Our friends at CivicX have spotted a brand new 2016
Honda Civic Sedan in a parking lot sitting next to the outgoing coupe.
The size differences between the two are quite obvious - especially in terms of width - in
the attached images and there's now more room between the two axles as the
wheelbase has been stretched by 1.2 inches (3 cm) to enable superior rear legroom. The sloped roofline enables
a sleek profile that matches the outgoing coupe while the all-new
boomerang-shaped taillights give the 2016 Civic a distinctive rear end. It's
also more imposing with that large chrome grille and the lowered ride height
gives it a sporty feel.
This pre-production prototype has a Taffeta White
paint and lacks the optional LED headlights, but still comes with LED daytime
running lights and taillights which will be standard across the entire range.
Under the hood it has either the upgraded 2.0-liter normally aspirated engine
or the new 1.5-liter turbo teamed up to a tailor-made continuously variable
transmission.
Despite being larger than its predecessor, the new Civic has
lost 68 lbs (30.8 kg) and this will have a positive impact on the fuel
economy which according to Honda will be good enough to make the Civic Hybrid
and Civic Natural Gas redundant, with both engines enabling the sedan return
more than 40 mpg US on the highway.
Sales of the tenth-gen Civic will kick off this fall in
United States while the UK-developed Euro-spec
version will debut at the beginning of 2017 as a five-door
hatchback. Besides these two, there's also going to be a new coupe, Si
and a Type R which for the first time is US-bound.
Additional images can be found at the source link below.
Wow, I have to say, I am impressed, I love how the lights come on the dash lights up. This is as revolutionary a change as dare I say the 2006 game changer. Great work as usual HondaPro Jason!
Two new powertrains, including first Honda turbo engine in U.S.
Available Honda Sensing™ technologies
Compatible with Apple CarPlay®, the smarter, simpler way to use your iPhone in the car
Also supports Android Auto™
New styling includes significant use of LED lighting
New platform and package yields largest cabin in compact class
Honda took to YouTube today to unveil an all-new, dynamically styled
10th-generation 2016 Civic Sedan, slated for sale in the U.S. this fall.
With a more athletic stance and sportier driving position, the 2016
Civic Sedan is a new-from-the-ground-up design intended to recapture the
sporty character of Civic while creating the world's best compact car –
setting a new benchmark in the mainstream compact class for
fun-to-drive performance, safety performance and fuel efficiency,
together with a new level of refinement.
The Civic Sedan is the first in a series of new 10th-generation Civic
models that will include a sedan, coupe, high-performance Si models, a
5-door hatchback and the first-ever Civic Type-R model for the U.S.
market, comprising the most diverse and innovative lineup in Civic's
43-year history.
"This tenth-generation Civic is quite simply the most ambitious
remake of Civic we've ever done," said John Mendel, executive vice
president of American Honda Motor Co, Inc. "We are bringing more new
technology and innovative thinking to Civic than ever before to
establish a new benchmark for fun-to-drive performance, fuel efficiency,
safety performance and refinement in the compact class."
Backing up the new Civic's dramatic and sporty design with new power
and efficiency, for the first time the 2016 Civic will feature two
all-new engines – including the first-ever application of Honda turbo
engine technology in the U.S. These powerful and fuel-efficient new
engines combine with a sophisticated new body and chassis design to
deliver incredibly responsive and sporty performance with a higher level
of ride refinement and class-leading fuel efficiency.
The 2016 Civic Sedan will be available with the Honda Sensing™ suite
of advanced safety and driver-assistive technologies, including
Collision Mitigation Braking, Road Departure Mitigation and, for the
first time in a Honda, Adaptive Cruise Control with Low-Speed Follow –
bringing new value to the compact segment.
Further, the 2016 Civic lineup joins the freshened 2016 Accord in
offering advanced smartphone integration with a new, 7-inch
high-definition Display Audio touchscreen, offering tech-savvy customers
a more advanced and intuitive connected-car experience.
