
Honda Motor Company launched its entry level premium
sedan- Civic.
The new Honda Civic will be available in manual and
automatic version. The car was launched by Honda President
and CEO Takeo Fukui. “ With the launch of the latest generation
Civic in India, we are reinforcing our commitment
to the market,” Mr. Fukui said.
The car will be manufactured at the Honda Greater Noida
factory and will have 68% localization which will
be scaled up to 80% within the next two years.
Honda considers the Civic to be one of the cornerstones
of its automotive heritage, a beacon that other models
take example from and it is for this reason that cutting edge style
and technology are pioneered on this model.
Honda sold a staggering 16 million Civics worldwide
in 2004, making it the third best selling passenger car
in the world,no mean feat for a car in this class.
Model:
New Honda Civic
Engine:
1.8 litres, i-VTEC petrol
Power/Torque:
140 bhp/ 17.7kgm
Kerb
Weight: 1272 kg
Dimensions(
l/w/h): 4488/1753/1435mm
Price:
10.75 lakh for manual transmission variant
11.45
lakh for automatic transmission.
The Honda Civic is now in its seventh generation.
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