2017 Honda Civic X Hatchback Spied Testing in Europe

Honda is getting ready to showcase the concept that will preview the Civic X, but its engineers are already testing the prototype of the production model.

by Sebastian Toma of www.autoevolution.com

Thanks to our spy photographers, we can provide you with the first photo gallery of the new Civic X. So, before you see the concept car prepared by Honda for its 2016 Geneva Motor Show presence, here are the first ever pictures of the next generation of the Civic.

Except for the Type-R prototype spotted at the Nurburgring, this photo gallery shows the first images of the next Civic in the wild. Since the prototype spotted at the world famous Nordschleife showed a sport version of the Civic, we are impressed with the look of this milder prototype.

We must admit we did not expect Honda to place the exhausts on the center of the vehicle, an uncommon design feature that's usually used on much sportier cars.

Furthermore, the exhaust has twin outlets, which leads us to think that the prototype in the image gallery is a more beefed-up version of the Civic, not the Type-R model.

The next generation of the Honda Civic is expected to feature a range of VTEC Turbo engines with direct injection and the smart variable valve timing system of the Japanese brand.

The new power plants will have a 1.5-liter capacity, and the engine range will also include 1.0-liter units at the lower end of the scale. Both units are expected to be available with a six-speed manual gearbox and an automatic option.

Honda is supposed to launch the next generation of the Civic in early 2017 as a global model. The car will be made in the United Kingdom, at the Swindon plant, and it will be exported to various markets worldwide, USA included. European customers will also be able to buy an Estate/Wagon version, but the second body style in the Civic X range will only come in 2018, according to reports.

Source;
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/2017-honda-civic-x-hatchback-spied-testing-in-europe-105028.html#

Motorauthority: 2017 Honda Civic Hatchback Spy Shots

To me the car looks like a Acura ZDX, the front end is the nose of a ILX which won't be for the production version....

by Viknesh Vijayenthiran of www.motorauthority.com

Honda recently revealed its all-new, 10th-generation Civic, but so far only in the car's sedan bodystyle. There’s still a new Civic Coupe waiting in the wings and this time around we’ll also see a Civic Hatchback offered.

It was previously thought the hatch would simply be the Civic Hatchback currently sold overseas, as Honda confirmed earlier in the year that we’ll be getting the hatch from the plant in the United Kingdom responsible for the current Civic Hatchback.

However, Honda confirmed this week that a next-generation Civic Hatchback, one sharing the global platform developed for the 10th-generation Civic, will be introduced in Europe in early 2017, and it’s almost certain this is the version we’ll see in local showrooms. It will still be sourced from the U.K. plant, but it will be a next-generation design completely unrelated to the current Civic Hatchback.

Our spy shots show a test mule for the vehicle, which means the sheet metal you see here is not an indication of the final design (in fact, the makeshift body combines elements from the current Civic hatch as well as Acura's ILX). The car should feature the same interior design and mechanicals as the Civic sedan, which means powertrains will include turbocharged 1.5- and 2.0-liter four-cylinder engines. There will also be a new Civic Type R variant, a test mule for which has also been spotted.

We should see the new Civic Hatchback unveiled sometime in 2016, as a 2017 model

WorldCarFans: Honda Concept D prototype version spied for the first time [video]

To be Honda's flagship model in China

Honda has commenced testing procedures for a production version Concept D and our spies caught a prototype testing in Spain.

Earlier this year at the Auto Shanghai in China we saw Honda's radically styled mid-size SUV featuring a fastback-like rear end. At that point, Honda said their plan is to roll out a production version in 2016 exclusively for the Chinese market where it would act as the company's flagship model. Now, a fully camouflaged prototype has been spotted undergoing testing in Spain.

To put it nicely, the concept was far from being one of Honda's most attractive designs and hopefully the translation to a production car will bring a more appealing body. Despite the massive disguise, the mid-size SUV appears to look significantly toned down and seems to have a very flat rear window. The rear end will definitely be the most interesting or perhaps controversial part of the design and hopefully it will be less busy compared to the concept.

Little else is known about the production car, but Honda said during the Concept D's reveal the road-going model will have "advanced safety technologies and other advanced features" to be worthy of the range-topping status in China. 

Concept D in full Concept form.

Source;

http://www.worldcarfans.com/115092199244/honda-concept-d-prototype-version-spied-for-the-first 

Spy Shots: Facelifted Honda CR-Z leaks in China

Spy Shots showing the facelifted Honda CR-Z completely naked in white, seen here on factory photos that somehow leaked in China. The facelifted Honda CR-Z will be launched in 2016, holding the fort until the all-new Honda CR-Z arrives in 2018. The facelift includes: new headlights, new bumpers, new side spoilers, new alloys, a new rear bumper, and an updated interior.

The present 2015 Honda CR-Z. The last facelift dates back to 2015 so it is time indeed for a refresh.

The updated interior shows: chromed door handles, a new gear knob for the manual gearbox, an electronic parking brake, a new screen for the infotainment system, an armrest in the place of the manual handbrake of the 2015 CR-Z, and some unclear changes on the left-side stalk.

