New Honda Civic Dazzles At New York Auto Show

(RTTNews) - Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. (HMC) Wednesday launched its ultra-sporty Civic Concept with the new VTEC Turbo engines at the New York International Auto Show. The 10th-generation, 2016 model year Civic lineup will include Sedan, Coupe, and 5-door Hatchback body types, as well as Si and Type-R versions.

"The new Civic will be, flat out, the most dynamic, the most technologically advanced and the most refined and stylish Civic we've ever made. In every way, this will be an epic Civic," said John Mendel, executive vice president, Automobile Division, American Honda Motor.

Beginning this fall, Honda will launch its completely re-imagined 10th-Generation Civic models. This will be the first U.S. model to apply new VTEC Turbo engines from the company's Earth Dreams Technology powertrain series with direct injection, and a short-shifting 6-speed manual transmission.

The Civic will return with sharper focus on spirited performance and class-leading versatility, while abandoning the the cab-forward design that the Civic has had for years. The new model is a little longer and wider, with new LED running lights in the front and a new wrap-around taillight design in the back.

The new lineup will also come with the Honda Sensing suite of advanced safety and driver-assistive technologies, including lane departure warning, forward collision warning, multi-angle rearview camera, adaptive cruise control and Honda lanewatch, along with Honda's next-generation advanced compatibility engineering body structure.

Honda said the Civic model remains one of best-selling small cars in America with sales in excess of 300,000 units in each of the past three years. The first-generation Civic debuted in America in 1972.