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CANADA’S FAVOURITE SEDAN RETURNS FOR ANOTHER GENERATION BY Benjamin Yong
“What we have accomplished with the Honda Civic, is taking it to a higher level of sophistication,” says Clement D’Souza, Honda of Canada Mfg. senior vice president.
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or a car to become the nation’s best selling 23 years straight it has to be pretty darned good, and the Honda Civic has proven to be just that. The 11th generation sedan seeks to keep
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the streak going introducing fresh styling, a more powerful turbocharged engine and fresh tech. “What we have accomplished with the Honda Civic, is taking it to a higher level of sophistication,” says Clement D’Souza, Honda of Canada Mfg. senior vice president. “We’ve created this clean and modern look by using new and first-time Civic technologies, which resulted in the most technologically advanced Civic ever, with a refined and innovative design.” The vehicle bears almost an
HIGHLIGHTS MSRP: $24,465 (base) Motor: 1.5-litre turbocharged four cylinder Horsepower: 180 @ 6,000 rpm Torque (lb-ft): 177 @ 1,700 rpm Gearbox: CVT Layout: Front engine, frontwheel drive Fuel economy: 9.1 L/100 km mixed city/highway (observed)
