This year's Dongfeng Honda can "fight", is expected to launch as many as 11 cars, including a full 5 new / replacement models, including e: NS1, a new XR-V, an as yet unnamed SUV, and the Civic HatchBack / Hybrid Edition / Type-R. For other models, we will save it later, and today we will talk about the Civic Hybrid version of the model.
Because this is perhaps the best hybrid compact sedan today, suitable for users who are looking for performance but cannot afford to increase oil prices, this Civic, but with a 2.0L hybrid system!
According to Dongfeng Honda's new car plan, the eleventh generation hybrid Civic comes with hatchbacks and sedans to choose from, the latter of which is consistent with the current sedan models, and the design has not changed. Only according to the Thai version of the model, the wheel hub or use a different style, and will use the same blue background H standard as the Yingshipai hybrid today.
But the most important thing is the hatchback version, this new car uses a hatchback design, which has to be looked closely, because it is designed like a sedan, the tail has a significant expansion, but it is faster and more compact. So if the family is a "die-hard"? These two compartments can be confused, hehe.
By the way, the hatchback version also has a benefit - the wheel shape is more beautiful, with this compact body, looking very coordinated, very JDM, if the domestic version can be originally introduced, then it is really necessary to smash the pot to sell iron to buy!
Now the sedan version has entered the filing stage of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and is expected to be listed for sale in the third quarter.
Compared with the foreign version, it uses silver rearview mirrors, black door handles, small spoilers to show its difference, in addition to two different sets of wheel styles, looking more delicate and sporty.
The new car will be equipped with a 2.0L hybrid system, which is now the set on the Inspira Hybrid: the maximum power of the Civic hybrid engine part is 105 kilowatts, the parameter is not high, but it is usually used more as a "generator", and only at high speed is directly connected to the wheels for output.
If you refer to the Inspi sharp hybrid, it relies on a 135 kW electric motor for daily walking, has a peak torque of 315 Nm, and the combined maximum power is close to 158 kW, which has reached the level of 2.0T engine.
So when the Civic has this 2.0L hybrid system, it has the ability of a small steel cannon, because the previous generation of Civic Si is only 152 kilowatts, which is obviously stronger! This is also the reason why the Thai version of the model will add the RS logo to the model, which is completely worthy of the title of performance version.
And its fuel consumption is still very low, enjoy the throttle in the end there will be no fuel burden, after all, buy a car with strong performance, but also save fuel? How uncomfortable that is!
The fuel consumption of the hybrid hybrid with a curb weight of about 1.6 tons and positioning medium-sized car Yingshipai is only 4.2L/100 km; but what is slightly strange is that the size and maintenance quality of less than 1.5 tons of hybrid Civic, the fuel consumption is 4.39-4.51L/100 km.
The power is comparable to a small steel cannon, but the fuel consumption is still the top three levels of the same level, how perverted is this strength?
Honda Enjoy Domain Sharp Hybrid
Price: 13.99-16.99 million
Looking at Dongfeng Honda's powertrain product line, it has 1.5L hybrid and 2.0L hybrid for domestic Civic hybrid options, the former is mounted on the enjoyment domain, and the latter is installed on the Yingshipai and Alisson. So some people will ask why it is a 2.0L hybrid, not the 1.5L hybrid system on the Xiangyu Rui hybrid, after all, both are compact cars, and the price of 2.0L hybrid is higher.
The reason is positioning, Honda Civic has always focused on handling, performance, is not so "anfen" model. So to replace it with a 1.5L hybrid, only the "small" 113 kilowatts of comprehensive maximum power, naturally is not enough.
And if you use 1.5L hybrid, this will inevitably carry out internal friction with the enjoyment domain, destroying the current product balance. And how to price this model is also a big problem, if it is similar to the 1.5T version of 14-16 million levels, which is in direct competition with the enjoyment domain, can not do the effect of expanding the product line; if it is higher than the 1.5T version to reach 16-19 million levels, consumers are not willing to pay.