Apple CarPlay® takes the things you want to do with your iPhone while
driving and puts them right on your car's built-in display. You can get
directions, make calls, send and receive messages, and listen to music
right from the touchscreen or by voice via Siri. Supported apps include
Phone, Messages, Maps, Music and compatible third party apps. Apple
CarPlay® is compatible with iOS 8.4 or later and iPhone 5 or later.
Android Auto™ was designed to give drivers a simple, intuitive way
through touch and voice to minimize the potential for distraction so the
driver can stay focused on the road. Compatible with Android 5.0 and
higher, Android Auto features Google Maps, Google Now, messaging, music
and numerous popular apps.
Sporty Civic Design The dramatic and sporty new
Civic design is grounded in its more athletic stance and low and wide
proportions. Compared to the current model, the 2016 Civic Sedan is
nearly 2 inches wider and 1 inch lower with a 1.2-inch longer wheelbase,
featuring a more compact and sporty front overhang, a longer, more
aggressively sculpted hood and fastback-style tail.
The taut and tidy proportions of the new Civic Sedan are complemented
and accentuated by refined design details, including sleek and
swept-back bodylines, a sharp and aggressive face and bulging wheel
arches. The new Civic's more premium compact sedan character is also
highlighted by its available LED exterior lighting, including new Honda
LED headlights (in-line type), LED daytime running lights (standard) and
distinctive C-shaped LED taillights (also standard).
"The new Civic really is the embodiment of our global design team's
goal of styling a dramatic form that follows and speaks to the dynamic
function of this ambitious redesign," said Jarad Hall, Senior Exterior
Designer and project leader of the Civic Sedan, Honda R&D Americas.
"The low and wide proportions, with the wheels pushed to the outmost
corners, emphasize the Civic's dynamic handling prowess and give the car
a crouched and muscular look, like a tiger ready to pounce."
Two All-new Engines The 2016 Civic Sedan will
feature two all-new, more powerful and fuel-efficient engines. Civic
Sedan LX and EX trims will be powered by a 2.0-liter, 16-valve, DOHC i-VTEC™
4-cylinder – the most powerful base engine ever offered on Civic –
mated to either a 6-speed manual (LX trim) or continuously variable
automatic transmission (CVT). Civic Sedans in EX-T, EX-L trims and
Touring trims will be powered by a 1.5-liter, direct-injected and
turbocharged 16-valve DOHC inline-4, mated to a unique CVT, delivering a
new level of responsiveness in this capacity class of turbocharged
engine.
The new 1.5-liter powerplant is the first turbocharged engine on a
U.S. Honda model and the most powerful engine ever offered on a non-Si
Civic in America. Both engines will offer top-in-class performance and
fuel efficiency, and are targeted to receive EPA highway fuel economy
ratings in excess of 40 mpg. Additional powertrain details and
specifications will be announced closer to launch.
Advanced and Sporty New Body and Chassis The
2016 Civic will set a new standard for dynamic handling, steering, ride
quality and cabin quietness in the compact class, courtesy of its all
new platform, featuring the most rigid and tightly sealed body and the
most sophisticated chassis in Civic history.
Advancing the sporty character of this all-new Civic is its more
sporty driving position, with a one-inch lower hip point compared to the
current car. The lower hip point is enabled by the new Civic's lower
floor and engine and its all-new suspension design. The new Civic
chassis features a redesigned strut front suspension and a new
multi-link rear suspension mounted to an ultra-rigid rear subframe.
Torsional rigidity of the new body is improved by 25 percent, aided
in part by more intensive use of ultra-high-strength steel. Twelve
percent of the unit body is made of ultra-high-strength steel, up from
1percent on the current model. Aerodynamic efficiency is improved by 12
percent to class-leading levels, in part through the use of full
underbody covers—a Civic first. Despite its larger size, the new Civic
unit body is 68 pounds lighter than before, while new body-sealing
techniques result in a 58-percent reduction in cabin air leaks.
Class-leading cabin quietness is further improved by the use of premium
noise-reducing features, including a flush-mounted acoustic glass
windshield, a more tightly sealed engine compartment and triple-sealed
doors.
