Владельцы Honda Civic Si обсуждают возможность буксировки мотоциклов и каяков

Just because you own a compact sport sedan like the Honda Civic Si, it doesn’t mean you can’t tow a little something. Emphasis on little. Your humble author once bought a Fox-body Ford Mustang. I was the third owner and the car had a trailer hitch. Why? Because the first owner used it to tow a jet ski on occasion. Honda Civic Owners Talk About Towing The owner of an 11th-generation Honda Civic Si asked in a private Facebook group about towing a dirt bike. “Anybody ever tow a dirt bike?,” he asked. “Sure ya can,” one said. Another showed that they aren’t afraid to tow larger items. “I tow a kayak, and have towed our four wheeler. As well as a John boat lol.” As always, these Facebook replies are lightly edited for content, clarity, and grammar. Another user of the Facebook group said they’d gotten the hitch to tow a dirt bike, but they weren’t done: “Just bought a hitch to tow a dirt bike myself. Waiting for a good deal on a jet ski trailer or something similar.” A different user shared the type of hitch and trailer they used: “It’s a draw-titer hitch. Model 24954. Got the trailer lights working and everything. It’s a 5x8 trailer. Cutting the ramp off helped out a lot. Now you can barely tell it’s back there. Still getting 30+ mpg on the highway. I do have the upgraded rv6 fly wheel with the type r clutch but I don’t think the stock one would struggle.” What I noticed there was the 30+ mpg figure on the highway. That’s pretty good for a sports sedan in general - and even better for one with the weight of a trailer and a dirt bike on the back. Keep It Light, Honda Civic Si Owners We need to point out here that Honda doesn’t list a towing capacity for the Civic Si because it’s a sporty sedan that’s not really intended to be used for towing - and there’s no hitch available from the factory. Towing might even void your warranty - you’d have to check your owner’s manual and/or check with Honda itself. So we can’t say we recommend it. That said, apparently owners are using their Civic Si that way. It looks like they’re keeping the items they haul and the trailers they use on the light side, in order to avoid overwhelming the car’s abilities. It’s also important to remember that the Civic Si has a high-revving turbo engine, not a torquey V6 or V8. Low-end torque for towing won’t be there, and that can make towing annoying. I suspect launches with a trailer attached are slow. This is the beauty and the worry of Internet anecdote as a research tool. Clearly, some Civic Si drivers are towing dirt bikes and the like successfully. But also, it’s possibly not a good idea. Just because it works for some, it doesn’t mean it’s something that the manufacturer would recommend. That said, if you were determined to tow with your Honda Civic Si, you could learn what trailer hitch you should buy, what size and type of trailer to use, how much weight you can haul, and more. If you really want to tow, you’re probably better off buying a truck or SUV, whether from Honda or someone else. But apparently, the Honda Civic Si is a capable of a least handling a dirt bike, plus the associated trailer. Hey, if people want to use a Mustang to tow, well, I can see why some would do it with a Civic Si. Just be careful and be safe. Images: Torque News rendering and Honda media. About The Author Tim Healey is an experienced automotive writer and editor from Chicago. He has covered automotive news at Consumer Guide Automotive, Web2Carz, AutoGuide, and was the managing editor at The Truth About Cars. Tim is a member of the Midwest Automotive Media Association. Read more of Tim's work on his author profile page. You can also follow Tim here: Set Torque News as Preferred Source on Google