Honda shows us the Civic Tourer officially

Honda begins to unveil images of one of its entries for the Frankfurt Motor Show. It is the most versatile version of the Civic, the Civic Tourer.

A few days ago we told you that the Civic Tourer will feature an exclusive new active suspension for the rear axle, also showing a couple of photographs of the model still in camouflage.

Well, speculation and camouflaged models are now over, and the Japanese brand shows us, in a series of photographs, the model completely finished and in production form, ready to enter the production lines. It can be seen in person for the first time at the Frankfurt Motor Show, one month from now.
The photographs show an estate with a very dynamic design, in the style of the Toyota Auris Touring Sports, one of its strongest rivals in the compact estate market. It will also compete with models such as the Golf Variant, the Kia Cee’d Sportswagon or the Opel Astra Sports Tourer, among others.

Honda has set out to create one of the most capable estates in the segment, offering in the Civic Tourer a boot space of 624 litres, expandable up to 1,668 litres if you fold down the seats. Speaking of seats, this version of the Civic also incorporates the already well-known Magic Seats within the brand, a system that allows the rear seats to be unlatched from their usual position, tilting them and leaving a very wide space suitable for long objects. Of course, the rear seats can be folded in a 60:40 split.

As we already told you, the Civic Tourer will exclusively incorporate a new adaptive damping system (ADS) on the rear axle. This system is fitted for the first time on a production vehicle, and can be set to three damping levels: Comfort, Normal and Dynamic. Thanks to this technology, the Civic Tourer can go from a comfortable family cruiser to a very agile compact on twisty roads with just the press of a button. In addition, the system is controlled automatically, so the vehicle constantly analyses the condition of the road surface to adapt to it.

This model can be combined with two engines, one petrol and one diesel. Namely, those who choose petrol will have at their disposal the familiar 1.8 i-VTEC unit that delivers 141 CV and very smooth driving, though it still depends on the gearbox at times when more power is needed, such as overtaking or merging.
For those who choose diesel, there will also be the new 1.6 i-DTEC, introduced a few months ago on this model, which delivers 120 CV and 300 Nm, with an average consumption of 3.6 litres per 100 km.
In all likelihood, this latter engine will be the best seller, paired with a 6-speed manual gearbox, as its everyday driving is more pleasant thanks to its greater torque at low revs, as well as noticeably lower consumption compared with the petrol version. It is worth noting that the petrol engine can be combined with a 6-speed manual gearbox and also with a 6-speed automatic. It is the only automatic option in the range.

The brand has not yet released data on pricing, although an increase of around 1,500 euros over the compact variant can be expected with the same engine and equipment.
In short, this is another option within the ever-growing compact estate segment, one that bets on an attractive design without losing the practicality and versatility inherent to a vehicle of this type.

Source | Honda

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