European Honda Civic Revealed in Patent Application

Recently launched in the US, the new Honda Civic is getting ready to take its chances on the European market, one that has always proven to be a friendly one for the Japanese automaker. And although the looks of the model are already known, slight (very slight) modifications for the European market can be seen in the patent application filed by Honda on the Old Continent.

Set to be released onto the market towards the end of the year, the new generation of the Civic will come to complete a so far very successful line of cars. The patents filed for the European market show both the four-door sedan and two-door coupe, but no hatch.

In the US, the model is currently available with a 2.4l i-VTEC engine that delivers 201 horsepower and 170 lb-ft (230 Nm), paired to a 6-speed manual transmission and standard limited-slip differential. A 1.8l engine is also available, as is the Civic Natural Gas, a variant of the 1.8l engine, providing combined fuel consumption is 31 mpg (7.59 liters/100 km).

In Europe, the Japanese will hide under the hood of the model a tweaked version of the 2.2l i-DTEC unit, but also a smaller turbo diesel unit, so far of undisclosed capacity and power.

Another engine, the 1.8 liter i-VTEC, has been announced ever since December last year. The engine offers combined fuel consumption of 6.7 liters per 100 km (35.1 mpg) with CO2 emissions of 155 g/km.

More details on the new version of the Honda Civic are expected in the coming weeks, as the launch of the model is not far away.