Hi there scotty, I currently own at 2008 hhr and love the practicality of it. Is there an other cars that are reliable, fun, and is still a hatchback?
I purchased a 2020 Civic Sport hatchback w/6 speed manual new. Beautiful car in rally red. If I keep in in economy mode, and keep my right foot in check, I consistently average 45 mpg. As for the 1.5t, Honda tells me they worked out the oil/fuel issue by changing something with the computer so it warms up quicker. I guess time will tell. I only have 10k on it.
I agree with you- a hatchback is way more useful than a trunk... JP
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Honda's doing a hatch for 2022 - 180 hp, 6 speed manual interest you?
https://automobiles.honda.com/future-cars/2022-civic-hatchback
Intersting, ik it will be the 1.5t so hopefully they have worked out any if all issues by that point
Look at a 3rd generation Mazda3 (model years 2013-2018), and ideally look for a vehicle near the end of that generation since bugs/issues would have been ironed out. Anyhow, both the 2.5L naturally aspirated I4 (Skyactiv-G) and 6-speed automatic transmission (Skyactiv Drive) are true and tried, and you also have an option of a manual transmission. The current (4th) generation (2019 model year to present) unfortunately has cylinder activation technology in their 2.5L naturally aspirated I4 engines and I can’t recommend that. If it were me, and for longevity, I would chose the Mazda 3 over any Honda hatch with a (unproven) 1.5L turbocharged engine and a CVT transmission. Honda quality also has been declining over the years while Mazda’s has been improving and closing the gap with Honda.
I was really thinking about that, ik it has gdi but I heard carbon buildup isn't super prevalent and they aren't turbo charged. They also get pretty good fuel economy as far as the time when they were out. I heard they are very fun and have great steering feel. This is before mazda tried to go way more premium, they had better quality but not trying to go for premium. I'm either getting a hatch or sedan next and I'm really leaning towards mazda or I'll get an accord v6 with a manual ciz I heard those can be pretty reliable.
@JurkJared since you are also looking at sedans consider the Mazda 3 and 6 sedans as well. I think the Mazda 3 sedans don’t have cylinder deactivation on their 2.5L naturally aspirated I4’s beyond 2018 on their lower trims (but the hatches do on all their trims). You can check each model year’s brochures to get it all sorted out - it’s confusing. All the Mazda and Honda engines you are looking at are GDI - no way around it. But naturally aspirated GDI is better than smaller-displacement GDI. And even Mazda’s turbos some of them are 2.5L turbo I4 and I would go with that over Honda’s 1.5L or 2.0L turbo I4’s.
*smaller-displacement GDI = I meant smaller-displacement turbo GDI