"In seconds, every second," Honda Civic is about to be replaced.
The Civic, born in 1972, is one of the most iconic models of the Honda brand. With its excellent fuel economy and cost-effectiveness, Civic has been very popular in the market since its launch. It is precisely because of the success of the Civic that Honda has successfully established itself in the automobile market from a motorcycle manufacturer. After more than 40 years of development, Honda Civic has launched 10 generations of models. As of 2019, its cumulative sales in the global market have exceeded 25 million units. There is no doubt that the Honda Civic has become one of the best-selling sedans on the planet.
In the Chinese market, Dongfeng Honda Civic has sold more than 1.3 million units in 14 years since it was produced in China in 2006, and its performance is equally impressive. With its good product reputation and outstanding performance, the 10th generation Dongfeng Honda Civic has even become a new generation of "magic car" in the market. This shows that Civic has great appeal in the Chinese market.
The 10th generation Honda Civic was released in 2015. Previously, the Civic had been divided into American and European models. The Civics sold by Honda in the European and American markets are essentially two different models. car model. In the development of the 10th generation Civic, Honda finally returned to the unification of models in terms of design and chassis. The 10th generation Civic has also become a truly global car. In addition, the 10th generation Civic also opened a new family design language for the Honda brand. The 10th generation Accord released after it was once called the "large Civic" by some consumers.
Compared with the 9th generation Civic, the 10th generation Civic has been a great success in the global market. In the Chinese market, since Dongfeng Honda resumed production and sales in April 2020, Dongfeng Honda Civic sales have continued to exceed 20,000 units. Sales in April reached 24,556 vehicles, in May 26,521 vehicles, in June 26,696 vehicles, in July 26,240 vehicles, and in August 22,749 vehicles; at the same time, based on the sedan version of the Civic, Dongfeng Honda also launched it at the end of July this year The Civic hatchback model is positioned as more sporty. In the domestic A-class sports sedan market segment, Dongfeng Honda Civic has extremely strong dominance. As the 10th generation Civic product cycle comes to an end, it will also usher in the 11th generation model. So, can the 11th generation Civic continue to remain strong?
Recently, overseas media exposed the appearance patent application drawings of the 11th generation Honda Civic. Judging from the patent drawings, the 11th generation Civic will continue the family-style design style of the current Honda brand. The front face of the new car adopts a visual pull-down design, which makes the front of the car appear lower, thus highlighting the sporty feel. The front face of the 11th generation Civic looks very close to the Accord this time.
In terms of body side proportions, the proportions of the 11th generation Civic are very good. Even the hatchback model looks very slender.
Judging from the exposed interior components, the central control screen of the 11th generation Civic adopts a top-mounted design, which is obviously different from the current embedded design. At the same time, the air-conditioning outlet and air-conditioning control panel are arranged below the central control screen.
Although the appearance patent drawing only exposes the design of the hatchback version, the 11th-generation Civic will inevitably launch a sedan version. At the same time, the 11th generation Civic will also launch Si models at the same time.
In 2014, Dongfeng Honda introduced the 9th generation Civic Si model for domestic sales in the form of CDK. However, the market environment at that time resulted in poor sales of the Civic Si performance car. In the end, it only sold Just over 400 vehicles left. If we take the Volkswagen Golf as a reference, the Civic Si corresponds to the Golf GTi, and the Civic Type-R corresponds to the Golf R.
In terms of power, the 11th-generation Honda Civic will continue to use the powertrain combination of 1.5T turbocharged engine + CVT transmission, and the maximum power output is expected to exceed 180 horsepower. The 11th generation Civic Si is equipped with a 2.0T engine, and the maximum power output may reach 252 horsepower. In addition, the 11th generation Honda Civic will also launch a hybrid version.
The 11th generation Honda Civic is expected to be released in the second half of 2021, and the domestic version of Dongfeng Honda’s 11th generation should not be launched until 2022.
Looking forward to its arrival? (Text: Louis9, He Wei? Photos: motor1, CIVIC?