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In the latest issue of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology application catalogue, the automotive industry has obtained the declaration map of Dongfeng Honda's new Civic HATCBACK, the overall design of the new car is basically consistent with the overseas version of the hatchback version of the Civic, and the power matches the 1.5T engine. It is worth noting that the new Civic HATCBACK is optional through the MT manual transmission and the CVT gearbox.

In terms of appearance, the new car basically continues the design style of the overseas version of the hatchback Civic, and does not make too many local designs in styling. Its front face is blackened by upper and lower split-type multi-banner intake grilles. the narrow, brand-new matrix headlights and the front grille blend together, the front face looks more flat, and the lower part adopts a three-stage design, with an L-shaped intake design on both sides. Compared with the ten-generation hatchback version of the Civic, the overall design is less spirited and tends to be household style. From the side, the new car still uses the slip-back styling design, and the more sporty lines of the current model have become concise. At the same time, the taillight will adjust the original design shape of the duckling tail to extend longer to the car body. The rear part of the car, which is different from the new Civic hatchback version, cancels the rotary dart taillight and adopts the through-type taillight design. The taillights on both sides show a "C" style and have a high degree of recognition. In terms of size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4548/1802/1420mm and the wheelbase is 2735mm. For comparison, the 2021 Honda Civic HATCBACK has a length, width and height of 4517/1799/1434mm and a wheelbase of 2700mm.

At present, the interior of the new car has not yet been exposed, but with reference to the overseas version of the Civic hatchback, it continues the design of the current hatchback model as a whole, using through-type air conditioning outlet. Equipped with three-format multi-function steering wheel, 10.2-inch full LCD dashboard, 9-inch touch LCD screen. Of course, the intelligent configuration will still bring Honda Honda CONNECT3.0 smart guide interconnection system, digital keys, mobile phone interconnection, car home interconnection, OTA upgrade and so on. In terms of power, the new car will be equipped with a 1.5T turbocharged four-cylinder engine with a maximum power of 134kW (182Ps) and a peak torque of 240N ·m, which is basically consistent with the power parameters of the 11th generation Honda Civic hatchback. In terms of transmission, in addition to the CVT gearbox, the new Honda Civic HATCHBACK also brings back the MT manual gear, which is undoubtedly great news for Honda fans.

As a compact car owned by Honda, the Civic has undergone 11 upgrades. In April 2006, Dongfeng Honda introduced CIVIC into domestic production and sales, and named it "Civic" in Chinese. Since then, its sales have been firmly at the top of the domestic car list. According to the data, the annual sales of Civic from 2017 to 2020 are 173000, 218000, 244000, 233000 and 159000 respectively.

The eleventh generation Civic offers hatchback and hatchback models in overseas markets. at present, the domestic version is only the first to launch the hatchback version, and the hatchback version is expected to go on sale in the second half of the year. As a joint venture compact sedan, Civic's competitors mainly include mainstream joint venture sedans such as Mazda Onksera (11.59-189900 yuan), Toyota Corolla (10.98-145800 yuan) and Volkswagen Suiteng (13.59-165900 yuan). GAC MOTOR Shadow Leopard (9.83-128000 yuan) is also regarded as its competitor. In terms of sales, Civic is ahead of Onksera, Festa, Lecke 03 and other models, similar to Suiteng, Carola and other models, but not as good as Xuanyi and Lang Yi.

It is worth mentioning that, as Civic's sister model, Guangzhou Auto Honda will also launch a new model, the HATCHBACK model, which will also provide manual transmission options. It is understood that after the launch of new cars in the future, the two-car strategy will be adopted, that is, two sales of one car, so as to improve Honda's overall sales and revenue in China. In terms of appearance, there are no related espionage photos of the new car, but it can be predicted that the new car, as a sister model of Civic HATCHBACK, will certainly form a different design from Civic HATCHBACK. Referring to the Civic HATCHBACK, it is expected that the new car will have the same front design as the hatchback version, and the rear part is expected to be hatchback style.

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