[cococly]

Updated* with 2012 Honda Civic Si

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2Beyj56hXY


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDffgtjd7Sc



It would appear that the timing for the 2012 Honda Civic's unveiling has reached the "any day now" point. Car magazine's Middle East outpost caught the latest version of the popular econo-sedan undergoing desert testing, basically devoid of camouflage. If you were waiting with bated breath for an extraordinarily new and different-looking Civic, stop reading. The 2010 car falls solidly into the "extensive refresh" category rather than a full redesign.

As you can see in the spy video, the front and rear fascias are updated; a new grille and bumper appear up front, while out back, all-new taillamps will be the most distinguishing visual element on the 2012 car. The overall profile of the Honda Civic sedan is clearly a carryover, however.

Likewise, the interior has been mildly tweaked with a new steering wheel and some updated trim panels, but it's basically window dressing over the passenger cabin recent Civic owners are familiar with. (The bi-level instrumentation is there, and the radio, HVAC controls, and air vents are all in the same locations as the current car.)

Source: Autoblog

[cho]

do not want

[Lomac]

Oh gods, that refresh looks even worse than the current sedan.

[1-Slicer-1]

Wow, that looks fucking horrid.

[Energy]

The future doesn't look so bright for Honda if that's what the next gen Civic really is.

They better get it right as their competitors are really stepping up their game. Hyundai and Ford come to mind.

[RevYouUp]

why do they have to make their cars all fucking futuristic and hybrid looking

[CP.AR]

keep in mind though, this might not be the version of the civic we see in North America!

[Leopold Stotch]

keep in mind though, this might not be the version of the civic we see in North America!

hopefully not, not that i think our family would ever get a civic, but this is not a looker.

[LuHua]

Looks like they took a step backwards for styling.

[satek]

Honda is after efficiency not styling anymore. Honda is lame :(

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

my god it just keeps on getting more fugly

[illicitstylz]

2012 end of the world? more like end of the civic.

[christiankirana]

rear end looks like Honda City (fit aria)

[twitchyzero]

looks like a toyota

[Y2K_o__o]

WHAT ????????????????
is that a Nissan Sentra ??


http://2010nissansentra.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/1-2010-nissan-sentra-accessories.jpg?w=400

Can't image a Type R version of this :(

[Energy]

There you go... That's as good as it gets.

http://carsmedia.ign.com/cars/image/article/800/800103/nissan-sentra-se-r-spec-v-2007-20070627044211558.jpg

[jpark]

roof looks very high...

[rJZx]

Uhh.... i was never really a civic fan except for the ek models and this doesnt help.

[double0seven]

Man that grill looks like the one from a Honda odessey

[spoon.ek9]

nasty.

[Euro7r]

The retard that designed this car should be shot.

[busdriverman]

goddamnit hondas designs have been very disappointing lately

the accord crossover, the new acura TL's and ZDX...

[!e.lo_]

oh god... no. just.. no...

also, no Type R's.
http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/goodbye-type-r?imageNo=0

[orange7]

I stopped reading when it told me to. But i made a big mistake by reading the comments in this thread.

rofl

[donjalapeno]

ewwww,

2012 ELANTRA FTW

[Lomac]

Damn, that Elentra actually looks quite good. Much better than the Civic, I have to say!

[RRxtar]

looks like Civics are being built in Korea and Hyundai's are being built in Japan

[dinfung]

looks like a toyota

yeah the back end look like something from toyota. somehow the height make is look thin, more like a honda city then a civic

[donjalapeno]

looks like Civics are being built in Korea and Hyundai's are being built in Japan

more like hyundais are being designed by germans and honda are well being designed by americans? or perhaps mexicans?

[cctw]

^no its obviously the Chinese...this reminds me of those horrid knockoffs the companies in China makes

[cococly]

oh god... no. just.. no...

also, no Type R's.
http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/goodbye-type-r?imageNo=0

The article says there are no more England-made Type-Rs? Or?

[Anjew]

fugly

[tofu1413]

Hyundai mustve stolen some of the best designers in the world from other car companies..


Honda is down to using their warehouse janitors to design their cars.

[J____]

fuk that looks like shit. Looks like Honda jumped ship and became like Toyota, making all their cars as ugly and bland as possible. When the average person buys a car, the first 2 major things they consider is 1. price (often associated with brand), and 2. looks . If the japs keep this up, Hyundai is going to over take them sooner than expected.

I'd totally buy a new hyundai over a honda or toyota if i was in the market for a new car.

[nns]

The article says there are no more England-made Type-Rs? Or?

No more Euro Civic Type Rs. It shouldn't matter though. The last CTR they made looked like trash, as did the 1 that came before it (EP3).

The CTR died when the EK9 ended production, IMO.

