I was headed to work this morning and saw a guy driving a Red Civic Coupe with Honda alloys and a stock spoiler. Looked to be a '98-00 Civic the trim on the trunk lid said HX? What is this trim level never heard of it before?

 

Its their fuel efficient model civic.

 

the hx model is a really good model.. its like the vx model of the eg's but for the ek. it has vtec-e, and pw,pl, ac,ps. it is light weight. it also has the light weight 14inch alloys that alot of people want..

 

i think it also came with a different tranny, some kind of special name for it...cvcc or something like that

 

CVT tranny

 

the cvt tranny was the mautomatic transmision that was available on that car. but also a standard 5 speed was available.

 

How did the HX FIT in the trim level? is it below EX and Si, but above LX?

 

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I'm guessing this order CX,DX,LX, HX, Ex, Si

 

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Well depends on how you look at it. IT was the most fuel efficint but not the most luxorious like the SI or EX. It is kinda out there by itself.

 

Is it just it's light weight and CVT trany that make it the MOST fuel efficent? Or is the car set-up dif. as well?

 

CX was only avaliable in the Civic hatch right?

 

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Also the engine is a VTEC-E engine (D16y5 I think)

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Yeah

 

I am guessing the D16y5 did NOT produce as much power as the 1.6 SOHC Vtec in teh EX RIGHT?

 

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Not as much, no, but it was decently peppy for what it was .

 

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It had 115hsp but I think the gearing on it is long so it feels slower than a Y7, but thats just a guess

 

i own one...has a y5 tranny and very long gears...most people get it, swap the head and tranny and intake manifold to y8 and still get good *** gas mileage..not that bad of a car

 

So teh MANUAL 5-speed in teh Y5's has taller gears? That is what gives it better MPG? Can I put that Y5 tranny in my girls '99 EX to get lowwer highway rpm's?

 

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I'm guessing this order CX,DX,LX, HX, Ex, Si </TD></TR></TABLE>

order from what to what?

 

i have a boosted z6 with the "economy" tranny.. and i love my MPG!! i have been told the hx is just like my dx tranny.. very tall gears, great for boost! IMO

 

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order from what to what?</TD></TR></TABLE>

are you serious? yeah I'm saying the CX is the best trim and Si is the worst :sarcasm:

 

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are you serious? yeah I'm saying the CX is the best trim and Si is the worst :sarcasm:</TD></TR></TABLE>

you misunderstood. i was asking in what category. ie. performance? mpg? cost? luxury? comfort?

i realize now that i worded my post wrong sorry.

 

yeah i think the vtec-e is also a lower compression motor