Honda Civic Tourer Debuts For Europe Only

by TTAC Staff

Published: August 13th, 2013

honda civic tourer debuts for europe only

Ahead of the Frankfurt show, Honda revealed their Europe-only Civic Tourer, a wagon version of Honda’s bread and butter compact. Notable features include a Fit-style “Magic Seat” (that can be folded in multiple ways for maximum cargo carrying) and a tailgate that swings up extremely high – something that will likely be an issue in low underground garages. The Civic’s rivals include established players like the Skoda Octavia, Ford Focus and Volkswagen Golf. But Honda is hoping that class-leading cargo capacity and distinctive styling will be enough to entice new customers.

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Mies on Aug 14, 2013

This looks like Inpsector Gadget's car.

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Wodehouse on Aug 14, 2013

It looks like a Prius variation. I want to see Honda incorporate some of the design themes from the Gear Concept into their production models, especially the front end.

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