{"id":101129,"date":"2015-11-17T17:30:10","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T22:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=101129"},"modified":"2015-11-17T18:22:35","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T23:22:35","slug":"honda-aims-to-pull-a-coup-with-civic-coupe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2015\/11\/honda-aims-to-pull-a-coup-with-civic-coupe\/","title":{"rendered":"Honda Aims to Pull a Coup with Civic Coupe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 2016 Honda Civic Coupe makes its debut in LA with development leader John Hwang and designer Guy Melville Brown.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Saying \u201cHonda Civic\u201d is something of a misnomer. There\u2019s actually a big family of Civic models, and that line-up is about to get bigger over the next 18 months with the addition of new versions like the first-ever U.S. version of the Civic Type-R.<\/p>\n

The roll-up got underway in earnest this week, Honda rolling out the completely redesigned 2016 Civic Coupe. The two door model picks up on the design theme launched with the all-new Honda Civic Sedan earlier this year, adding some of its own sporty cues.<\/p>\n

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Auto Show News!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI think our customers are going to be utterly surprised by what this new Coupe delivers in terms of refinement, safety, efficiency and fun-to-drive performance,\u201d said Jeff Conrad, senior vice president of American Honda, during a media preview of the 2016 Honda Civic Coupe a day before its formal unveiling at the L.A. Auto Show.<\/p>\n

(Live from LA! <\/em>Click Here<\/span><\/a> for complete auto show coverage.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>The new Civic Sedan has been generating rave reviews and is considered a serious contender for North American Car of the Year, that award due to be announced in January.<\/p>\n

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The 2016 Civic Coupe features a more steeply raked roofline than the old coupe and a longer wheelbase.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Honda previewed the new Civic family with the surprise debut of a coupe concept at the New York Auto Show last April. The 10th<\/sup>-generation Civic Coupe gets a new chassis, a quieter and more spacious interior, new engine options and a lot more technology.<\/p>\n

There are some subtle, classic hints of prior-generation Honda Civic Coupes in the new model\u2019s design. The two-door borrows much of the sedan\u2019s basic details from the A-pillar forward, including a new grille and bolder fascia. But it\u2019s pretty much all-new from the A-pillar back, with a lower and more steeply raked roofline, unique taillights and generally more compact proportions.<\/p>\n

The goal was to create “a more charismatic car,” explained lead designer Guy Melville Brown at the L.A. preview, with “a strong and menacing stance.”<\/p>\n

The 2016 Civic Coupe is 5.5 inches shorter overall than then sedan and an inch lower, even though it has a 2.9-inch longer wheelbase than the outgoing two-door. It\u2019s also 1.9-inch wider and sports a wider stance.<\/p>\n

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The new Civic Coupe also gets more interior space.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That longer wheelbase translates into an extra 8.4 cubic feet of interior space, and backseat occupants pick up a substantial five more inches of legroom.<\/p>\n

In keeping with industry trends, Honda has tried to give the 2016 Civic Coupe a more upscale feel, with upgraded materials, including more soft-touch parts and panels. Most models get a new full-color TFT center monitor, as well as door inserts with real stitching and LED interior lighting.<\/p>\n

Many models also get LED daytime running lights and LED taillights, with LED headlights, remote start and infotainment upgrades available.<\/p>\n

(Honda hints at new Ridgeline with Baja Racer. <\/em>Click Here<\/span><\/a> for a closer look.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

There will be two new engine options for the 2016 Honda Civic Coupe, including the two-door\u2019s first turbo engine. That 1.5-liter Direct Injection powertrain makes 174-horsepower and 162 pound-feet of torque \u2013 31-hp and 33 lb-ft more than the old 1.8-liter naturally aspirated engine. It also manages to deliver an estimated 31 mpg City, 42 Highway and 35 Combined.<\/p>\n

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Honda rolled out a concept version of the Civic Coupe at the NY Auto Show last April.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The base engine is a 2.0-liter DOHC VTEC inline-four producing 158-hp and 138 lb-ft, 15-hp and 9 lb-ft more than the old Civic 1.8-liter powertrain. Both engines use the same CVT found in the Civic sedan. In the lowest trim level, the 2.0-liter is paired with a 6-speed manual.<\/p>\n

As with the sedan, the Honda Civic Coupe has added a number of new safety features, including the Honda Sensing Suite of active technologies, such as forward collision warning and a backup camera.<\/p>\n

The new 2016 Honda Civic Coupe also adds such infotainment features as Android Auto, Apple CarPlay and an optional navigation system provided by Garmin.<\/p>\n

The two-door will reach U.S. showrooms in March 2016.<\/p>\n

Over the next 18 months, a company statement notes, we also can expect to see \u201chigh-performance Si models, a 5-door hatchback and the first-ever Civic Type-R model for the U.S. market, comprising the most diverse and innovative lineup in Civic’s 43-year history.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Honda boosts earnings despite cost of Takata airbag recalls. <\/em>Click Here<\/span><\/a> for the story.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Saying \u201cHonda Civic\u201d is something of a misnomer. There\u2019s actually a big family of Civic models, and that line-up is about to get bigger with the launch of an all-new 2016 Honda Civic Coupe. TheDetroitBureau.com has more on the two-door’s debut at the L.A. Auto Show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":101142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"make":[],"post-state":[],"category_old":[151],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101129"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101129\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101129"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=101129"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=101129"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=101129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}