Honda Civic Si vs Hyundai Elantra Sport 

"Carbon Fiber Sasquatch" (turbopumpkin) 05/30/2017 at 20:45 • Filed to: None

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If it was your money, which one would you buy as your DD? They’re super similar in power and size but the Hyundai has an extra 200 lbs on it while being around $3000 cheaper.

The Civic comes with adaptive dampers and an LSD but the Elantra can be equipped with a 7 speed DCT.

And finally the Civic comes in a coupe and a sedan but the Elantra comes as a sedan and a hatchback.

Which one would you be parking in your garage?

interstate366, now In The Industry > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/30/2017 at 20:47

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Civic coupe.

TheHondaBro > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/30/2017 at 20:50

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Civic coupe. Can’t beat a Honda manual.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/30/2017 at 21:00

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Elantra Sport sedan with the DCT. More attractive and no ricer stigma.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/30/2017 at 21:00

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Neither.

I hate the Civic. It’s hideous. And the Hyundai won’t drive as well as the Honda.

I’d get a base Golf, then lower it, better wheels/tires and a tune. Or find a used GTI.

Luckily I bought a new GTI, so I don’t have to worry about making that choice at all.

CRider > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/30/2017 at 21:06

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Who would buy an SI Coupe with this thing out there?

QCGoose > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/30/2017 at 21:06

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The Hyundai based on looks alone. I don’t care if and how the Honda may be superior, Christ Almighty that is one ugly ass car.

DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/30/2017 at 21:06

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Elantra with dct. Honda is far too boy racer, and dct is best for socal traffic

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 05/30/2017 at 21:12

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I mean, you’re not wrong but the whole point of this exercise is the the two cars in question are extremely similar in specs but are still different in execution.

Think of this as the bronze medal game that happens at the Olympics.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/30/2017 at 21:14

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Honda, because steering feel. Realistically though, I will stick with the answer I gave over a year ago, and just sacrifice a little practicality for a Fiesta ST.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/30/2017 at 21:14

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the Si..because the aftermarket is a god send

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > CRider 05/30/2017 at 21:14

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Lower insurance premiums? Gas mileage? They’re not really similar as people make them out to be

TheHondaBro > CRider 05/30/2017 at 21:17

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Furthermore, who would buy a Mustang with this thing out there?

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/30/2017 at 21:17

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The Honda for no other reason than looks. The Civic is easily the best looking compact and the Si tweaks help make it even better. The Elantra looks hilariously cheap and dated like some crap Dodge or Chrysler shat out 5-10 years ago.

Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/30/2017 at 21:26

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Civic. Will have a higher resale, probably. The Honda dealers around me are better as well.

404 - User No Longer Available > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/30/2017 at 21:27

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Civics actually are pretty high in insurance premiums, at least here in Canada.

CRider > TheHondaBro 05/30/2017 at 21:28

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2017 Mustang ~$25,000

2017 Civic SI Coupe ~$23,000

2017 GT-R $110,000

boredalways > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/30/2017 at 21:29

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Elantra.

The Honda is too busy in the grill and interior design. Still a boy racer.

In other words, I’m too old for that.

TheHondaBro > CRider 05/30/2017 at 21:29

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The Civic is cheaper, and you won’t have to drive around in a Mustang.

Maxima Speed > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/30/2017 at 21:34

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Buy the Elantra and use the money you saved, not buying the Civic to buy a old Miata.

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > 404 - User No Longer Available 05/30/2017 at 21:35

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Hmm, logical. I bet the civic Si might actually have terrible insurance rates considering the demographic that buys them

Vicente Esteve > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/30/2017 at 21:37

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I’d go GTI, or if I need the sedan the new GLI which will be in the MQB platform but thats another year from now.

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/30/2017 at 21:38

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I’d take the Elantra on looks alone.

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > Maxima Speed 05/30/2017 at 21:38

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Now that’s an answer I can get behind! Plus a civic Si is really more like $25k and I’ve seen Elantra sports around here for around $19k, $6k is a lot of miata

CRider > TheHondaBro 05/30/2017 at 21:40

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The Mustang has 100 more horsepower and line lock and the Civic is as cool as socks and crocs.

Textured Soy Protein > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/30/2017 at 21:42

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This is tough. The Civic is ugly as sin but probably better to drive. The Elantra sedan is the best looking of the bunch. But as a DD I think I would pick the Elantra hatch with the DCT.

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > TheHondaBro 05/30/2017 at 21:42

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Why a GTR when you can get one of these?

TheHondaBro > CRider 05/30/2017 at 21:45

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The EgoBoost Mustang is built for poseurs who think they’re hot shit before getting turned away at C&C.

And crocs+socks will be ironically cool in 5 years.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/30/2017 at 21:46

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The Elantra hatchback...I prefer hatches to coupes and sedans (yes, I know the Civic has a hatch option as well). As for the Civic, I prefer the Elantra’s styling a lot more. Honda’s styling approach this generation seems to be “ADD ANGLES EVERYWHERE EVEN IF THEY COMPLIMENT NOTHING.....AND FAKE BLACK VENTS EVERYWHERE TOO!!!111111oneoneone” The Elantra looks a lot more refined to me.

