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That's because that rendering is a compressed Accord. It doesn't look anything like the patent renders.
Honda Civic - 10th/11th Generation
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New Civic Prototype to debut on November 17th. Teaser below:
Hopefully it will look more appealing in real-world conditions...
Hopefully it will look more appealing in real-world conditions...
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It already looks dated.
I have a bad feeling that Honda is going to drop the SI trim and instead replace it with the “SI Line” a somewhat sporty looking trim with the same neutral engine and CVT.
I have a bad feeling that Honda is going to drop the SI trim and instead replace it with the “SI Line” a somewhat sporty looking trim with the same neutral engine and CVT.
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I doubt that honestly. The Si name is huge in North America and has been the top model here for 20+ years now. Matter of fact, somebody in my apartment complex just bought one recently. The Si is the "line" equivalent that everybody else is doing - all these "line" models are actually an effort to move downmarket because their performance models have gotten out of hand. But the Si already existed in a sporty slow below the Type R, we just never got the Type R until recently. Weirdly though Honda refuses to apply the Si name to any other model. There are actually plenty of people out there who would buy an Accord Si.
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It looks thoroughly average, on a "generic car in a tire advert in a magazine" level.
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I'm a big fan of the American Accord, especially the 2.0. That thing is a ripper and looks like a coupe. But it's also got a really interesting and recognizable design, unlike this new Jetta"This is it!", for me.
I dig Honda race cars(and the Honda e), but I can't deal with what they've done, lately, to the road cars.
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Internet: "The Civic looks too messy and busy, change it!"
Honda: "Here you go!"
Internet: "No, not like that"
I don't mind it. Like the most recent Jazz/Fit it signals a return for Honda to a simpler design language, so I'm on board with that. Very keen to see how the Type R looks now.
Honda: "Here you go!"
Internet: "No, not like that"
I don't mind it. Like the most recent Jazz/Fit it signals a return for Honda to a simpler design language, so I'm on board with that. Very keen to see how the Type R looks now.
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Even the exhaust tip surround and the painted diffuser are similar.
I've said multiple times in the past I'm not one to point out similarities because of course cars in the same segment will have overall similarities...but this is ridiculous. The Civic looks like a Chinese knockoff of the CT5, which itself is pretty bland and indistinct. That said, the Accord did have the same design feature at least two years before the CT5...so technically Cadillac is bumming it off of Honda. Hmm.
This is basically the modern EM1 which was annoyingly similar to the E46 M3, even though the EM1 came first.
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I kinda like it, right up until I focus on that upper lip just above the grill coming off the leading edge of the hood. Something about the way it juts out there just seems odd to me.
I'll give that a pass, though, since small details like that can always stick out more on camera, especially with bright colors and studio lighting.
I'll give that a pass, though, since small details like that can always stick out more on camera, especially with bright colors and studio lighting.
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Upcoming Civic spied with less camo:
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https://www.caradvice.com.au/939920...-books-close-ahead-of-july-end-of-production/
The UK factory, in Swindon, closes down too.
The UK factory, in Swindon, closes down too.
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It might take years for this thing to grow on me. I'm sure it'll be good. I'm sure it'll drive nice. And badging aside it does look nice.
But it looks like a Volkswagen. I don't like Volkswagen. If I wanted something that looked like a VW I'd buy a VW. I want a Honda to look like a Honda, aka Japanese, aka a bit much but that's how that Japanese do things. I feel like they listened to criticisms of the Civic being overstyled and overcompensated resulting in this miserably boring thing. I like the grille and headlights which are similar to the Accord (a great looking car) but the rest is pure, unfiltered Jetta. Even the interior, no especially the interior, looks plucked straight out of something European, and not in a good way.
What is with car companies' obsession with trying to be somebody they're not lately?
Edit: @c172fccc that video is private. I just browsed their YT list, they don't even have a video on this Civic so I'm not sure how you found that lol.
But it looks like a Volkswagen. I don't like Volkswagen. If I wanted something that looked like a VW I'd buy a VW. I want a Honda to look like a Honda, aka Japanese, aka a bit much but that's how that Japanese do things. I feel like they listened to criticisms of the Civic being overstyled and overcompensated resulting in this miserably boring thing. I like the grille and headlights which are similar to the Accord (a great looking car) but the rest is pure, unfiltered Jetta. Even the interior, no especially the interior, looks plucked straight out of something European, and not in a good way.
What is with car companies' obsession with trying to be somebody they're not lately?
Edit: @c172fccc that video is private. I just browsed their YT list, they don't even have a video on this Civic so I'm not sure how you found that lol.
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They released the video too early and made it private after an hour. You can see more screenshot here: https://www.civicxi.com/forum/threa...irst-full-look-specs-exterior-interior.49779/
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