Honda civic FD 1.8 vs Chevrolet Cruze 1.8

[henyomzky]

compare naman please in terms of:

Acceleration:
Looks:
Interior:
Engine:
Ano mas practical:
FC:
Impression:


Madami nagsasabi nalalaos na daw ang civic fd..

[Starex_Gold]

Acceleration: Civic FD
Looks: Cruze
Interior: Both
Engine: Civic FD
Ano mas practical: Cruze
FC: Civic FD
Impression: Cruze

Overall, Chevy Cruze na ako. Esp. pag lumabas na yung 2.0L CRDi.

Nagka FD na ako noon, di na mauulit. Hehehe...

[jut703]

Acceleration: Civic, by a lot, especially since the Cruze is more of the comfort oriented type like an Altis rather than a sporty all rounder.

Looks: Tough to judge actually. I think the facelifted Civic is still very, very gorgeous especially in red, pearl white, or bronze. The Cruze is more of a looker but only because it's newer and there's fewer on the road. Close fight, but I guess Civic.

Interior: Cruze, because the Civic seats are hard and I don't like the long dashboard. but the Civic does look good too, just quite quirky unlike the Cruze which is less spunky but at least it's beautiful.

Engine: Civic. That 1.8 is very potent. And it's not that bad economically. Well I guess the Cruze is a tad more fficient especially with the 6-AT, but the extra fun of the Civic's iVTEC can't be passed up.

Ano mas practical: Any of the two. I'm not sure about the Cruze's interior space. Civic is class-leading but the Cruze seems bigger but I haven't compared side by side the legroom especially at the rear so I can't really tell. They can't be that far though. Practically as a daily drive? Probably the Honda, just because it carries the notion that it breaks down less than GM cars in general. And the 10K PMS is better than 5k (not sure if GM's is 10k too).

FC: Cruze. Though it's heavier, the car in itself is not meant to be a performance freak. And as I said, the 6AT helps especially in highway conditions

Impression: When the facelifted Civic came out, I really wanted it, especially that the 1.8S had really great value. When the Cruze came out, it was also awesome, but somehow the best it could muster was "cheaper alternative to the Civic." Because the 1.8S Civic is more or less nearer to the LS than the LT Cruze, you could look at the Cruze as a bargain though.

Overall though, I'd still pick a Civic, because I can live with the seats and I would like that extra bit of sportiness in an everyday car. But if you give me a Cruze, it's not that bad either. :P

[Epats]

compare naman please in terms of:

Acceleration: Civic
Looks: Cruze
Interior:Cruze
Engine:Civic
Ano mas practical:Cruze
FC:Both are the same
Impression:CRUZE


Madami nagsasabi nalalaos na daw ang civic fd..

My brother owns a 2006 Civic 1.8S A/T. The seats are hard! It's uncomfortable on long drives. The audio system of the civic sucks. Tunog lata. The cruze's audio is way way better. The only thing better in a civic as compared to a cruze is probably the engine. It can sprint faster. And only because its body is light weight. But let me tell you that the cruze's handling and road stability is superb. Mas planted yung gulong sa kalsada. I ran 160kph with my cruze and the engine isn't noisy. With the civic, umiiyak na makina sa 150. and parang nakakatakot na dahil nga magaan masyado. Mas manipis kasi kaha.

In the long run, it remains to be seen. The cruze is new and yet to prove its worth. Both in quality and durability.

[Starex_Gold]

Na experience ko sa Civic FD ko yung 166KPH na tapos ayaw na tumaas Pero sa ibang cars hindi naman ganun. Swabe ang pag hataw.

+1 ako sa Handling ng Cruze, Optra palang maganda na yung handling.

[renzo_d10]

compare naman please in terms of:

Acceleration: Honda Civic FD
Looks: Chevrolet Cruze
Interior: Same
Engine: Honda Civic FD
Ano mas practical: as of now, Chevrolet Cruze
FC: Same, i guess ?
Impression: Chevrolet Cruze. Isang tingin pa lang, wow ka na. ;)


Madami nagsasabi nalalaos na daw ang civic fd..

My brother owns a 2006 Civic 1.8S A/T. The seats are hard! It's uncomfortable on long drives. The audio system of the civic sucks. Tunog lata. The cruze's audio is way way better. The only thing better in a civic as compared to a cruze is probably the engine. It can sprint faster. And only because its body is light weight. But let me tell you that the cruze's handling and road stability is superb. Mas planted yung gulong sa kalsada. I ran 160kph with my cruze and the engine isn't noisy. With the civic, umiiyak na makina sa 150. and parang nakakatakot na dahil nga magaan masyado. Mas manipis kasi kaha.