Also, cheaper. Also, Hyundai and Kia’s quality has been going way up for several years now and Honda’s has been said to be slowly decreasing (also the Civic is getting so much more bloated - the current Civic is the size of the Elantra which is Hyundai’s more middle-sized car....the Civic USED to be an Accent competitor!)

Also, I am currently biased towards Hyundai as I’ve put 65000kms on my 2009 Accent I picked up in 2013 and, short of an unseen-black-ice-induced accident in January 2015 that required about $1500 in bodywork, it’s been nothing but a solid trooper.

105 HP of fury > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/30/2017 at 22:19

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Elantra hatch with the DCT. Or get the civic sport hatch + a tune.

gmctavish needs more space > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/30/2017 at 22:44

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Realistically, as a daily, the Elantra hatch with the DCT. I can almost stand the looks of the Civic when the huge grille brow is black, but not enough to ever consider paying money for it.

Amoore100 > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/30/2017 at 22:46

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Performance? Si all the way.

DD? The i30 any day, every day. Better yet, wagon.

The Korean GDi engines were a bit sketchy back in ‘12, but I think they’ve since fixed them, hopefully.

TDogg > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/30/2017 at 23:04

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Hyundai all day because the Civic looks like trash IMO. 

CRider > TheHondaBro 05/30/2017 at 23:46

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And Civic SIs are for high school kids that think neon accents and a K&N filter sticker will make them faster than a Mustang. Little do they know they just have a sporty (but still slow), overstyled fwd economy car with a silly wing on the back.

C’mon Honda, this isn’t a race car. Stop embarrassing yourself.

Oh God why...

IAN_Z > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/30/2017 at 23:54

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Elantra GT Sport.

TheHondaBro > CRider 05/31/2017 at 00:07

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C’mon Honda, this isn’t a race car. Stop embarrassing yourself.

Except it is. The Type-R has been a touring car since the EP3.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/31/2017 at 00:10

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I get that.

See my above answer.

CRider > TheHondaBro 05/31/2017 at 00:12

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That’s a race car. This is neither fast nor furious enough to justify a wing.

TheHondaBro > CRider 05/31/2017 at 00:13

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No one said it was a race car.

CRider > TheHondaBro 05/31/2017 at 00:14

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You literally said that in defense of the SIs wing.

TheHondaBro > CRider 05/31/2017 at 00:16

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That’s the Type-R wing. It’s also the Type-R.

Lokiparts > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/31/2017 at 08:47

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This is a tough one, but I think I would need one more piece of information before I could make this decision. Am I keeping this car for the indefinite future or just for a few years?

Of the two the Hyundai is by far the better looking car. If it was something that I was going to drive just until the warranty expires I’d probably take the Hyundai. But if it is something that I will be keeping for considerably longer I’d take the Civic. In the long run the Honda is most likely going to be more reliable and probably hold it’s value better too.

But if I just had to choose one without an idea of how long I would be planning on keeping it, I would probably take the Civic. But I would spring for the optional paper bag to put over my head when getting into and out of the car.

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > Lokiparts 05/31/2017 at 09:03

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Average length of new car ownership is a paltry 6 years, let’s say you love it and keep it 9

Lokiparts > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/31/2017 at 09:11

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Yeah I’d definitely take the Civic then... But seriously Honda, can you please just make simple decent looking Civic’s again. These do not look good and they’re definitely not going to age well.

Although in spirit of full disclosure I may be slightly biased since I currently own a 9 year old Civic. Lol

gawdzillla > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/31/2017 at 10:26

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you made it sounded like a 7 speed DCT is a good thing

always get a 6 speed manual, always ...

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > gawdzillla 05/31/2017 at 12:46

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It’s always good to have options, some people don’t want a manual for their daily driver

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > Lokiparts 05/31/2017 at 12:47

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I own a 12 year old Hyundai, it could be in better shape but I can’t say it’s worse than an equivalent Honda or Toyota

Lokiparts > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 05/31/2017 at 13:07

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Yeah I have nothing against Hyundai’s at all. But I’m honestly just not that familiar with them. I can only say my personal experience with Honda’s has been stellar and I wouldn’t hesitate to buy another one.

Plus all things being otherwise the same an old Honda will hold it’s value better than a comparable Hyundai.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 08/20/2017 at 01:09

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It will also never have the resale value of a Honda, that price difference is nothing compared to the Hyundai depreciation. Plus I could never drive a Hyundai. I built the huge Hyundai auto show booth for them a few years ago and installed it a couple times, they still use it in LA. I looked at the cars a lot, it just can’t beat the history Honda has with me. I’ve had three and never had a problem, I had a 2010 Si and it was pretty fun. I still get to drive it sometimes, I gave it to my mom.

moab67 > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 09/01/2017 at 16:33

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I would pick the Elantra over the Civic. A buddy of mine has the Si sedan, and I have driven the Elantra with the DSG. The Elantra feels more grown up and more comfortable. I have yet to drive the 6 speed though.