to what we are meant to do over here in this blog…. REVVVVVV!!

The 1.8 L i-vtec, though very quite, produces a good 130 bhp that would definitely let you rev pass most of its rivals. What amazes the most is its composure. Speed up at the corners you will notice the car to be pretty stable. Body roll is evident to some extent but satisfactorily stable. Being a low slung car it just sticks to the ground; 6500 rpm 181 kmph still you will be no close to death experience. A very comfortable drive good seats and driving position that will let you drive for hours without being tired. A very low ride, so low that it would go Cushing and thumping on most of the bumps. It’s being justified as to have made for better road grip and aerodynamic advantage. Well something that your girl friend won’t understand when she is trying to hold your hand while you are driving and u hit another…… bump!!!

What I don’t like about Honda is that you look at their cars and you will feel they have been launched what... around 5 decades too early. The city, the jazz all of them too futuristic and that’s not bad but there is a constant fear of Honda going the “tomorrows world” way. They do tend to emphasize that they are way ahead of the world by putting up in the market something which is everything but impressive..

But this is a fantastic car, though a bit futuristic but very sporty and stylish ,amazingly comfortable and absolutely worth the money!! Emphasizing on being too futuristic the new Honda civic will be there in the market by 2012.. look at it.. do u believe we are really looking in the future………?

Rohan Swamy

-Revrange