Originally Posted by habitatsk8r392
well i hate to say it but the Civic is first and foremost an economy car. So, from a cost-efficient point of view, what would Honda have to gain from a powerful, not-as-efficient car? oh wait, nothing.
They could increase the power and maintain the efficiency. The Civic's main competitior, the Corolla has more power and gets better gas mileage. You don't think a little more power would increase sales?