During the New Year, I often hear friends complain about when oil prices can come down, and indeed, for some people, in this era of oil prices that continue to grow at every turn, fuel vehicles are not as good as imagined. After all, driving without daring to push the throttle is sometimes quite uncomfortable, which is especially serious for those who drive the "steel gun model".
Fortunately, there are still hybrid models on the market, which is less annoying.
Recently, a set of Road Test Spy Photos of the Honda Civic e:HEV Hybrid Edition circulated on the Internet.
It is not difficult to see from the pictures that the hybrid version of the Civic is based on the hatchback version of the model, and the overall shape has not been greatly changed. The new car is only covered with camouflage stickers on the front face, side skirts and rear surrounds, and these areas may be slightly upgraded.
In the front part, the new car adopts a layered design, the middle of the net is a honeycomb design, the bottom is a horizontal design, and the headlight group is consistent with the current Civic without modification.
This side of the body presents a sneaky shape, and a straight waist line runs from the front headlight group to the rear, creating a sense of movement that is still very in place.
The rear part of the car thanks to the blessing of the through-type taillights, so that the tail looks layered, but also for the new car to add a few degrees of recognition, although the lower encirclement is covered with a tight camouflage sticker, but from the general outline and the vehicle width lights on both sides, the change is not large.
At the same time, since it is a hybrid model, it is expected that the production version will have Honda's "e:HEV" logo on the rear to identify it.
The interior part is expected to be basically the same as the new sedan model, and it is still the design of the suspension central control screen plus the air outlet of the through-channel air conditioner, and will not be significantly changed.
As a hybrid version of the new Civic, the focus of the new car is naturally on the powertrain. According to the current news, the new Civic Hybrid Edition will be equipped with a hybrid system consisting of a 2.0L engine and an electric motor, and the corresponding transmission system is Honda's E-CVT transmission specially developed for hybrid models. The overall layout is a front-facing front-drive layout.
Of course, if the user voice is enough, a four-wheel drive version may be launched in the future. However, judging from the home positioning attributes of the eleventh generation Civic, the possibility of launching a four-wheel drive hybrid version of the model is unlikely.
The Civic e:HEV hybrid version released by Honda this time undoubtedly regards the Toyota Corolla twin engine next door as a competitor, after all, the voice of these two models in the domestic compact car field is not low.
Toyota Corolla Dual Engine is equipped with a power system composed of a combination of 1.8L engine + electric motor, and the Civic e:HEV hybrid version uses a power system composed of 2.0L engine + electric motor.
If you look at the book data alone, the power system of the Civic e:HEV is also more relaxed than the Corolla twin engine next door in terms of power performance. The price of the corresponding Civic e:HEV hybrid version is also expected to be much higher than the price of the Corolla dual engine.
Based on Honda's layout in the domestic market, its category covers a variety of models, and these hybrid models have also brought honda a lot of users with their own good reliability and fuel economy.
The launch of the Civic hybrid version by Honda is also in line with the dual needs of the Chinese people for home and sports, but there are still many people who regret it, after all, the Chinese people are still more inclined to have a "big space" sedan. When faced with the hatchback version of the Hybrid Civic, it always feels a little bit worse.
However, you don't have to worry, Presumably Honda will not watch so many users run to the Toyota next door.