Consumers in the market for a used Honda in New Jersey may want to check out the 2006 Civic, Motor Trend Magazine’s Car of the Year.
Honda completely redesigned the Civic for 2006. They gave it a more powerful and fuel-efficient engine, more premium features and much more style, according to Edmunds.com.

“The outgoing 2005 Civic was a quality automobile – well crafted, capable, a strong value – but it didn’t tingle the fingertips, never moved the “gee!” meter,” says Motor Trend Magazine. “The new 2006 Civic does.”

Available as a sedan or a coupe, the 2006 Civic comes standard with an electronically controlled i-VTEC system with variable control timing, which continuously boosts power and fuel efficiency.

The ’06 coupe, which suffered from a power outage in the previous year, is the fastest production Civic in the company’s history. It has a powerful 197-horsepower engine, a six-speed manual transmission with a limited slip differential and a sport-tuned suspension, according to the news source.

Although the coupe and the sedan were designed with less trunk space and foot room than the 2005 model, they pack more punch and have a much sportier look.