Honda’s updated Civic sedan and coupe concepts were on call, making a guest appearance as fans snapped photos. Honda featured the next generation of their popular vehicles proudly. They’ll be showing up to a dealership near you soon – whether it’s a Los Angeles, Tampa Bay or Durham, NC Honda dealer.

Both concepts “feature profiles that aren’t much different from the sedan and coupe currently on the road, but they have more muscular sculpting in the side panels.” The 2012 concepts show off  aggressive front ends, angular headlamps that sweep back from honeycomb grilles.

Civic sedan features bright chrome work above its grille, also similar to the current generation. The coupe ditches its chrome “in favor of a glossy black strip that makes its lower grille opening look larger and more aggressive.” In the rear, Honda’s Civic coupe features a trapezoidal center exhaust.

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Source: CNET

A high-spec new variant of the Honda Civic 5-door goes on sale from September, giving the popular British-built hatchback even sportier looks. The new Si grade will be available across the entire 5-door Civic range, in all engine variants and transmissions. The 1.4-litre Si model will wear Graphite colored 16-inch alloy wheels while higher-powered 1.8 petrol and 2.2 diesel Si Civics will sit on 17-inch Graphite colored alloy rims.

All Si variants will have color-coded bumpers, front fog lights, a Type R-style mesh front grille and dark chrome door handles and fuel cap – like that on the Championship White Type R. Inside Si models will get half leather upholstery to continue the sports theme, plus a USB port for iPod connectivity. The Si has been designed to appeal to the Civic’s increasingly youthful customer and those who want sporty looks with the practicality of a 5-door. And because the Si grade is available across the Civic 5-door range, those on a smaller budget can also enjoy the Si’s distinct looks.

The Civic Si 1.4-litre i-VTEC will go on sale later this year (date to be confirmed), followed by the Civic Si 1.8-litre i-VTEC and Civic Si 2.2-litre i-CTDi. Three metallic exterior paint colors are available on the new grade: Alabaster Silver Metallic, Crystal Black Pearl, Deep Sapphire Blue Pearl, plus Milano Red as standard.

Pricing

Si grades are priced at £850 RRP over the SE grade

• Civic Si 1.4 i-VTEC Manual – £15,800 OTR

• Civic Si 1.4 i-VTEC i-SHIFT – £16,600 OTR

• Civic Si 1.8 i-VTEC Manual – £16,835 OTR

• Civic Si 1.8 i-VTEC Automatic – £18,160 OTR

• Civic Si 2.2 i-CTDi Manual – £18,305 OTR

The Civic Si 1.4-litre manual delivers good fuel economy of 47.9mpg and CO2 emissions of 135g/km. When paired with the i-SHIFT transmission it delivers improved fuel economy of 49.6mpg and reduced CO2 emissions of 132g/km. Meanwhile, the Civic Si 1.8-litre manual has CO2 emissions of 155g/km and fuel economy of 42.2mpg. All 1.8-litre engine Civic 5 door models are available with a classic automatic ‘box that was introduced early this year, and in Si guise will deliver 169g/km and 38.7mpg respectively. The Civic Si 2.2-litre (manual) achieves CO2 emissions of 139g/km and fuel economy of 53.3mpg.

(via: Honda PR)