Honda Civic: good tithe – AlVolante

DEBUT YANKEE – The US subsidiary of Honda Motor has launched a new generation of Honda Civic , the tenth since the model was introduced way back in 1972. The sedan version is announced, but it is the first of an entire family. There will be the coupe, a high-performance variant and the 5-door, for the first time in the US. The novelty is impostante also for the European market since, according to rumors, the new Civic is a global model, ie there will be no differences between Europe, the US and Japan, as it is today. It remains to be seen what versions Honda decide to introduce on our market. Certainly there will be a 5-door from 2017 , whose production will take place, as the current Civic, the Swindon factory in the UK.

ALL NEW – On the new Civic are all ingredients that are now considered indispensable in a car: connectivity, LED lights that contribute to design, technological devices for driver assistance in the interests of greater safety. But the news is not only equipment. The tenth Honda Civic is all new, “inside” and “outside”. It is in fact built on a new platform, presents a completely revamped and uses a range of engines including two new units.

BACK TO THE SPIRIT ORIGINAL – First, the new Honda Civic sports a sportier design, with the declared (he says Honda) purposes recover at least part of the sporty personality of the first editions, then he went gradually disappearing. An important element in this measures are increased; 5 cm more in width and 2.5 cm less in height.

MORE RIGIDITY, AERODYNAMICS MORE – As for the new chassis, the striking feature of the news is the best torsional rigidity, increased by 25% compared to Civic of previous. To achieve this, the Honda indicates that 12% of the chassis were used special steel, an increase of 1% compared to the Civic going to be replaced. Is also significantly improved aerodynamic efficiency, refined by 12%, mainly due to the adoption of a fully enclosed underbody.

TWO NEW ENGINES – Another aspect is improved weight that despite the larger size of the car (albeit slightly), compared to the current model a decline of 30 kg. All these elements are crucial to obtain a driving behavior at the same time safe and sporty. A fundamental reality which is then completed by the suspension of new project. Another new feature of the Honda Civic is the debut of two new engines. This is the 1.5 turbo engine and the new 2.0 naturally aspirated. The 4-cylinder 1.5 Turbo is the first turbocharged engine offered by Honda in the US ..

SERVICE MODERN – As for the technological equipment relating to driver assistance, the new Honda Civic is offered with the package Honda Sensing, including the Collision Mitigation Braking (reduces the consequences of any accidents), the Road Departure Mitigation (the horn of the abandonment of the correct lane), the ‘Adaptive Cruise Control with Low-Speed ​​Follow (helps to keep the right distance for safety).

BORN TO CONNECTIVITY – No less attention Honda has placed it all ‘equipment on board about the now essential connectivity. On the new Honda Civic is all you need to have an effective connection for its smartphones and tablets, with the possibility to use the Apple and Android CarPlay Auto. All with the availability.The a touch screen 7-inch.