Honda officially launched the 2016 Civic at an event in Detroit. (Photo : Reuters)
Honda has unveiled their more athletic and charismatic 10th generation Civic model at the New York Auto Show on Apr. 1.
The new Honda Civic which was labeled as "charismatic, connected and athletic," will boasting a sportier appearance, and is out there in the Si, Kind-R, sedan and coupe. When compared to the current model, the tenth generation Civic appears to have a wider and longer body frame and contains new engine upgrades.
This latest Civic model is advertised as a "worldwide vehicle," but nonetheless brings to mind a California taste.
As explained by John Mendel, Honda's Executive Vice President, this model will be the company's most dynamic, the most sophisticated, most fashionable, most refined, and packed with technology Civic that is ever made, Post Pioneer reported.
The Civic has always been the flagship of the car-maker giant since it was launched in 1972. The company's current model is the highest selling compact automobile in the United States.
Honda is planning to launch the current Civic in North America this coming fall. The model car that was shown at the New York car show on Wednesday was the company's functioning concept of a two-door coupe. The feature that will be released however will be that of the traditional four-door model.
According to Customs Today, the standard car model will contain two new features. First is that it will have a 2-liter four-cylinder engine even though other premium versions will get an all-new 1.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder combined with the new variable transmission, also to add that the latest 2016 Civic will have a six-speed manual transmission.
The new model will be the first to contain Honda's VTEC Turbo engines from the company’s Earth Dreams Technology as well on the first release in the U.S., according to Reuters.
"Charismatic, connected and athletic, our target was to produce a design that is emotional and sporty yet with a sense of timelessness and simplicity," explained Guy Melville-Brown, Honda's Design and Style Chief Officer.
