Here’s the 2016 Honda Civic spotted testing in Thailand again, after a first sighting in November 2015. It’s a much clearer view than before of the lightly disguised silver-coloured test mule, but there are no surprises – we’re looking at the sedan-bodied tenth-gen Civic with five-spoke alloys and the addition of a rear spoiler not seen on the US car.
The latest Civic was unveiled in the US in September 2015, and Honda testing an identical sedan in Thailand pretty much confirms that Asean and Malaysia will be sharing a version with North America. Which is no bad thing, since this is The Most Powerful Civic Ever, The Greatest Civic Ever, The Most Stunning Civic Ever and The Most Impressive Civic Ever, according to its maker. In short, The Best Ever.
Honda has gone to town in the US on how the latest Civic is class leading in many aspects. Plenty of segment-first features, which might or might not reach our shores, but the 2016 Civic’s most spacious cabin in its class and 21% bigger boot than before isn’t an option.
Two engines are available in the US – a 2.0 litre naturally aspirated engine with 158 hp (15 horses more than the old 1.8) and a new 1.5 litre turbo engine with 174 hp. The base LX trim with the 2.0 NA engine can be had with a six-speed manual; all other variants come with a CVT. Will we get the turbo engine? Probably not, if what Honda R&D chief Keiji Ohtsu said recently applies.
We’ve already detailed the 2016 Civic, and you can dive deep into the new model’s dimensions, construction, chassis, powertrains, safety and even accessories.
By the way, Honda didn’t just benchmark the new Civic against traditional rivals (mass market cars like the Toyota Corolla, Nissan Sentra/Sylphy, Mazda 3, Hyundai Elantra, Kia Cerato, Ford Focus, Volkswagen Jetta) but set out to target “luxury compact class vehicles” like the BMW 3 Series, Mercedes-Benz C-Class and Audi A4. The Europeans were used as benchmarks for ride, handling, steering and NVH, as well as interior quality and refinement. Looking forward to it coming?
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- 2016 Honda Civic Sedan
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Most likely will be under specced as this is a developing, unsophisticated market.
New look. Old tech.
Our pariah Government would be scared to bring the 1.5 in cause they will have to sell it for RM80k due to lower taxes. So, they will purposely bring the 1.8 and 2.0 in.
Bodoh betul BN
Most Powerful Civic Ever, Greatest Civic Ever, Most Stunning Civic Ever and Most Impressive Civic Ever, blah blah blah, zzZZ what a joke
Adui puny 1.5 tubo #lawak
Unfortunately the 1.5 turbo will be a no-no for south east Asia. And by the way, why compare power output of 2.0 and 1.8? Why not against the 2.0 in civic FD since 2005?
hope turbo got turning back for ASEAN
turbo is the trend of future!
More airbags & standard VSC way better than having turbo engine
Hey look civic no turbo. Easily tapao by rival B segment.
From the looks of it and what has been coming out from Honda R&D chief, I think they will just carry over the 1.8L and 2.0L engine into this new civic for the ASEAN market. Maybe tune it up a few HP higher and I also have a strange feeling that they may just load this new Civic with a CVT gear kind of like the current Altis. That is my 2 cents
When will it be coming out here??!! Please dont make us wait any longer Honda
Launching in Thailand Q3 ’16 and in Malaysia Q1 ’17
No lah. Malaysia Q3 2016
Sam Loo will have to take on 2nd and 3rd job this year. Altis sales will take a beating
honda malaysia will not bring the 1.5 turbo to msia because the final price will be exceed 200k after being taxed, better they stick to the na engine with much lower cost + can sell around 130-140k, forget the hype of low 1.5cc roadtax because the excise n import tax will hide it out
308THP 1.6sells only rm133k, what make u think civic can exceed rm200k?
So how can VW, Ford and Peugeot bring their turbo engines here without exceeding rm200k for their c-segment cars? What nonsense are you talking about? Honda probably didn’t want to bring their latest turbo engines in because we third world countries should be happy with old engines.
Malaysian like low speed internet.
the stupid rear wing sound like “batman return” wing, look no match with the rear sexy back. look at the camo, its almost same design with the US version,beside the chicken wing. wonder how much they price it this time.
damn…. we all really hope Honda will surprise us with the new 1.5 Turbo VTEC as one of the variant in Civic…
New Civic
1.8vti
1.8vti-l
1.5T
1.5T will replace the 2.0
trust me
Don’t do the Focus and bring the turbo now!!!
The longer i look at the rear design, it become much more uglier with time… damit.
love the front bit though!
just shut up and take my money!!!!
Goodies from HONDA PRACHINBURI…..soon, let us test it first and you can have it for sure
the price should be aligned with 308THP at about rm130k, or else not worth to buy
Asia won’t get the latest tech as usual….. 1.5L Turbo would be available in US & EU first, I guess then CN, AU & JP will get it.
Turbo engine doesn’t cost much in total car price in US, why MY price projected difference >60K(>50%)???
US Civic EX & EX-T difference only USD1,160.
(source: automobiles.honda.com)
It’s very disappointing to know 1.5 turbo not available in Malaysia. Coz NA has been around for many years and getting a turbo engine means better power and lower fuel consumption. Many here saying turbo engines don’t work well with our hot weather in Malaysia. I totally disagree as many vehicles today from Peugeot to Volkswagen/Audi to BMW and Mercedes are already running turbo and supercharged engines many years ago.
OMG…so ugly…suspiciously looks like modified old platform, judging from the rear lights
if this civic has no 1.5 turbo, than Mazda 3 is a better buy.
Ford focus with 1.5 ecoboost
with the increasing trend of turbo, don’t be fool by honda, they might be planning to clear all their on hand NA engine stock…if those civic fans buy the NA, 2 years later civic 10.5 gen turbo might be launched ( after cleared all the NA stock ) to boost the sales…
better go for 1.5 ecoboost Focus and 1.5 skyactiv-D
fool u, you may be right. I have a friend in Bangkok learning that Honda Thai may consider using the 9th gen 1.8 litre NA engine again for the new civic 2016. The launch will be together with the new 2.0 litre NA Earth Dream tech.
Notice the tail pipe is on the left. Previous civics have the tail pipe on the right. US versions of the 1.5 turbo have twin tail pipes. I suspect this could be the 1.5 version. Of course that does not mean it will be available in ASEAN, but it’s promising. The information I have, for Thailand, is that the 1.8 will be initially offered, and the 1.5 will come alone later. Nothing confirmed yet though. If Thailand gets it, there is a fair chance Malaysia will as well. The focus will most likely be getting the 1.5 ecoboost this year also. Honda really needs to get on their game or they will lose sales with their ageing 1.8 engine (nearly 10 years old this year).
This car comes out on 11th March in Thailand, with 1.5 turbo at 1.1m .. It’s just going to kill the market!! New tech, great looks, good handling, roomy and fast as..