Honda, which has tasted the sweetness in the two-vehicle strategy, has not stopped, and with the launch of the eleventh generation Civic, Guangqi Honda has also launched a sister model, the INTEGRA model. Previously, the eleventh generation of Honda Civic attracted a lot of attention when it was listed in China, in addition to the improvement in configuration, the new design style also caused a lot of controversy because of the weakening of the sense of sport.
For domestic consumers, whether it is "type" or "INTEGRA", both names are somewhat unfamiliar. However, this model, which also has honda sports genes, seems to be on the opposite side of the eleventh generation Civic.
Although the type is a brand new product of Guangqi Honda, it actually comes from the exact same platform as the Civic, or the type and the Civic are the same car. However, in terms of appearance design, the style of the two models will have more obvious differences. Although the type also adopts Honda's latest family design, compared with the Civic, the design of the type at the front face will look more concise, and the design of the lower bracket does not have too complicated lines, with a good sense of refinement. In addition, the emerald blue/hot yellow color scheme of the type is also obviously more in line with the tastes of young people than the color matching of the Civic.
The shape of the side is not much different from the Civic, and the slender front and more compact rear will make the sporty sense of the whole car more prominent. It is worth mentioning that the sub-top/top-of-the-top model of the model is also equipped with an 18-inch five-spoke wheel, which complements the sporty style of the whole vehicle. It should be noted that the entire Civic series has not been able to provide 18-inch wheels, according to the current regulations, to upgrade to the same size also need to be reported to the vehicle management office.
The shape of the type in the rear of the car is the most different from the Civic, the shape of the tail light group has become sharper, and the rear encirclement and exhaust shape are also more sporty. In addition, the Night Edition Sports Kit can also provide a blackened design including mirrors, door handles and window trims, and add small tail wing trims to the rear of the car, and the slightly upturned shape extends the visual effect of a very low and large sneaky back style.
Let's take a look at the Earlier Civic, although it comes from Dongfeng Honda, the appearance of the eleventh generation Civic is actually closer to the design style of Guangqi Honda Accord. The front grille adopts a design that is integrated with the headlight group, but the grille area is not large, and the Civic is more moderate than the sporty style of the type. Due to the fact that the Civic has more LED fog lights, the shape of the front bracket is more complex than the type.
Civic's body side styling doesn't lose much of a sporty feel, and the waistline that runs through the front and rear fenders brings enough stretched body proportions, but unfortunately, even the top model of the Civic is only equipped with 17-inch wheels. In terms of body size, the new car has a length, width and height of 4674/1802/1415 mm and a wheelbase of 2735 mm. Compared to the model, there are only slight differences in length between the two cars.
Civic adopts a softer design style in the rear part of the car, without the sharpness of the previous generation model, and the overall shape is moving closer to a more residential style. The interior of the tail light group on both sides is still inverted "L" style, but the visual effect has become more refined.
Inside the car, there is basically no difference in the interior layout of the two models, so here is only a brief introduction. This interior design, whether it is the material or the sense of design, can be called the best in the same class. The full LCD instrument panel, three-frame multi-function steering wheel and the floating central control multimedia display ensure the sense of technology in the car. At the same time, the air outlet of the air conditioner through the center console adopts a honeycomb design, and the metal physical knob is also very in line with the driving habits of consumers.
In terms of vehicle-machine interconnection system, both the model and the Civic are equipped with honda Honda CONNECT 3.0 intelligent guidance interconnection system, which supports voice control and has a built-in AI intelligent assistant, while also recognizing dialects. In addition, through this interconnected system, it is also possible to control smart homes, parking electronic payments, online shopping, as well as remote control, OTA online upgrades and other functions.
Although the interior design and vehicle and machine system are almost the same, the style and Civic are still somewhat different in terms of configuration. First of all, from the perspective of price, there are 6 configurations in the model, with a price range of 129,990-166,900 yuan; the Civic 240TURBO has only 4 configurations, and the price range is 142,900-16.39 million yuan. In the case of the same top model, the type grid is 3,000 yuan more expensive, and the configuration gradient is more refined.
Putting aside the manual version, the CVT version has two configurations of the price is exactly the same, the main difference is that the model has more adaptive near and far light, steering auxiliary lights, rear seat air outlet, and Civic has more LED front fog lights. In the second top of the other two models, the price of the model is 1,000 yuan lower than that of the Civic, but the Civic has more parallel assist, rear parking radar, reversing side warning system, as well as front wireless charging and panoramic sunroof, compared with the advantages of the model is mainly in the lighting configuration. In the top model, the 3,000 yuan of the model is more than a set of BOSE audio and induction wipers, which may not mean much for most people.
The two models have no difference in power and chassis, and the model and Civic 240TURBO model are equipped with a 1.5T four-cylinder turbo engine, with a maximum power of 182Ps and a maximum torque of 240N·m, and the transmission system matches a CVT transmission, but the model also provides a manual version. In addition, Civic also offers a version of the 180TURBO equipped with a low-power 1.5T four-cylinder turbocharged engine with a maximum power of 129Ps and a maximum torque of 180 N·m.
Little Sister summed up
In fact, Honda Integra launched its first model as early as 1985, and was also Honda's legendary sports model, and now Guangqi Honda re-activated the name Integral, obviously to form a differentiated competition with the Civic in terms of sportiness, which can be seen from the full range of 240TURBO, manual transmission and 18-inch wheels. However, the characteristics of civic are also obvious, the design style closer to the Accord has become more homely, and the overall cost performance ratio is excellent enough in terms of comprehensive configuration. Regarding the performance of the future market, in fact, you can refer to the performance of the sister models CR-V and Haoying. A home and a sport depends on which style you like.