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2007 Honda Civic

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2007 Honda Civic Review

By KBB.com Editorial Staff

As Honda's best-known and best-loved car, the Civic arrives fresh from last year's total makeover ready to give the competition another five-year run for its money. Long considered the standard by which all other compacts are measured, the Civic continues to lure buyers with its impressive fuel economy, unrivaled reliability and repair history and class-leading resale values. Once considered the Civic's only weak point, exterior styling is now one of the car's most appealing attributes. With its sharply raked windshield and low profile, the sleek Civic Coupe looks like nothing else on the road. The car's appeal to younger drivers has put Honda back into the good graces of the tuner and aftermarket crowd.

You'll Like This Car If...

If you appreciate world-class refinement (along with impressive mileage), and you're looking to spend anywhere from $15,000 to $21,000 for a new car, your test-drive schedule might not continue past the Honda dealer.

You May Not Like This Car If...

If the Civic's $15,000 starting price is the most you want to spend, you might be disappointed to find out the base model doesn't offer a factory-installed audio system, air conditioning, power locks, center console or even map lights.

What's Significant About This Car?

For 2007, the sporty Si trim is expanded to include a sedan model.

Driving the Civic

Driving Impressions We drove the new Civic in both coupe and sedan form and found them both notable for what you don't hear or feel—the ride is smooth and quiet, while cornering...

and acceleration are effortless. The whole experience is more in line with what you'd expect from a bigger or pricier vehicle. The refined 140-horsepower engine never overwhelms you with power, but even when you run the tachometer up to its redline you don't feel like you're bullying the car.

The coupe version gets a slightly sportier suspension to go with its decidedly sportier posture, but it was still comfortable after hour-plus drives. Whether you find yourself in the driver's seat or one of the Civic's other seating positions, the new Civic is a perfectly enjoyable way to travel.

Favorite Features

Audio Options
Listen to MP3s on CD. Listen to MP3s on a memory card. Listen to MP3s on an iPod. Listen to XM Satellite Radio. Listen through a 350-watt system with a subwoofer (coupe only). When you're feeling nostalgic, you can even listen to AM and FM radio broadcasts.

Two-Tier Instrument Panel
While some non-traditional instrument panel layouts come across as gimmicky, the Civic's two-tier execution seems to make all the sense in the world.

2007 Honda Civic Details

Interior

In addition to offering more in-cabin technology than we've come to expect, the new Civic also features the most visually futuristic interior of any vehicle on the market. Take a seat behind the wheel and your first impression is dominated by a uniquely sculpted steering wheel and an unconventional two-tier instrument panel. Technological highlights include an available navigation system and a broad array of digital audio options. Third, fourth and fifth passengers would be happier in the sedan's backseat than in the coupe's, because the sedan features about four more inches of legroom and two more inches of headroom than the cozy coupe. The fit, finish and design found inside the new Civic are such that the car almost begs for leather seats.

Exterior

Although the Civic Coupe and Sedan are both distinguished by a low-profile front end, short hood and long, laid-back windshield, the two models have never been more different. The taller sedan rides on a longer wheelbase than the sleeker, sportier coupe that includes a decklid spoiler as standard equipment. Smaller gaps between the tires and body lend to both models' better-proportioned, more balanced stance. Beneath the sheet metal, the Civic features an advanced body structure designed to better absorb and distribute collision forces, especially in impacts involving taller Sport Utility Vehicles and the like.

Notable Equipment

Standard Equipment

Notable standard equipment on the base Civic Sedan and Coupe models includes power windows, a four-way adjustable steering column, height-adjustable driver's seat, fold-down rear seatback and an impressive list of safety equipment such as front, front-side and side-curtain airbags, active head restraints, anti-lock brakes (ABS) and more. Notable as not included on the base DX trim level is an audio system, air conditioning and power locks/mirrors.

Optional Equipment

The Civic's list of optional equipment is highlighted by a navigation system with voice recognition software. An advanced 350-watt AM/FM/XM/CD sound system with subwoofer is available on the coupe only, but there are several iterations of a 160-watt CD sound system—and all audio systems have MP3/WMA CD playback capability. In addition to an auxiliary input jack for MP3 players, Honda offers an accessory adapter that lets you control an Apple iPod through the car's audio controls. Getting the navigation system also gives you the ability to play music stored on a variety of digital media cards. More familiar options include an automatic transmission, one-touch power moonroof, power door locks with keyless remote, power mirrors, air conditioning, cruise control and steering wheel-mounted cruise/audio/navigation controls.

Under the Hood

Bridging the gap between the 197-horsepower high-output engine in the Civic Si and the 50-miles per gallon powerplant in the Civic Hybrid, the Civic sedan and coupe feature a 140-horsepower unit that delivers impressive city/highway mileage of up to 30/40-miles per gallon. A five-speed manual is standard, but a new five-speed automatic mitigates the performance penalty normally associated with combining a small four-cylinder engine and an automatic transmission.

1.8-liter in-line 4
140 horsepower @ 6300 rpm
128 lb.-ft. of torque @ 4300 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 30/38 (manual), 30/40 (automatic)

2.0-liter in-line 4
197 horsepower @ 7800 rpm
139 lb.-ft. of torque @ 6100 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 23/32

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2007 Honda Civic Consumer Reviews

Overall Rating

8.7

Out of 10

Based on 1620 Ratings for the 2006 - 2011 models.

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Value

9.0/10

Quality

8.9/10
Reliability

9.2/10

Performance

8.8/10
Comfort

8.6/10

Styling

9.1/10

Best car ever!

By kmi (TN) on Monday, February 25, 2013

I own this car - My approximate mileage is 97,000

10 10.0

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Reviewer Ratings

Overall Rating: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Reliability: 10/10
Quality: 10/10
Performance: 10/10
Styling: 10/10
Comfort: 10/10

Pros: "great price, stylish, fun to drive, cheap to fix"

Cons: "not enough room for a big dog."

Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 9

"I have had my car for three years now and have not one complaint. MPG is awesome, I get 34mpg driving to work daily. Maintenance is minimal. The digital speedometer is my favorite feature."

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Most reliable,dependabl,and efficient

By non u (MN) on Friday, February 15, 2013

I owned and sold this car
Reason: I WANTED THE 2013 - My approximate mileage is 27,500

10 10.0

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Reviewer Ratings

Overall Rating: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Reliability: 10/10
Quality: 10/10
Performance: 10/10
Styling: 10/10
Comfort: 10/10

Pros: "50 CHARACTERS IS SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH ROOM FOR PROS"

Cons: "OTHER THEN 2012 THERE ARE NONE"

Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10

"I AM ON MY THIRD CIVIC EX,REPEAT EX.I SEE NO REASON TO LOOK FOR ANY OTHER MAKE OR MODEL.I HAVE BEEN FULLY SATISFIED WITH WHAT I CALL THE BEST ALL AROUND TRANSPORTATION FOR THE PRICE.I HAVE ALWAYS ADVOCATED "IF IT ISN'T BROOK,DON'T FIX IT" OTHER THAN THE 2012 CIVIC IT HAS BEEN ON THE CONSUMER REPORT RECOMMENDED LIST FOR WHAT SEEMS LIKE EVER AND I FIRMLY BELIEVE THE 2013 WILL BE PUT BACK ON IT.CONSUMER REPORTS AND KBB ARE MY BIBLES WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING A DECISION ON WHAT TO PURCHASE OR LEASE."

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