11th generation Honda Civic The sedan and hatchback have been upgraded with a more powerful hybrid option, a more aggressive face and some tech upgrades.
Sales updates Civil The sedan will start in June in the US and the hatchback will be available in the third quarter.
It is unclear when the facelifted Civic will be produced in Japan, where models for the Australian market are produced.
Externally, the revised Civic stands out from the pre-facelift model with a sharply designed six-point grille and a new front bumper with lower hexagonal air intakes and slim vertical side slats.
Hybrid variants get body-colored decorative headlights and a lower spoiler.
The rear of the car has fewer changes, with the sedan getting a darker color on the taillight housings. Some versions also feature new alloy wheel designs.
Inside the changes are also difficult to detect.
Hybrid models are available with a gray interior, and top-of-the-line models now feature a 9.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system with integrated Google apps, including Maps for navigation, Receive Assistant voice format, Google Play app store and three free features. -year data service.
Made in America Civics will also have four new exterior color options: Solar Silver Metallic, Urban Gray Pearl, Blue Lagoon Pearl (sedan only) and Sand Dune Pearl (hatchback only).
In the US, the upgraded Civic will have three powertrain options. Entry-level models are available 2.0 liter naturally aspirated 4-cylinder engine do 118kW And 187Nmand combined with a continuously variable transmission.
Higher-spec models come with a new hybrid powertrain for the US Civic. The two-motor hybrid setup, which includes a 2.0-liter gasoline engine and an electronic CVT transmission, has indicated a system capacity of 149kW And 315Nm.
This is higher than the 135kW/315Nm produced by the hybrid system installed on the Australian-spec Civic e:HEV models, and which appears to be lifted straight from the larger CR-V and Accord .
Honda boasts that the new hybrid system is “the most powerful non-Type R Civic ever.”
The 1.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine once widely sold across the North American Civic lineup is now carried over to the sporty Si trim, where it makes the cut 149kW And 260Nmand is equipped with a six-speed manual transmission.
While the Civic only sells in small numbers in Australia, it regularly achieves big sales in the US, where it was the 16th best-selling model in 2023 with 200,381 units sold.
According to Honda, the company has sold more than 12 million Civics in the US since 1973, making it “one of the three best-selling passenger cars in the US over the past 51 years”.
THAN: Everything Honda Civic
