2006 Honda Civic to have... A BEAM AXLE?!?

[niky]

2006 Honda Civic to have... A BEAM AXLE?!?

http://www.autozine.org/0_News/Archi...ews_frame.html


Sorry.... merge this if you have to... but I'm dearly dearly disappointed...

[Bogeyman]

The profile reminds me of the old Mazda 323 Astina.

[hagiber]

This could be very good news for the upcoming Ford Focus... :-)

[Juan Tamad]

Kailan ilalabas ng Honda Philippines ang bagong Civic?

[BlueBimmer]

afaik only the hatch will have the beam axle..the coupe and sedan will retain the independent rear suspension daw..

[Karding]

afaik only the hatch will have the beam axle..the coupe and sedan will retain the independent rear suspension daw..

We have a winnar! The person who read the entirety of the text and who also noticed the pic of the EURO Civic.


This author has too much expectations from Honda:

Compare to BMW's Valvetronic and Volkswagen group's standardized FSI direct injection, I suppose the i-VTEC fuel saving technology is not as sophisticated and as effective. It is disappointing that Honda, once the technology leader in the world, became more and more conservative today. Although the new Civic looks radical, its mechanicals are rather conservative.

And yet another thread to add to 2006 Civic spces confusion

[orly_andico]

doesn't the altis have a torsion beam rear? it can't be worse than the dinosaur old favorite macpherson struts on all four corners right?

[Josh0027]

And i thought toyota was the only one downgrading ...

[Karding]

I forgot to mention that my wife's 2004 Sentra has a beam-axle as well.

[OTEP]

Beam axles are not that bad. And they give the advantages of less cost, less weight, less complexity and more space efficiency.

[vinj]

Beam axles are not that bad. And they give the advantages of less cost, less weight, less complexity and more space efficiency.

True... i noticed more trunk space on cars equipped with this as the struts dont intrude too much... plus no need for rear wheel alignment or camber. If its only for the coupe and hatch then the most likely reason is to help on space efficiency.

[BlueBimmer]

engine start button! double wow!

[BlueBimmer]

[pink_cadillac]

And it doesn't necessarily mean bad handling as well.

The Series 3 Sentras are a pretty darn good ride if you ask me.

[parakitoJDM]

And it doesn't necessarily mean bad handling as well.

The Series 3 Sentras are a pretty darn good ride if you ask me.

no offense, it might be good enough for 90% of the population, but still not good enough for the higher demands in terms of handling in Formula One and World Rallye Championships.

[MAXBUWAYA]

parang mas ok sa cornenring ang beam axle. parang less body roll

[pajerokid]

I like the alfa style hidden rear doors. Heheh. Major downgrade switching to a beam.

From the sophisticated multi-link setup to a beam... and from Honda at that. saddening.

But look on the bright side... it does have a six speed tranny! And im sure honda has studied their beam implementation well.

[BlueBimmer]

black! wow!

[109]

beam axle din ba yung ginamit sa nissan maxima several years back, which earned praises from the automotive world?

[parakitoJDM]

beam axle din ba yung ginamit sa nissan maxima several years back, which earned praises from the automotive world?

for its engine perhaps, don't recall it had ever had good review about its handling.