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SEPTEMBER 14 - 20 | 2018
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MARKET APPEAL: Honda Civic has a bold and sleek look that will appeal to young buyers.
Honda Civic
is back to its best By ALISTAIR KENNEDY with the exception of the Type-R which is hatch-only. We’ll concentrate on the standard variants in this review and get into the hot hatch at a later date. STYLING Both sedan and hatch have the coupelike profile that’s clearly aimed at attracting younger and less conservative older buyers to the Honda brand. The Honda family grille is flanked by narrow headlight clusters that sit above large honeycombed air intakes. Depending on the model, the headlights feature either sharp high-tech LED headlights or projector halogen bulbs. All models have
LED daytime running lights at the upper edge of the headlights. The entry-level Civic VTi sits on 16-inch steel wheels, all others step up to alloys, 16-inch in the VTi-S, 17s in the others. The Civic RS comes with an integrated body kit, including a gloss black grille, rear spoiler, sunroof and sportier wheels. Boot space is 414 litres in the hatch and 519 litres in the sedan. All models have a space-saver temporary wheel. ENGINES / TRANSMISSIONS Civic VT-i and VTi-S are powered by the well-established naturally-aspirated 1.8-litre inline four turning out 104 kW and 174 Nm. The Civic VTi-L, RS and VTi-LX get an all-new 1.5-litre turbocharged twin-cam,
direct-injected, four-cylinder with variable valve timing. It produces 127 kW of power and peak torque of 220 Nm between 1700 and 5500 rpm. There is no manual gearbox with all models getting a CVT in place of the previous conventional five-speed automatic. The turbo-engined 1.5-litre variants also gets paddle shifters. INFOTAINMENT The dashboard display is a 7.0-inch colour touchscreen in all models but without any physical buttons for the more commonlyused functions such as audio and air conditioning controls. This can lead to a potential increase in driver inattention.
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THE arrival of the 10th generation, Civic in mid-2016 sparked a significant revival, with sales more than doubling in 2017, albeit from a relatively low base. The new Civic hatchback, always the biggest seller in Australia, went on sale until March 2017. Our test here is of the topline sedan, we will follow up with a hatchback soon. Unlike the previous Civic model where hatches were built in Britain and sedans in Thailand, all Australian Gen-10 Honda Civics now come from a new Honda factory in Thailand. Honda Civic comes in six variants, VTi, VTi-S, VTi-L, RS, VTi-LX and the highperformance Type-R. All are available as either a sedan or hatch
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