2013 Honda Civic Revealed

by Derek Kreindler

Published: November 12th, 2012

Everybody’s favorite schadenfreude victim got a minor refresh intended to stave off the critics and ensure its continued dominance in the best-seller ranks. Did it work?

The changes to the 2013 Honda Civic aren’t exactly earth-shattering, and to be honest, we’re hoping that the interior gets the brunt of the cosmetic work, since it needed it the most. Powertrain and other mechanical details weren’t revealed either. We’ll have to wait for the L.A. Auto Show in a couple weeks time to get those sorted out. The 2012 Civic, even with its supposedly crappy interior, boring styling and forgettable driving dynamics, is still the 4th best selling car in America. The critics may not have liked it, but my Grandma sure did. And it’s her, not them, who are handing over the money.

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Burgersandbeer on Nov 13, 2012

What did I miss with this article? The headline reads "2013 Honda Civic Revealed," yet there are no interior pics or mechanical details. Is there a link somewhere that I overlooked?

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Snakebit on Nov 13, 2012

28-Cars-Later, You realize that the Civic 4door/ILX and the TSX are two completely different cars, different platforms, one's US-built and one's Japanese-built. The TSX and the European Accord are the only ones that share that same platform. In the States, the TSX is one of the most popular Acuras, and it would make no sense to stop importing it. That and the TL are what are keeping Acura afloat, as far as passenger car sales.

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- 28-Cars-Later on Nov 13, 2012
  
  Yes, I do realize they are different models. I mistakenly read TSX was going to be dropped in favor of ILX. However that being said, it seems redundant to me to keep TSX when ILX becomes the entry level and RL (to be RLX) is kept in the lineup as a ‘flagship’. I have driven TSX and the 06+ gen Civic and while they do feel differently and are different models, they are in fact both small four cylinder sedans. It would be akin to Chevrolet introducing a model in between Cruze and Malibu, with Impala being the 'flagship'.
  
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- Kvndoom on Nov 13, 2012
  
  It makes perfect sense... the weak dollar means that Honda is taking a punch for each TSX sold. The America-built ILX is euro/yen-proof so each sale will be more profitable, even at a lower price. Note that TSX year on year sales have halved since the ILX release. Honda wants the ILX to cannibalize enough TSX sales that they can justify dropping it. I would be shocked if there's a 2014 TSX.
  
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