We are with the Honda Civic Sedan in Antalya.
The Civic Sedan has reached its 10th generation and was shown to its enthusiasts in the Paris Motor Show.
As you know, I had an opportunity to analyze it briefly in Paris
and lots of comments came from you under that video as when will we see the Civic Sedan? ? When will you test it?
Today is the day. Civic Sedan is standing next to me and we are all together start to analyze it. Come on.
As always, let me start to tell you about the Civic Sedan from its design.
Compared to its rivals in its class the Civic Sedan has always been futuristic in its general design
and this state continues likewise in the 10th generation.
When you look at the car from the front you see the dominant chromium grill
and in addition to that this chromium piece continuing over the headlamps ensures more elite and prestigious appearance.
Naturally, this is not the only thing, when you look at the bonnet there is a swelling here and to my mind it is a show of power.
I will, of course, come to the subject of the power when we start to drive
but in general design due to this swelling bonnet and protruding grill the Civic Sedan definitely has a powerful outlook.
We see a park lamp here on the side.
This is normally a practice that we are accustomed from the American versions.
But in the Civic Sedans that are manufactured in our country for European market, this implementation has been used
I think it looks good.
In the Civic Sedan I have tested which is standing next to me has one or two special extra accessories.
You are able to purchase them by extra payment with the Sport package.
One of them is this lid under the bumper.
Furthermore, even though the top trims level comes with 16 inch wheel rims, this car with Sport package has this 17 inch black wheel rims.
Further, these black toeholds under the doors come with this package.
Lets leave these details to a side and let me tell you about the design profile of the Civic Sedan at the sides.
This car compared to the previous generation its dimensions have grown a bit, widen and lowered.
In other words it definitely looks more sportive.
With 2.70 meters axle span, it achieves to enter among the assertive models of its class.
You observe that the roof decline so much at the C column that you may be under the assumption that it is a Coupe or Liftback
because the boot take up a very small place at the end of the C column and the window is much larger compared to it.
That is to say, if I didn’t know this car and look from a distance, I could think that when you open the boot the window will lift with it as in the Liftback.
But this is out of the question in the Civic Sedan.
The design of the Civic Sedan resemble to its hatchback sibling than ever before.
You may once more remember this from the Paris Motor Show video.
You must have seen that when you look at this twosome, especially with taillights design, windows and boot lids they are not easy to distinguish from each other.
As I have said in the beginning this car has the Sport Package and therefore has this spoiler and the black plastic parts under the bumper.
Namely, you must know that the standard Civic Sedan does not have these.
I often say that the beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
I will repeat the same for the rear design of this car.
The C form taillights are the distinct characteristics that show this is a Civic.
To like it or not is up to you, but when I look at this car as it is, I can say that it looks nice.
Alright what kind of loading capacity is offered under the boot lid of the Civic Sedan?
In the previous generation, 440 liters loading capacity was offered but in the new generation this has increased by 79 liters and reached 519 liters.
This is a very good value and you can easily fit in many of your articles but don’t forget the criteria I have told in the beginning.
In other words, due to this long rear window and the C column that is prolonging towards the rear,
the loading bay looks a bit narrow but still I think you may be able to load big articles here without much difficulty.
The nuisance that caught my attention here is, due to the wideness of the wheel housings
the boot is not rectangular but a bit trapezoid but still the 519 liters loading capacity satisfy the expectations of this class very well.
I have told you that the dimensions and axle span of the Civic Sedan have increased.
If you ask me, in here enormous knee room is offered.
There is almost a hand span distance here and I have to tell you that the seats are adjusted to my ideal driving position.
In the matter of knee room this place is very spacious.
There is no bother in the subject of headroom either.
But due to inclined C column the roof is a bit low and I can say that the tall adults may encounter difficulties here.
For the third passenger, there is a transmission hump here but it offers wideness to put your feet comfortably and sit.
If you ask me, the rear seats of the Civic Sedan is much more comfortable now.
Two adults can sit here comfortably and I don’t think the third person will have much to complain about.
Now is the time to start driving.
I am getting behind the steering wheel of the Civic Sedan and start to drive. Come on...
Let’s see how is the driving features of the Civic Sedan.
I am behind the steering wheel of the Honda Civic Sedan.
The interior of the Civic Sedan just as its exterior has modernist and dynamic lines.
Underhand there is 3 spoke sportive leather bound steering wheel. It fits to your hands well.
Behind it there is a digital instrument panel. You can easily follow it.
But as far as I know in the lower equipment levels there is an analog panel.
But in the top equipment level Executive I am testing now, there is a digital panel.
Likewise, in the center of the mid console there is a 7 inch touchscreen multimedia.
In the lower equipment levels 5 inch music system is used here.
The usage of this screen is very easy; its touch sensitivity is also good.
In other words I can say that there is no problem here.
Furthermore, when you want to control the music system from the steering wheel, the sound control button having touch sensitivity clearly pleased me.
