Why Honda Civic is still the best C - Segment Sedan in India ?

-Tirth Pandya

This is a nose-to-tail, top-to-toe overhaul of the Honda Civic. It’s much better to drive – close to class best in many ways – and sleeker with it. Yet the space of the old Civic has survived intact, if not perhaps its cabin versatility.

Most noticeably, it’s far lower than before, which makes it feel more lithe to drive. Lowering it has also reclined the passengers, so it’s longer.

The chassis now has a multi-link rear suspension so as to combine handling precision with better comfort. Adaptive dampers appear on upper-spec versions.

You’ve now a choice of 2 engines, an NA petrol engine and one Diesel this time !

The petrol is the same old 1.8L NA but this time only with a CVT (which is a BIG BUMMER) & the Diesel is a 1.6L unit available with only the slushbox & NO AT ! The diesel is a 118bhp unit.

India does not get the Civic Type - R or the 1.5L Turbo Petrol that the international model gets.

Exterior styling of all new Civics is busy with lines and angles. Huge pentagonal grilles dominate the front and rear corners. Sill and bumper extensions cling to the perimeter. Inside, you’re faced with a more logical and better-assembled dash than before. It’s still extrovertly styled compared with its German opposition i.e. the Octavia.

The Honda Civic has always been an icon in India & was one of the most hot favorite sedan with its iconic instrument cockpit design & this generation is no different. The controls are inclined a little towards the driver side. It also a gets electronic parking brake.