Obviously, for a car that is the Japanese brand�s bread and butter, those kinds of words are horrible � especially when the new Ford Focus, Hyundai Elantra and the Chevrolet Cruze have been getting nothing but praised.
Consumer Reports went as far as to remove the Civicfrom its list of �recommended� vehicles and called it �cheap� and �insubstantial.� A review by the Wall Street Journal called it �a betrayal� by Honda. 'When the 2012 Honda Civic made its debut in April, it was chastised by many publications for being a horrible redesign and re-engineering. They should fire the person in charge of making the decision to release this car to public.