Subaru Impreza 2.0R-S versus Honda Civic 2.0S/S-L

**rj_tim** · January 5th, 2008 02:47 PM

Which car is better?

**niky** · January 5th, 2008 03:21 PM

Overall? Likely the Subaru.

But in terms of speed and fuel economy, most likely the Civic.

**HyBrideVo** · January 5th, 2008 03:43 PM

would be helpful also if you add a poll so the fanbois can vote

**juntzo** · January 5th, 2008 03:52 PM

hehehe... the fanbois are coming!

**pup2** · January 5th, 2008 04:15 PM

Mas mataas ng konti sa HP ang Civic at mas mabigat by a lot yung Impreza despite being a hatch ... pero siya lang ang may AWD dito. That, plus the pogi points are its biggest selling proposition. In a street run, palagay ko tama si Niky -- curving rough roads are another matter altogether though.

**niky** · January 5th, 2008 04:37 PM

It's hard to tell unless you do a side-by-side drive, kasi... I'm thinking the Subaru might steer, turn and brake better, but as Honda softened the regular Civic versus the "Si" and "Type R" variants, and Subaru reportedly softened the 2.5i versus the WRX, it's possible that the base-model Impreza 2.0 non-turbo is also a soft car.

Will know later this month. ;)

**HyBrideVo** · January 5th, 2008 05:00 PM

Test drive both..

Impreza 2.0R specs

148 hp * 6400 rpm
144 lbs ft * 3200 rpm

Civic 2.0 specs

153 hp * 6000 rpm
139 lbs ft * 4200 rpm

**rj_tim** · January 5th, 2008 07:48 PM

Request for poll granted.

**Type 100** · January 5th, 2008 10:21 PM

The Scooby makes more torque and it makes it quite a bit earlier. Hmmm. That's telling. HP is nice to look at and brag about, but it's the torque that matters more in everyday driving.

The battle for interior room should go to the Honda though. The Scooby's bigger on the inside now, but the 4WD hardware still has to go somewhere...

Niky is also correct, I can smell the Honda winning the fuel-economy battle from here. 4WD is generally meaner on the wallet to run than FWD.