Honda company presented on car show in Frankfurt model Civic of following generation which will be offered now exclusively with a body a five-door hatchback». The cars overall length makes 4290 millimetres, width — 1770 millimetres, height — 1440 millimetres, and the wheelbase is equal to 2595 millimetres. Thus, than the car on 35 millimetres became longer, on 10 millimetres is wider and 20 millimetres below the predecessor, and its wheelbase became less on 40 millimetres. It is necessary to notice that in “Honda” decided not to use an independent rear suspension as at competitors, and to leave a beam. At the same time, representatives of the company assert that the beam has been essentially modernised.
The factor of aerodynamic resistance at hatchback Civic of new generation makes 0.26 that approximately for 10 percent it is better, than earlier. For example, for the best distribution of an air flow, over wheel arches small mouldings-spoilers are made and established special parts in a radiator enclosure, if necessary automatically closed.

As it was informed earlier, the novelty also received more rigid, than at the predecessor, a body, the greatest in a class volume of a luggage compartment and the most spacious interior.
In the European market of Honda Civic it will be offered with two petrol motors in volume of 1,4 and 1,8 litres, developing 100 and 142 horsepowers, and also with the updated 2,2-litre diesel engine capacity of 150 horsepowers (350 Nanometers). In comparison with the predecessor the unit on «heavy fuel» became ecology friendly — level of blowouts CO2 will be equal to 110 grammes on kilometre (on 25 grammes less). According to representatives of “Honda” to lower harmful blowouts it was possible at the expense of optimisation of process of circulation of oil, other materials of a design reducing a friction, and modernisation of aerodynamics of a body.

All engines are equipped with systems “start-stop”. «In base» all units can work together with a six-step mechanical gear box, and with the 1,8-litre motor it will be possible to order five-band “automatic machine”.
Hatchback sales in the European market start in the beginning of next year. It is expected that in the end of 2012 in scale Civic the version with a 1,6-litre diesel engine will be added, and appears and “charged” version Type-R even a bit later.