| They finally got it right. The first time | | | | filtration air conditioning, aluminum wheels |
| I saw a Honda was in a hotel parking lot. | | | | and an in-dash CD/cassette/radio.After |
| There in the sun was a miniature car, bright | | | | waiting two months for an HX in Clover Green |
| red, gleaming with chrome and polished like a | | | | Pearl, I finally took posession of my new |
| Rolls Royce in drag. I couldn't believe the | | | | 2001 Honda Civic. The interior is ten per |
| quality of paint compared to the American | | | | cent larger than last year, raising it into |
| equivalent a la Falcon, Chevy II and Plymouth | | | | the compact category. The engine is ten per |
| Dusters. A week of dedicated browsing turned | | | | cent more powerful, yet weighs seven pounds |
| up a 1979 Honda Civic Coupe five speed with | | | | less. Many cars are more beautiful like the |
| the celebrated CVCC engine. Zero to sixty in | | | | Acura CL, Porche Boxter, and the VW Passat, |
| nine seconds and thirty-five miles-per-gallon | | | | but none can claim the luxury of a new, soft, |
| to boot. The engine purred like a sewing | | | | but road holding suspension, ergonomic |
| machine and revved to seven thousand RPM. Of | | | | perfection (everything important is within |
| course it was RED and it went 100K miles | | | | reach), and with gas going up to three |
| without repair.I had been considering | | | | dollars a gallon, economical. I will choose |
| replacing my eleven-year-old Honda Accord | | | | the European flavored leaf green metallic |
| Coupe that boasts of 169K trouble-free miles. | | | | paint with a leather-look beige interior. No |
| The 2000 Honda Civic HX Coupe possessed every | | | | other car comes close to the Honda Civic HX |
| feature I could wish for except remote | | | | in planet-saving features (Ultra low |
| keyless entry, cruise control, and a motor | | | | emissions) and low cost (under $16,000). In |
| with enough power. I guess the powers-that-be | | | | October |
| paid attention to the wishes of the public, | | | | |
| because all of these features are included in | | | | the new Honda Civics are going on sale. I |
| the 2001 Honda Civic HX model including an | | | | love the new modern design and the Civic |
| amazing automatic transmission with an | | | | Hybrid is a |
| infinite number of gears, 41 MPG on the | | | | |
| highway, electric door locks, positionable | | | | marvel of automotive invention. |
| steering column, power mirrors, high | | | | |