2008 Honda Civic Sedan Overview

Likes:

  • Energetic four-cylinder
  • Manual transmission shift quality
  • Reputation for reliability
  • Green powertrains

Dislikes:

  • Futuristic styling robs room
  • Back seat hard to enter
  • Ride can get busy

Bottom Line

The car experts at TheCarConnection.com studied a wide range of road tests of the 2008 Honda Civic sedan to compile this definitive review. TheCarConnection.com's resident off-roaders also drove the new Honda Civic to help you decide which reviews to trust where opinions ...

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Full Review

The 2008 Honda Civic sedan wins praise for a cabin of well-designed amenities and a sportier exterior. TheCarConnection.com notes that most reviewers of the 2008 Honda Civic eyed the more radical style of this year’s model immediately. Kelley Blue Book and Cars.com agree that...

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Select a Trim:

Trim MSRP / Invoice Fuel Econ
2008 Honda Civic Sedan: 4dr Man DX $15,010 / $13,842 City: 26
Hwy: 34
2008 Honda Civic Sedan: 4dr Auto DX $15,810 / $14,575 City: 25
Hwy: 36
2008 Honda Civic Sedan: 4dr Man LX $16,960 / $15,630 City: 26
Hwy: 34
2008 Honda Civic Sedan: 4dr Auto LX $17,760 / $16,364 City: 25
Hwy: 36
2008 Honda Civic Sedan: 4dr Man EX $18,710 / $17,235 City: 26
Hwy: 34
2008 Honda Civic Sedan: 4dr Auto EX $19,510 / $17,969 City: 25
Hwy: 36
2008 Honda Civic Sedan: 4dr Man EX w/Navi $20,460 / $18,840 City: 26
Hwy: 34
2008 Honda Civic Sedan: 4dr Auto EX w/Navi $21,260 / $19,574 City: 25
Hwy: 36
2008 Honda Civic Sedan: 4dr Man EX-L $19,910 / $18,336 City: 26
Hwy: 34
2008 Honda Civic Sedan: 4dr Auto EX-L $20,710 / $19,070 City: 25
Hwy: 36
2008 Honda Civic Sedan: 4dr Man EX-L w/Navi $21,660 / $19,941 City: 26
Hwy: 34
2008 Honda Civic Sedan: 4dr Auto EX-L w/Navi $22,460 / $20,675 City: 25
Hwy: 36
2008 Honda Civic Sedan: 4dr Man Si $21,310 / $19,620 City: 21
Hwy: 29
2008 Honda Civic Sedan: 4dr Man Si w/Summer Tires $21,510 / $19,803 City: 21
Hwy: 29
2008 Honda Civic Sedan: 4dr Man Si w/Navi $23,060 / $21,225 City: 21
Hwy: 29
2008 Honda Civic Sedan: 4dr Man Si w/Navi & Summer Tires $23,260 / $21,409 City: 21
Hwy: 29
2008 Honda Civic Sedan: 4dr Auto GX $24,590 / $23,174 City: 24
Hwy: 36
2008 Honda Civic Sedan: 4dr Man Si Mugen $29,500 / $27,132 City: 21
Hwy: 29

Other Choices:

The Mazda3 has a reputation for the best handling in this class, and it offers a turbocharged Mazdaspeed3 edition as well. The Toyota Corolla is new for the 2009 model year and gets more refined and more expensive, though base versions can have a plasticky interior. The Ford Focus was restyled for the 2008 model year, and while most reviewers think it's a step backward, the Focus has new features like Ford's SYNC entertainment and hands-free phone controller.

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Comments (3 total)

  1. By Dennis Conniff #1, Posted: 6/23/2008

    Repeat owner

    My wife just got a new Civic 4-door LX automatic and got 38 mpg out of her first tank which was a combination of rural and highway driving. The car is super in every respect with a couple of exceptions, one major. The 'on-center' feel is dreadful and requires constant correction to keep the car straight. Very tedius on the highway and not typical of any of the other 20 Hondas we've owned. Also, the cruise control and dash light brightness controls are hard to see (use) at night. A bit of hi-tech overrunning practicality which is typical of the Japanese nameplates.
    A generally fine car with impeccable quality but it leaves much to be desired in terms of driving pleasure and comfort due to the squirrely steering feel on straight roads.

  2. By HUNG #2, Posted: 6/28/2008

    HONDA HAVE ANOTHER FACE

    I bought this car in Honda of Oakland, it's really badly services of Honda in the world, I could not believe honda is the best car that I have ever believed before having such as a bad sale services. I hope you guys whoever read this review not to come to this dealer to buy anymore car if they are not changing anything, cause I got it in branch new, and I bring it back to put in the leather seat as in my contract, when I came to pick up the car, there was a scratch and they broke my lovely car, it made me so disapointed. I hurt my feeling a lot, they said they just only fix it for me, and I have to take the car out of their dealer immediately if not they will give me a ticket for towing my car and pay for parking, I don't want to look at Honda anymore, such a bad service that I ever got.

  3. By Hung #3, Posted: 6/28/2008

    HONDA HAVE ANOTHER FACE

    I bought this car in Honda of Oakland, it's really badly services of Honda in the world, I could not believe honda is the best car that I have ever believed before having such as a bad sale services. I hope you guys whoever read this review not to come to this dealer to buy anymore car if they are not changing anything, cause I got it in branch new, and I bring it back to put in the leather seat as in my contract, when I came to pick up the car, there was a scratch and they broke my lovely car, it made me so disapointed. I hurt my feeling a lot, they said they just only fix it for me, and I have to take the car out of their dealer immediately if not they will give me a ticket for towing my car and pay for parking, I don't want to look at Honda anymore, such a bad service that I ever got.

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