The Honda civic is a classic and sturdy car
It is.  It's one of the staple economic cars that's affordable and gets decent mileage.
Honda Civic
The is a line of cars manufactured by Honda. Originally a subcompact, the Civic has gone through several generational changes, becoming both larger and more upscale, moving into the compact car segment. EPA guidelines for vehicle size class stipulate a car having combined passenger and cargo room of is considered a mid-size car, and as such the tenth generation Civic sedan is technically a small-end mid-size car, although it still competes in the compact class. The Civic coupe is still considered a compact
-powered cars that rival the fuel economy of today's hybrids and diesels. In the March 2010 issue of "Car & Driver" for example, it mentions its long-term test car, a 2009 VW TDI Jetta with 6-speed dual-clutch auto transmission, got worse fuel mileage (38 mpg) than their 1992 Honda Civic VX test car (which got 41 mpg) and 2000 Honda Insight hybrid (48 mpg).
DX: The more powerful DX, with a 1.5 L D15B7 engine, manual