The Iconic Hairdresser Friendly 2006 Honda Civic Coupe

							Title:
The Iconic, Hairdresser Friendly: 2
006 Honda Civic Coupe

Word Count:
763

Summary:
Fluent in the language of cool, the
 outstanding 2007 Honda Civic Coupe
 is boldly improved to meet the cha
llenges of the competitive marketpl
ace. Featuring a sexy new exterior,
 faster engine, excellent road mann
ers, crisp sound capabilities and s
uperb ergonomics can be yours for a
 MSRP of $14,360. If you have previ
ously owned a Civic, the new 2007 w
ill awaken all senses. If you own a
 higher priced luxury car, you may
be convinced to trade it in.


Keywords:
new civic quote, new honda, honda c
ar quote, honda civic soupe, honda
civic sedan, honda civic quote, new
 car, new car quote, new cars, quot
e new cars
Article Body:
Transforming an icon is never easy.
 However, the designers and enginee
rs at Honda have done an outstandin
g job of keeping alive the spirit o
f Soichiro Honda with the 2006 Hond
a Civic coupe. When Honda first ent
ered the American market in 1962, t
hey manufactured motorcycles, but t
he manufacturer expanded to automob
iles by introducing clean, economic
al, and reliable cars. In 1963, Hon
da spent $350,000 on two 90-second
commercials that appeared on the Ac
ademy Awards. The ads, though decep
tively simple from longtime ad agen
cy Rubin Postaer and Associates, cl
aimed: “You meet the nicest people
on a Honda.” Within months, the com
pany sold millions of dollars in mo
torcycles, but it was not until the
 introduction of the 1973 Honda Civ
ic did the company achieve its firs
t automotive breakthrough. The Amer
ican made 2006 Civic is elegant, sp
eedy, safe, and fuel efficient car
averaging 40 mpg (51 mpg for the Hy
brid) that happily keeps with tradi
tion. Winner of Motor Trend magazin
e’s 2006 Car of the Year, the 2006
Civic offers a challenge to the Toy
ota Prius, as Honda’s icon reborn.

If you walk around the 2006 Civic c
oupe’s exterior, you can’t help but
 notice the aerodynamically sculpte
d front nose that resembles a menac
ing bullet train at speed, hints at
 where the soul of this car is at.
(The car is powered by a naturally
aspirated 1.8 liter i-VTEC engine.)
 The beautifully contoured tailligh
ts are wide and arch inwards into t
he trunk, suggesting an approachabl
e, friendly disposition. Step insid
e the cabin and the ergonomically d
esigned interior lives up to the hy
pe with stylized, center mounted, b
acklit RPM dials. The seats are fir
m and immediately make you feel com
fortable as a rogue navigator conte
mplating his or her next move. The
sum purpose of the 2006 Civic coupe
 is to enhance driving to the fulle
st, enabling you to keep your eyes
on the road, hands on the wheel and
 foot on the gas.

At the heart of 2006 Honda Civic co
upe is its outstanding 140-horsepow
er i-VTEC engine that comes standar
d in all Civic DX, LX and EX models
. Honda’s racing heritage is vocife
rously felt in i-VTEC technology th
at gives you more efficient acceler
ation across the entire RPM bandwid
th, while achieving an EPA estimate
d fuel economy of 40 miles per gall
on. However, the most practical 200
6 Civic is the Hybrid, capable of a
chieving 49 mpg in the city, and 51
 mpg on the highway without spoilin
g any of the fun.
The Civic showcase is the Si, offer
ing the performance envelope of 197
 horses from a naturally aspired 2.
0-liter engine. The Si is only ava
ilable in a 6-speed manual, with li
mited slip differential, and a lowe
red suspension.

Acceleration is only half the battl
e in today’s nanosecond world. How
the car brakes, corners, and stops
are also equally important. As a re
sult, the 2006 Honda Civic coupe is
 also big on safety. All new Civic
models feature side curtain airbags
, front side airbags, advanced comp
atibility engineering™ and body str
ucture reinforcement – to redirect
energy around the passenger compart
ment in case of an accident. For ac
tive safety, an automatic seat belt
 tensioning system is in place to s
ecurely hold all occupants in case
of collision, and the anti-lock, 4-
wheel disk brakes (ABS) will enable
 you to maintain steering control d
uring hard stops as the Electronic
Brake Distribution (EBD) will even
out braking forces at each wheel. W
ith such a diverse commitment to sa
fety, the 2006 Honda Civic has earn
ed the 5-Star Crash Test rating fro
m the National Highway Traffic Safe
ty Administration.

If that wasn’t enough, the new Civi
c further rewards your senses with
a state of the art audio entertainm
ent system. The car is pre-wired fo
r XM® Satellite Radio, MP3 players
and WMA and also has an Apple® iPod
® adapter that connects directly to
 the car’s audio. The 160-watt AM/F
M/CD 6-speaker audio system amplifi
es the sound in the cabin for a fan
tastic effect. The Si boasts a 350-
watt system with subwoofer and has
an added amplifier for mega bass. S
imply download your favorites, plug
 in your music and press play.
Soichiro Honda understood the desir
es of the open road. He understood
the language of cool, and the needs
 of the youthfully minded sports ca
r enthusiast. The 2006 Honda Civic
fulfils his legacy for an inexpensi
ve road car, with superb lines, a f
uel efficient engine, and sound erg
onomics. If you have previously own
ed a Civic, the MSRP of $14,360 – $
20,900 for the reinvented 2006 Hond
a Civic will awaken all senses. If
you own a higher priced luxury car,
 you may be tempted to trade it in.
 Whether you choose the Hybrid, the
 Si, or the DX/LX models, you will
be purchasing one of the finest, fu
el efficient icons in Honda’s history.