Ford Focus (Diesel) TDci vs Honda Civic 1.8s

**rocha** · May 2nd, 2008 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by safeorigin

hmmm... very hard comparo...

cornering: hairpin is for civic; 90° corner is for focus
acceleration: focus pwns civic
top speed: nearly equal
tranny: focus
brakes: focus
money: civic
city driving: focus
freighting: focus
towing: focus
cross country: focus
auto cross: focus
rally(mixed terrain): focus
drag racing: both
ECU tuning: focus
value for the buck: focus
TDI vs. gas: TDI pwns gas in touring cars

so... focus ftw!

Where did you get the data?
cornering: Hairpin is for Civic? 90° corner is for focus?
How can a Focus be better in 90° cornering than a Civic that is good in a hairpin cornering [over 90°]? No offense, I'm just wondering. Thanks!

Hindi ba parang unfair if you compare
Ford Focus' Top of the Line TDci vs. Honda's Lowest Civic Model 1.8?

dapat ata Focus TDci vs Civic 2.0.
the Civic 1.8 is a lil over 800k while the Civic 2.0 with the k20 engine is over 1.1M. I think the difference in the price alone shows the difference between the two models. I would love to see a comparison between the top models between ford and honda.

**tidus1203** · May 2nd, 2008 10:22 AM

Focus all the way for me, lamang Civic sa price but for many people that is the end all be all kaya mas madami paring Civic kaysa Focus.... Also sana merong A/T na Focus, personally kung may A/T ito baka ito na binili ko kaysa Civic, nakakatamad mag M/T...

**SaberRider** · May 2nd, 2008 10:24 AM

I have a civic Si and the "new" 2.0S civic. My brother has a chipped Focus TDCi. The only thing I didn't like about the Focus TDCi is the weight. Even if it has 300+nm of torque the fact is that it's a 1400kg vehicle compared to the civic which is just over 1200kg. Fuel efficiency and mileage is great on the Focus of course specially now that fuel prices are sky rocketing. I also prefer a manual over an automatic. Looks, before, I chose the Civic hands down but I recently encountered a gray Focus at Trinoma with an excellent looking bodykit.. it was real tight!

Only difference now is that how much of the engine you can modify for performance? That's where a gas engine will win over a diesel hands down.

**[archie]** · May 2nd, 2008 10:49 AM

im a civic fanatic pero with the choice, ill go for the focus on this.

imporant nowadays yung FC and the focus offers power and FC. so no brainer na... focus TDci for me.

**Paolo123** · May 2nd, 2008 11:05 AM

Tigas lang ng clutch ng Focus TDCi. Lumalaban sa left foot ko nung tinest drive ko! I couldnt imagine drving this on stop and go edsa traffic. Baka hindi na maging pantay ang right and left leg ko after. Mas malaki na yung left dahil sa tigas ng clutch

. Alam nyo ba kung lalambot pa to after a while?

**rocha** · May 2nd, 2008 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by tidus1203

Focus all the way for me, lamang Civic sa price but for many people that is the end all be all kaya mas madami paring Civic kaysa Focus.... Also sana merong A/T na Focus, personally kung may A/T ito baka ito na binili ko kaysa Civic, nakakatamad mag M/T...

Meron A/T ang focus. Yung 1.8 Gas version nga lang. and I heard that its consuming 8-10 Km/L.

Any idea on how the Civic 2.0 performs? and yung consumption nya? puro kasi yung 1.8 civic yung feedbacks dito eh.

I really like the Civic better. and I really love the vtec technology, kaya I think its hard for me to believe that the Ford Focus has better fuel economy than a Civic. Although, I haven't really encountered a TDCi Focus yet.

**rocha** · May 2nd, 2008 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by Paolo123

Tigas lang ng clutch ng Focus TDCi. Lumalaban sa left foot ko nung tinest drive ko! I couldnt imagine drving this on stop and go edsa traffic. Baka hindi na maging pantay ang right and left leg ko after. Mas malaki na yung left dahil sa tigas ng clutch

. Alam nyo ba kung lalambot pa to after a while?

I think the reason for your problem is that FOcus TDCi having a turbo engine, needs a better clutch than any other average cars. A semi-racing clutch would really be a pain in your knee kung hindi ka sanay. Talagang matigas yan pare. kasi kung average clutch lang kabit dyan, sliding clutch kalalabasan nyan. :D correct me if i'm wrong guys. :D

**tidus1203** · May 2nd, 2008 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by rocha

Meron A/T ang focus. Yung 1.8 Gas version nga lang. and I heard that its consuming 8-10 Km/L.

Any idea on how the Civic 2.0 performs? and yung consumption nya? puro kasi yung 1.8 civic yung feedbacks dito eh.

I really like the Civic better. and I really love the vtec technology, kaya I think its hard for me to believe that the Ford Focus has better fuel economy than a Civic. Although, I haven't really encountered a TDCi Focus yet.

Yes I am aware of that pero kung 1.8 Focus vs 1.8 Civic eh sa Civic na ako mas value for money eh atsaka ang cool ng dashboard it never gets old....

I was saying sana merong 2.0L TDCi na A/T ayun para sakin ang killer.... Not kasi all of us are for sporty and performance meron din katulad ko na gusto yung tipid elemnt ng diesel pero di hassle mag drive even pag traffic....