Honda Civic Si Coupe vs. Dodge Challenger SE: Which Would You Choose?

If you’re acctually into muscle cars the challanger is a piece of shit. I’d much rather go with the civic, and if you’re that into muscle cars how can you compare the new challanger against the older classy muscle cars?

The two cars are totally different I wanna get a civic for the performance, and reliablilty. I’m a huge muscle car fan but I’m big on performance too… But damn now-a-days if you go 50km over the speed limit they’ll fucking take your car away. Sadly it’sjust not worth it anymore, not like the good old days when you caould race on the streets. So for me it’s looks over perforemance, and that will have to be te Challenger, sorry honda I jut value my licence.

My first Civic I put over 200,000 miles on and it still ran and looked great when I sold it. I now have another Civic Coupe with 125,000 miles and it is like new. Hondas are reliable and they last. That is why they are my first choice.

ill take the civic and watch the other car broken down at the shop while im getting over 200K on my engine no problem.

Actually…the Japanese cars that we buy in the states are made in the states. In fact, many imports are actually more American than American cars, which have much of their work done in Mexico. So really, if you want to send your money to another country, buy American.

The Civic Si outperforms the Challenger SE in just about every way. Acceleration, fuel economy, handling, etc. The Challenger’s interior has lots of cheap materials, and doesn’t match up well with the retro exterior. The only thing the Challenger SE has going for it is the exterior design, and only if you like the retro look.

Personally, given a choice between a car that looks good and one that performs, I’ll take performance any day.

If you want to send your money to another country buy a Jap car.
I’m sure your kids wont need a job. The challenger a true car not a subcompact car.

honda is the best …..gas, power, reliability , all the way .

cant be said any better than type r
his comment has tru dat written all over it

Man is kind of funny, people that like american cars always live in trailer parks and cant really afford to tuned a car, therefore they spend money on a gas dragger to find out that they always get beat by 4 cylinder tuners. Fucking dumb asses, come on look in the news, chvy just recalled thousands of cars, thats right go ahead and get a car that will lose its value when u drive off the lot, i will keep getting girls on my s2k when you are asking for a ride becuase ur shit broke down. LOL

Challenger looks much nicer, but drivability wise i like manual so civic would be the choice, but if the challenger came manual id take that over the civic.

I take the challenger every time, the honda is ugly and theyre both kinda slow but at least the challenger looks good

This is retarted. Ok putting the best honda has (which isnt even that great) versus the base car challenger. Thats like having thats like taking the a decent track runner and an amazing track runner, shooting the faster one in the legs and expecting them to do just as well. Of course the top of the line civic Si might be a bit faster then the bottom of the barrel challenger which still kills the civic in looks cuz at the end of the day, its still a honda civic

I don’t care how much money I save at the pump, I’d take a Challenger over a Civic any day. You can fix up a Civic so it’s a decent tuner or ricer but in the end your’re still stuck with a economy car. The Challenger is pure muscle.

im with the guy about the cobalt, the new turbo versions are wicked, get damn good gas mileage and stomp they supercharger version, i wanna see a showdown with the turbo cobalt and something else???

okay i am not a ricer fan and never will be.. i am a dodge fan all the way.. but as far as i am concerned if you are buying the challenger u should not be buying the 6 cylinder anyway..I dont think dodge should of even made the 6.. umm hello hemi 8 cylinder now every poor joe schmo is gonna want one like the mee too mustangs…i got a mustang.. oh yeah me too too many out there

Yeah, I think all you rice-fan idiots should remember the article about the million mile chevy? it was just last week remember, little hamster lovers? I Dont know of any HONDA that has ever made it to a million miles. Because THEY DONT. American vehicles all the way. They are the better made vehicles AND THEY last longer.

dude it doesnt it says the civic has a 4banger

civic si all the way
no american junk
and why does it say the si has a v6
it def does not

id rather buy a used evo for 18000 and put 5000 into it

this is a terrible comparison. not even closely related
and why does the front page say both have v6′s and the link say the civic has the 2.0 4 and the challenger a 6?
CARDOMAIN POLL = FAIL this week

The guy 3 comments below me is exactly right!!! the new cobalt ss can do 0-60 in 5.7s killing the challenger and civic si. you can get it for under $25 grand. it may not be as good looking as the challenger or as reputable as the civic. American, sporty and tuner-esque. 2 me the cobalt is the best of both worlds.

only thing good about hond is the nsx, and the cbr, other than that i would drive that challenger any day

Why even ask this question! Rice or MUSCLE CAR? Hmmmm…

Dodge Challenger!!

