Smartie said: the other forum simply copy and pasted the original TorqueNews article, thats not information, thats parroting.





CTRL-F "base trim EX" in the TN article and its not there, the other forum may of added that but that doesnt mean its true. If they mentioned trim information they would be in violation of the embargo Click to expand...

I see that, looking back at it.I just can't see Honda raising the base price for an LX civic to $200 over the current EX.... that's a huge jump and people would flee to the cheaper competition. I'm hoping when they say base, they actually mean base EX since there are technically 2 EX trims (dependent on engine option)... to raise the price of the LX that much money? That'd kill sales of the civic to their primary customer base that still needs this car to be affordable.Also, Honda themselves have said that the new civic would be "very close in price" to the current car... i'd hardly consider a $3000 markup "close in price"And you can't say "just get a fit" as that car is hardly up to civic standards even now... and with the new cruze and elantra coming out, the kia forte, and the mazda3 would all undercut the civics price in a big way while offering similar performance and quality.Not to mention that would thrust the civic into Accord territory, and that doesn't make good business sense...But, i suppose we'll just have to wait another 18 days until we get the official pricing and trim layouts.