In the long run, it remains to be seen. The cruze is new and yet to prove its worth. Both in quality and durability.

Na experience ko sa Civic FD ko yung 166KPH na tapos ayaw na tumaas Pero sa ibang cars hindi naman ganun. Swabe ang pag hataw.

+1 ako sa Handling ng Cruze, Optra palang maganda na yung handling.

Yup. Driven both, diba ? Civic and Optra.

I agree, mas mabilis umarangkada ang Civic compared mo sa optra na ubod ng bagal sa acceleration. But yung handling, yeah ... cruze ako ... sa optra din. Swabe. Ang galing.

Sa top speed, I still don't know. And I guess, I shall never know and able to compare. Nabenta na kasi yung optra. Hehehe.

But yeah, if matutuloy ako ng subic this weekend, I might be able to test the Civic's power in SCTEX. That's if, kaya ng puso ko. :hysterical:

I agree btw with the seats of the Civic. The ride is stiff, too. Though it's tolerable ... may be better if the seats were softened and the ride was less stiff. I have to live with it, I guess.

Nakakasawa na ang Civic, I strongly agree. Madami na eh. Nabawasan na yung WOW factor.

[alainroyce]

Acceleration: Civic FD
Looks: Cruze
Interior: Both
Engine: Civic FD
Ano mas practical: Cruze
FC: Civic FD
Impression: Cruze

Overall, Chevy Cruze na ako. Esp. pag lumabas na yung 2.0L CRDi.

Nagka FD na ako noon, di na mauulit. Hehehe...

Bakit SG sumakit din ba pwet mo sa long drive, sa tigas ng upuan?

[Starex_Gold]

Hindi naman sumasakit yung pwet ko sa long drive..

I hate to say this.. hindi ako satisfied sa FD. Hehe.

[renzo_d10]

Hindi naman sumasakit yung pwet ko sa long drive..

I hate to say this.. hindi ako satisfied sa FD. Hehe.

Nabaha kasi agad.

Kung hindi yun nabaha yung sentence mo ...

I hate to say this ... satisfied na satisfied ako sa FD.

Who wont ? Kung naka straight modulo ka, diba ?

[Starex_Gold]

Nah.. Kung 2.0S-L yun. Baka satisfied ako dun sa 10 months of ownership. Kaso hinde. Hahaha.

Ngayon sa Tucson.. the nawawala yung satisfaction dahil naman sa mga accessories na pinag lalalagay ko Kaya back to stock is the way. haha.

[renzo_d10]

Bebenta mo na rin ? Ano ipapalit mo, chevy cruze na naka-20's ? :hysterical:

But yeah, may nakita akong Cruze na naka 20's ... alangya ang ganda ! :drool:

[yuichi]

Cruze has been successful in the WTCC so far with it's better driving dynamics.Even our very own BRE (Blanco Racing Engineering) has choosenthis car to be their project for the PTCC. - and much has been seen about this car in full race setup.

But stock form againts the FD.

Acceleration: Civic - tesdrove(brutally) the Cruze m/t, slipped-clutch at 4500rpm 3x still did'nt get a good launch, hindi ko makita yung "sweetspot" gaya ng Ford Fiesta at Focus TDCI. The Diesel variant should be better.M/t gearbox is long and unprecised. The ride is very soft that it rolls too much at high-speed turns, it's not that controlled and poised. Yet Civic handles amongst the worst to me.

Looks: Civic - Cruze has no "wow' factor for me,still old-school boxy design that does'nt stand out on the road, they should have introduced more curves and sleek design. Sawa na lang kasi tayo sa Civic kaya many hated it.

Interior: Civic - pa rin ako. cramped ang Cruze stature ko. The big and long dashboard is a love na hate in Civic, but cabin is bigger. Again nothing really to buzz abut the Cruze inside. Personally, who cares about the seats? if i want real comfort then I'll get a Camry.

Engine: Civic - No Brainer, VTEC pa!

Ano mas practical: Civic - sa dami ng casa at piyesa daling imaintain

FC: Cruze, kasi pag Civic malamang lagi ka hataw, pero matipid din.

Impression: Civic - A Civic is always a Civic no matter if it's aging 5 years now. Still hold it's reputation as the best-designed overall and that has given an advantage in terms of resale value. It's a good car that has the power, looks, function, space and brand in one. Plus the aftermarket parts for additional power and accessories that you can slap for that Type R or Mugen look.

