Honda Announces Pricing On Sleek New Civic Hatch

TULLAMARINE, AUSTRALIA – May 25, 2012: Honda Australia has today announced highly competitive pricing for the new European-styled Civic Hatch that goes on sale next month.

Offering outstanding value-for-money, the VTi-S variant will be offered at $22,650 plus on-road and dealer costs (manual, flat paint) and the VTi-L at $29,990 (automatic, flat paint).

Honda Australia Director and General Manager of Sales and Marketing, Stephen Collins, said; “The Civic Hatch is great value for money, with a sleek new European design, improved aerodynamics and greater fuel efficiency.”

The Honda Civic Hatch is one of the most stylish cars in its segment, with a sleek, sporty design and sophisticated touches like the rear brake-light cluster. It prioritises safety and functionality with a five-star ANCAP safety rating and clever features including the unique to Honda, magic seat system.”

The aerodynamic Civic Hatch achieves a combined urban/extra urban fuel consumption figure of 6.1l/100km for the manual transmission and 6.5l/100km for the automatic transmission*. Honda’s fuel efficient technology, the Eco Assist system and Econ Mode are also included.

The new Civic Hatch is sure to surprise and delight. It is a stylish and practical offering in the small car segment and embodies style as well as substance. With flowing character lines, improved aerodynamics, dynamic ride and handling along with clever packaging, customers have a great value package to look forward to.

It is available in two variants, the VTi-S and the VTi-L. Both variants are equipped with an improved 1.8 litre four cylinder i-VTEC engine delivering maximum power of 104kW at 6500rpm and 174Nm of torque at 4300rpm. From the outset, the engine was designed to function as part of a high quality, easy-to-handle powertrain with improved operation at every stage of the drive, including start-up, shifting, acceleration and deceleration.

Safety is of course paramount and the all-new Civic Hatch achieves a five-star ANCAP safety rating with six airbags (front, side and full length side curtain), Honda’s Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) body structure, Vehicle Stability Assist, Honda’s G-Con technology, tyre deflation warning system and a reversing camera for the VTi-L (displayed in the Intelligent Multi-information Display).

The all-new Civic Hatch has a bold exterior design, seamlessly unifying all surfaces including the wheel arches and the body. It is lower and wider with an aerodynamic monoform profile. A new brake-light cluster and rear combination lamp design further add to its form and functionality.