The Honda CR-Z is marketed in China as an import, and it has therefore no right to any green-car subsidies, and it is thus expensive and thus very unsuccessful. There is only one trim level available, selling for an idiotic 288.800 yuan or 45.120 USD.

Source;
http://www.carnewschina.com/2015/08/24/spy-shots-facelifted-honda-cr-z-leaks-in-china/

CivicX: more 2016 Honda Civic Spyshots

Click on the picture for a much larger image.
Source w/more pix;
http://www.civicx.com/threads/newest-2016-civic-sedan-closeup-spy-pics.69/

Car & Driver Gets First Full Spyshots of the 2016 Honda Accord Mid Model Change *Undisguised

2016 Honda Accord Touring V6

2016 Honda Accord Touring V6

2016 Honda Accord Touring V6

2016 Honda Accord EX-L V6

2016 Honda Accord EX-L V6

2016 Honda Accord Sport 4cyl

2016 Honda Accord Sport 4cyl

I don't expect any major changes, Car and Driver thinks that Honda put the 9 Speed Automatic Transmission into the V6 (replacing the 6 Speed Auto).

Check out the article with more pictures;
http://www.caranddriver.com/news/exclusive-2016-honda-accord-sedan-spy-photos-news

Honda S660/S1000 Spyshots

Picture Source;
http://carview.yahoo.co.jp/news/newmodel/20150214-10218681-carview/

Here is Honda's next Roadster, being tested in what I can only assume is Japan.  I like the back end.  Rumours are that Honda might look at bringing this over to North America in a more powerful version of the S660 in the form of a S1000, sub S2000 replacement.

2016 Honda Civic Spied Testing Once Again

Next Gen Honda Civic caught testing.

2011 Honda AC-X Concept from which the next Honda Civic takes it's design cue's from.

The most revealing photos yet of the upcoming 2016 Honda Civic are here.
From the photos, we get a good sense for the car’s overall proportions, though most of the details are still covered up. For styling, it looks like Honda borrowed some cues from the 2011 AC-X Concept, including the raked rear window that almost gives it a fastback look.

The taillights are partially visible and appear to be mostly unchanged, though up front we can see new LED daytime running lights.

The new Civic will ride on an all-new scalable platform from Honda that will also eventually underpin the Accord and the CR-V. Rumor has it that the Civic is going global when the new model is released, with all production moving to the United States. If that happens, there is a greater likelihood that we will get more performance oriented versions here in North America. 

 

Source;

http://www.houseofjapan.com/auto-moto/2016-honda-civic-spied-testing-once-again

Automobilemag.com: Next-Gen Honda Civic Spotted Testing for the First Time

I'm not sure what to think about this, very different direction from 2006+....

By Kelly Pleskot of www.automobilemag.com

Our spy photographers spotted a prototype for the next-generation Honda Civic out testing for the first time, and it looks like major visual changes are on the way for the sedan. New photos reveal a racy fastback design that completely changes the overall look of the car.

Despite the camo, it is pretty clear that the new Honda Civic boasts a steeply-raked back end that tapers off into a bold spoiler. The model appears to have cutlines for a proper trunk, so it will not adopt a hatchback configuration, but instead retain its classification as a sedan. The rest of the Honda Civic's body complements the sporty back end. Angular headlights and tasteful character lines run across the entire body for a youthful, modern look.

For the rest of the article and wayyy more pictures;
http://www.automobilemag.com/features/news/1411-next-gen-honda-civic-spotted-testing-for-the-first-time/

Honda puts final touches to new compact SUV (HR-V)

Already on sale in Japan as the Vezel and revealed in North America as the HR-V, the European version of the new compact SUV has yet to be given a name, although Honda sources confirmed to Autocar at the Vezel’s Tokyo motor show reveal last year that Vezel would not be used here.

The HR-V name was also used on a compact SUV that launched in the UK in 1999.

Whatever name Honda decides on for it, the model will line up against the likes of the Nissan Juke, Vauxhall Mokka and Ford EcoSport in a segment rapidly growing in popularity in the UK and further afield.

The new SUV is based on the underpinnings on the next-generation Jazz (FIT here), another model that’s already been revealed and is on sale in other global markets without having made it to Europe yet. As with the next-gen Jazz, the compact SUV will not be built at Honda’s Swindon plant.

The core engine is set to be a version of Honda’s 1.6-litre turbodiesel found in the Civic and CR-V. Options elsewhere include a direct injection, four cylinder 1.5-litre hybrid and Honda’s new 1.0-litre three-cylinder turbo motor, although no detail has been given by Honda Europe on an engine line-up for either the new SUV or the upcoming Jazz replacement. (We in North America will only be getting the 1.5L 130hp).

The car is expected to be offered with both manual transmission and a seven-speed double clutch gearbox.

As these spy pictures of the model testing in the Alps reveal, the styling will not radically depart from the versions of the SUV on sale in other global markets. The chassis will be tweaked to suit European tastes, while the interior trim and specification is likely to be upgraded for the same reasons.

Source;
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/scoop/honda-puts-final-touches-new-compact-suv