2011 Honda Civic

The 2011 Honda Civic is an incredible car that invites stares. The forward-thinking design has an edge that sets it apart from other cars. The honeycomb front grille is the first thing you see, along with a rear decklid spoiler, sporty 16-inch alloy wheels, and much more. The Civic Sedan has sleek lines, short front and rear overhangs, and a long, low windshield that makes this car a real beauty.

Inside, the Civic has gadgets that will please anyone. The EX and EX-L offers you a USB Audio Interface so that you can bring along your music library. The EX and EX-L allows you to add the Honda Satellite-Linked Navigation System, that is complete with voice recognition so that you will never get lost again. Want to call ahead for those reservations? Then use the Bluetooth HandsFreeLink.

The EX-L offers a leather-trimmed cabin with headed front seats. If you want a more sporty look, the LX-S has silver stitching on black upholstery and a steering wheel wrapped in perforated leather.

There is a two-tier instrument panel which displays all the information you could want and allows you to focus on the road. Don't worry about inviting your friends when you go out for the weekend. Five people can comfortably sit in the Civic, thanks to the rear floor which is flat.

Looking for power? The Civic has a 140 horsepower, 1.8 liter, 16-valve SOHC i-VTEC engine. You get plenty of power while having great gas mileage. You can get 25 city/36 highway mpg.

Do you prefer automatic or manual transmissions? You can choose either one with the Honda Civic. You can choose between a 5-speed manual for more control, or a smooth 5-speed automatic.

With steering systems and suspension that is greatly sophisticated, you can expect the Civic to be both agile and responsive. The DX and LX models have powerful braking with the front disc and rear drum brakes and the EX has discs all around.

Want safety? The Civic keeps you safe while letting you have fun driving. Each Civic has dual-stage, mutilple-threshold front airbags, front side airbags, and side-curtain airbags. On the passenger's side, the front side airbag has an Occupant Position Detection System (OPDS) that will keep it from deploying if the occupants is a small-statured person or a child, which avoids injuries.

The body is made using Civic's Advance Compatibility Engineering (ACE). This keeps occupants safer and there is a great crash compatibility in the case of frontal collisions.

The Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA), which comes standard on the EX-L, detects oversteering or understeering and will brake individual wheels. It also will reduce engine speed as needed in order to make sure you stay on your path and don't lose control.

Anti-lock brakes help you stay in control while the Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD) will make sure only the appropriate braking force is used depending on how loaded the car is.

There are six trims you can choose from – DX, DX-VP, LX, LX-S, EX, and EX-L. Prices are low, starting at just $15,805 for the DX. The EX-L starts at $21,955 and the others fall somewhere in between.

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Automatic Transmission versus Manual Transmission

Everyone has their favorite when it comes to driving a car that has automatic transmission versus manual transmission.  Many try as they might give up on learning how to drive the manual transmission cars because they get frustrated with the car dying on them all the time. While those that learned from the very beginning on a manual transmission car wouldn’t trade it for the world.

Cars that have an automatic transmission are simple to operate because the person driving only uses the shift bar for the steering wheel assembly which also could be located between the two front seats. The driver simply shifts from the park indicator to the drive notch and off they go. The car will shift itself automatically as needed into the higher gears as the car moves faster.

With a manual transmission the car not only needs to be driven with two feet by they must also move the clutch before they attempt to shift gears manually. A drive also will need to disengage the clutch slowly so that the car will move forward. When the car starts to move at a faster speed a driver then has to repeat this process until they are at the proper gear for the speed they are driving at.

Manual transmission driving might take a lot of a person in city driving situations but when there is an open road there is far less need for the use of the clutch.  When using the manual stick shift driving option a driver does have more control but they will have more difficulty if they need to stop on top of a hill because the car will want to roll backwards as the driver takes their foot off the brake.

As far as the difference for power when it comes to a five speed manual transmission there is more of a rapid acceleration then there would be with an automatic transmission. A drive controls the gear changes with a stick shift where a driver with automatic will be able to have sufficient enough power on its own for the new gear it moves into. Many times automatic shifting to a higher gear to quickly will stop any full throttle acceleration.

The down side for automatic cars is that they do use more fuel then a manual car. The reason for this is that it takes more power to operate a car that has automatic transmission and that they require more complex servicing then a manual car would need. Also if an automatic car battery goes dead it won’t move and a manual stick shift car can be pushed in order to get it started.

Having a manual shifting car does have less of a resale value but the other side of the coin is that they normally cost a little less then the automatic cars.

Those people that learned how to drive a manual transmission car from the very beginning wouldn’t trade their manual shifting car driving for anything but as well those that have only learned how to drive an automatic would not think to bother to try to learn to drive a manual transmission car. It is definitely is a personal choice but either way both choices have positive sides as well as negative sides.

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