{"id":104266,"date":"2016-03-01T02:00:36","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T07:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=104266"},"modified":"2016-03-01T02:09:19","modified_gmt":"2016-03-01T07:09:19","slug":"honda-adds-hatchback-to-expanding-civic-line-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2016\/03\/honda-adds-hatchback-to-expanding-civic-line-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Honda Adds Hatchback to Expanding Civic Line-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Honda adds yet another member to its Civic family with the Geneva debut of the 5-door hatchback.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Officially, it\u2019s just a concept vehicle. But don\u2019t let that fool you.<\/p>\n

The Civic Hatchback the Japanese automaker has unveiled at this year\u2019s Geneva Motor Show will soon be rolling into showrooms with only the most modest of changes. And it won\u2019t look all that much different from the Civic Coupe concept that kicked things into gear last spring at the New York Auto Show \u2013 which is good news considering the raves the new compact line has been getting.<\/p>\n

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Best of the Best!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Honda plans to offer more variants than ever before once this generation of Civics is complete, from its mainstay sedan to the sporty Civic Type-R finally set to reach American shores.<\/p>\n

(What else is making its debut in Geneva? <\/em>Click Here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to find out.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>The choice of Geneva is no surprise for the unveiling of the Honda Civic Hatchback, considering the strong demand in Europe for three- and five-door designs.<\/p>\n

Honda declares this, the 10th<\/sup>-generation Civic Coupe the sportiest model it has ever brought to market. That will be in the eye of the beholder, of course, but there\u2019s no question it has a more rakishly aggressive look than the outgoing model. \u00a0Like the coupe and sedan versions, the hatchback has a more planted stance, with a long wheelbase, short overhangs and character lines that rise from the nose, giving it a more athletic sense of motion.<\/p>\n

In other words, it\u2019s a lot less boxy than key competitors, such as the Volkswagen Golf.<\/p>\n

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The Honda Civic Hatchback will be built in England and exported to the U.S. market.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

(Is it a hybrid, a plug-in or an EV? The Hyundai Ioniq is all three. <\/em>Click Here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0for more.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>The 2017 five-door is 30 mm, or about an inch, wider, 20 mm lower, and 130 mm longer overall than the current Civic Coupe. It features larger air intakes and new LED running lights and headlamps.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew that we needed to create a striking and stand-out exterior design that challenged conventional European compact styling while staying true to the original Civic\u2019s core values; a marriage of distinctive and sporty design, rewarding driving dynamics and versatile practicality,\u201d declared Daisuke Tsutamori, the Civic Hatchback\u2019s design leader.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll have to wait for more details on the production model \u2013 which is expected to reach market in Europe early in 2017.<\/p>\n

Expect the hatchback to be offered with a wide range of powertrain options reflecting the demands of the various markets the Civic five-door will be sold in. For Europe, a diesel is a certainty. For the U.S., however, look for both the turbocharged 1.5-liter and naturally aspirated 2.0-liter gas engine packages we see in the most recent entry into this compact family, the Civic Coupe. We also anticipate both CVT and manual gearbox options, depending upon market.<\/p>\n

The Honda Civic Hatchback will be produced at the maker\u2019s British assembly plant and will be exported to a number of other markets, including the United States.<\/p>\n

(Opel goes forward into the past with retro-futuristic GT. <\/em>Click Here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to check it out.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Officially, it\u2019s just a concept vehicle. But don\u2019t let that fool you. The Honda Civic Hatchback “prototype” debuting at this week’s Geneva Motor Show is a thinly disguised spin on the 5-door model you’ll be seeing in showrooms this year. TheDetroitBureau.com takes a closer look.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104225,"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\/104266"}],"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=104266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104266\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104266"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=104266"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=104266"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=104266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}