Originally Posted by maguayoko
Is the V6 VTEC by default, or do I need to ask owners if their 6 is a VTEC. The one I'm looking at on Saturday is a 4 banger VTEC. I understand from looking at the Civic forums that this baseline is a pretty great engine. How does the V6 stand on fuel economy? Almost 3 bucks a gallon in socal.
I'd so rather have a manual, but my wife who ironically is Japanese wants to drive this when I'm out to sea and she's getting used to left hand drive much less the manual - cest la vie I guess.
Appreciate the helpful hints and keep 'em comin'!
Well the civic 4cyl is a different motor than the Accord 4cyl. The Accord's 4cyl is a 2.4 SOHC VTEC in the LX and EX sedans and coupes. The DX sedan is the only one that has no VTEC, and has like 20 less hp.
The V6 is a 3.0 SOHC VTEC.