[twitchyzero]

oh god... no. just.. no...

also, no Type R's.
http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/goodbye-type-r?imageNo=0

good article...but i can definately see Honda create a Type-R CR-Z in the next few years for JDM

[Lancerion]

http://www.carmiddleeast.com/article-1-2079-2012_honda_civic_exposed

check out the interior! a blocky version of the current!

http://www.carmiddleeast.com//pictures/car_images/Honda/Civic/608x380/2011-12Civic_5_1.jpg

http://www.carmiddleeast.com//pictures/car_images/Honda/Civic/608x380/2011-12Civic_6_1.jpg


:facepalm:

[shenmecar]

Japanese cars get uglier and uglier. Korean cars get prettier!

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

seriously who the fuck designed tat? are u kidding me?




wtf is that shit

[YAGISR-]

dear Honda, please do not do this to us...

[Culverin]

What the hell is honda thinking?

The instant I saw the CRZ concept shots, I was like, dayum, that would be the craziest civic ever, except, well, it's a hybrid.

http://www.mugen-power.com/automobile/products/CR-Z/wallpaper/image/02-xga.jpg

I think honda dun goofed.

[fliptuner]

looks like Civics are being built in Korea and Hyundai's are being built in Japan

Yeah, I thought the ass end looked Korean-ish.

It also looks like it's smaller than the current sedan - which I think would be a first since Civic's came out.

[ilvtofu]

Wtf was hond thinking,

I feel like some guy at honda was going, you know we can slap the civic badge on any POS and it'll sell like hotcakes!
TBH this is probably the truth but even then, I really haven't met a civic that I could consider ugly from factory :/

[rubencruz]

Isn't this a updated version of a Honda city they have these all over Asia ,
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[The_AK]

that ass is hideous

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

What the hell is honda thinking?

The instant I saw the CRZ concept shots, I was like, dayum, that would be the craziest civic ever, except, well, it's a hybrid.

http://www.mugen-power.com/automobile/products/CR-Z/wallpaper/image/02-xga.jpg

I think honda dun goofed.



$25g for 120hp, Guess you gotta sacrifice somewhere right? in this case, sacrifice power for looks

[GLOW]

this came to mind

http://www.caradvice.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/ToyotaYarisYRXSedan.jpg

[1990TSI]

It reminds me of an uglier version of a Focus.

[jpark]

this came to mind

http://www.caradvice.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/ToyotaYarisYRXSedan.jpg

even this yaris looks better...

[q0192837465]

omg, kimchi cars r really winning me over, along with the kimchi girls

[jjson]

doesn't the front grille remind you guys of the current gen Insight?

[jungle168]

Meh

[distanc3]

look on the bright side, it doesnt have Assrash's paper mache front ;)

[Arash]

Great observations DickDunc3, yes the front looks pretty solid but it screams 1995 to me.

[Culverin]

$25g for 120hp, Guess you gotta sacrifice somewhere right? in this case, sacrifice power for looks

Yeah, totally.
I still don't get it.
Hasn't Honda has traditionally does amazingly well with the Civic?
- pretty decent factory looks
- affordable
- modability

I never really understood the current gen civics either. They turned them into family cars.
Maybe that's their strategy? Use a well recognized name that the parents of new families grew up with, tap into that market with a car that now fits their needs.

Still, I don't think the Fit is going to step up and take the Civic's old crown.

Such a shame.

I never really considered a Civic, but if the CRZ was it, I might have just had to take the bite.

Oh well, too bad.

[BMW135i]

Man, thats freakin UGLY

[dL]

lol the civic had a great opportunity to beat the new 3 in terms of look, but guess not.

8th gen ftw (coupe only imo, unless it's csx).

dL

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

nah they can still compete

under the category, most fucking ugly car ever made along with aztec

[orange7]

hate to say it.. but the new civic will still sell..

just not to the ppl on RS

[TRD Rs200]

OMFG! u gotta be kidding me! eg ek FTW!

[cococly]

Updated* with the Si models.

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

hate to say it.. but the new civic will still sell..

just not to the ppl on RS

doubt it


new mazda 3 dont sell, new corollas dont sell either

[Jsunu]

doubt it


new mazda 3 dont sell, new corollas dont sell either

Based on what data? I'm not trying to :troll: or anything I am actually curious how much these models sell (especially the ugly new mazda 3).

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

^

just assuming


well you definitely see less new mazda 3 (compare to first gen mz3) , rolla ( since they barely changed anything for the past 5-7 years)on the road compare to 90s, early 2000 or even 2005 ish

[d1]

From what I remember, mazda 3's are the best selling car in canada.

[dachinesedude]

doubt it

new mazda 3 dont sell, new corollas dont sell either

source? the 2010 mazda3 may be ugly but dont say its "not selling" just because YOU never see it on the roads

[dL]

source? the 2010 mazda3 may be ugly but dont say its "not selling" just because YOU never see it on the roads

all he sees are honda's. everything else is just a car ;) :thumbsup:

^

just assuming


well you definitely see less new mazda 3 (compare to first gen mz3)

obviously since 2nd gen is only out for a year and 1st gen has been out for 5 years.

dL

[Tapioca]

Yeah, totally.
I still don't get it.
Hasn't Honda has traditionally does amazingly well with the Civic?
- pretty decent factory looks
- affordable
- modability

I never really understood the current gen civics either. They turned them into family cars.

