Hot on the heels of the
redesigned Civic sedan’s arrival in showrooms, the 2016 Honda Civic
coupe debuted at an event ahead of the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show. Like
the 10th-generation sedan, the Civic coupe benefits from a new platform,
engines, and tech, but adds a little extra style as well. Styling is
the major selling point of a coupe, and this one has plenty of it. The
Civic coupe remains remarkably close to the well-received concept that
debuted at the New York Auto Show earlier this year, with cab-rearward
proportions and a fastback roofline. It’s longer, lower, and wider than
the last Civic coupe, which is always a good recipe for a stylish
automobile. Besides the deletion of two doors, the coupe shares many
design details with the Civic sedan, including a front fascia with
Honda’s new corporate grille treatment.
The coupe does ride one inch
lower than the sedan, and has its own taillight design that connects the
two C-shaped lights with a piece running across the rear deck lid.
Powertrain offerings are the same as the sedan’s. That means base models
get a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine with 158 horsepower and 138
pound-feet of torque, while a 1.5-liter turbocharged four with 174 hp
and 162 lb-ft is available as an upgrade. In the sedan, the 2.0-liter
can be paired with a six-speed manual transmission or CVT automatic,
while the CVT is mandatory with the 1.5-liter turbo. Expect that to be
the case with the coupe as well.
Related: 2016 Honda Civic first drive Honda says the
2016 Civic coupe interior boasts 8.4 cubic feet of extra space compared
to the outgoing model, likely a product of the new car’s slightly larger
footprint. The seating position is also slightly lower than in the
previous-generation coupe, for a sportier feel. Honda also tried to
dress up this economy-car interior with a soft-touch instrument panel,
real stitching on trim bits in higher-level models, and a smattering of
LEDs.
Also read: First drive: 2016 BMW 340i
The coupe also gets the same tech upgrades as the Civic sedan. The
headline item is a new Android-based Display Audio system with 7.0-inch
touchscreen display and Apple CarPlay and Android Auto capability. A
Garmin-developed navigation system is available on certain trim levels,
along with the Honda Sensing bundle of electronic driver aids. The 2016
Honda Civic coupe launches in March 2016 as the second body style in the
10th-generation Civic family. Honda will also offer a five-door
hatchback in the U.S. at a later date, plus sporty Si and Type R models.
Hot on the heels of the redesigned Civic
sedan’s arrival in showrooms, the 2016 Honda Civic coupe debuted at an
event ahead of the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show. Like the 10th-generation
sedan, the Civic coupe benefits from a new platform, engines, and tech,
but adds a little extra style as well.
Styling is the major selling point of a coupe, and this one has plenty of it. The Civic coupe remains remarkably close to the well-received concept
that debuted at the New York Auto Show earlier this year, with
cab-rearward proportions and a fastback roofline. It’s longer, lower,
and wider than the last Civic coupe, which is always a good recipe for a
stylish automobile.
Besides
the deletion of two doors, the coupe shares many design details with the
Civic sedan, including a front fascia with Honda’s new corporate grille
treatment. The coupe does ride one inch lower than the sedan, and has
its own taillight design that connects the two C-shaped lights with a
piece running across the rear deck lid.
Also read: Check out the new Range Rover
Powertrain
offerings are the same as the sedan’s. That means base models get a
2.0-liter four-cylinder engine with 158 horsepower and 138 pound-feet of
torque, while a 1.5-liter turbocharged four with 174 hp and 162 lb-ft
is available as an upgrade. In the sedan, the 2.0-liter can be paired
with a six-speed manual transmission or CVT automatic, while the CVT is
mandatory with the 1.5-liter turbo. Expect that to be the case with the
coupe as well.
Honda
says the 2016 Civic coupe interior boasts 8.4 cubic feet of extra space
compared to the outgoing model, likely a product of the new car’s
slightly larger footprint. The seating position is also slightly lower
than in the previous-generation coupe, for a sportier feel. Honda also
tried to dress up this economy-car interior with a soft-touch instrument
panel, real stitching on trim bits in higher-level models, and a
smattering of LEDs.
The coupe
also gets the same tech upgrades as the Civic sedan. The headline item
is a new Android-based Display Audio system with 7.0-inch touchscreen
display and Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
capability. A Garmin-developed navigation system is available on
certain trim levels, along with the Honda Sensing bundle of electronic
driver aids.
The 2016 Honda
Civic coupe launches in March 2016 as the second body style in the
10th-generation Civic family. Honda will also offer a five-door
hatchback in the U.S. at a later date, plus sporty Si and Type R models.
Also read: 5 Cars that will go extinct by 2016
0 comments:
Post a Comment
What's On Your Mind?