Honda's i-MMD hybrid series models have always had a good heat in the Chinese market, and in terms of sales in 2020-2021, HEV hybrid models have accumulated sales of 435,000 units, which is a fairly high number, but also can prove that the potential of this market is still relatively large, at present Honda is also covering this system to more models, in the field of compact cars, only Lingpai and Xiangyu have launched a hybrid version of oil and electricity, and the large-volume Civic is still a full range of fuel vehicles, but this situation will soon change. Recently, Honda announced the official map of the European version of the Civic e:HEV hybrid model, and it is reported that the new car will be the first to be listed in Europe in the summer, and Dongfeng Honda will also be domestically produced within the year.
Civic e: HEV in the appearance of the fuel model is synchronized, based on the Civic HATCHBACK version to create, flat design style is full of sports, but compared to the domestic sedan version, the design of its front face is more three-dimensional, and the internal honeycomb grid grid, front lip, side skirt, rear surround and other places have been blackened, highlighting the young personality.
As a hatchback structure model, the Rear Suspension of the Civic e:HEV is shorter than the sedan version, and with the slipback design, the vehicle looks more subductive. The structure of the tail lamp uses a flat C shape, with a light strip connection in the middle, a prominent duck tail and a diffuser at the bottom, which are all sports elements that will make young people love.
The interior design is the same as the fuel model, but the honda Civic's design can indeed give the market a strong sense of freshness, although it is a relatively simple layout, but the level of refinement of the details can also be seen by the factory's intentions.
Although the Civic e:HEV is positioned in the compact class, Honda has delegated the powertrain of the Accord hybrid version to this model, consisting of a 2.0-liter Atkinson cycle engine and electric motor, but the parameters have been adjusted, the maximum output power is reduced to 181 hp (135 kW), the peak torque is still 315 Nm, matching the E-CVT transmission, which is higher than the power configuration specifications used above the Lingpai and Xiangyu, which are also positioned as A-class cars. Enough to reflect the importance of the Civic global model in the Honda family. On the Accord, this system can achieve a low fuel consumption level of 4.2L per 100 kilometers, and it is believed that the fuel consumption data on the smaller and lighter Civic e:HEV will be further reduced.
In the oil-electric hybrid compact car market, Toyota Corolla / Ralink dual engine sales accounted for a relatively high proportion, although the future Civic e: HEV after the domestic price will be higher than the first two, but for the pursuit of higher quality and stronger performance of consumers, Civic e: HEV attraction is obviously stronger. And in fact, compared with the previous generation of models of the new Civic while retaining the sports temperament while itself has a stronger home attributes, the future Civic e: HEV after the introduction of domestic, should also bring a lot of impact to this original competitor market segment, and the first will inevitably be Toyota dual engine products.