BIL OCH TRAFIK 2013-03-04
Honda Civic Tourer – första, läckta bilderna
Vi kunde visa en första skiss på Honda Civic i kombitappning för en månad sedan. Nu har de första riktiga, officiella, bilderna läckt ut på Internet.
Författare: Erik Andrén
Att Honda Civic i kombitappning ska visas som koncept i Genève har vi vetat ett tag, inte minst eftersom Honda själva berättade om det för en månad sedan, i samband med att man visade upp en skiss på bilen.
Nu har de första riktiga bilderna kommit ut på Internet, ett par dagar innan den skulle ha blivit officiell på riktigt. Och nog ser bilen ut ungefär som förväntat. Någon storlastare är det inte tal om, men den är nog onekligen en aning mer lastvillig och praktisk än vanliga Civic.
Den produktionsfärdiga versionen av Civic Tourer lär dyka upp i höst, och är första gången på ett decennium (två Civic-generationer) som Civic finns som kombi.
Photos of the new Civic Tourer Concept have just hit the net, giving a look at an upcoming Honda wagon for the European market.
While a concept, it’s most certainly headed to production, though this Civic wagon will not come to North America. After all, it’s based on the Euro-spec Civic platform, which is entirely different from the popular compact sold on our shores.
No details have yet to be released on the powertrains available, but expect Honda to offer it’s efficient and ultra-light 1.6-liter diesel engine with 118 hp and 221 lb-ft of torque.
Look for more photos when AutoGuide’s Geneva Auto Show coverage starts Tuesday, March 5th.
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Martin Scotte
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S2000 -01
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Civic -92
Light travels faster than sound. That is why some people appear bright before you hear them speak
1.22.44 SuperStage(MScotte)
1.26.03 SuperStage(Gullabo)
In a word – stunning. You have to wonder where Honda has been for the past decade as the concept looks every bit as good as the teaser shots suggested. In fact, it probably looks even better.
Some find the current Civic hatchback a little awkward to look at, but we feel they'll be won over when they see the estate version. Just wait until you see the back end for real, with its centrally mounted exhaust pipe. It's a sight to behold.
The European-market Civic faced similar, though not quite as extreme, straits. Instead of wholesale revisions, Honda has augmented the Civic range with a tidy-looking wagon, the Civic Tourer. Unlike the perfectly average Civic hatch, this is the kind of car that stokes the resolve of Honda loyalists.
Its styling harks back to the original Honda Aerodeck of the 1980s, with an appealingly boxy profile. It may wear the most dramatic rear wheel arches outside the supercar wing here in Geneva’s convention centre. The plunging rear glass is also distinctly shooting-brake in style, and the rear lights would flatter a concept car. Disclosure: this is a concept car, mind, but the production version, expected to make its official debut in Europe this autumn, will not deviate greatly from it.
A bystander may think those bold lines may eat away at storage space, but Honda has not released any figures to confirm. We do know the Civic hatch trades heavily on practicality, though, even moving the fuel tank forward to free up space in the back. A simplified torsion-beam rear suspension also creates a deeper storage bay. Rest assured, Honda is a clever company, and it does not suffer sacrifices in practicality for style’s sake — at least thus far.
Engines include the smaller-capacity 1.4-litre and 1.8-litre gasoline engines favoured by European motorists, plus the diesels it loves: the 2.2-litre motor is established, but the 1.6-litre i-DTEC is new and likely to feed the bulk of sales. A 300-horsepower 1.6-litre gasoline turbo, discussed in hushed tones at the Honda stand in Geneva, would take far fewer sales. Type-R Tourer, anyone? Watch out, Ford Focus ST Estate.
It is a foregone conclusion that Honda will leave its US customers in the cold. Honda would see little return in sending over Civic Tourers from England, where they are built, to the land of the SUV. The brand reckons the eventual Tourer will comprise 20% of the Civic sales mix in Europe, although that seems low. A Civic that sugar-coats its practicality with a dose of personality has the makings of a sales leader.
mycket snyggare än den vanliga! tyvärr kommer standard versionen troligtvis bli mer svart plast på och därmed tråkigare. men kan man få den så där fast med färgmatchade skärmkanter så är civc påväg mot rätt håll. hoppas hoppas på type-r!!
joonte_ skrev:mycket snyggare än den vanliga! tyvärr kommer standard versionen troligtvis bli mer svart plast på och därmed tråkigare. men kan man få den så där fast med färgmatchade skärmkanter så är civc påväg mot rätt håll. hoppas hoppas på type-r!!
Jag gissar att dom gör som vanligt dvs ändrar belysningen till något som är mer praktiskt i trafiken. (kolla CR-Z concept tex)
Skulle förvåna mig mycket om den inte ser ut precis som civicen idag fast i kombivariant, om det inte blir som så att den släpps nästa år i lagom tid till faceliften.
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