wurlycorner wrote:Modern cars in general do nothing much for me, full stop. Fat, bulky, sanitised things.
The recent civics have been anything but boring and undesirable against their competitors though? I thought the styling (in/out) was great and the dash put some style and quality looking/made modern technology in the mainstream like no other manufacturer was doing (don't know the current model well enough to comment on that). It was nice to drive too when I had one as a courtesy car (Si model lol), if rather gutless...
And I have to say, the Jazz is absolutely excellent. Best car in that class by a mile. A better drive than the civic tbh
That's part of the problem; the turd* is about as good as it gets. Actually, the CRV used to drive nicely, too. But it's not exactly an NSX...
The Civic, with its Astra-alike suspension and dangerous visibility, was a travesty of everything Honda once stood for. Unlike the VAGes, it's still half-reliable, but that's it really.
Thing is, the little Toyobaru proves it IS still possible to make a car once can see out of, and that IS a fun-to-drive with feelsome controls and an excellent driving position. It's somewhere between an S2000 and a 'Lude in character & feel.
Because everyone else is cheapskate and tries to make rubbish sports cars off the same plank as a CUV (CR-Z, Scirocco) they are rubbish to sit in and have no spark when you drive them.