The quality of the materials used in the new Civic Sedan in my opinion has increased concretely compared to the previous generation.
Especially these soft plastic materials used on top, the aluminum piece under it
and these pieces with stich effects look very pretty but as you go lower there are hard plastics here once more.
In the matter of small items cubicles in my opinion the Civic Sedan is very generous because as well as having very wide area in front of the gear lever,
there is also an enormous area behind the gear lever when you slide the armrest to the back.
This wideness definitely is impeccable for a car in this class.
The seats are comfortable and wrap you well and as you can see they come as leather bound in the Executive.
If I have to evaluate the interior in general I can say that I like this place very much.
When you compare it with its rivals, it looks more elite and high quality.
Let’s consider the engine and the driving features of the Civic Sedan.
I know you would all want this car to have 1.5 liters turbocharged 182 HP new engine.
Trust me that I would have wished for that too but that engine is not sold in our country yet.
Therefore at the moment I am driving 1.6 liters naturally aspirated version that we are accustomed with and most of us driven in the Civic before.
Until February of 2017 the Civic Sedan in our country will be sold with 1.6 liters naturally aspirated engine.
But in 2017 the 1.5 liters turbocharged engine you have been waiting impatiently will start to be sold with automatic gearbox.
While telling you about the engines that will come in the future, let me give the diesel engine enthusiasts the good news.
1.6 liters 120 HP with 9-speed automatic gearbox Civic Sedan will be sold in 2018 in our country.
Therefore, I suggest you to be a bit more patient.
Let us see what the engine we have, can give us.
As you know this engine develops 125 HP and 152 Nm of torque.
You can purchase this engine, as you wish, either with manual or automatic gearbox.
But the automatic gearbox is not the 5-speed torque convertor as in the previous generator.
Instead, there is continuously variable ratio CVT gearbox.
You know the CVT gearbox; Honda uses it in the Jazz model anyway.
Now Civic Sedan uses this gearbox too.
But as you know, in the Jazz there are priorly locked 7 ratios.
In other words you have the ability to command them manually by the pedals behind the steering wheel.
Even though these pedals were used in the previous Civic Sedan,
unfortunately in the new generation there are no stages of the gearbox and you do not have any means either to command it from the gear lever or from the pedals behind the steering wheel.
The gearbox has only Sport and Low modes.
Alright, what kind of character does this engine has? Let me tell you about it briefly.
If you are a driver without performance expectations, you may be happy with this engine
because especially from low rpm onwards, it deserves praise for it’s quite working.
But when you want to accelerate and kick down the throttle, naturally the rpm reaches the top and it is locked there.
This of course causes the engine noise to increase.
When you look at it this way then the comfort level naturally decreases
but as the engine is naturally aspirated to achieve performance you have to reach high rpm.
But as I have told you in the beginning, the drivers with performance expectations have to wait the 1.5 liters turbocharged engine.
To tell the truth, I grow impatient to see what kind of performance features that engine offers too.
I have been driving this car around Antalya for half a day and my first impression is that the suspension comfort has been greatly increased.
Even though 17 inch optional wheel rims are used in this car that’s how it made me feel.
I can say that its traction in road holding is very good.
Due to the independent rear suspension as well as more sensitive steering,
you are able to guide the Honda Civic Sedan very easily and it succeeds to give you confidence in the curves.
Another improvement I have felt is that the insulation level has been bettered.
Especially when driving on very smooth asphalt surfaces, almost no sound penetrates to the interior.
But if you drive on a bit rough surfaces as now, you do hear a bit of road noise in the interior.
Finally let us consider the fuel consumption of the Civic Sedan.
I have been driving this car around Antalya for 100 km and at the moment the trip computer indicates 7.6 liters fuel consumption averages to me.
This value, as I mostly drove in no traffic, does not indicate a true test value.
But if you ask me it is not a bad value because with the CVT gearbox the fuel consumption value of the Civic Sedan with this engine looks as if it will be lowered a bit.
But if economy is an important issue in your car choice, then it will be better for you to prefer the ECO version of the Civic Sedan with factory developed LPG.
The price of the Honda’s Civic Sedan that is manufactured in the Şekerpınar Factory and is exported to Europe from there is
between 75 thousands TL and 95 thousands TL.
In the matter of price, I think Civic Sedan is very competitive and I frankly speaking take it for granted that it will reach very high selling figures.
I had a day within the context of the new Civic Sedan press launch and strictly speaking most of my first impressions are favorable.
I hope I have relayed my feelings to you.
But if there is anything you think is lacking or curious about don’t hesitate to leave it as comments under the video.
I will try to answer all of them as much as I can.
The Honda Civic Sedan with its new generation has changed radically.
Its dimensions have increased; its drive became more refine, its comfort and equipment level definitely mounted up.
But still, if you ask me, the Civic Sedan has one handicap and that it is only sold with 1.6 liters petrol engine.
Of course, for those looking for economy, LPG option is offered
but in my opinion its hand will be very strong when the other engine alternatives were added to its product range.
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