Cruze - I almost purchased an Optra 6 years ago, after 3 years I saw a flood of 2nd hand Optras selling very unbelievably cheap. Now i dont even see on on the road.Maybe I'll only get a Chevy if it's and SUV or Camaro.

[ben_david19]

Cruze. my brother owns one abroad and base on him, it is a very solid car. I have never driven both cars but in terms of WOW factor, sa Cruze na ako.

talagang nakakasawa na ang Civic FD sa daan. pinsan ko naka-FD, minsan nagka-sabay kami sa daan, siya dedma ko lang kasi nga ang daming kamukha, nainis pa ako dahil ginigitgit ako yun pala pinsan ko lang amf. in short, nothing special for me, parang kaparehas mo lang yung mga ibang naka-FD na napakarami hehe (hindi mo naman siguro popormahan).

[gelahascue]

Okay siguro sa ngayon ang Cruze dahil bago at presko sa paningin ng tao pero kung ako bibili ng bagong sedan Civic pa rin. hehe!

[niky]

The Cruze's handling is actually superb for a compact car in this class. very neutral, very composed, good balance between ride suppleness and roll-control. It's an amazing performance for a torsion-beam equipped car.

The Civic washes out into understeer earlier on stock tires, but that's because the rear end of the Civic is firmly planted. But it's much lighter than the Cruze, the steering is razor sharp and the Civic chassis is still world-class. Yes, the Focus, Lancer and Cruze handle better, but fix the front-end geometry and the Civic could take them all on. Too bad Honda doesn't believe in local touring car racing... having the Civic vs. Cruze vs. Focus would make for a very exciting fight.

The area where the Cruze really fails is in the engine-drivetrain combo. Sluggish, sluggish, sluggish. Our Cruze test unit took 14.9 seconds to hit 100 km/h. Our Civic test unit took 10.4 seconds to hit 100 km/h. Granted, the Cruze is 100 kilograms heavier, but that can't explain the huge difference (the Focus 1.8 AT takes around 11.8 seconds with just 126 hp and the same weight).

I think it's all due to the sluggish transmission and throttle programming. According to the PowerWheels article, the BRE Cruze makes a bit more hp than their touring car... so around 125-128 whp... given they claim an added 20 hp from the exhaust and intake mods, that puts stock power at under 110 whp... same as the Civic. Suffice to say... if you want to get your money's worth in terms of power, buy a manual transmission car.

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In terms of interior, the Cruze blows the Civic away. Biggest rear seat in class (and it really feels roomy compared to the Civic and the Lancer) and great interior plastics. The only thing roomier overall is the Lancer, which has a much bigger front seat, though the rear seat is slightly smaller.

[yuichi]

The area where the Cruze really fails is in the engine-drivetrain combo. Sluggish, sluggish, sluggish. Our Cruze test unit took 14.9 seconds to hit 100 km/h. .

amen, amen, amen !!!! People digging for performance will just get disappointed.

[CruzeR911]

IMO, if you want performance you want cars like an evo or a camaro. lancer ex and cruze are not performance cars.

[kimat]

[QUOTE=henyomzky;1548176]compare naman please in terms of:

Acceleration: CIVIC

Looks: CIVIC

Interior: CIVIC

Engine: CIVIC

Ano mas practical: CIVIC

FC: CIVIC

Impression: CIVIC, kasi may honda civic kami dati! ngaun Na trade IN na bamin sa GL Grandia

[renzo_d10]

IMO, if you want performance you want cars like an evo or a camaro. lancer ex and cruze are not performance cars.

Not wanting to start a new argument but it's not that if you prefer performance in a car you couldn't buy common sedans around rather you should buy yourself a 3M+ vehicle that could really make a big hole on your pocket.

Thing is, yes, the evo is a performance vehicle but a lancer ex can get near on the evo's performance grounds if modified properly.

The cruze, not so much. Performance aren't that aplenty on the market. Very limited. Unlike the lancers and FD's, the performance add-ons are everywhere.

[GTi]

If you don't view performance that highly, I'd recommend the Cruze which has quite a lot of features and I like the way it looks which combines elegance with sportiness unlike the Civic which I feel only has the latter. Besides, if Pacho Blanco is able to modify the Cruze to become a track conquering monster, then it shouldn't be THAT bad shouldn't it? Perhaps some tinkering with the electronic bits and a few upgrades will do the trick. And then again, you do get a free iPad.

The Civic 1.8S naman... Its rather old and the new one is due to come out soon. Perhaps when the new one comes out, we can compare again.