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Nuje · 01-11-2007, 09:56 PM

The Toyota Corolla is an older body style than the new Honda Civic.
The Civic has more power, but worse economy in manual form (better in automatic)
The Civic is sleeker, and having parents who just bought one, I find it a good drive. It's fun, easy to merge. The Corolla has only 126hp, while the Civic has closer to 150 (148ish?)
I'd test drive both of them, but I'll take the Civic having test driven them both. If you want to trust any other companies, the Nissan Sentra is all new for this year, and I haven't driven that yet, but it looks like it may be promising. If you don't drive manual, the Sentra comes with a new type of automatic (Continously variable, used in the Honda Insight, and some other cars) which is supposed to shift very smooth (don't want to get into the mechanics of it)
My favourite car in this segment however is the Mazda 3. It is not as new as the Civic bodystyle wise, but I find it the most sleek, and it's just such a fun drive. If you do highway driving, the Civic would most likely be more comfortable, but the Mazda 3 is a blast to drive. I suggest trying out all 4, and reading up at www.consumerguide.com to see any issues with these cars.

EDIT]
http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...entra-20s.html
There's a link to check out. I didn't think the Sentra would score that low...maybe I won't try it out.

01-11-2007, 09:56 PM	#16
Nuje Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Jul 2006 Exp:	The Toyota Corolla is an older body style than the new Honda Civic. The Civic has more power, but worse economy in manual form (better in automatic) The Civic is sleeker, and having parents who just bought one, I find it a good drive. It's fun, easy to merge. The Corolla has only 126hp, while the Civic has closer to 150 (148ish?) I'd test drive both of them, but I'll take the Civic having test driven them both. If you want to trust any other companies, the Nissan Sentra is all new for this year, and I haven't driven that yet, but it looks like it may be promising. If you don't drive manual, the Sentra comes with a new type of automatic (Continously variable, used in the Honda Insight, and some other cars) which is supposed to shift very smooth (don't want to get into the mechanics of it) My favourite car in this segment however is the Mazda 3. It is not as new as the Civic bodystyle wise, but I find it the most sleek, and it's just such a fun drive. If you do highway driving, the Civic would most likely be more comfortable, but the Mazda 3 is a blast to drive. I suggest trying out all 4, and reading up at www.consumerguide.com to see any issues with these cars. EDIT] http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...entra-20s.html There's a link to check out. I didn't think the Sentra would score that low...maybe I won't try it out. __________________ "Correction, it's not your leg son. It's Liverpool's leg" - Shankly Last edited by Nuje; 01-11-2007 at 09:59 PM.