I drove one. The old, non
I drove one. The old, non direct-injected civic engine is very much underpowered, particularly on the AWD model.
It is disappointing that honda would release a terrific design with an archaic old parts-bin powerplant - which doesn't get substantially better mileage than the 2.4 ED plant in the CR-V, but offers far less power. Its a shame, because everything else about the car is pretty much spot-on.