New Honda Civic launched in Thailand – 1.8 and 2.0 SOHC

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The new Honda Civic was launched earlier this month in Thailand, giving us a good preview of what’s coming. Unlike the previous gen, where our Civic looked significantly different, the new Thai Civic is largely identical to the US-market car. Extra garnish comes in the form of rear reflectors that link the rear lamps to the license plate.

The cabin has been redesigned, although it retains Honda’s two-tier dashboard that was such a revolution when it debut in the FD Civic. The upper tier is now much longer, incorporating a colour screen that displays various menus.



In Thailand, one can specify the Civic with a Navi package, and the 2.0L model comes with push start keyless entry, a new feature for the Civic. There’s also an ECON button on the right of the steering.

Like before, two engines are offered – 1.8L and 2.0L i-VTEC units. The smaller engine puts out 141 PS and 174 Nm of torque at 4,300 rpm. That’s 1 PS more than our current Civic, made 200 rpm higher, so it’s probably just fine tuning.



The 2.0L is no longer the K-series engine, but a SOHC sibling of the 1.8. Chosen for better fuel economy no doubt, it produces 155 PS and 190 Nm at 4,300 rpm.

Max power is the same, but there’s 2 Nm more torque, made 200 rpm lower. Both engines continue with Honda’s slick five-speed auto, with paddles on the 2.0. The 1.8 can be had with a five-speed manual as well.



The rest of the spec sheet show some differences. For instance, Honda has traded the FD’s double-wishbone rear suspension for a multi-link unit. EPS steering is now standard across the range, turning circle is better (5.42 vs 5.8m) but steering is slower at 3.1 vs 2.65 turns lock-to-lock.

The new Civic has a smaller footprint and shorter wheelbase; the latter is down by 30 mm to make 2,670 mm. The current Civic has superb rear legroom, and we’ll have to see if there’s any real difference in space when the time comes. We’re sure that Honda would have done some repackaging magic, something it’s very good at. The Civic’s flat floor remains.



In Thailand, the Civic range starts from 773,000 baht for the 1.8 S Manual, topping out at 1.124 million baht for the 2.0 EL with Navi, the only trim for the bigger engine.

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lkick2113

The 2.0L is no longer the K-series engine, but a SOHC sibling of the 1.8. Chosen for better fuel economy no doubt, it produces 155 PS and 190 Nm at 4,300 rpm.

SOHC???? tak best la......minyak tak dak hal...yg penting performance...

Bell

Honda jadi mangsa sendiri (self-victim) Civic FD. Civic FD (8th gen) terlalu advanced sehingga Honda tak reti mcmana nak design Civic gen ke-9. Civic Gen-9 nampak huduh berbanding Civic FD.

honam

Hudoh nk mampuih

zakuwang

alamak blkg dia..emm x tau nak kate

H4dRi

Reply 15# lkick2113

ok la tu sohc kat krete penumpang, target pembeli xkanla senantiasa mo merempit mcm kete sukan

mozaiakis

hp 155hp je

lkick2113

Reply  lkick2113

ok la tu sohc kat krete penumpang, target pembeli xkanla senantiasa mo merempit ...
H4dRi Post at 23-5-2012 14:39

    aku tau...itu pandangan aku dan kehendak aku.....

kedurau

bontot blakang kureng...

ejai601

aiyak lebih kurang FD ja...ni blh di katakan sbg FL....

Bell

Dashboard kereta lain takleh lawan laaa..

spiderman80

Kereta Jepun masih relevan lagi ke sekarang? Jual mahal adalah... Sekarang ramai dah menerima kereta Korea ataupun jenama-jenama dari benua Eropah.

KTMan

2.0L boleh cecah 155 HP  dengan body weight 1200 kg... mudah boleh terbang tak kalau terlanggar sesuatu?

came77

Reply 27# KTMan

lol inspira lagi power dari civic rupanye.

ejai601

Reply 28# came77


   engine mivec lancer/inspira ni mmg lg power dr i-vtec civic...

botolair

selagi ah beng kia dan melayu japs wanabe selagi itulah kete2 jepun akan trus relevan

dragger

no more TYPE-R for civic 4 doors....

lkick2113

see....ramai yg tak pueh ati tang performance civic baru ni...

silent_hunter

ala sekarang tengok mmg xlawa..tngu boykit mgen kuar mau berdarah hidung{:3_84:}

Armoury

Yang hybrid macam tak masuk malaysia jek...

Version yang lepas berkapasiti 1300 c.c , manakala yang terbaru untuk pasaran Amerika Utara berkapasiti 1500 c.c..