Much awaited 10th generation Honda Civic makes comeback in India

07 Feb 2018 11:10 AM | General
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The much awaited D-segment sedan by Honda Cars India, the 10th Generation Honda Civic, makes a comeback to the Indian market with the unveiling at Auto Expo 2018 on February 7. The all new Civic is scheduled to be launched in India during financial year 2018-19. While presenting the 10th Generation Honda Civic to the Indian consumers at the Auto Expo 2018, Yoichiro Ueno, President and CEO, Honda Cars India said, "The comeback of Civic will help us fortify our presence in upper segments."

With its athletic stance and advanced aerodynamic styling, the 10th Generation Civic sedan boasts a youthful, premium and sporty new style that advances Civic design into the next era.  The interior features high quality materials and design lines that offer a sporty and premium sense including a spacious cabin. The much awaited Civic will be available in both petrol and diesel engine options when launched in India.

Globally, Civic is Honda's longest-running automotive nameplate with cumulative world-wide sales of 24 million and is its largest-selling model. Over the course of ten generations, the Civic is offered in 170 markets worldwide. Honda Civic was first introduced in India in the year 2006, and was discontinued in 2013. At the Auto Expo 2018, Honda brought alive the theme of its booth "Future Forward", through a range of exhibits showcasing futuristic environment friendly technologies. It also showcased Honda Sports electric vehicle Concept model that combines EV performance and artificial intelligence inside a compact body.

Among other exhibits, there was another electric vehicle concept model - the Honda NeuV, which explores the potential of mobility products which will be further expanded by automated driving technologies and artificial intelligence. Honda NeuV makes judgements about the driver's state of stress based on facial expressions and/or tone of voice and provides assistance to the driver to support safe driving, and by learning the driver's lifestyle and preferences, provides suggestions to the particular driver, realizing communication between driver and mobility. Honda's most advanced Zero Emission Vehicle - the Clarity Fuel Cell is also at Auto Expo 2018's display.

Another fascinating demonstration at the Honda Pavilion is of the UNI-CUB β personal mobility device which features the world's first omni-directional driving wheel system that makes possible the same freedom to move forward, backward, laterally and diagonally that people enjoy when walking by simply shifting the body weight.

At Auto Expo 2018, Honda pavilion also showcased Honda SENSING, the new suite of safety and driver-assistive technologies that can help sensing things you might miss while driving. Honda SENSING operates to detect and take action to avoid situations such as one-car accidents, collisions, pedestrian injuries, and missed road signs.

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