The New Honda Civic is here

Sep 11, 2009 Cars

Honda Siel Cars launched a spruced up version of it’s Honda Civic sedan earlier this week. Sporting a new look and available in three variants, it will be available in two models – Elegance and Inspire.

Someone from their design department has been really busy as this new Civic comes with stylized smokey headlights and rear octo combo lights. The front bumpers have been restyled and it now sports a curved 5 point metallic front grille.

Pic: Honda Website

The Civic has an advanced 1.8L SOHC i-VTEC 4 cylinder in-line engine that seeks to combine power (132 PS @ 6,300 rpm) and excellent fuel efficiency (claimed ~ 13.1 km/l), with a fuel tank capacity of 50 litres. The car is available with a 5 speed manual transmission as well as a 5 speed auto tranny with paddle shift, grade logic control and shift lock.

There is a cruise control function which helps maintain a set speed above 40 km/hr without keeping your foot on the accelerator pedal, though it should be used carefully.

Another nice feature is DBW (Drive By Wire) where accelerator motion is conveyed to the throttle valve by electric signals and not by a mechanical cable, ensuring the throttle valve is controlled precisely.

Honda Siel is also offering an additional two-year warranty in addition to the existing two years.

How much does all this come for? Well… in Pune, the prices are;

Civic 1.8S MT : Rs.12,17,500/-
Civic 1.8V MT : Rs.13,10,100/-
Civic 1.8V AT : Rs.13,86,300/-
Civic 1.8V Elegance : Rs.34,000/-(Additional, without Fog Lamps)
Civic 1.8S Elegance : Rs.50,000/-(Additional, with Fog Lamps)
Civic 1.8V Inspire : Rs.69,000/-(Additional, without Fog Lamps)
Civic 1.8S Inspire : Rs.85,000/-(Additional, with Fog Lamps)

All these prices are of course, ex-showroom and you can head over to Deccan Honda near Ruby Hall for a dekko…