2012 Honda Civic Caught Fully Exposed
Published: October 10th, 2010
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The front end is new, but contrary to some assumptions, the next generation Civic is clearly not an all-new car. CAR Middle East Online caught one in desert testing, and has a full portfolio of shots awaiting your perusal and judgment. So click the link, and come back and tell us what you think. I though so.
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Maybe this article should have been published with the headline of "What wrong with this picture?". Yikes - it looks like the 80s are back.
Looking at the American auto demographic (which continues to diverge from the C/D driving demographic), Honda is going to sell a boat load of these things. I'm a titch disappointed, though--not because I don't think this Civic will be fun to drive--but because its simply not revolutionary. The outgoing model still looks pretty fresh compared to Corolla or 3, so an evolutionary step will do the trick. But it's not what we've come to expect from Civic, which has traditionally been sort of an unexpected trendsetter. From round-when-square-was-in to the wonky one-sided headrest to the outgoing model's hood-meets-glass continuous front slope and alien interior, new Civis are almost expected to extoll creativity in a class where conformity is the norm. This one doesn't. That said, though, the updates are all appropriate, and the inside looks much nicer than before--its very BMW-reminicent by shape. And for the price, the Civic is still the one to beat.
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Our latest Honda, a 2012 Civic EX, is a great disappointment except for the 40 mpg gas mileage with the gas engine and automatic. The dashboard rattles like to skeletons having sex on a tin roof. No tech bulletin out yet but the dealer acknowledges a lot of complaints while Honda shrugs its shoulders. I should have gotten the Ford Fusion SEL I was considering along with the Civic. Same price, tight as a drum, inside and out.