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Originally Posted by Hersbird
The 4 banger Camaro is 5.4 0-60 which is where I would start to use the term quick. Really quick is more like the SS's 4 sec time. Maybe those are really, really, quick; and really, really, really, quick. Back seat I will give you over any Camaro ever made but again, the adjective huge may be a bit much. Basically the 2016 Civic is as quick as a 98 neon DOHC 5 speed with a similar back seat and mpg numbers which you could buy brand new under $10,000. Such progress we have made.
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The ACR was 7.6 to 60 in C&D's hands. They've done the Civic 1.5T at 6.7. But then they do all sorts of SAE corrections to their times. I just take mine raw.
I would start the term "fast" at 5-6 seconds (to 60).
My "very fast" is under 5. And I've drag-tested quite a few "very fast" cars.
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That said, I think the Civic's time is perfectly respectable for a non-Si version of a family sedan that's now as big inside as an old Accord, rather than an old Civic. Granted, it's not "huge" compared to modern Accords, but for a car in this segment, it's really something, especially compared to the tiny back seats of the Focus and Mazda3.