Does and body see that chevy has two cars priced the same that are faster then both damn so what does that mean

the only person who would be seen driving a civic is maybe a 16yo girl

hey thats true people always say imports last long but I almost never see any classic imports still on the streets..I see alot of classic American cars..you know the ones built out of steel..if I do see an late 80s cressida or something they mostly look like crap anyway. No one would even spend any money to restore that sh*T..but people would spend thousands to restore an old muscle car because of its style and grace. Oh and for the v6 potential I know a guy with a 91 camaro RS with a v8 with 90k with no mods but a homemade turbo set up running 12.1 in the quarter look it up hes on the internet. So bad ass challenger it is!

Right now the only thing the challenger and civic have in common is price that is what this comparison is about. Comparing the R/T challenger to the civic would take the challenger completely out of the price range of the civic. On a different note here are the performance stats for the civic ex (quoted from car and driver). O

Base Price: $15,605
0-to-60-mph time: 7.7 sec
Quarter-mile time: 16.1 sec @ 87 mph

Ouch that hurts less than 16k and similar performance to the challenger. Face it the civic is better…

How can you compare the honda civic SI coupe which is the faster model of the civic to the basic slower model of the dodge challenger?? The Challenger was built to have a big thundering V8 like the 5.7L hemi and thats just whats inside the Challenger R/T. So lets take the civic SI coupe against the Challenger R/T not the SRT-8 (because that would be ludicrously unfair with the 6.1L) and then compare and the only loss for the challenger would be the price. Case closed

to hard to choose. I personally would want the SI. cuz I love hondas. but the challanger is a rwd which is badass. so cool drifting damn awesome. wow idk six speed or rwd its a toss up give me 23k and ill be the judge.

Way to bash foreign cars without backing up your argument…redneck

fuck hondas and I AM FORD GM AND Dodge 4 LIFE

honda4life

Definitely the Civic SI. The Challenger has no real advantage over the Civic except for its looks.

This is a hard one for me. The Civic would be more fun to drive stock. The Challenger is better looking, but its a v6 automatic. I like both tuners and muscle cars. The Challenger in its base form is not quite a muscle car and I am not much of a Chrylser fan. I like the STR8s. If the car has to stay stock I would choose the Civic. The must have upgrades for the Challenger would be a Hemi, Manual trans,suspension and big brakes. Which you might as well buy a SRT8.

I think the muscle car guys are missing the point. On paper the civic is a better car period. It is faster, lighter, more fuel efficient, more reliable (statistically), and cheaper. So why would you buy the challenger… looks? In my opinion the challenger does look better but that’s still like 10 points to 1. My question to the muscle car guys is why the heck would you still buy the challenger? The only solution I could come up with is that you have a disease. Like alcoholism or ADD. That is the only way I could comprehend someone being able to ignore all facts and logic and still buy the challenger…

Interesting comparison. 0-60 in 8.1 for the Challenger. 7.2 second 0-60 for the SI. Honda has an amazing reputation for their company. Dodge not so much. For all you Import fans and all you Muscle fans, these are just the facts. Whether your screaming VTEC or disturbing the peace with american rumble, the debate will always rage.

Spursgt i have a Mitsubishi Evolution that says fuck you and your muscle car lol

civic is fucked ass car

I’d pick da challenger all the way. I hate tuners, i bet everyone that pick da civic would put a huge exhaust tip and a huge spoiler, and say dat da civic gained hp. Tuners suck, they should be illegal in the U.S. and ship them back to Japan. I drive a pontiac grand prix, and i smoke all da tuners. American Muscle baby….challenger!

Civic all the way. The civic is a premium model whereas the challenger is a base model. The civic is significantly faster (according to edmunds 14.9 quarter vs 16.1), and handles better. In fact a 16.1 is pathetic. Why would you buy a fatter, slower, less equipped, more expensive car? Only a redneck would pick the challenger (“cause it looks cool”). I don’t hate domestics, just in this case picking the challenger makes no sense. I am going to laugh when chrysler goes under. (unless the gov’t bails them out) bunch of crap.

Honda all the way!!

Honda the best of the best

Challenger all the way. American vehicles last longer.

they both blow

Matty Ice your an Idiot, honda’s dont get RWHP they are Front wheel drive cars. fucking ass bag.

Challenger all the Way

I can respect both ends of this contest, but I pick the Challenger.
Myself included in the Ricer Revolution, the challengers look awsome. I own a 2006 Civic, and it took about 8,000 for me to hit 289RWHP. Which is very impressive. I also had about 3,000 in tranny and Diff work done, to hold the power and off set the wider tires.

