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Written by Jack Rix
This, minus the concept car fripperies, is the all-new tenth-generation Honda Civic hatchback. It will go on sale in the UK and the rest of Europe in early 2017 and be built in Swindon, following a 270 million euro investment in the Wiltshire plant.Seem a little soon for a new Civic to arrive? You can blame the late introduction of the Civic Type R and Civic Estate for that, because the current car has actually been around since 2011. This concept isn"t quite the full-fat shock it seems either sedan and three-door coupe versions of the new Civic were revealed in the US late last year and are already on sale across the Atlantic. This, as you will have noticed, is a five-door hatch, very much tailored to our particular European tastes.So, what can we glean from this first look? The rear door handle is not longer hidden in the C-pillar for one, but more broadly speaking it"s a far sleeker shape compared to the current model"s clunky silhouette. To put that in numbers, it"s 30mm wider, 20mm lower and 130mm longer, which means even more space inside, as well as the lower-slung look.You can forget the twin-exhausts, gaping air intakes and under body extensions on the boggo petrols and diesels that most of us will buy, but they are good clues to how a new, less chavvy Type R could look. We"re fans of those bold C-shaped taillights, though, connected by a brake light that spans the rear screen, obscuring rear visibility in true Civic style.
Date written: 1 Mar 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 2360
This, minus the concept car fripperies, is the all-new tenth-generation Honda Civic hatchback. It will go on sale in the UK and the rest of Europe in early 2017 and be built in Swindon, following a 270 million euro investment in the Wiltshire plant.Seem a little soon for a new Civic to arrive? You can blame the late introduction of the Civic Type R and Civic Estate for that, because the current car has actually been around since 2011. This concept isn"t quite the full-fat shock it seems either sedan and three-door coupe versions of the new Civic were revealed in the US late last year and are already on sale across the Atlantic. This, as you will have noticed, is a five-door hatch, very much tailored to our particular European tastes.So, what can we glean from this first look? The rear door handle is not longer hidden in the C-pillar for one, but more broadly speaking it"s a far sleeker shape compared to the current model"s clunky silhouette. To put that in numbers, it"s 30mm wider, 20mm lower and 130mm longer, which means even more space inside, as well as the lower-slung look.You can forget the twin-exhausts, gaping air intakes and under body extensions on the boggo petrols and diesels that most of us will buy, but they are good clues to how a new, less chavvy Type R could look. We"re fans of those bold C-shaped taillights, though, connected by a brake light that spans the rear screen, obscuring rear visibility in true Civic style.
Date written: 1 Mar 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 2360
