Honda Civic VTi 1.8 i-VTEC Rating

This review is intended for sharing my point of view regarding the Civic and Axio. An individual in one of the reviews below has asked for opinions, so here's mine.

The civic no doubt looks better, has a little more spacious interior and a more powerful engine giving it the edge in performance. The build quality however, is certainly not going to match the standards of the japanese.

While the Civic is made locally and purchasing it will give a boost to the economy of our dear country, sadly the quality control agency seems ... more

This review is intended for sharing my point of view regarding the Civic and Axio. An individual in one of the reviews below has asked for opinions, so here's mine.

The civic no doubt looks better, has a little more spacious interior and a more powerful engine giving it the edge in performance. The build quality however, is certainly not going to match the standards of the japanese.

While the Civic is made locally and purchasing it will give a boost to the economy of our dear country, sadly the quality control agency seems to be asleep as most of the parts and bits are very very cheap for a saloon costing nearly 20 lacs.

The Axio is going to be much better in the terms of build quality and ride refinement. This is because it is brought re-conditioned and is japanese assembled. The latest model with the new head-lamps and tail-lights is very good looking.

This great website will help with the latest prices of each model and i guess both these cars are mostly in the same range. The axio may be less expensive in some cases, depending upon the model year and condition.

To summarize:

>The advantages of Civic:
. Style
. Spacious and hi-tech interior.
. Performance
. Spare parts availability

>The problems with Civic:
. Less fuel efficient.
. Average build quality

>The advantages of Axio:
. Solid build quality
. Efficient Engine
. Excellent ride, sound insulation and refinement

>The problems with Axio:
. Spare parts difficult to find.
. Second Hand value is poor (High Depreciation)
. A bit bland in styling department.


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i bought the civic vti manual one and to my surprise the finish and quality of the interior was way inferior to of them the older ones ,i m talking about 06 or 05's the inner feel of the new civic is shallow as well as most of them have a problem of passenger side window channel i m saying many as i have 2 of them and faced same with both , secondly when you have to close the trunk its specific point where you need to apply force otherwise it wont close. if u take the car to dealership they will tell you abt the window fault to be there in... more

i bought the civic vti manual one and to my surprise the finish and quality of the interior was way inferior to of them the older ones ,i m talking about 06 or 05's the inner feel of the new civic is shallow as well as most of them have a problem of passenger side window channel i m saying many as i have 2 of them and faced same with both , secondly when you have to close the trunk its specific point where you need to apply force otherwise it wont close. if u take the car to dealership they will tell you abt the window fault to be there in many of them .
now the drive experience the drive is superb smooth and acceleration is very decent and the feel of steering wheel is like it makes you feel in control of the vehicle totally. fuel economy is also good . but tyres TYRESSSSS oh my Allah they have reduced the quality of the tyres and at the top of it after charging 1.6 million you walk away with no alloy wheels in the tyre but lame wheel cups n unreliable tyres . i got tyres of one changed and the othr one is on the origionals and driving the later one is like horrible it gives you a feeling of a URAN TASHTARI.
all from my side
forgot one thing the audio unit is good in quality.
ASH TRAY it took me 2 weeks to figure out ashtray i mean its a seperate cup which can be misplaced eaisly and hence negative marking of the car on that ground. less