I havent researched the challenger or anything, but for shear looks I go Challenger.

The Charger would be a lot more fun… if it was a manual. But I’d have to go with the Civic, a muscle car with an auto transmission just doesn’t work for me.

If your going for looks and style the Challenger. If your going for MPG the civic, but I Personally would go for the Challenger. I like the Look, and the aftermarket world for it is going to be alot stronger

Plus who really wants to ride in an import, not even my girl would buy a honda. She bought a new GTO when they came out.

the challenger is also the choice if your American

I go with the Charger. Go Kawolski

Let’s just put this to rest. Both are good cars, aimed at a completely different demographic. To try to compare them is pointless, it brings out the the idiots and posers against the rationalists and practicalists. Can you guess which car I vote for? The Civic is the rational choice, the Challenger is the choice if you think with your penis.

Ok for people to say hondas are crap are slow you go drive around and tell me how many hondas that are still puching that were built in the 80′s and early 90′s alot….also for the people that are saying the challenger se 250hp is good for a v6 do you really know how many cars they are that a priced the same that have mare hp(cobalt ss and hhr ss) look it up i like cars with big rims and i dont hate on tuners i give them much respect because you never know what thay have under the hood and u but i would pic the challenger because im tall

hondas are crap.

Wow!!!!!!!! I never thought it would come down to this….I own a 91′ civic SI and I love my ride but on the other hand me and my Dad are rebuild Challengers he has 4 more left and weve had 6 total since I was 12. My upsession is challengers though but considering that the power to weight is close and the price is close I would most defintely have to say that SEXY @$$ Challeger even if its a A/T V6.

Wow… there are really a lot of ignorant people in here…

There are lots of things to consider when choosing a car. For some people, the better gas mileage alone is enough to make them choose the civic, or even the fact that it’s cranking out just under 200 horsepower out of a tiny 2.0L engine, or maybe even the fact that it has the 6spd manual tranny which would be far more fun to drive.

The challenger on the other hand is a much sexier design, a very good meshing of both old and new, and yes, 250hp is pretty damn nice coming from a stock 6 cylinder engine. The challenger also has a pretty nice interior to go along with the 20″ wheels and big old brembo brakes.

Both cars have their ups and downs. Personally I wouldn’t choose either car because I find the civic to be ugly and I don’t believe in V6 muscle cars. If you are going to drive a muscle car, make it a V8 so it actually has some muscle. If this were comparing the 6.1L V8 challenger I wouldn’t even think twice about grabbing the challenger instead of the civic.

I will go with the Dodge Challenger.

lol. I like this: “but it makes more sense than you might think: both cars are V6 powered,” since when is a civic SI ever a V6. typo much.

Off course i will go for challenger that thing looks real nice.

Civic is a bitchs car.. I go for the Challenger beautiful body design… drop a couple of bolt ons, easy over 300HP… smoke that piece of shit Civic…

In this day in age; the Civic. it will outlast the dodge and gas milage will be much better. It just looks better too! I’m not a big fan of the new/old look that the american car companies try to go for.

“leatricers!” you’re just being ignorant. a 4 cylinder civic si is pushing almost 200 hp. just get some more upgrades you’ll be able to get over 250hp easy. plus you have to consider the weight/hp ratio. civics will easily put up good race against a challenger. i don’t get why you people are hating on the civics don’t hate on the tuner cars just because they can beat your v6-v8 cars with only 4 cylinders.

civic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

I dont know who wouldnt pick the challenger!!! I saw a comment about how the civic will have more resale value in the future. I doubt that! The challenger is limited production and plus the new civics just look strange.

You muscle car guys are all the same
your ignorant to the fact that if Honda did indeed suck they would be out of buisness.

Plus if there slow and wanabe tunner car’s why are you so offended by them ? it shouldent matter if they “Really cant compete ” with your american car’s

I’d rather just go for the new Camaro. The only thing I don’t like about the new ones is the tree shifter. It needs to be on the floor.

well looking. at them stacking them up the MPG. and the looks the power the CHALLENGER all the way around. as it looks better lots better and more power is always good… nothing against the civic but they are looking weirder and weirder as they get older.

needing a jump means a dead battery, how does that have anything to do with the quality of the car, being that you can put a shitty battery in any car?

