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2012 Honda Civic sedan concept
The Detroit Motor show is LIVE and with it are some many cars. The best part about this year’s Detroit motor is that majority car which will be revealed will be global cars which sooner or later will find their way to India.
Yesterday, we brought you the new Aveo sedan (a.k.a The Sonic) that should debut in India. Today, we bring you what you always wanted to know – 2012 Honda Civic – the car most awaited (and most tracked) by IAB in the year 2010.
After countless spy shots and renderings, the cat is finally out of the bag. But on the face of it we are not that impressed. The design is heavily influenced by its little sister Honda City and here is some sacrilege – looks like a Toyota from behind.
Don’t get me wrong this by no means is a minger. But we expected it to be a lot more flamboyant and futuristic.
2012 Honda Civic Coupe conceptHonda has presented 2 cars for the Civic lineup – The Coupe and the Sedan concepts. The company is very mum about any additional details. In fact they have tinted the glass so dark that one would require x-ray vision to have a glance at the interior.
The only detail that is available in that the gasoline version will get 40 miles per gallon. Also, all versions of the vehicle will come with the EcoAssist feature, a specialized dashboard that warns drivers when they are wasting fuel by driving too aggressively.
Considering that both cars are still concepts, we still don’t know what the actual production models will be like. But here is a suggestion:
@Honda: Make the trapezoidal center exhaust standard on all models 
Indian Autos Blog already presented pictures of the facelifted Suzuki SX4 in the form of spyshots. At the Guangzhou Auto Show this week, it made its debut with significant changes.
There’s no change under the hood of the SX4. After the VW-Suzuki partnership was announced last year, many of us felt TDI engines would feature on the sedan and hatch, but that isn’t the case. Perhaps the next generation SX4 could receive some of the smaller VW group powertrains. The Swift and the Kizashi could also feature VW powertrains at a much later date.
Coming back to the SX4 facelift, we’re uncertain if this is a China specific facelift. The new front-end features plenty of chrome detailing. New headlamps, air intakes and a four slab grille transforms the front-end completely.
16-inch alloys, new tail lamps, mildly reworked boot and rear bumper are minor changes to the car’s exterior.
Step inside and things remain similar to the currently running model. Overseas auto websites talk about smart key entry available on select variants. The dual tone dashboard will be a nice touch for India as well.
Steering mounted audio controls, climate control, DVD video playback system for rear passengers, 9 speaker surround sound system, 6.5 inch touch LCD screen and integrated GPS intelligent navigation system complete the list of features.
Maruti Suzuki is working on SX4 variants for India and this facelift might debut on the diesel model. We have to wait till January to understand the company’s plan.
Source – autohome.com.cn
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