India, Nov. 20 -- With a lap time of 1:12.6, the 118bhp Honda Civic diesel is just shy of the 248bhp BMW X4's lap time. The humble Honda is, in fact, rubbing shoulders with the high and mighty at our annual Mega Test - the only relatively affordable car in the midst of these more powerful and expensive machines.
The secret to the Civic's performance here is its chassis and suspension setup. The front end of this car just feels immediate, and organic, and this allows you to be very precise with the steering. You sit nice and low in the car, and it's a whole lot of fun to point the car in the desired direction and pin the throttle.
Doing this at the BIC can be a lot of fun, for the way this car attacks corners is just impressive - the ride ...