Honda unveils the new generation of the Civic
- Honda unveiled the new generation of the Civic sold in Europe (the previous dating from 2011), thus respecting the life cycle of five years usually imposed on the brand's models.
- The new Civic will be produced in the UK plant in Swindon, alongside the CRV. It uses a new platform (platform however already used for the model sold in North America) which is announced as significantly reducing the vehicle’s weight.
- However, the new model is 13cm longer than the former model (4,50m instead of 4,37m) and consequently much longer than the C-segment competing models such as the Peugeot 308 (4,25m), VW Golf (4,26m), Toyota Auris (4,33m), Renault Megane (4,36m), Ford Focus (4,36m) or the Opel Astra (4,37m). So, the new Civic is approaching the dimensions of the upper range, which may be interesting after the removal of the Honda Accord from the European market, but remains risky in terms of sales targets, since D-segment European sedans’ sales are twice lower than the C-segment sedans’.
- The new Civic has two gasoline engines: a 3-cylinder 1.0l VTEC Turbo 129hp and a 4-cylinder 1.5 VTEC Turbo 184hp.
Honda does not offer diesel engines, while this type of engine still represents half the sales in Europe.
Honda does not offer diesel engines, while this type of engine still represents half the sales in Europe.
- Inovev expects annual sales of 45,000 Civic in Europe.
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