Temple of Vtec on the New Civic
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Temple of Vtec on the New Civic
As a follow up to SeekerOne's post I bring you this..
http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=334546
It is extremely long so I'll paste in a few items
Design:
I asked Mr. Toshiyuki what were the main ideas around which the new Civic was designed. His response was, “We wanted to give it a sporty and high-tech look”. I think there is little doubt that they have succeeded in both aspects.
You can already see from the photos that when Mr Fukui spoke about the next generation Civic having more emotional styling, it was no joke. This concept is really aggressive, from any point of view. I have to admit that I was quite surprised with it, especially considering that the style of the last two generations of Civics has been a little bland. Whether it suits your tastes or not, the 8th generation Civic will be a car that will turn many heads around town; something not so common in the compact class.
Interior:
Mr. Toshiyuki told me that with this car, the approach was doing both interior and exterior at the same time. That it was more like a team working together than two separated groups, one on the inside and another one on the outside. That is the only clue about what the Civic interior will look like, just as sporty and high tech as the outside.
He confirmed to me that what we could see behind the tinted glass was the production interior. In fact, almost everything was hidden, but from what I could see (sorry, no pics), I can tell you that “high-tech” is the best word to describe it. So if you were surprised by the exterior design, I bet you’ll be shocked when the interior comes to light. If anything, it reminded me most of the 4th generation prelude.
From the Honda Press Staff:
There will be a 3-door version, but it will come later, and will be almost identical to the 5-door one. (Right now the 3 and 5 door Civics have different size and style).
The Civic is really going upscale, and there will be nothing under 140Hp. SOHC VTEC engines will not be available anymore,
and there will be no smaller Diesel engine than the current 2.2L. When the past generation Civic was released, there were only 3 petrol versions (90Hp, 110Hp, and 200Hp for the CTR), and one Diesel version of 100Hp derived from Isuzu.
They still knew little about the R version, but there will be a new Civic Type R for Europe. They would only say that it will have at least 200Hp, maybe more, but nothing sure, and it will be fitted with the same safety equipment as the rest of the Civic line-up. So it’s fairly certain that this new Type R will be heavier than the current generation. Hearing the Honda man, I am not sure that the new R will really have a pure R treatment. In any case, it will be a three door.
http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=334546
It is extremely long so I'll paste in a few items
Design:
I asked Mr. Toshiyuki what were the main ideas around which the new Civic was designed. His response was, “We wanted to give it a sporty and high-tech look”. I think there is little doubt that they have succeeded in both aspects.
You can already see from the photos that when Mr Fukui spoke about the next generation Civic having more emotional styling, it was no joke. This concept is really aggressive, from any point of view. I have to admit that I was quite surprised with it, especially considering that the style of the last two generations of Civics has been a little bland. Whether it suits your tastes or not, the 8th generation Civic will be a car that will turn many heads around town; something not so common in the compact class.
Interior:
Mr. Toshiyuki told me that with this car, the approach was doing both interior and exterior at the same time. That it was more like a team working together than two separated groups, one on the inside and another one on the outside. That is the only clue about what the Civic interior will look like, just as sporty and high tech as the outside.
He confirmed to me that what we could see behind the tinted glass was the production interior. In fact, almost everything was hidden, but from what I could see (sorry, no pics), I can tell you that “high-tech” is the best word to describe it. So if you were surprised by the exterior design, I bet you’ll be shocked when the interior comes to light. If anything, it reminded me most of the 4th generation prelude.
From the Honda Press Staff:
There will be a 3-door version, but it will come later, and will be almost identical to the 5-door one. (Right now the 3 and 5 door Civics have different size and style).
The Civic is really going upscale, and there will be nothing under 140Hp. SOHC VTEC engines will not be available anymore,
and there will be no smaller Diesel engine than the current 2.2L. When the past generation Civic was released, there were only 3 petrol versions (90Hp, 110Hp, and 200Hp for the CTR), and one Diesel version of 100Hp derived from Isuzu.They still knew little about the R version, but there will be a new Civic Type R for Europe. They would only say that it will have at least 200Hp, maybe more, but nothing sure, and it will be fitted with the same safety equipment as the rest of the Civic line-up. So it’s fairly certain that this new Type R will be heavier than the current generation. Hearing the Honda man, I am not sure that the new R will really have a pure R treatment. In any case, it will be a three door.
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i have an 05 civic ex vtec...<3 it! -jenjen
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Crew Cheif / Lead Mechanic
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2002 Lexus IS300
2001 Lexus IS400
2000 F250 7.3 diesel
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i personally love the new look honda is going with....i may get one in a few years once i get my house going and a decent job
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