Honda’s are for chicks, so many ricer boys waste money on them. Dodge Challenger all the way. Even if it had a 5hp Briggs and Stratton lawn mower engine, it would still be better then a Honda Civic

Well the v-6 challanger is a joke, challangers should never be v-6s. And the hondas still a honda

challenger, but the srt model with the 6.1L V8 and a 6 speed

Not a very good versus, but out of the two I would without a doubt choose the challenger. less of them around. more power. way sexier looking car. rwd. nicer interior. and what would you rather tell people, yea I drive the little wannabe tuner car civic, or I drive a muscle car remake challenger. don’t get me wrong tuner cars are great and fun, but the challenger is a much bigger dog. definately cooler

I would choose the Challenger, just because I’m an old school type of guy. (one with a Saturn…but I digress) So the Civic is out, and the Challenger joins my imaginary Shelby 500 parked in the garage. Oh, the Challenger has only the V6? Yeah no matter. Thats my daily driver…The Hemi Challenger SRT8 sits next to the Shelby, and there is a spot reserved for the Camaro…Yes the Pony Car Wars in my garage…
Yes this is only a dream…………….

Neither! I would wait out for the Camaro with the 300HP v6 and its around the same price.

that challenger is pretty impressive a v6 starting off with 250 hp is pretty good..a mild turbo or mild supercharger or maybe some smaller engine mods would push it to 300+ hp land and its a rwd platform pretty impressive..that civic would take a whole lot of God for that small engine to even see those numbers with the same budge the challenger would have

the challenger all the way civic is garbage for real no props I rather see a turbo american v6 (like buick turbo) that a turbo anything in an import..about american cars not lasting I seen thousands and thousands of classic cars still on the street from chevys to mopars I hardly see any of those sh*tty imports from the 70s or 80s still driving around.

Yeah good one.. Lets all blame the drivers. Like you say (yo urace ) Man i thought you corrected my spelling ealier. You just failed just like Americans cars do to America. Maybe you should donate money to them so they can stay open so people can have jobs. I drive a 2007 S2K , and yes is faster than any mustang i reaced before, about 4 of them. Good luck trying….. I hope to see you on the side of the road needing a jump….

honda sucks get over it. the people yo urace are probably crappy drivers. i also want to see the honda that beats all the cars you say it can

Challenger Final Story

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Aug 28, 2008 4:34:40 PM

Go back to school HONDA boy. You cant even spell S-O-L-S-T-I-C-E. You dont know shit about cars. thats why youre MAKING UP shit like saying imports last longer. That is completely FALSE and your shitty little 4 banger would never outrun a Mustang GT. Grow up and go back to school you obviously know nothing.
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Wow Mr no name with a Pony, oh i mean Mustang. I understnad why you are so upset, your car gets beat by my girl’s 08 Cvic SI all the time. Trust me, you should be a shame for driving a pony. I dont even waste my gas trying anymore with ponys becuase they get beat every time. Very smart on my spelling comment, but dont forget that you car thinks its is a horse, now thats pretty retarded. Please take a look at your car-

http://www.hedweb.com/animimag/cool-pony.jpg

I will keep having fun with my top down and smoking you all ponys upppps, mustangs.

i like how all you americans say $4 for a gallon of gas is rediculous and in canada its $1.40+ a litre which comes to about $5.60+ a gallon quit your bitching and complaning and we have more oil refineries than you which is complete bullshit but whatever i need a few good laughs.

How would the civic be better in the winters? The plastic wouldn’t corrode from the road salt? It has low profile tires, lo profile tires suck in the snow and ice, no traction at all.

Definatly the Challenger, you people gotta admit that thing looks real nice. But ide have to get the V8

coming from a 350Z driver I’d choose the civic. I dont care about gas, but the Civic would get better gas, better resale value, better for these colorado winters. The challenger to me doesnt have potential for anything due to the lack of power for the V6 model. It does look better, but thats all about it has in my eyes.

I hate to break to you all, the american car companies are well on their way to being extinct! The overpaid union employees are making sure of that. Go with the civic.

I wouldn’t pick either one. I’ve owned all V8′s since my first car at 15 so get a better job and pick up the challenger srt8.

I would pick the challenger. I like honda civics (especially the si’s) but the challenger has what Borat likes to call a “p***y magnet” I know this is a bad reason to choose a car, but the challenger just looks way more badass. The auto transmission is a downer, but I could only be tempted away by the Civic Si Mugen.