The Civic has always been a family car, but it was a lean, efficient, and reliable one with quality craftmanship and materials, a high-tech suspension (double wishbones on 4 corners), and engines that loved to rev. Today's Civic may still be reliable, but it does not embody any of those other qualities.

I've said this many times before, but I'll repeat it again - Honda is no longer the company we grew up with. Many enthusiasts have said that Honda's golden age was between 1986 and 1995 and I would tend to agree with that. Honda's last cars that reflected Honda's raison d'etre were the last generation Prelude and S2000. Hondas today are souless at best and at worst, they reflect our society's general ineptitude and laziness.

I say this as a proud owner of the first VTEC B-series car in North America - the DB2.

[too_slow]

^

just assuming


well you definitely see less new mazda 3 (compare to first gen mz3) , rolla ( since they barely changed anything for the past 5-7 years)on the road compare to 90s, early 2000 or even 2005 ish

Mazda 3 is the best selling compact car in Canada.. :rolleyes:

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

Mazda 3 is the best selling compact car in Canada.. :rolleyes:
maybe becuz they are so damn fugly i choose to be blindfolded

The Civic has always been a family car, but it was a lean, efficient, and reliable one with quality craftmanship and materials, a high-tech suspension (double wishbones on 4 corners), and engines that loved to rev. Today's Civic may still be reliable, but it does not embody any of those other qualities.

I've said this many times before, but I'll repeat it again - Honda is no longer the company we grew up with. Many enthusiasts have said that Honda's golden age was between 1986 and 1995 and I would tend to agree with that. Honda's last cars that reflected Honda's raison d'etre were the last generation Prelude and S2000. Hondas today are souless at best and at worst, they reflect our society's general ineptitude and laziness.

I say this as a proud owner of the first VTEC B-series car in North America - the DB2.



95? i think not, more like it ended around 2002-2005

last production for NSX R was 2002

[flagella]

Nothing in Honda interest me except s2k and NSX.

[Tapioca]

95? i think not, more like it ended around 2002-2005

last production for NSX R was 2002

I say 1995 because the Acura division went to shit after that. The Legend was a terrific car, and the Vigor was half decent too (probably the most European car Honda produced.) I don't need to say anything about the original NSX.

The EG Civic was ahead of anything else at the time. The DC2 was a pretty damn good car too (though I'm of course partial to my DB2.)

[twitchyzero]

RDX is not shit...last gen TL are nice.

stop living in the early 90's :)

[C5_Ryder]

The majority of the public are more concerned about re sale value, safety, fit and finish, dependability and so on. Stylng is a factor , but come on , in that compact class , theirs no obvious leader. Current gen civics are okay, mazda3 hate it or love it, corrola blah, focus blah, accent blah, sentra blah.

My point being, styling is not a major factor in that class.

[Tapioca]

RDX is not shit...last gen TL are nice.

stop living in the early 90's :)

It's a symptom of age, I'm afraid. It happens to everyone - 10 years from now you'll complain about how good cars were in the old days. :D

All kidding aside, if you actually compare the cars Honda was producing at the time to other manufacturers, there was really no comparison.

[ae101]

seriously i thought the crz was pretty good looking & things were looking good but this new civic is terrible, plus to make it worst it's like a nightmare that u just can't shake off even after u wake up

but with the good prices i think the kimchi cars from the SOUTH are really winning ppl over with the style & price (note i high lighted south cuz north korea makes cars as well)

[double0seven]

So heres the concept sketch of the initial design

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=182918688387834&set=a.182918198387883.46723.146833635329673

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1364.snc4/163691_182918688387834_146833635329673_679866_1283 903_n.jpg

[PuYang]

^that looks cool! too bad the real thing is never like the concepts ;[

its like using jessica alba as the concept, and then making sylvester stallone >;c

[Energy]

Looks like a winner. Hopefully they produce that and make only tiny changes like the cr-z.

[Noizz]

Wow just terrible, looks worse than the current gen.

Mazda 3 was the best selling compact for 2009, dethroning the Civic. I thought Honda would respond with a comeback. They've ruined so many cars now with their new designs: TSX, TL, and now the Civic.

On a side note, the 2012 Civic Si looks like it got it's rims from the Mazda 3 GT

http://blog.caranddriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/2012-honda-civic-si-spy-photos-placement-440x268.jpg

http://www.fmvperformance.com/forum_items/gallery/55421-171209224048.jpeg

[Lancerion]

^that looks cool! too bad the real thing is never like the concepts ;[

its like using jessica alba as the concept, and then making sylvester stallone >;c

Uh remember the Civic Si concept? it turned out to be almost exactly the same as the production coupe.

http://autocars17.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Honda_Civic_Si_Concept_2005_front2-453x340.jpg http://autocars17.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/i.honda_.civic.si_.coupe_.concept.-behind-544x340.jpg