- 10th-generation, 2016 model year Civic focuses on sporty, fun-to-drive dynamics
- Civic lineup to include Sedan, Coupe, and 5-door Hatchback body types, as well as Si and Type-R versions
- First Honda model to apply new VTEC® Turbo engines in North America
- Civic, America's most popular small car is designed, developed and produced in North America
Today Honda unveiled its ultra-sporty Civic Concept at the New York
International Auto Show as the brand prepares to launch its completely
reimagined 10
th-Generation Civic models beginning this fall.
With a sharper focus on spirited performance and class-leading
versatility, the new Civic lineup will include Civic Sedan, Coupe and Si
models along with the return of the Civic hatchback, followed by the
launch of a new Civic Type-R as the performance flagship of the Civic
lineup. The new Civic also will be the first U.S. model to apply new
VTEC® Turbo engines from the company's Earth Dreams Technology™
powertrain series.
"The new Civic will be, flat out, the most dynamic, the most
technologically advanced and the most refined and stylish Civic we've
ever made," said John Mendel, executive vice president, Automobile
Division, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "In every way, this will be an
epic Civic."
The Civic Concept provides a tantalizing glimpse forward to the thrilling design direction for the all-new 10
th-generation
Civic lineup launching in the U.S. this fall. Featuring a longer
wheelbase and lower, wider stance, the new Civic emphasizes its
aggressive personality and the engaging experience it will provide
behind the wheel. Proportionally it boasts a longer hood, a shorter
front overhang, a more set-back greenhouse and a shorter rear deck,
lending the Civic a more athletic and "in motion" appearance.
The low and wide proportions are underscored by its more aggressive
wheel-to-body relationship and pronounced fender arches. Its sporty and
expressive face is highlighted by bright new LED headlights flanking the
"Flying H" Honda grille which is supported by deeply sculpted lower air
intakes.
"Charismatic, connected and athletic, our goal was to create a design
that is emotional and sporty yet with a sense of timelessness and
simplicity," said Guy Melville-Brown, Exterior Design Leader of the
Civic concept, Honda R&D Americas, Inc. "In this we set out to
create a vehicle that goes beyond the superficial and embraces the very
philosophy of what a true Civic should be; it’s a real game changer."
The 10
th-generation Civic is based on a compact platform
that targets benchmark levels of efficiency, dynamic performance, safety
and manufacturing productivity. Leveraging this new platform in
conjunction with new Earth Dreams Technology™ powertrains – including a
new 1.5-liter VTEC® Turbo engine with direct injection, a short-shifting
6-speed manual transmission, and a new, more sporty and efficient
continuously variable transmission (CVT) – the Civic will target
class-leading fuel economy ratings and fun-to-drive performance with
near-luxury levels of cabin quietness and ride refinement.
The new Civic will also target class-leading levels of safety
performance and will offer the Honda Sensing™ suite of advanced safety
and driver-assistive technologies, including Lane Departure Warning,
Forward Collision Warning, Multi-Angle Rearview Camera, Adaptive Cruise
Control and Honda LaneWatch™, along with Honda's next-generation
Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure.
The new Civic marks the first time that global development of both
the sedan and coupe models is being led by a North American R&D
team, with design led by a team from Honda's Los Angeles design studio
and development centered in the company's Raymond, Ohio vehicle
development center. The North American version of the Civic Sedan will
be produced in Greensburg, Indiana, and in Alliston, Ontario. The Civic
Coupe and Si models will also be manufactured in Alliston. The VTEC
Turbo engine will be produced in Anna, Ohio with engines also produced
in Alliston. The CVT will be produced in Russells Point, Ohio. Together,
these four Honda plants have invested in new equipment, processes and
training to prepare for new Civic production, which will use domestic
and globally sourced parts. Production of the five-door hatchback will
take place at the company's Swindon, UK plant.
Honda is in the midst of a series of major product launches that began with the freshened CR-V – 2015
Motor Trend
Sport Utility of the Year – and continues with the spring launch of the
all-new 2016 Honda HR-V crossover and the summer launch of the
redesigned 2016 Honda Pilot SUV. This will be followed by the new Civic
release beginning this fall.
About Civic The current generation Civic has
been the best-selling small car in America with individual retail car
buyers every year since its launch as a 2012 model in calendar year
2011, with sales in excess of 300,000 units in each of the past three
years. The first-generation Civic debuted in America in 1972, and Civic
has played a leading role in advancing fuel efficiency, small-car safety
performance, design, technology and fun-to-drive performance over nine
generations of development. American car buyers have purchased more than
10 million Civics over the course of 43 years and Civic has been
manufactured in North America since 1986, with cumulative production in
North America approaching 9 million units.
About Honda Honda offers a full line of
reliable, fuel-efficient and fun-to-drive automobiles for American car
buyers through approximately 1,000 independent U.S. Honda dealers. The
Honda lineup includes the Accord, Crosstour, Civic, Fit, and CR-Z along
with the Pilot, and CR-V sport-utility vehicles and the Odyssey minivan.
Source: Honda News