Staciano i respect you for your choice where i live gas is $3.56 and drive 15mins south is $3.31 and it takes 57 to fill up my impala so the ill pick the challenger gas is not a prob for me

In regards to practicality I’d take the Honda. And driving Prelude has nothing to do with it. I just think it would make a better daily driver, it’s a bit cheaper, and most importanly more fuel efficiant.I don’t know where you all live $4 a gal is got damn rediculous.

no doubt the challenger

Honda Type R the people you raced must cant drive or your car has some mods s2000 0-60 6.1 g6 gxp 5.7 cobalt ss 5.7 charger str8 5.4 str4 5.8 and the car you cant spell the solstice gxp 5.1 its funny how your car is the slowest but you beat their ass please

Go back to school HONDA boy. You cant even spell S-O-L-S-T-I-C-E. You dont know shit about cars. thats why youre MAKING UP shit like saying imports last longer. That is completely FALSE and your shitty little 4 banger would never outrun a Mustang GT. Grow up and go back to school you obviously know nothing.

the answer is so clear this question should never have been asked haha. challenger 100%

I agree. the RWD challenger. Itll kick the shit out of that honda. Hondas are cheap and dont last for shit. HONDA TYPE R boy. I see hondas broke down on the road all the time. only vehicles i see broke down are imports. I just saw one today. American cars last longer and THATS A FACT. I dont know where u people got your info because imports DO NOT last longer. They are cheap plastic pieces of shit and a waste of money. I think almost everyone on here agrees the challenger.

my vote for the challenger was not based on which I would be taking to the track. but as a daily driver the challenger se would be a well rounded car with loads of style. (classic looks, hood scoops, front air dam…) and I’m a big guy and I’ve seen the challenger in person (with Hemi) and they are big.

Man i cant beleive that people really like that piece of junk Challenger. Come on now, you drive that thing off the lot and its now worth as much as a coke can. The Civic is much better on every term. All American cars are just stupid, spend all the money on them so they can break down and spend more. I drive an s2000 and i have beat just about any american car i have raced to date, some names- srt8,srt4,mustang GT,sulstice gxp,g6 gxp, all got smoked by my 4 cilinder s2k. The only car that came close and still got beat by a car 1/2 was the srt8, the rest kissed my tail lights.Why would you spend money on a lemon. So i vote on the si for sure. You all red necks please just keep driving your trucks…. thanks

the chakkanger any day only id take the hemi thats my dream car

michael eaddy must have had a 300m to have prob after prob

RWD domestic is the way to go. anythings better than a shitvic

man come on, the challenger is simply more bad ass looking then that dinky honda

ur main page says they are BOTH v6′s. enlighten me on Honda’s foray into a v6 civic please

i had dodge/cheysler 300 and it was a POS i have 2007 civic si now and have no prob 30 mile per gal. with E/I/H and reflash (Hondata) its 200whp. now and still no prob my chrysler gave me nothing but probs after prob so i have to go with the Honda now:)

The civic is probably quicker so if you’re racing then go with the Civic. But then again why would you race with a civic? So i’d rather have the badass look and go with the CHALLENGER!!!!

Challenger! … then replace all body panels w/ carbon fibre

I would send both to a crusher.

Is the econo challenger gonna cost $70k as well?

Thank you for the enlightment Hellmuth

i would go challenger because it is RWD, it has more potential as a drag car, but then again is it a V6 and a muscle car just isnt a muscle car with out a V8.

so i vote
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challenger, only because it is RWD, and a more practical car, big trunk, better for winter (weight and no low profile tires), more interior space, ect…

on paper the civic, BUT on emotion the Challenger definatly, with RWD What can go wrong

Hellmuth how can you say the challenger se puts out decent power when u can get a cobalt ss that has more power then both of them

it doesnt matter its like participating in the special olympics either way your still retarded, the challenger is for the old folks having a mid life crisis and the honda is for people who cant figure out what a real sports car is in my opinion neither are worth it if you want good gas millage buy a tdi if you want a real performance car dont go for either

“NOT A GOO COMPARISON”
Give us the “Real Deal” Challenger Vs’ the “Real Deal” Civic.

Based on looks?, “Challenger is the better of the two”.
The Civic looks like something my car might have a one night stand with.

“Dam Womanizer”

I’d never buy a bias model.
If you do, your a Smuck/sucker/chump/poser/wanta B/wish you could.
a 4cl, V6 Mustang is a PINTO.
a V6 Challenger is just a nice “Waist of time”
Auto Manufacturer’s know that you show off the best, “create demand” offer a “BUDGET” model.

I own a new V6 Charger and i have driven the new Civic. That honda is shit compared to my Dodge. Challenger all the WAY!!!

ok srry the challenger is a sick car but i’d go Civic SI all the way not to mention the the civic could porbably beat the charger in a drag race hands down and charger dont come in a stick???

