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2015 Honda Civic Facelift Unveiled, Including New Sport Model

The current generation of Honda Civic hatchback still feels and looks like a brand new car, but Honda has just launched a facelift for its European compact model, adding new tech and a Sport derivative to the range.
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Let's start with the Civic Sport, which we thing is going to get plenty of young buyers into Honda dealerships because it looks so old-school. It's inspired by the styling of the upcoming Civic Typer R hot hatch, but comes with a choice of normal engines that are a little easier on your wallet. A redesigned front bumper ads character using sharper lines and a black insert for the grille, flanked by sharp LED daytime running lights.

The Civic Sport also features a small rear spoiler that seems to be glued onto the middle of the hatch glass and a set of 17-inch wheels that are available in black. Engines for this watered down Type R include a 1.6 i-DTEC diesel rated at 120 PS and an EU6 compliant 1.8-liter VTEC pushing 142 PS.

The mid-life update for the rest of the Civic range is more like a tech update than a comprehensive design change. Both the hatch and estate models have received re-styled headlights that feature daytime running LED accents on the bottom and a new cluster for the beams to mirror the latest Honda designs, probably the upcoming HR-V crossover. They also benefit from re-styled front and rear bumpers, side skirts and taillights graphics, but none of these changes are very obvious.

Perhaps more importantly, the all Civic models have a system called City- Brake Active (CTBA) as standard, which is ideal for avoiding low speed accidents at up to 30 km/h. The highlight of its cabin is a new Honda Connect infotainment system that runs on Android 4.0.4. This tech update is joined by new seat trim combinations and door trim design.

Expect a full market launch of the Civic facelift range right after its debut at the Paris Motor Show 2014.
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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