Honda Civic Is A Complete Family Hatchback
The Honda Civic is a radically designed family hatchback which is built by one of the worlds most technologically innovative car makers. Despite this Honda has a reputation for conservatism as its cars have traditionally appealed to older buyers largely because the exterior design has typically been rather unadventurous. Not here though as the Civic combines cuttingedge interior and exterior design with some great engines excellent reliability and superb practicality. This latter point is largely down to a carrying capacity thats much better than most key rivals but the cars popularity is also helped by the generous equipment levels.
Its an attractive and comfortable car bags of fun to drive and its Britishbuilt. What more could you want?
Honda should be applauded for avoiding the temptation to tone down the Civic from their earlier concept designs.
The triangular foglights and exhausts visorlike headlamps and racy squat forward profile are all present and correct and give it a dramatic purposeful poise.
Why should buyers of small cars like this be spared such vanities as folding mirrors or stealthed rear door handles which make the five door car look like a coupe?
HONDA CIVIC DID YOU KNOW?
- The Civic accounts for around a third of Hondas global sales with the car having been produced in 11 countries and sold in 160
- When launched the Civic had by far the biggest boot of any car in its class. Whereas the typical capacity was around 320 litres the Civic could accommodate 485 litres
- While most petrol engines feature just one spark plug for each cylinder the Civic 1.4 IDSi powerplant features a pair of plugs for each cylinder
- When unveiled the eighthgeneration Civic was awarded the highest ever pedestrian safety rating by EuroNCAP
HONDA CIVIC TYPES
- Sep 2005: The eighthgeneration Civic reached showrooms with a choice of three engines. The entrylevel car featured a 1.4litre petrol engine badged 1.4DSI while there was also a 1.8VTEC unit. Diesel fans could opt for Hondas excellent allalloy 2.2iCDTi unit
- Jan 2006: A new Civic IMA hybrid saloon was offered but it didnt feature the radical fivedoor hatch styling even if the technology was more cuttingedge
- an 2007: A threedoor Civic was introduced in the shape of the Type S which is fitted with a choice of 1.8 petrol or 2.2litre diesel powerplants. There was also a highspec edition introduced called the GT
- Mar 2007: Honda Type R went on sale using the same threedoor bodyshell as the Type S but with Hondas fabulous highrevving 2litre VTEC petrol engine to give 198bhp. Once again there was also a highspec GT derivative offered
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