The ninth generation Honda Civic made its world debut in New York today. Highlights include a new Civic and slightly revised design fuel composition, which consists of the following models: the traditional gasoline Civic Sedan and Civic Coupe, Civic Coupe, high-performance Si and Sedan, Civic Hybrid, Civic Natural Gas and Civic HF ( a new brand of high fuel economy model).
For 2012, Honda announced higher ratings fuel economy by as much as 8 percent on the highway in the Civic sedan and coupe models equipped with an automatic transmission.
The Civic DX Coupe base model has an MSRP of $ 15,605 starting (€ 10,750), which is the same as the previous model. Base Sedan Civic Coupe models and are powered by a 1.8 liter i-VTEC engine that produces 140 horsepower and 128 lb-ft (173.5 Nm) of torque.
Honda Civic Hybrid to reach a total rating 44 mpg (5.34 litres/100 km), which is more fuel-efficient Honda sedan model currently available in the U.S. benefit from the introduction of the latest generation Hybrid's Integrated Motor Assist, which now uses a lithium ion battery. The petrol engine has a higher capacity (1.5 liters) and produces 110HP and 127 lb-ft (172 Nm) and torque with an electric motor.
The second most energy-efficient model in the line again is green Civic HF, with a rating of the fuel consumption estimate of 41 mpg highway (5.74 l/100 km).
Honda Civic Natural Gas (formerly known as Civic GX) remains the only producer of natural gas, a car built in the U.S. market. It is motivated by its natural gas version of the 1.8-liter engine similar to that used Honda Civic Sedan and Civic Coupe. Output of 110HP and combined fuel consumption is 31 mpg (7.59 litres/100 km).
The Civic Si Coupe and Sedan feature a larger 2.4-liter i-VTEC engine that delivers 201 horsepower and 170 lb.-ft. (230 Nm) of torque 22 percent more than before. The performance-based models use a 6-speed manual transmission and equipped with a standard limited slip differential.
In 2012, the Civic will be available with new features as standard, including a 5-inch LCD "intelligent" Multi-Information Display (I-MI), Eco Assist technology achieves a more efficient operation of the vehicle ( not on models of Si) and the new Motion Adaptive Electronic Power Steering.
By Dan Mihalascu
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