I can’t believe the only reason any of these little tuner kids are turning the Challenger down is because of the fact that it isn’t available in Standard [yet].
It takes more than a Standard tranny to make your car worth racing, of course you don’t know that because you believe a fully customized ride is something you’ve thrown a spoiler and muffler tip on. One day you will grow up, stop playing with your little Honda Hot Wheels and realize what REAL cars are.
Yes the Challenger has a V6, but it puts out decent power. Yes the Challenger is heavy, but weight reductions are the cheapest upgrade to perform, just start pulling stuff off the ride. If you really want a rod then you don’t need the interior door panels, stereo system, AC unitry, all of that can go. That will save you massive amounts of poundage.
The Challenger is just better. Anybody that knows ANYTHING about cars can see that a Dodge Challenger [even if it's a V6] is a great car, it looks even BETTER when compared to a Honda Civic.

civic all the way, the chager is no doubt a sick car but civic is way better in my opinion.

Neither. I’d wait for the Camaro V6 with 300HP.

Why do people assume that because the civic’s FWD it will be better in the snow. It has low profile tires. It makes me wonder if they have ever driven a car with low profile tires in the snow, probably not because they don’t go anywhere. The challenger you could at least put snow tires on, and it’s heavy which would also help in the snow. People really need to stop running their mouths about things they don’t know much about. And everyone saying that if it doesn’t have a manual transmission it’s a woman’s car, that’s pretty funny too. It doesn’t matter the engine size or horsepower, if it has an automatic it’s a woman’s car. I get a kick out of how dumb import guys are.

I’d go with the Civic. The recreation of the past is neat ‘n all, but it’s the first year of a new design. Something is BOUND to come up as a problem re: the Chalenger. (Plus – Dodge and I – we’re not close friends due to an Intrepid from Hell). Plus – even if the ratios etc are similar, I’m thinking that the Civic will have better handling.

given the choice, I would go with the honda. sounds crazy i know, but if you get a challenger, camaro, mustang, etc. IT HAS TO BE A V8. If not then what is the point. The challenger is still an awesome looking car, but the 7.1 hemi is a beast in comparison. there can be a lot said for honda’s engineering as far as power to weight ratio goes. tough choice

I would say, Honda. Heck, Challenger same specs as a civic is embarrassing to own. Gotta have a Hemi, or nothing. I’ll stick to the Honda

I’ll have to take the mopar, rear drive and classic styling

I’d take the Challenger. Honda is nothing but an overrated piece of Sh#t brought about by its good marketing style.

Acy704 has a point…..but anyway for everybody saying the challenger would smoke the civic the challengers 0-60 is 8.1 vs the civic 6.7 but you could take your 21k and get a cobalt ss 0-60 5.7 with 260hp more then both cars….but the challenger se would not smoke the civic at all but im tall so ill take the challenger

Challenger!!!

i would take the civic, even though i like rwd and muscle, not to mention mopars. the civic just screams ” more reasonable/ logical” than the challenger. although there is a dodge dealership down the street from me and those challengers are nice. but still, civic.

wow you guys threw a reall tought one, jk. Challenger

Even though the challenger is heavier, it still has more torque then the civic,but the civic would be a better buy for a street car..
better gas,better driving experience…just all around would be a better car to buy….and not too many things u can do with a 3800 pound car with a V6 in it,unless u wanna blow big money.
a V6 in a car thats almost 4,000 pounds???…useless..

Wow, how is this even a competition?? Challenger FTW.

All I gotta say is do u like ur rice smoked??? MOPAR OR NO CAR!!!

Civic Si hands down!

CIVIC SI NO doubt about it!!!

Maybe…MAYBE, if the Challenger came with a 5 or 6 speed manual, I’d consider it. But has anyone driven that Civic Si? With the huge tach gauge revvin all the way up to 8K RPM’s and the short-throw six-speed gear box, the Civic Si wins hands down! It’s a drivers care with a ton of feedback and it’s very fun to drive while maintaining its comfortable everyday ride. Perhaps a better comparison would be the V6 Challenger with a V6 Mustang, where I’d take the Mustang w/ a stick!

Civic SI.

No challenge here, GIVE ME THE MOPAR!

Challenger for sure! Even the crappiest version of the challenger is better then the high end civic

Honda has a longer history of reliability, fuel economy and low depreciation

dodge has long history of muscle, muscle, and more muscle…

I’d take the honda as my daily driver and the challenger when you wanna cruise and impress

Challenger of course! I mean just look at it lol. It’s the obvious choice.

while I love the look of the new challenger, I think they missed the boat , by building one. Had it been a foot smaller all around and 600 pounds lighter, id of left a trail of drool on the way to the dealership to order even a 6 cyl one…The civic doesn’t quite satisfy the carnal hot rod desires, but its still a fun, quick car that I wouldn’t regret purchasing after the novelty wore off.. my choice, Civic SI…

honda bec dodoge is to heavy

Muscle is muscle but u had to admire the torque on the Civic..
i havent driven it but if u had driven an SiR ud think differently pipol..

