How Big Has It Become? - 2016 Honda Civic Long-Term Road Test

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How Big Has It Become? - 2016 Honda Civic Long-Term Road Test

The 2016 Honda Civic is bigger than ever. In fact, it's nearly as roomy as the Honda Accord was about 15 years ago.

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bankerdanny

Exterior dimensions are less useful in this comparison than interior volume and things like leg and shoulder room.

But in general, yes I would think that the Civic is all the sedan that a couple with 1 or 2 kids really needs.

wheelmccoy

And it's not too far from the 2014 TSX Sedan:

Length: 186
Width: 72
Wheelbase: 106.5

Can a fully loaded top of the line Civic be replacement for those who miss the TSX?

darthbimmer

I agree with @bankerdanny-- partly. Exterior dimensions tell you less about seating comfort than interior measurements like passenger compartment volume or leg and shoulder room. But lacking those, exterior width and wheelbase give you a good sense of how cabin space compares. The Civic is close to the 2002 Accord in those dimensions so it should fit approximately like a family sedan from two iterations back.

s197gt

maybe we are all skinny here... but when i owned small cars the issue was rarely leg/knee room. people will deal with that. it is the shoulder room that killed the deal. passengers don't mind being close to the back of a seat as much as they don't want their elbows/shoulders/legs touching each other.

that the civic is as wide as the 2002 accord is most telling i think. americans may be somewhat taller than they were a few decades ago, but we are definitely much more "wider" on average.

2002 civic width is 67.5 according to edmunds.com.

the way i see it, width is necessity, length is luxury.