2009 Honda Civic/ Quick Drive

Cars.com's Mike Hanley takes a look at the 2009 Honda Civic. It competes with the Toyota Corolla and Hyundai Elantra.

Shot and produced by: Matthew Avery
Edited by: Sarah Gersh

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• 2009
• cars
• carscom
• civic
• corolla
• elantra
• honda
• hyundai
• toyota

[hemiram04]

I like many styles of cars foreign or domestic, I prefer American trucks, not that there is anything wrong with Japanese. But when it comes to Cars I stick with Hondas for my commuters. If you take care of them much like any other vehicle they last and take care of your wallet.

[Z971]

"...with out the Navi because i am going to ask my grandma to get me one for christmas"

JEW

[LOPEZ1562]

ahhaha his hair at 1:49 lol

[MuscleBOYswagg]

What can I say about this car, I have the same model car but it's black, let me tell u this car is really really smooth in driving, this car makes me wanna drive faster I bought this car for 9 thousand dollars, CAN ANYONE TELL ME that this price is reasonable, or I got riped off thanks!

[gotcaca]

@complexkitty I love my 2010 civic lx! and hell yeah! I feel the same! nice car and not that expensive!!!

[LazySniper]

I drove this car for a week. It gets decent gas mileage for a automatic. The things that really buged me was how the suspension was set up. Thge generation before used the same front setup, but the rear in this gen is a torsen bar. It give horrible understeer compared to the 7th and 6th gen civics. This car was ment more for Americans and is a much smoother ride then its better handling and stiffer predesscers. Overall i would give this car a 4.3/5.

[complexkitty]

I just got an '09 Honda Civic LX in the dark metallic gray, and I love it! I feel like I'm in a little race car when I drive it. The car makes me want to drive fast all the time, and it's so smooth with effortless turning. I've never had a car that made me want to drive so much as this one does. I'm really pleased with my choice. Before my Honda, I'd been in Toyotas and Plymouths, and I think I'm probably gonna be a Honda girl from now on.

[etoyotarockshsucks]

@nobodygetsmyusername I agree, personoly I would take the corolla. I would also never buy a hyundai because of there resale but they do have some pretty cool new fetures on the new hyundais

[nobodygetsmyusername]

@etoyotarockshsucks

I thought honda would be the most reliable due to their dearer prices.

my second and third preferences are toyota corolla and mazda3 but I'm not entirely sure about hyundai. aren't japanese cars more worth it and reliable than korean cars?

[etoyotarockshsucks]

@nobodygetsmyusernameA toyota corolla or hyundai elantra. They give you a lot more for the money.

[nobodygetsmyusername]

@etoyotarockshsucks

then what do you personally recommend?