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Old 01-25-2010, 06:08 PM   #117 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Clev View Post
...the '10 Civic has the same interior dimensions as the '90 Accord, but is 50 pounds lighter (or a dead heat if you add the 2.5 cu. ft. of trunk space to make them completely equal.) Heavier doorbeams are offset by weight loss elsewhere in the car, and how much could an airbag possibly weigh?
So essentially Honda has added the safety features to an Accord, while dropping its Civic line - except for the nameplates, of course. But in order to get me to buy one of their current model year cars, they'd have to go back and re-create something the size of the '90 Civic. (Or in my case, a CRX/Del Sol.) Now if they want to add some of the "don't weigh all that much" safety features that don't also detract from my driving experience, fine.
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