We met with, who was just as eager as we were to get out in the new 2016. The first FC2 Civic Honda Downtown received was a Lunar Silver Metallic EX. When we wheeled it outside and sat in the drivers seat and hit play for the first time, one thing was abundantly clear, this guy's a Honda (go figure). The 2.0 sounds eerily similar to the outgoing 1.8, perhaps a touch quieter due to the Civics new construction.Looking out from the cockpit the most noticeable thing to us was presence. The Civic now has presence on the road and you can tell from behind the wheel.Pressing the 2.0 go pedal was just as familiar., then the party starts.Highway merging will not be an event by any stretch.The chassis was extremely compliant and solid. We chucked it into a medium downhill right hander at 80 kph with minimal roll.Granted that's also a function of the stiffened suspension. But stiff isn't even a good word for it, because yes it's stiffer then last year, but its not an overtly stiff suspension.The electric steering was somewhat light for our preferences, but that's not to say there's no feel to it.We enjoyed the Civic most in sport mode, it's quite lovely how it keeps the revs on boil for a few seconds longer.Honda has done excellent work dialling out most of the negativity associated with CVT's. Again it's the type of thing you only notice because you're looking for it.Overall we were big fans of the 2.0, except after driving the CVT we couldn't help but wonder how much more enjoyable the 6 shooter could be, but that's just personal preference.