Ugh, just notice the ugly red seats are in the sedan photos too.I really like the new styling and wheels, but the extra red on the seats might be a deal breaker for me. Maybe we will get lucky and they won't have it in the sedan (slim chance, but I can hope).
The sounds produced by Active Sound Control are additive - they do not replace any existing audio.How does adding engine sound to the audio system work? Just overrides your music or what? I'm new to hearing about this as a feature.
All 2016-2019 Civic headlights received the lowest-possible rating of "poor" by the IIHS. The most significant factors were inadequate illumination from the halogens and excessive glare from the LED's.If the headlamps are the same LED ones on the ‘19 R’s, then they’ll be pretty damn good.
I suspect that the glare issue that the IIHS is concerned with is definitely on the high beams. From most angles, the LED low beams are great and not at all blinding. The second that you flip on the high beams though, you instantly get this huge "X" pattern of light thrown onto everything around you for several yards, both horizontally and vertically. They'd be blinding to people standing on a 10 foot platform mounted 20 feet to your right. It's nuts.The sounds produced by Active Sound Control are additive - they do not replace any existing audio.
All 2016-2019 Civic headlights received the lowest-possible rating of "poor" by the IIHS. The most significant factors were inadequate illumination from the halogens and excessive glare from the LED's.
Headlights with less than an "acceptable" rating (the second highest) will prevent a vehicle from qualifying for an IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK. Headlights with less than a "good" rating (the highest) will prevent a vehicle from qualifying for an IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK+ rating.
TSP and TSP+ ratings are important to automakers.
Based on this and evidence from the shuffling of headlights on the Pilot, I suspect Honda is addressing their headlight deficiencies (at least in some models and trims) in hopes of qualifying for more TSP and TSP+ ratings. For 2018, Honda added reflector LED headlights to the top Pilot trims and moved the LED projector headlights down to lower trims to replace the poorly-rated halogens.
I'll bet the 2020 Civic LED headlights are tweaked for better light output with less glare in an effort to satisfy IIHS headlight ratings.
There can be no glare issue with high beams, as you are not supposed to use high beams when there is oncoming traffic. All high beams will produce prodigious amounts of glare to oncoming traffic. The glare issue is definitely with the low beams and oncoming traffic.I suspect that the glare issue that the IIHS is concerned with is definitely on the high beams. From most angles, the LED low beams are great and not at all blinding. The second that you flip on the high beams though, you instantly get this huge "X" pattern of light thrown onto everything around you for several yards, both horizontally and vertically. They'd be blinding to people standing on a 10 foot platform mounted 20 feet to your right. It's nuts.
Source and or details pleaseThey're just slightly heavier than the current wheels.
"The low beams created excessive glare."I suspect that the glare issue that the IIHS is concerned with is definitely on the high beams.
The published curb weights of the 2019 and 2020 are identical, so if the 2020's wheels are "slightly heavier", then they must total less than 0.5 lbs. for the set of four...or less considering the additional hardware required for Honda Sensing and Active Sound Control.They're just slightly heavier than the current wheels.