Just before the official announcement was planned, the 2016 Honda Civic was just previewed with some unofficial pictures posted by a popular website focused on the Civic line. From what we’re able to tell, it looks pretty much as fans of the brand expected it to, and it’s going to be a very satisfying entry for pretty much all people who have been waiting for this model for some time now.
The car is actually out in public already, as that’s where the spy shots came from, according to reports – it was sitting quietly parked on a street and someone passing by whipped out their phone and started taking pictures. What we can see in those shots is pretty much enough to convince fans that the car really is going to match their expectations and push this brand forward into the future.
Various details can be spotted in the pictures, including all kinds of improvements to the overall design, and it looks like the car now has a new form factor to match its more aggressive placement on the market. Its style is reminiscent of other models that the company has released recently, and it’s obvious that Honda’s engineers and designers share a lot of information, although it still retains the characteristic style that we know the Civic for, and it’s obviously a new entry in that specific line.
While people have been commenting on all kinds of random minor changes to the model, some have been paying attention to the bigger picture, describing how the new Civic looks in terms of being a modern vehicle that’s getting announced this year. It’s pretty clear that Honda have some good ideas when it comes to the car’s design and they know how to make it match modern trends without taking away too much from its classic styling.
Some interesting claims that we’re hearing about the model state that it will be the first Civic to come with turbocharged options, so that might indicate that the company is trying to reposition the model in its market segment somewhat. Although, for what it’s worth, they are obviously retaining the original development direction of the car and they know what their people want to see in the end.
Honda are expected to make other releases soon as well, and it’s suspected that the 2016 Civic is not all they’re preparing for their fans. The company has been quite active in their developments lately and they seem to be trying to make their name stay in the headlines for a long time right now.
What will the new model offer in terms of performance and pricing? According to rumors, Honda are aiming at preserving the original gas mileage figures from the previous 2015 model, something that could give the car quite the boost in its popularity once they start their marketing push. People have started to pay attention to this factor more and more, and Toyota would be smart to respond to this market trend appropriately.
In terms of pricing, we don’t know the exact numbers but Honda are allegedly aiming to place this car somewhere around the $20,000 area, so it would be a pretty good offer for those looking for an all-around balanced set of features at an adequate price. The base model is said to be slightly cheaper than $20,000 too, and that should help the car get its much-needed competitive push to secure solid positions on the market.