Honda to Begin Sales of All-new Civic Series in Japan
July 27 2017 - 1:10AM
JCN Newswire (English)
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. will begin sales in Japan of the all-new
Civic series on Friday, September 29, 2017, including three model
types, Civic Hatchback, Civic Sedan and Civic Type R.
The all-new Civic series was developed to fulfill Honda's desire to
provide its customers with the top-class "joy of driving" among all
C-segment models in the world. With a newly-developed platform at
its core, the all-new Civic features an advanced, low and wide
form, created to achieve functional beauty, as well as a
direct-injected VTEC Turbo engine which realizes both powerful and
smooth acceleration and excellent environmental performance at the
same time. The all-new Civic series consists of three model types -
the Civic Sedan, offering a sophisticated and high-quality driving
experience; the Civic Hatchback, highlighting sportiness; and the
Civic Type R, the ultimate front-wheel drive sports model.
Moreover, Honda also announced plans to kick-off a corporate
advertising campaign in Japan featuring the all-new Civic, titled
"Go, Vantage Point." to begin on Sunday, July 30, 2017.
(All-new Civic series)
Striving to provide top-class "joy of driving" among all C-segment
models, Honda developed a new platform which enables the vehicle to
achieve high-level dynamic performance for various driving
situations including sporty driving at a racing circuit. Based on
this newly-developed platform which realizes the ultimate dynamic
performance intended for the Type R, three types were developed
simultaneously, and the overall potential of the all-new Civic
series was enhanced dramatically through the unique characteristics
of each type.
The all-new Civic Type R achieves a significant improvement in
sports performance as it was developed not as a tuned-up version of
the base model but by envisioning and pursuing the ideals of Civic
Type R from scratch starting from an early stage of development.
Moreover, user-friendliness in the city, spaciousness and occupant
comfort are also further improved for Type R. In addition to
featuring excellence in spaciousness and ease-of-use, the Hatchback
and Sedan realize sportier dynamic performance, benefitting from
the quality of driving achieved by Type R.
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All-new Civic series
- Sales plan (in Japan, monthly, series total): 2,000 units
- Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (in Japan):
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Body colors
(Civic Hatchback) (5 colors)
- White Orchid Pearl(1)
- Luna Silver Metallic
- Crystal Black Pearl
- Flame Red
- Brilliant Sporty Blue Metallic
(Civic Sedan) (5 colors)
- White Orchid Pearl(1)
- Luna Silver Metallic
- Crystal Black Pearl
- Premium Crystal Red Metallic(2)
- Cosmic Blue Metallic
(Civic Type R) (4 colors)
- Championship White
- Crystal Black Pearl
- Flame Red
- Brilliant Sporty Blue Metallic
Interior colors
(Civic Hatchback/Civic Sedan) (1 color)
- Black(3)
(Civic Type R) (1 color)
- Red/Black (Exclusive Type R color)
(Key features of the all-new Civic Hatchback/Civic Sedan)
- Design: Low and wide design created in the pursuit of functional
beauty and enhanced dynamic driving
Featuring a form created to achieve functional beauty based on the
low and wide design, styling was achieved that enhances the beauty
of the vehicle in motion while also enhancing dynamic performance.
The all-new Civic Sedan features an advanced-looking and
high-quality form with a coupe-like flowing roofline and
rigid-looking and sculpted side panels. While sharing the basic
framework with the Sedan, the all-new Civic Hatchback highlights
enhanced sportiness by featuring a dynamic and sporty design as
viewed from behind.
Driving experience: Striving to realize the "joy of driving," both
agile driving and high stability during high-speed driving were
achieved at a high level
- Excellent aerodynamic characteristics were realized with the
high-rigidity, lightweight, low-center-of-gravity and low-inertia
body based on a newly-developed platform, which contributes to the
stability during high-speed driving and increases the
quietness.
- Linear and powerful acceleration feel with no turbo lag feeling
was realized through the combination of a 1.5-liter VTEC Turbo
engine, which is tuned exclusively for the all-new Civic and
realizes linear acceleration from low to high engine speed, and the
CVT which improves acceleration performance.
- As for the chassis, both agile handling and stability during
high-speed driving were realized at a high level through the
adoption of a Macpherson strut front suspension, multi-link rear
suspension, dual-pinion variable-ratio electric power steering
(EPS), etc.
- In addition to the adoption of the center-mounted exhaust outlet
which increases the exhaust flow, based on the recommended use of
premium gasoline, engine output and torque of the all-new Civic
Hatchback are set higher than for the Sedan type. In addition to a
CVT, a 6-speed manual transmission is available for a sportier
driving experience.