Hideto Honda
Price: 17.99-25.59 million
Therefore, the choice of 2.0L hybrid is the most appropriate, compared to 1.5T is about 20,000 higher, the overall price of 16-19 million on the one hand can raise the product image of the Civic system, on the other hand, it also fills the price gap between the Civic and the Yingshipai. It is the main high-performance low-fuel-consumption sedan, which is worth the fare, which is equivalent to the space Lite, performance Pro version of the "Little Yingshi Pie".
From the above we can basically determine its price range, or 16-19 million, it is more as a high-end compact model of Dongfeng Honda, although it does not use the so-called A+ class predicate of the opponents, but its 2735mm wheelbase, itself can be defined as A+ class, but this eleventh generation of Civic is too low-key, and how will the 1802mm body width lag behind the opponent?
In addition, it is actually a "high-end model", so the configuration level itself is higher than the general 1.5T high-power version of the model, or the standard Honda super sense safety assist, panoramic sunroof, leather seat, main driver's seat electric adjustment and other configurations, equipped with the same as the 158,900 Civic 240 TURBO CVT power control version, so it seems that the 2.0L hybrid "premium" is not high.
Toyota Lingshang
Price: 14.88-15.88 million
Volkswagen Sagittarius
Price: 13.35-16.59 million
Looking at the A+ counterparts of the market, the most important is Toyota Lingshang and Volkswagen Sagittarius. The Honda Civic's 2.0L hybrid can be described as "offensive and offensive and defensive."
For Toyota Lingshang, Volkswagen Sagittarius this kind of "stable" players, more to face ordinary family users, these consumers demand large space, low fuel consumption, insensitive to price, Civic is basically in an invincible position here, comprehensive product strength of the three is evenly matched, difficult to choose. Civic has low fuel consumption and good reputation for durability, while Sagittarius has the blessing of Ashkenazi genes and high space utilization.
It can even be said that which brand you like, choose which brand.
Civic Hybrid will also attack the "personalized" market to a certain extent, and it will also face those models that are also not "safe", mainly Volkswagen Lingdu and Toyota C-HR.
Volkswagen Lingdu, the main is the sports coupe style, the only frameless door + slipback style of the same level is its biggest highlight, attracting many young users of the yanpai school; but now it only has 1.4T power to choose from, the maximum power of 110 kilowatts, and 5.92L / 100 km of WLTC fuel consumption, so that it is not as good as The Civic hybrid in terms of economy and power.
Toyota C-HR Hybrid
Price: 16.98-190,800
Toyota C-HR, specifically referring to the 2.0L hybrid version, this is the biggest enemy of today's Civic Hybrid, but the difference is that The Civic is a sedan, and the C-HR is an SUV. The latter's fuel consumption level of 4.5 liters per 100 kilometers, as well as its own combined maximum power of 135 kilowatts, coupled with the excellent handling brought by the TNGA architecture, the two will inevitably compete misaligned, especially when the new XR-V/Binzhi hybrid has not yet arrived.
Therefore, for C-HR and Civic hybrid choice, it is more of a showdown between SUVs and cars, depending on how consumers choose. But to be sure, C-HR is slightly better through sex, while Civic is better spatially.
The launch of Civic Hybrid is more to fill the price gap between Civic and Yingshipai, which needs to be raised to reach the level of 160,000-190,000, so the "people-friendly power" of 1.5L hybrid is naturally not suitable. When the Civic hybrid uses this set of 2.0L hybrids, it can naturally raise the sports image of the Civic car series and directly compete with Volkswagen Sagittarius, Toyota Asia Lion and so on. But in any case, this Civic hybrid is still very attractive, isn't it? Especially when the budget is only 20,000, you can't afford to buy a model like the Yingshipai Hybrid, but it also raises a problem, with a budget of 190,000, will you choose the more fuel-efficient Civic Hybrid, or the More Space and the discount is not smallEr, the Pure Fuel Version?