Honda made ​​the Civic the cutting edge.

Speaking of the Honda Civic, the conversation inevitably leads to the design. The Honda is hoping the design of this new variant could lift sales.

Honda CEO Takanobu Ito, stating not only the design that became the capital in the play-in-class Civic sedan and hatchback. Technically, the Civic has had two generations to respond to consumer demand in Europe.

"We aim to sell an average of 100,000 units per year, or twice this year. We can not rely solely on performance or fuel efficiency. Design is the ultimate car," said Ito as reported autoevolution.



When deciding to play in class five-door, the New Civic will face stiff competition from the Ford Focus with a new generation of smaller EcoBoost engine, plus more from the VW Golf. However, Ito believes the Civic, which has undergone more rigorous testing, able to compete.

The new Civic will be offered with two petrol engines and one turbodiesel petrols. 1.4-liter engine capable of producing 100 horsepower and a fuel consumption of 5.4 liters per 100 km, to produce 129 grams of CO2 per kilometer.

Next is the gasoline 1.8-liter with 142 horsepower combined with an automatic gearbox. Fuel consumption is 5.8 liters per 100 km on the strand to the manual and 6.3 liters per 100 km for the automatic transmission.

While the engine 2.2-liter i-DTEC diesel engine with 150 horsepower that requires 4.2 liters per 100 km. Basically, this type of machine is the same as the old machine but a bit cleaner and more efficient.