i believe TC car requires more maintenance (more $ spent) compared to NA car..

you save some $ on roadtax for 1.5T

1.8l: 6.3 litres per 100 km (15.9 km/l)
1.5t: 5.8 litres per 100 km (17.2 km/l)

1.5t has lower fuel consumption but higher bhp and torque.

So far maintenance cost is just slightly more than 1.8l.

is either go all out or go home

I do think the turbo should be reliable enough, the civic was about launched 8 months earlier in the US and there wasn't any complaints.

you are decided on your own, anyway new civic are nice!

same tech. they just omitted the vtec name for us market.

i don't think they will allow you to upgrade the LED headlamps, but leather seat maybe ok.

Has anybody successfully agreed with any Honda dealer to upgrade their 1.8L seats & panels to leather?

The SA quoted me RM3K to change the door panels, seats, etc to leather. Whether it's the same leather as the 1.5T i'm not sure.

if u have money then buy it..why complains so much liao

What's wrong with you? He's just gathering info. Some people simply doesn't like the turbo throttle response but like the leather interior.

Confirmed from Honda, Leather seat, Door Panel all those can be installed with 1.8 as optional, but the leather seat is slightly better, can have dual tone and grip. LED is only for premium and no custom installation. They said can ask other accessories shop but currently does not have.

The sales person told me not to upgrade the headlamps outside as it will void the warranty.

1.8S interior is soft touch materials and the fabric. Not too bad actually. Just the fabric gives a bit of a cheapo feel to the overall cabin.

Don't compare it against city/vios/civic 1.8L la...confirm more one, should be close to 2.0L petrol consumption if you drive normally. Only if you very light foot, then fuel consumption would be closer to what was advertised.

It will consumed more for 1.5T as compare with 2.0 NA engine. Average can get 8.XX km/l for normal cruising.

Being low will get scratch from the bottom of the car. Side wall being hit is due to manoeuvre in a tight corner in parking bay due to long wheelbase.

I'm no pro...still doing my research on cars with Turbo. These things appears to need to be running in a more 'warmed up' condition compared to N/A cars - requiring careful, low RPM driving. By how much, was not mentioned - it varies based on size of turbo, and such. The Honda has a single-scroll turbocharger creating 16.5 PSI boost (what this means I have no idea yet). These T-Cars also appear to be better when running longer distance and not so favorable in city-traffic-jam driving because of the heat produced by the Turbo.

There are websites called Consumer Reports that do extensive research on Turbo cars that confirm the fuel consumption on T-Cars are absolutely horsesh1t. Lots of articles say the same. But I would state that this is completely controlled by the drivers right foot.

Maintenance wise, definitely more expensive compared to the N/A cars - requires more frequent oil and spark plug changes. Turbo has more parts so there are more items to replace when it goes - such as the intercooler. But you won't feel much the first 10 years of use if you look after it.

Final word - turbos of the olden days (less than 10 years ago) were a nightmare especially for abt 5% of the consumers. But modern technology is vastly more advanced in recent years making it more reliable than before. With mass production, replacement for turbo parts (for if and when it goes for our Honda Civics) will be cheaper than now. There is no problem with buying the Turbo car but do not neglect the maintenance or you will suffer - you best learn some maintenance techniques yourselves and don't depend on the Honda mechanics because I have yet to question their training and experience on Turbo car maintenance. There is no need to worry below the 100k mileage mark, its the 'after' that you need to worry.
finally, one person worries about the CVT. When you combine this pretty much new technology with the Turbo, it not only puts additional stress on the machine but also reliability issues into the mix. Turbos add stress onto everything - gearbox, spark plug, oil, tyres, AND brakes.

Would you put your money on two new technologies by Honda especially when the CVT on the Honda does not have good reviews overseas?

Lots of people think that Turbos are a cheap (but probably only) solution by the companies to achieve the target made by CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards. One by one, each US company starts putting turbo in their cars and others follow. Let's just hope that they care about us and do not act like Volkswagon and Mitsubishi.

No matter what, please do enjoy your car. Its a beautiful car and I'm never interested in Malaysian cars until I saw this fella

If don't want take any risk. 1.8 is the best for u perhaps a ill upgrade to leather seat

Guys which is the  best place to test drive so far?