Photo: Stefan Baldauf/SB-Medien
Honda is getting ready to launch the 2017 Civic, and our spy photographers managed to snap a few shots of a prototype using a production-ready interior.
Just like the previous Civic X prototypes spotted until now, the Honda model in the photo gallery is covered in camouflage.
We remark a set of taillights that look ready for production, while the rest of the body seems to be ready as well, but is concealed in a clever way to keep it under wraps for longer.
Compared to the first sighting of the Civic X prototype, the center-mounted exhaust has been eliminated. We also notice a different pattern for the camouflage used on the body shell, as well as less camo for the inclined taillights, as we mentioned above.
The front of the car looks unchanged when compared to previous spy images, but it does have less camouflage.
Furthermore, we can’t help but notice the new hatch door, which maintains the two-window layout. Unlike the eight-generation Civic, the rear window is not curved anymore, and it does not appear to be made of a single piece of glass. Honda might have used this solution to improve aerodynamics, as well as reduce weight at the highest point at the rear of the vehicle.
When compared to the 2017 Civic prototype showcased this year in Geneva, the recently-spotted model seems to have borrowed most of the design elements from that one. In any case, it has the general shape of the prototype, as well as the same front end and (most) of the rear lights. Naturally, the rims are smaller, and the bumpers come with a toned-down design.
Honda’s next-generation Civic is expected to be launched in the first quarter of next year. The upcoming compact hatchback from the Japanese automaker will be a global model, sold with the same design and technologies on all markets it will enter.
We remark a set of taillights that look ready for production, while the rest of the body seems to be ready as well, but is concealed in a clever way to keep it under wraps for longer.
Compared to the first sighting of the Civic X prototype, the center-mounted exhaust has been eliminated. We also notice a different pattern for the camouflage used on the body shell, as well as less camo for the inclined taillights, as we mentioned above.
The front of the car looks unchanged when compared to previous spy images, but it does have less camouflage.
Furthermore, we can’t help but notice the new hatch door, which maintains the two-window layout. Unlike the eight-generation Civic, the rear window is not curved anymore, and it does not appear to be made of a single piece of glass. Honda might have used this solution to improve aerodynamics, as well as reduce weight at the highest point at the rear of the vehicle.
When compared to the 2017 Civic prototype showcased this year in Geneva, the recently-spotted model seems to have borrowed most of the design elements from that one. In any case, it has the general shape of the prototype, as well as the same front end and (most) of the rear lights. Naturally, the rims are smaller, and the bumpers come with a toned-down design.
Honda’s next-generation Civic is expected to be launched in the first quarter of next year. The upcoming compact hatchback from the Japanese automaker will be a global model, sold with the same design and technologies on all markets it will enter.
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