Euro Civic three-door breaks cover before British auto show
Pics of the European Honda Civic three-door hatch have been snapped well ahead of the car's official debut at the British Motor Show in July. As AutoExpress points out, the removal of the two small rear doors gives the three-door hatch a much simpler shape than its big bro. Look closely and you'll notice this Civic has a glass roof that almost spans the length of the car. The transparent roof is similar to the Astra's Panoramic Roof that has garnered a good amount of attention as of late.
Three engines will be available for the Civic three-door at launch, which include an 83-bhp 1.4L and 140-bhp 1.8L VTEC, both of which are petrol-powered. The obligatory diesel unit is Honda's 140-bhp 2.2L i-CTDi turbodiesel. All three engines will come standard with a 6-speed manual for a mate.
[Source: AutoExpress]
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Jeff Gilleran 8:01AM (6/27/2006)
Thats a slick looking car.
Wish we had something like that coming to the US.
I know there has been talk about a New CRX.
Could this be a relative?
Maybe.
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Paul 8:01AM (6/27/2006)
I know what I hate, and suprisingly enough, I dont hate this. I would like to see a US version but it would have to be bigger for a tall guy like me, and I think once you make it bigger it would lose its charm.
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Blake 8:08AM (6/27/2006)
BRING IT HERE NOW.
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Gil 8:20AM (6/27/2006)
Paul: unless you're 3 meters tall you're not going to have a problem. I'm 1.86 and I have a buddy who is 1.95 meters tall and neither of us had any trouble in the 4 door version so I don't see why this would be any different.
Besides this isn't small by normal standards. The Peugeot 107 or the Aygo are small. This is upper-medium.
The american obsession with large cars is baseless. Usually you'll get more out of a smaller car.
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Peter 8:31AM (6/27/2006)
Absolutely bring this over. I plan to keep driving my car into the ground for another three years ( it is a 1999), but this car would get me to upgrade right away. I really like the modern styling, love the panorama windshield.
Honda: Sell me this car!
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Paul 8:41AM (6/27/2006)
i am just shy of 6'6" with extremely long legs and an atheletes build, getting in and out of the us version of the civic is a challenge, doing it with smaller doors would be even more of one.
Also how do you usually get more out of a small car? i dont see how you get more out of one or the other, they both have their strengths and weaknesses.
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Cameron 9:18AM (6/27/2006)
I love this car! I hope they'll bring this over, especially with the diesel engine. (somebody had to say it)
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Bob 9:34AM (6/27/2006)
Often smaller cars have more, not less legroom. My Neon 2 door (don't make fun) was one of the most stretched out cars I have been in. It was one of the few cars that I did not have to put the seat all of the way back. Much more legroom than a Tahoe or many other large cars.
Doesn't this Civic remind you of the last model Saturn SC2 Quad Coupe?
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Sam Salemi 9:38AM (6/27/2006)
Yet another example of how the europeans demand and have available to them, better cars than the North Americans.
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Michael Karesh 10:09AM (6/27/2006)
I'd like a five-door Si with conventional instrumentation, please.
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Clarence 10:48AM (6/27/2006)
Reply #4 "The american obsession with large cars is baseless. Usually you'll get more out of a smaller car."
No disrespect here, but Europeans have a hard time grasping the idea of individual liberty. It's why we had a radical revolution. Lots of people here have big cars and are happy. Lots of people here have little cars and are happy. Sometimes I even own one of each. If it has wheels, I like it.
As for the new Civic coupe-I like it a lot.
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Source1 11:00AM (6/27/2006)
Honda has so upped the ante in this segment. I know Toyota sent the Corolla back to the studio because of the Civic and whether anyone likes it or not, Honda is the benchmark, even more so than the '3' for this segment overall with their ability to move so many Civics each month. It's not going to change anytime soon. Noone can say anymore that the Civic is bland.
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Craig 11:01AM (6/27/2006)
No disrespect here either, but if #6 has "an athletes build" why would it be difficult to get out of a small, low car? It's called a squat, just using your body weight, no barbells or dumbells.
I am not huge only 5'10, but I have never had a problem getting into a lotus 7 replica (birkin 7). Or the back of an old Mini or Beetle.
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Paul 11:05AM (6/27/2006)
because i am tall and wide, the movements arnt the issue, nor being low to the ground, it is when the top of the door frame is low that causes an issue
beetles are actually suprisingly good because of how far the seat moves, the only problem there are the low door clearences.
i also have 8 inches on you, which is pretty significany
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Bill McHale 11:27AM (6/27/2006)
Reply #9
I find it amazing that some Americans (not all, after all, I am an American) assume that any comments on America's obsession with large cars is an attempt to curtail the liberty of Americans. I also find it ironic that the ability to choose what sort of vehicle we use is an example of liberty since there are probably few aspects of our life that are more regulated than the vehicles we drive and how we drive them.
BTW, historically speaking, the American revolution was not a radical revolution. By and large it was a revolt to protect liberties that the colonists already felt were theirs. Indeed the most remarkable aspect of the American Revolution was that it lacked the radicalism of most revolutions and that a remarkably stable democracy emerged relatively quickly.
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Paul 11:44AM (6/27/2006)
Bill-
i think that is largely because most of us (americans) dont appreciate the little things that happen everyday that take away our freedoms. For many (especially those that share this passion with us) their automobiles are the first place they see it. They are right that they shouldnt be restricted on what car they drive, but they also have to realize that nothing else should be restricted (by the federal government at least).
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kevin 12:31PM (6/27/2006)
doesnt look like a panoramic roof to me, it just looks glossy black. there doesnt seem to be any extra light breaking through into the cabin, and the headliner looks pretty standard
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Bill McHale 12:37PM (6/27/2006)
Paul,
Actually, I have little problem with the Government, either federal or state restricting what I drive. Driving an automobile on public roads in this country has never legally been considered a right, but rather has always been treated as a state governed privledge. Further the federal and state government construct the roads so logically speaking they should have a say in how those roads are used.
Finally of course, no right exists independent of the rights and welfare of others. My right to do something extends only so far as the exercise of that right does not impinge upon the rights or safety of others. That is one of the most important roles of the government, to set reasonable limits on the exercise of some rights in order to protect the rights and welfare or all.
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Joshi 12:43PM (6/27/2006)
As others have said - this would make a great New CRX.
I'd buy it.
Unfortunately, the Fit was priced high enough that there really isn't room for any other sub-Civic entries in Honda's U.S. line, but who says this has to be sub-Civic? Price it for about $16,000, and it'd sell itself.
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Charles S 12:51PM (6/27/2006)
"but they also have to realize that nothing else should be restricted (by the federal government at least)."
What a bunch of BS.
Totally brainwashed by the automotive industry to think that driving big vehicles is a "right" and equates to "liberty". Rights and liberties are what's stated in the Constitution, and it has nothing to do with what kind of cars you drive.
If people want to push this "liberty" crap onto cars, I hope you can use it the next time you get a speeding ticket. Go tell the officer that it is your "right" to do whatever you want with your car. And while you're at it, go ahead and put flashing lights on your car and pretend to be a police officer. Don't we as Americans have the freedom to do anything to our cars?
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