hunkman7@excite.com wrote:
>
> Comparable subcompacts far outrank Civic when it comes to performance.
> When is Honda getting its act together? Some of the competition Dodge
> SRX, Saturn Red Line, Subaru have 200+ hp.

The Civic is not a performance car. It is a well built fuel efficient
transportation appliance. As such, it performs quite well actually. My '88
Civic with 232,000 miles still gets 38-40 mpg on the freeway.

Eric