Hey guys, Do you think it would be a safe bet to buy new Honda Civic with the Naturally Aspirated 2.0 and CVT? I know its a new model but that specific powertrain itself has been around for a while.
someone here has that set up and is very satisfied
must be mod man
Except he has the 10-speed AT.
I’d roll in the latest civic. I am really into the the Civics interior. And under the hood is pretty time tested.
Have you driven a vehicle with CVT before? Is that something you really want?
Well, it has the same powertrains as the previous-gen which are reliable and have a very nice interior too (the honeycomb vents are probably my favourite part of the interior since they look kinda cool). My neighbour actually picked one up the day before yesterday and she loves it, she has been leasing civic lx models since 2009 and she has had no issues with any of them.
It's the same 2.0L naturally aspired engine as the 10th generation so that part isn't new. The interior and design has definitely changed and I think it's much nicer than the 10th generation. I drove one my friend has purchased and I think overall it's a pretty good car, quiet, and smooth drive. Don't know where you are but in my area negotiating at most is finding it at MSRP which is a deal on its own given the markup they put here. But if you need a car in this situation I think the 2022 civic is definitely a good car and worth it.
Honda have this thing where the fuel gets into the engine oil - fuel dilution. So Hondas require more frequent engine oil change. I am not sure if the 2022 still have this problem. The Honda CVT is quicker than the Toyota CVT. I like the Hondas but the oil dilution might be worth looking into it.
From what I recall Scotty having made video on this topic it was related to the 1.5L turbo engines which Honda was able to resolve with a software update and a different motor oil recommendation (0w-16 if remembering correctly).
Yep. I also saw Scotty's video regarding this and he said the fuel dilution issue was only with the 1.5 Turbo.
And he also said the issue has been fixed. Still nobody knows how long these 1.5 turbo engines will last but at least the oil dilution is fixed apparently.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN1ILMpzsk0
From 1:58 in above video.