Si Civic would leave d challengr at d start.. so the latter ought to keep up

Civic!!!!

“H- had
O- one
N- never
D- did
A- again

C- cause
I- it’s
V- very
I- insecure
C- car”

Is it just me, or does this acronym make little to no sense?
You, sir, have failed.

Honda

V-6 challenger no way, if it was a v-8 it wouldn’t even be a competition. If your going to buy American muscle why would you settle for a v-6?

Yes I’m back you guys know I had to support why I would pick a cobalt ss over the civic and challenger …….ok the cobalt ss 0-60 is 5.7 the civic si 6.7 and the cobalt gas mi is a little better and its the same price so you get 63 more hp and is a little better on gas hmmmmmm chevy all the was but……i would pic the challenger over the two because i like big cars you cant put 22′s on a civic lol

fuck honda

HONDA ALL THE WAY… the challenger looks good ok but its just too heavy the SI will dominate this 1. for all the domestic fans dont be mad just keep up

the civic all the way,
the V6 challenger blows,
and not only that, the civic is actually over a second quicker on a 0-60 time, and way better on gas, who wouldn’t?

ok I like civic and the challenger the are both good cars and pack alot of power for the price but why not put a cobalt ss in the picture it the same price and has more horsepower(260)then both cars so ill let the honda and the challenger sit at the dealer

i love the new challanger, but not the se, believe it or not, i would rather the SI on this one

CHALLENGER, no question about it, i’m voting for it, plus its RWD

H- had
O- one
N- never
D- did
A- again

C- cause
I- it’s
V- very
I- insecure
C- car
Never had Honda, never will!!!
I’ll just say, this is by far the most stupid face off!!!
Ofcourse Challenger, V6 who cares, look at it, it’s beautiful.Slap a supercharger for another few grand, and license plate Bye-Bye and u r all set to go!!!
Althou, i’d buy one in manual ofcourse, cause cars like that shouldnt even be made in AUTO, AUTOMATIC drives and controles u, with standard u know who’s the BOSS!!!

All these people are on here bitching about the Automatic Tranny. What’s the big deal? Swap it out for a standard if it bugs you that much! Besides, the standard transimission WILL be coming out soon. They just set the auto out first because let’s face it, they sell!
A true car enthusiast would never pick a Honda Civic over a Challenger. 1.) Civic’s are crap, they may as well be prizes in cereal boxes 2.) The Civic will NOT retain value like the Challenger will, in 20 years who the HELL is going to search the country for their long lost dream car the HONDA CIVIC!? 3.) The Civic is FWD 4-banger, not anything to be proud of.

Challenger without a doubt, I don’t get how anybody could possibly take the Civic hands-up.

civic Si. while the price range makes sense to compare….the cars dont…despite the ratio’s being similar…they dont seem to be in the same class.
regardless, id choose an Si

Civic all the way.

Challenger if I had to choose.

LOL

A 4000 lbs AUTOMATIC car with a V6, no thanks the challenger sucks balls… Last time I checked WOMEN drive AUTO’s

The Civic Si would own it…

Civic all the way

the civic! im pretty sure wit the 1k tats left over, u can get some pretty decent upgrades tat’ll make the car capable of keepin up with a challenger honestly, american muscles these days are wack. i’ll probably take the old challenger over the civic tho

also to add….there are stick shift challengers …
i just checked it up online…but itll probably be kinda rare to find…

welllll….i do like stick shift cars!! butttttttt……I HATE CIVICS!!!! CHALLENGER ALL THE WAY…this shouldnt even be a faceoff….

Chally

CHALLENGER!! just because i hate civics and love chrysler!! and anyone who complains about saving gas a a damn dead beat!!and japan cars suck!!

Once again Dodge killed it with automatic transmission first the Charger now this whats going on. Its whatever I love American muscle and I hate civics even if they are fuel savers which that is what every one is demanding for gas savers. For a person that cares about only about $$$ on gas prices will go for the civic. Any one who is old school muscle fan loves domestics and power and cares less about $$$ on gas the challenger. The Challenger wins hands down forget about gas prices go for that muscle sound engine then over a weed wacker sounding engine any day.

I’d rather have the Challenger, but I’d probably take the Civic because of the six-speed. Now if the Challenger SE came with a manual, then to hell with the Civic.

dodge

challenger!! plus the honda is rated at 197 but at the dyno it comes in roughly at around 145-155hp.

