2019 Honda Civic Production Commences At HCIL’s Greater Noida Plant

“We are delighted to begin the production of All New Civic which will be launched on March 7. Since this has been a highly anticipated launch in India, we are receiving an outstanding response during pre-launch phase. In just 7 days, we have exceeded our expected 3-week pre-booking numbers which is a testament to the excitement the iconic Honda Civic has generated amongst customers.”, said Mr Rajesh Goel, Sr. Vice President & Director of Honda Cars India Ltd when commenting about the start of the new Civic production at greater Noida facility recently.

The Civic has been the iconic Honda's car in the international market so far

As far as it’s commonly known, the Honda Civic is the longest running and largest selling nameplate of the Japanese automotive company in the global space. The latest-gen Civic is in the pipeline to come on the 7^th of March, expected to be the much-anticipated facelifted model in the C-segment. First unveiled in August 2018, the all-new Honda Civic undergoes major tweaks in the exterior and interior packages aimed to blow a fresher air into the sedan segment as well as to redefine its name in the Indian space. The tenth-generation avatar will represent a new premium flamboyant characteristics with sharper LED headlamps and C-shaped LED tail lamps, redesigned front grille and bumper with chrome garnishes, chrome-plated door handles, left-wing mirror with 80-degree camera view and turn indicators mounted on the ORVMs.

The 2019 Honda Civic will make its comeback to the Indian market next month

As slated to carry a number of segment-first features, the upcoming Civic sedan will be sold in three grades, namely V, VX and ZX. The top-spec trim, on the interior front, is likely to bring on various premium features such as dual-zone temperature control, power sunroof, 7-inch infotainment touchscreen, 7-inch driver information display, 8-way electrically adjustable driver seat to name a few. The safety kits on the range-topping model encompass first-in-class Honda Lane Watch blind spot monitoring system, 6 dual-airbags, anti-lock braking system with electronic brake-force distribution, Hill-hold assist, segment-first agile Handling Assist, segment-first electric parking brake, stability control and more.

The production of the tenth-generation sedan has been kicked off at greater Noida facility already

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Concerning the performance, the 2019 Honda Civic will come along with two engine options in its heart- 1.8-litre i-VTEC gasoline and 1.6-litre i-DTEC turbo-diesel burner which all conform to the new BSVI emission standard. The petrol engine comes mated to a continuously variable transmission (CVT) that put out 141 PS of power at 6,500 rpm and 174 Nm at 4,300 rpm. Whereas, the first-ever i-DTEC burner coming from Honda Earth Dreams Technology series will pair with a 6-speed manual transmission and generate the power-torque figures of 120 PS at 4,000 rpm and 300 Nm at 2,000 rpm units. Excellent driving performance thereby is offered on the tenth-gen Civic boasting an ARAI-rated fuel efficiency of 16,5 kmpl for petrol variant and the segment-leading mileage of 26.9 kmpl returned by the diesel burner.

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The 2019 Honda Civic (facelift) is expected to go on sale at around Rs 18-24 Lakh (ex-showroom, India) and compete against other C-segment sedans like the Hyundai Elantra, Skoda Octavia and Toyota Corolla Altis in India.

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