> 2016 HONDA CIVIC COUPE

Price: EX $19,455, LX $24,555 and Touring $27,555 Add-ons: Freight, taxes, licensing Type: Two door, compact coupe. Propulsion: Front-engine, frontwheel drive

Cargo: LX and EX-T 343 litres, Touring 337 litres. Engine: EX 2.0-litre, port injected, DOHC, iVTEC inline four cylinder. Others 1.5-litre turbocharged, direct injected, DOHC, iVTEC inline four cylinder.

Transmission: Six-speed manual with the 2.0; CVT on 1.5 turbo with paddle shifters and seven speed virtual shift points.

Power/torque: 2.0 — 158 horsepower, 138 lb-ft torque. 1.5 — 174 horsepower, 162 lb-ft torque

Fuel consumption: 2.0 with six speed — 8.9 / 6.1 / 7.7 (city, highway, combined) 1.5 turbo with CVT 7.5 / 5.6 / 6.7 (city, highway, combined)

Brakes: Front, vented discs 281 mm diameter. Rear, vented discs 259 mm.

Tires: Standard 16-inch all weather, all season. 17-inch in premium versions Standard features: Air conditioning, 7-inch info screen, Bluetooth, rear view camera, power windows and door locks, heated front seats, heated side mirrors Accessibility: Front seat, driver and passenger — excellent. Rear seat — 5/10. Competition: Ford Focus, Hyundai Elantra, Mazda 3, VW Jetta What’s best: Willing engine, styling, composure on all varieties of road, superb handling. What’s worst: Some body roll in fast sweepers, fiddly electronics. Most interesting: Aggressive styling What you’ll like: Performance, handling, styling. What you won’t like: Fiddly electronics