2020 Honda Civic Diesel BS6 Bookings Open

Honda Car India Ltd has initiated bookings of the new BS6-compliant diesel variant of the Civic. The premium sedan will be equipped with an updated oil-burner and will go on sale in India next month. The petrol variant of the car has been available witn a BS6 engine since March. 

The updated 1.6-litre i-DTEC oil-burner is coupled to a 6-speed MT. The Japanese automaker has not revealed the performance figures of the new model, but we expect it to stay identical to that of the BS4 version, which puts out 118bhp of power and 300 Nm of twisting force. The new BS6 CR-V diesel will employ the same power plant and is expected to hit the Indian shores in the coming months.

Honda has been taking a bit of time to make its vehicles compliant as per the new emission norms. Currently, the ongoing City is only available in petrol avatar, and the 1.5-litre i-DTEC model is expected to receive an update in the coming months, and next month the automaker will also introduce the upgraded version of the Honda WR-V. Meanwhile, the gasoline variant of the Civic is powered by the company’s popular 1.8-litre i-VTEC petrol mill, which churns out 141bhp of maximum power and 174 Nm of peak torque. Transmission duties are done by a CVT. One can pre-book the upcoming Civic BS6 diesel from the authorized Honda dealership or via Honda from Home Sales platform.

. The petrol variant of the car has been updated as per the strict BS6 emission norms since its introduction last year

Prices of the new BS6 Civic diesel are still undercover, but we expect a considerable hike. The D-sedan rubs shoulders with the likes of Skoda Octavia and Hyundai Elantra. The ongoing Civic is being offered in three different trim levels namely- V, VX and ZX. The premium sedan is priced between Rs 17.94 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) to Rs 21.25 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). Moreover, the car is offered in five unique colour shade options namely- Radiant Red Metallic, Platinum White Pearl, Modern Steel Metallic, Lunar Silver Metallic and Golden Brown Metallic.