Elements of its predecessor
A strip with the announcement: the veil of the highly anticipated ninth generation of its compact-class Civic, Honda has now aired classic at the IAA (up to September 25). What he shows on his own, looks like the usual interpretation of the unconventional design of its predecessor – with a slight, but effective modifications: The roof line is flat out to two inches in width, it has grown slightly. Overall, the Japanese also has a piece on the rear C-pillar offset elongated than its predecessor. Instead of a classic spoiler, the rear light unit takes as its practical function.
Initially only five-door
The new Civic is in this country only as a five-door and initially available in three engines: a 1.4-liter gasoline engine with 73 kW/100 hp, a 1.8-liter gasoline engine with 103 kW/140 hp and a 2.2 -liter diesel engine with 110 kW/150 hp. All three engines are coupled to a standard six-speed manual transmission with start-stop system. With standard consumption, which should amount to 4.2 to 6.4 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers, the new generation Civic comes in a contemporary consumption. Sun swallows the 2.2-liter diesel for example, 4.2 liters per 100 kilometers, which corresponds to a CO2 value of 110 grams per kilometer.
highly practical
Usual and highly practical, the rear of the compact Japanese. The boot capacity has grown by 21 liters to 477 liters now. Prices for the compact-graders are not yet known. But they should be slightly above the 16 790 euros, which have been invoked for the previous entry-level gasoline engine. The showrooms will take place in January 2012.