Challenger

challenger all the way

Is this even a fair faceoff? The Challenger kicks soo much ass!

challenger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What’s the point of owning a Challenger with a v6? Since I’d probably be using these as daily drivers, if I had to choose one, I’d have to go with the civic. Better gas mileage=win. Plus it plausible to drive it in the winter with FWD.

Is this a joke contest? Challenger all the way!

Challenger! muscle car over import always, the civic is like a toy next to the dodge

ill build an old chalenger with a 440 for less than both:)

I like the sedan SI more but an SI is an SI. )

This is just wrong! How do you get off even trying to compare a Civic to a peice of automotive history! The CHALLENGER no question.

Lets be clear here. IF I had my choice, I’d pick the Nissan GT-R Spec V. But for reality, I’d take the ’07 Subaru WRX STi.

Honda Civic Si. The best transmission I’ve ever used, besides Audi or BMW.

Challenger…dont even need to think bout it…

Civic Si all the way! I’d rather have a top-of-the-line Civic than a base Challenger. Besides, base/V6 Challengers are going to become just as played out as V6 Mustangs, V6 300s, and V6 Chargers.

WELL IF I WAS A GIRL GOING TO COLLEGE THE HONDA, BUT SINCE I HAVE BALLS I’LL CHOOSE THE DODGE! FUCK GAS MILEAGE THE GOVERMENT WILL ALWAYS FIND SOMETHING TO TAKE FROM YOU, IF IT’S NOT GAS MONEY IT WILL BE YOUR MANHOOD! BITE ON THAT JACK!!

challenger, not even close.

I’d take the Challenger. I would way rather have the HEMI than the 3.5 liter V6, but against the Civic… I’d take the Challenger any day!

Hmmmm…
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Let me see…
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Honda vs Challenger…
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No contest.
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Dodge FTW!

Civic. No contest. Must have the 6 speed manual. Much more fun to drive than an auto.

my vote goes to the dodge

K.O. Challenger wins…

It´s some thing you might not quite understand, but when you drive a real “chassis” car whit RWD, you just can´t go back to compacts.

NO contest! CHALLENGER all the way! I’ve driven 3.5 Chargers and that V6 worked quite nicely in it. Plus, I like the feeling of having room and feeling safe in a car and not being claustrophobic in a compact. Nothing against Honda drivers, but Mopar, or NO car!

its not a car unless its mopar. challenger all the way

you should compare cars in there own class…like
civic vs cobalt
Challenger vs 350Z

Challenger SE

Challenger…..civic looks gay as hell

I LOVE HOW WE ARE COMPARING THE BASE Challenger TO THE TOP OF THE LINE CIVIC LMAO

The Civic will outhandle the challenger (despite it’s FWD layout), go further on a tank of gas, let you shift your own gears, and probably be more reliable. On the other hand, you’ll look like a spiked haired, Civic-driving douche tooling around in an Si.

That’s much worse than being caught with a muscle car with no muscle. Plus, last I checked V6s could be turbo’d and supercharged just as well as the 4-banger. The Challenger is definitely cooler looking, and has more performance potential.

challenger

Dodge Challenger SE hands down

the “high performance” parts for the civic, that was pretty funny. Challenger.

Wow – I assumed you just threw this up here to watch the Challenger crush the Civic, but as of now it’s about tied! I honestly think the Challenger is much sexier, but I can’t see myself driving a car like that. I suppose that means Civic?

Challenger

CIVIC…. If I’m going to own a challenger, I’m going big, or I’m going home. fuck a 3800 lb car with a v6 and an automatic.

Better fuel economy (more important now than ever)
Better resale value
Reliability
Huge selection of high performance parts
Solid handling
Better styling (In my opinion)
Lower price, even when fully loaded

To me it’s a no-brainer, the Si has to be the top choice. A 6th-gen Si owner myself, I have had a blast with my car since day 1, and it only seems to get better and better over time.

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I’ll take the civic (accord is still better). The V6 in the challenger is an abomination.

Challenger in the sweet B5 Blue. IT is completely moldable appearance wise, performance wise, just like the Civic.

challenger. It’s just… mean… and the civic is just… takin’ the kids to school.

Challenger, no contest.

Challenger Hands down!

i would take the si as it is the best the platform can be while the whole time one is driving the v6 challenger they are going to think it could have been so much better.

challenger

My brain says Civic. Fuel economy, nimble handling, reliability, re-sale value and fun engine, But my heart craves the Challenger.

Challenger.