Malaysia New Honda Civic

All New 2013 Honda Civic 1.8, 2.0, 2.0 Navi and Hybrid Launched in Malaysia

July 13, 2012 4 Comments

Today, Honda Malaysia quench our thirst and satisfied our eagerness by unveiling the new 9th generation Honda Civic Malaysia. As expected, the leak information and photos of 9th Generation Honda Civic as we posted just yesterday was true. As Honda claimed the new Honda Civic is designed with an “Advanced Smart Sedan” concept. There are many handy and smart features with the 9th Gen Honda Civic. Photo shown below is the New Civic with Modulo bodykit.

For this generation of Honda Civic, Malaysian gets the identical design with the Honda Civic US edition. This could be due to the 8th Gen Honda Civic has been stop selling in Japan since 2010 and this 9th Generation Honda Civic will be not on sale in Japan. After clarification during the press conference, we found out that the development of the 9th Generation Civic is still remained in Honda Headquarters, Japan.

For the Civic 2.0L models, there will be High Intensity Discharge (HID) Headlights with projector this time. The rest of the variants, it will be standard halogen with projector lamp.

The 1.8L SOHC i-VTEC (R18A) engine produces 141hp @ 6,500 rpm where as the 2.0L SOHC i-VTEC (R20A) will produce 155hp @ 6,500 rpm. The new 2.0L SOHC i-VTEC that is identical to the new Accord’s engine has been tuned to give the new Civic a different engine characteristic. The new Civic 1.8 offers a max torque of 174Nm, while the 2.0 offers a max torque of 190Nm. Both engine max torque at 4,300 rpm.

From the rear, Honda claims the rear lights highlight the sexy rear design of the Civic. But, this rear lights remind us that it does look similar to the current Mercedes-Benz C-class rear lights. The overall length of the 9th Generation Civic remained the same as the 8th Generation Civic.

The all-new 9th Gen Honda Civic features the similar 2-layered dashboard layout that found in the previous generation but now enhanced with series of new technologies and a more driver-centric design. A 5-inch intelligent Multi Information Display (i-MID) is fitted next to the digital speedometer to promote smart and efficient driving. Like the facelifted Honda City earlier, the new Honda Civic will features the Eco Assist functions, which helps driver improve the vehicle fuel efficiency by changing colours from blue to green to guide driver to achieve a better fuel economy driving pattern. The Honda Civic 2.0L models and the Hybrid model will not require metal car keys as there’s Smart Entry and Push Start Button. Drivers of the Civic 2.0L will get to enjoy some manual gear shifting with the paddle shift controller.

Honda Civic 2012 Malaysia Spyshot

July 11, 2012 1 Comment

Whether are you a Honda Civic fan or not, I believe many of you guys are eagerly waiting for this Thursday. This coming Thursday will be the official birth date of the all-new Malaysian version of Honda Civic (9th Generation). However, some managed to view the car earlier and some photos has been taken. These leaks photos are extracted from the internet and it is believe it has been taken in Malaysia. We are unable to disclose the source. Nevertheless, let’s have an early overview of the 9th Gen Civic in Malaysia.

From the front, Honda has fitted projector head lights to the all-new Civic. Overall the car looks more angular. The 9th generation, certainly looks more serious and aggressive looking.

Interestingly, this photo here indicated, there will be a Honda Civic Hybrid model. We hope Honda will be able to put an attractive price tag due to Malaysia’s government duty exemption for hybrid cars. We believe the Hybrid Civic model will be equipped with 1.5-litre Hybrid IMA (CVT) engine which is identical with the Honda CR-Z. As for the rear design, I’ll let you guys to comment below.

Interior wise, Honda will be using the 2 layer design found in the previous generation of Civic. From the photos we do notice that the top layer will display the digital speedometer and with an additional Multi-Information Display (MID). Steering wheel has been redesigned and the overall dashboard has been tweak to more driver focus and more executive look and feel.

We also heard the rumour that Honda Malaysia will be offering a 5 years warranty for the all-new 2012 Honda Civic and the service interval will be 10,000km instead of 5,000km. More information will be reported if we receive, else the all-new Honda Civic 2012 Malaysia will be unveiled tomorrow on 12 July 2012.

Gallery : Honda Civic 2012 Malaysia Spyshot