2016 Geneva Motor Show: Honda Civic hatchback

By CARSIFU | 1 March 2016


GENEVA: An assertive stance and provocative new design establishes the 10th generation Civic hatchback as the sportiest Civic ever.

Making its global debut in prototype form at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, the next-generation Civic hatchback is 30mm wider, 20mm lower and 130mm longer than the current generation.

LED headlights and daytime running lights flow from beneath the boldly sculpted bonnet into accentuated wheel arches.

Civic Hatchback Prototype
Civic Hatchback Prototype


It is the first European vehicle to be available with Honda’s all-new 1.0-litre and 1.5-litre VTEC TURBO petrol engines.

The all-new engines are part of Honda’s growing Earth Dreams Technology range.

Based on a completely new engine structure, the petrol engines feature variable valve motion technology to reduce friction.

Civic Hatchback Prototype
Civic Hatchback Prototype


A revised version of Honda’s 1.6 litre i-DTEC diesel engine - unique to European Honda vehicles– will be offered alongside the two new petrol engines.

A new high-strength, lightweight slender crankshaft and all-aluminium, open-deck, high-pressure, die-cast engine block makes the unit lightweight while ensuring high levels of durability.

Honda’s European production facility, Honda of the UK Manufacturing (HUM), will become the global production hub for the 10th generation Civic hatchback.

Jason Smith, Director of HUM, commented, “By establishing HUM as a global production facility for the all-new Civic hatchback, Honda is demonstrating its long-term commitment to manufacturing in the UK and Europe.

Civic Hatchback Prototype
Civic Hatchback Prototype

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