Honda: Civic Motor Hesitates

We've got a new Civic stick shift coupe and we are very pleased with
it, except for a tendency of the engine to hesitate a bit in both 2nd
and 3rd gears while accelerating. Not noticeable in 4th and 5th
gears. We are not talking about it being under-powered, more like a
period during acceleration, particularly up a hill, where the engine
seems to catch, slacks off for seconds, and then resumes speed. It
is evident with and without the air conditioning. Is this just
something that I need to get used to???

We have 2003 Coupe with a standard tranny and I have never seen it act like that....I would get it checked out...
TH
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