Comfort: Spacious cabin, class-leading cargo capacity and the
world's first side-mounted tonneau cover
While achieving a spacious cabin that is top-class in the
C-segment, a large-capacity cargo space with a large opening also
was realized to offer outstanding user friendliness. Moreover, the
Hatchback type is equipped with the world's first(4) side-mounted
tonneau cover which the customer can position as desired on either
side of the cargo area.
Featuring Honda Sensing as standard equipment
The all-new Civic series features the Honda Sensing suite of
advanced safety and driver-assistive technologies as standard
equipment(5). Honda Sensing combines the use of millimeter-wave
radar and a monocular camera at the front of the vehicle to help
improve the driver's situational awareness, assist in maintaining a
desired path or interval from the car ahead and, in certain
circumstances, intervene to help avoid a collision or mitigate its
severity.
(Key features of the all-new Civic Type R)
The pursuit of the ultimate FF sports model
- From the beginning of the development, the platform was newly
developed while envisioning the Type R. Compared to the previous
version of Civic Type R, driving stability was further improved
through various measures including the improvement of torsional
stiffness (by approximately 38%(6)), reduction of body weight (by
approximately 16 kg(6)), lowering of the center of gravity and
expansion of wheelbase and track.
- As for the chassis, a multi-link rear suspension was
newly-adopted to realize overwhelming stability. Moreover, dynamic
performance was improved significantly through the advanced control
technologies such as a further advanced dual-axis strut front
suspension and adaptive damper system.
- In April 2017, the all-new Civic Type R set the all-time
record(7) lap time of 7 minutes 43.80 seconds*8 for front-wheel
drive cars at the Nurburgring Nordschleife, which is approximately
7 seconds faster than the previous version of Type R, demonstrating
outstanding dynamic performance.
Excellent acceleration performance achieved by the advanced
powertrain
- The all-new Civic Type R is equipped with a dedicated 2.0-liter
VTEC Turbo engine (maximum output of 235kW [320PS] and maximum
torque of 400N.m [40.8kgf.m]) which is further advanced compared to
the engine for the previous version of Type R. The advancement of
engine control technologies enabled high-torque and highly
responsive start-up in low-speed ranges and high-output in
full-throttle ranges.
- Acceleration performance was further improved through lower gear
ratios of the 6-speed manual transmission and adoption of a
lightweight single mass flywheel.
Adoption of rev-matching system
For the first time for a Honda vehicle, the all-new Civic Type R
adopts a rev-matching system that automatically adjusts engine
speed in accordance with downshifts, which eliminates the need to
operate the accelerator during deceleration and enables the driver
to focus more on steering and braking. The rev-matching system can
be turned off depending on the preference of the driver.
Three driving modes the driver can select based on the driving
situation and feeling
- In addition to circuit driving performance, ground touring
performance on regular roads was significantly advanced. As for
driving modes, in addition to "SPORT" mode which achieves the best
balance and the "+R" mode which pursues dynamic performance, a
"COMFORT" mode which provides comfort in daily use, was added to
express a new value of Civic Type R. Based on the driver's input
for each mode, the settings for control devices, such as damper,
steering and throttle, change instantaneously and the vehicle
demonstrates high performance suitable for each respective driving
situation ranging from a racing circuit to city driving.
(1) 37,800 yen (35,000 yen excluding 8% consumption tax) extra
charge for While Orchid Pearl
(2) 59,400 yen (55,000 yen excluding 8% consumption tax) extra
charge for Premium Crystal Red Metallic
(3) Leather interior is available as a factory option for
CVT-equipped types.
(4) Honda internal research as of July 2017.
(5) An option without Honda Sensing is available for CVT-equipped
types.
(6) Honda internal measurement.
(7) Honda internal research as of April 2017.
(8) Honda internal measurement using European version of all-new
Civic Type R.
(9) All-new Type R shaved 6.83 seconds off the lap time of previous
version of Civic Type R, 7 minutes 50.63 seconds (Honda internal
measurement).
About Honda
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (TSE:7267/NYSE:HMC/LSE:HNDA) is one of the
leading manufacturers of automobiles and power products and the
largest manufacture of motorcycles in the world. Honda has always
sought to provide genuine satisfaction to people worldwide. The
result is more than 120 manufacturing facilities in 30 countries
worldwide, producing a wide range of products, including
motorcycles, ATVs, generators, marine engines, lawn and garden
equipment and automobiles that bring the company into contact with
over 19 million customers annually. For more information, please
visit http://world.honda.com.
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