Edmund's 2003 Economy Sedan Comparison Test - guess who ranked #1
 

First Place - 2003 Honda Civic :eek: :thumbup:
Second Place - 2003 Hyundai Elantra
Third Place - 2003 Mazda Protegé
Fourth Place - 2003 Nissan Sentra
Fifth Place - 2003 Toyota Corolla
Sixth Place - 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer
Seventh Place - 2003 Suzuki Aerio
Eighth Place - 2003 Saturn Ion 2

http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/compa...2/article.html

Woah Elantra ranked 2nd :eh:

saturn last :chuckles:

wow, way to go Honda and Hyundai! Focus and Neon nowhere to be found? Aren't they part of that category? I figured atleast one of them would be able to beat the Saturn Ion....

I'm shocked that the Civic placed first. C&D hated it. Maybe Honda stepped up quality or C&D just got a bad apple.

edmunds is not as concerned with how sporty the car is and how fun it feels to drive as c&d is which i can understand why the new civic is not as highly praised

I don't think you read the Edmund's article. In fact, I know you didn't. They praised the Honda for being very sporty while still having good road feel. They said it had amazingly high quality for its class. C&D lambasted it because they said it had tons of squeaks and was very overrated. Quite the opposite.

Way to go Honda. Finally some company recognizes how good the current Civic is. Hopefully the 04 refresh will address some of the criticisms of the other magazines. Too bad for Saturn haha.

i think car and driver magazine is just a piece of shit

I find that very very suprising. After driving both a new corolla and sentra, I can't believe the corolla was that low, I consider it to be the best small car. The sentra? peice of crap, only the cavalier is worse.

I dunno. The current Civic is a decent car, but better than the Protege? Even after taking into account Mazda's historically lackluster craftsmanship, I still think it should have won. Or at least beat the Elantra.