[2001 ZTS]

Hey when it comes to cars it is all a matter of taste. My taste in utility vehicles is a Sprinter van over a F-150. For sports cars a Maserati Coupe over a GT-40. For winter beaters anything Subaru over .............I don't even know what else to compare it with?

When it comes to cheap FWD commuter cars that Civic looks like freshest of the bunch to me.

What they've done with the lights is the same thing that tall and skinny people do, they wear stripes. I bet the Civic is taller than the already tall Focus yet looks squat and low. The visibility must be rightious.

In the year of "BIG GRILLS" (Chrysler 300 and clones, Audi/VW, NIssan and even Subaru) they have done the opposite and eliminated it altogether and you know what?, it works, WELL. Its is modern, different and everyone else will copy it. Why not, with better engines and cooling out there? With the tech out there why not make lights sliver thin yet just as effective like they have? That car is 20 years ahead of the Focus.

Putting the rear door handles where they did is genius. Looks like the antenna is integrated into the windshield (like my WRX) and a lot of other really quality touches. I think I see a start button to the left of the steering wheel; wouldn't be surprised if it had a proximity key. Flofocus could've used that feature.

It seems to good to be a mass production Civic? Maybe it will be the rumoured CRX revival?

My only question is what engines and "how much does it weigh?". I hope a lot of the body panels are aluminium. In a commuter sense a hybrid (like current Civic) would be awesome.