The Civic is a model about my dad's age, and since the first generation of models came out in 1972, this family car has been writing its history.
Admittedly, about the Civic, everyone is familiar with its best-selling in the world, with more than 27 million users in the global market, which is undoubtedly one of the most sought after and recognized models of Honda Automobile. But its success is not only due to the fact that the market has a good performance, it is enduring, stemming from the fact that each generation can almost find traces of the civic in their own lives.
Looking back at The Civic's growth experience, you will find that it was born with its own genes to break through itself.
When the 70s and 80s, the world economy was depressed, the previous generations of Civic with outstanding fuel consumption performance and practicality to meet market demand; 90s performance cars were popular, VTEC and TYPE-R two resounding names, so that Civic in the arena invincible; the 21st century into the Chinese market, Civic returned to pragmatism, to meet the Chinese users at that time for the dual pursuit of driving experience and fuel economy; when the rise of 80, 90, young consumers occupy the mainstream, the tenth generation of Civic arrogant to the bone of the shape, Poking directly at their G-spot, it has achieved the development of domestic sports car and modified car.
The traces of the Civic from generation to generation are infused into the long river of history, and together they piece together a huge public perception that then resonates strongly. We may not be able to measure it with a single value, because it is pioneering and leading in every different era, always catering to the aesthetics and needs of users as a belief, which is the secret of Civic immortality.
And with the advent of the Eleventh Generation Civic, we have reason to believe that it will once again break the repetition and transcend the self, just as the changes that have taken place in it.
You can see in the eleventh generation of Civic, the kind of personality that is modified and simplified.
A car that is hot enough to go out of the circle can quickly attract fans, but it is equally easy to lose followers. In the era of personalization, the movement design of the "extroverted" of the Ten Generations Civic has created a stage of the trend. However, under the continuous baptism of the concept of consumption upgrading, users' pursuit of aesthetic and fashion trends has become more and more critical. What the Eleventh Generation Civic has to do is to pursue experience and texture on the basis of retaining sports labels.
So, perhaps at first glance, the Eleventh Generation Civic has become "homely", but those who really understand it will find that his sense of movement is manifested through a flexible posture hidden in the body of the car, through a more restrained way.
For example, the design language of the eleventh generation Civic focuses on the concept of "refreshing", the slender front of the car has a sense of diving, and the straight waist line extends from the front of the car to the rear of the car, all in one go. The ceiling laser welding technology removes the "superfluous" sealing trim in the visual effect, and for the first time adopts the undivided door handle, creating a capable style for the whole vehicle, with a more cheerful look and feel, catering to the aesthetic trend of flattening and element reduction in the digital age.
At the same time, through the design method, it really plays a role in the actual driving experience. The slender front and smooth lines are not just for the concave shape. The former optimises the height of the hood and the angle to the front windshield to serve the driver's field of vision. The latter is in order to improve the "sports" of the rear car head space is insufficient, and the window area is increased accordingly to improve the permeability of the rear row. Even the removal of the strip is not just for the sake of the overall sense of visual effects, and the narrowing of the welding gap can enhance the rigidity of the body. In addition, the headlights with excellent recognition are not just to highlight the delicacy, its built-in ADB adaptive high beam lights can adjust the illumination angle according to the oncoming car, avoiding "flashing" the oncoming car.
These all-in-one product concepts that follow the progress of the times and value experience have also extended to the interior of the eleventh generation Civic.
Its central control area is no longer the separate design adopted by traditional vehicles, such as the driving information, entertainment, air conditioning control area and air outlet of the previous generation of models, which adopt the traditional left, center and right standardized style. The Eleventh Generation Civic is different, with through-the-air outlet trims that integrate the entire central control area into one. At the same time, the physical buttons are greatly simplified, the layout of the multi-functional steering wheel buttons is compacted, and the human-computer interaction is handed over to the Honda CONNECT3.0 intelligent guide interconnection system that is equipped for the first time in China, through the rapid intelligent voice control, accurate dialect recognition, and the introduction of chinese localization content such as mobile payment, hand-to-hand APP control, and home interconnection, OTA upgrade, etc., in a more humane and modern way, to solve the "cumbersome" when users operate vehicle functions.
When it comes to smart black technology, let's not forget that this eleventh generation Civic is also equipped with Honda SENSING safety super sense system as standard. ACC adaptive cruise with integrated low-speed following and lane-keeping assistance allows the driver to focus on road conditions most of the time without straining their nerves, freeing up the burden on their right foot. Pre-collision alerts and blind spots warn drivers to maintain a safe distance from the car in front of them and to alert the next lane if there are cars in the adjacent lane that affect the route hidden in the invisible place. If the general driver assistance system is to help the driver drive, then the eleventh generation of Civic's deeply integrated system is more like a caring housekeeper, handling everything properly.
In addition, as a replacement model with a comprehensive innovation of the underlying structure, the eleventh generation Civic has achieved an 8% increase in torsional rigidity and a 13% increase in bending rigidity through the optimization of body materials and structures, while the whole series is equipped with the highest 10 airbags of the same level as standard, which has also achieved a new level of progress at the passive safety level.
Although the eleventh generation Civic has not changed much in terms of power this time, in terms of movement and handling, we can still experience the same processing methods as its static level, that is, it is more refreshing, paying attention to experience and texture.
In fact, the acceleration performance that the previous generation of Civic was famous for also brought a small flaw in the driving experience - the initial power output is more abrupt. To this end, the manufacturer improved the shift logic for the CVT gearbox equipped with the Eleventh Generation Civic.
At the same time, the electric steering system makes the steering wheel feel light, neither too light nor too heavy, and the feel is just right.
Coupled with changes to the wheelbase and suspension, the front suspension features a newly developed low-friction ball head and newly developed steering bearings to reduce suspension compression and rebound friction and improve the sense of centering of the driving control. On the basis of increasing the wheelbase by 12mm, the rear suspension incorporates a new bushing and a large-size flexible bushing, which improves the performance of the corner, avoids the noisy road surface affecting the chassis, and comprehensively improves the dynamic NVH performance of the vehicle.
The reason why civic stories are "legendary" is that they can always lead the trend of the times. The radical and flamboyant design of the Ten Generations Civic coincided with the young years of the automobile consumer market, which made it have an unusually distinct personality in the compact family car market and established an unbreakable benchmark image of the sportsman car.
Compared with the intuitive "impact" brought to consumers by the tenth generation of Civic four years ago, the eleventh generation of Civic is based on it and no longer worries too much about basic responsibilities (the sports car makes it a personalized point). It turns to the ultimate goal, focusing on the multi-dimensional improvement of functionality, safety, intelligent technology and power control through the design concept of simplifying into complexity. From the ultimate sports style, gradually to a more "advanced" texture model to create a better experience for users to experience the product, and the concept of consumption upgrade continues to improve the needs of users in the same frequency resonance.
This is a bit like Tai Chi Chuan intends not to use force to expand fundamentally, it seems to be a gentle move, but in fact, the internal strength is deep and the stamina is infinite. The eleventh generation of "martial arts" cultivation to a new realm of civics is destined to once again lead its peers and lead the industry.