To achieve the Civic development team's high targets for dynamic
performance and refined ride quality, the new Civic Sedan utilizes
hydraulic compliance bushings, a technology typically reserved for more
expensive vehicles, aiding the isolation of road vibration. Additional
new chassis technologies include variable gear ratio steering, beefier
front and rear stabilizer bars and standard 4-wheel disc brakes, along
with the application of new Agile Handling Assist brake-torque vectoring
technology for more precise and agile cornering.
Spacious, Sophisticated and Advanced Cabin The
new Civic interior is designed to offer the most comfortable,
sophisticated and premium-feeling cabin in the compact class. An
additional 3.7 cubic feet of interior space translates into the largest
cabin in the compact segment with 2 inches of added rear-seat legroom
versus the outgoing model. In front, new ultra-thin front roof pillars
enable class-leading forward visibility; and at the rear, trunk space
has been increased by 2.6 cubic feet with a lower liftover height,
larger opening and wider and taller cargo area. Civic Sedan EX and above
trims will feature a 60/40 split and folding rear seat.
The 2016 Civic Sedan offers customers more premium features than ever
before. New standard equipment includes automatic climate control –
dual-zone on EX-L and higher trims; auto-up/down front power windows; an
electronic parking brake with Brake Hold; Walk-Away auto door locks and
an adjustable driver's seat thigh support with 14 degrees of tilt (EX-L
and above). All Civic Sedan models also feature a larger,
reconfigurable new center console with up to 7.2 liters of secure
storage space, approaching SUV levels of console utility.
The new Civic interior strikes a more premium tone with high-quality
materials and high-contrast finishes. These include a new one-piece,
soft-touch instrumental panel with molded stitching; more premium seat
fabrics; a new full-color TFT center meter (EX and above trims); a
center console with piano black finish and high-contrast sliver bezel;
door inserts with live stitching; an LED shift indicator and LED
overhead lighting; and for EX and higher trims, a leather shift boot.
Upper grades offer even more premium features, including an 8-way power
adjustable driver's seat, 4-way power front passenger's seat, heated
front and rear seats and heated side mirrors.
Civic Manufacturing Civic Sedans for the North
American market will be produced at the company's Greensburg, Indiana
and Alliston, Ontario, Canada auto plants. The new Civic's 2.0-liter and
1.5-liter turbo engines will be manufactured in Anna, Ohio, and the
vehicle's two automatic transmissions (CVTs) will be sourced from Honda
plants in Russells Point, Ohio, and Celaya, Mexico.
The new Civic utilizes numerous new manufacturing processes and
technologies to advance quality, efficiency and fun-to-drive performance
– the result of new investment in Honda automobile and engine plants in
North America. This includes the addition of the company's innovative
new inner-frame weld body construction process in both Indiana and
Canada, a system first utilized for production of the 2015 Honda Fit.
This new general weld system creates a more lightweight, rigid and
strong body structure that helps enable the Civic's class-leading fuel
efficiency, outstanding safety performance and fun-to-drive experience.
About Civic Civic is Honda's best-selling car
globally, the best-selling compact car in America with individual retail
car buyers for the past eight years1 and the most popular car with U.S. millennials2.
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 for nine
generations. American car buyers have purchased more than 10 million
Civics throughout its 43 years in the U.S. market, and Civic has been
manufactured in North America since 1986, with cumulative production in
North America exceeding nine million Civics.
About Honda Honda offers a complete lineup of
Honda cars, trucks and service through a network of more than 1,000
Honda dealerships within the United States. Eight Honda auto plants in
North America, including four in the U.S., have the capacity to produce
1.92 million automobiles each year. In 2014, more than 97 percent of the
Honda and Acura automobiles sold in the U.S. were produced in North
America3.
1. Based on IHS Automotive, Polk new U.S. retail vehicle registration data for 2007-2014 in the non-luxury compact car segment
2. Based on IHS Automotive, Polk new U.S. retail vehicle registration and age of head of household data for 2015CYTD June
3. Honda products are produced using domestic and globally sourced parts.
