2016 Honda Civic COUPE Preview Event - CivicX Live Coverage

[msuka]

Looking good, wow big jump in rear leg room!

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[alladat1]

The dark trim on the seats looks better than the all grey seats in the sedan.

 

[firsthonda]

Does any one no if this is a trim level or touring? Or Ext and exL? Rim and spoiler accessories?

 

[DrivenSoul]

Hopefully the model breakdown will include the manual in at least an EX trim!

 

[administrator]

CivicX Q&A:

Some answers we obtained from John Hwang, Development Leader for the new Civic Coupe, Ohio Office:

Q: Dimensions of the coupe?
A: The coupe is 5.5 inches shorter than the sedan!! All of that came off the rear overhang. Front overhang and wheelbase are the same as the sedan. As a result, the front and rear overhang are the same length on the coupe. Trunk is bigger than previous generation.

Q: Released by end of year? If not how early next year?
A: Not by end of this year. First quarter of next year is as specific as they can get right now.

Q: Different car at show tomorrow?
A: Same car tomorrow at the show.

Q: What technical differences than sedan?
A: Basically the same except what was in the presentation (see slides above).

Q: Manual available for turbo model?
A: That's in development just like for the sedan.

Q: More colors expected than sedan?
A: CivicX has confirmed that the green color seen on prototype will be available. Whether any additional ones will be available will be known at launch.

Q: Should we expect both Si coupe and sedan?
A: They are working on multiple Si variants is as specific as they could get.

Q: Is the spoiler standard?
A: This is an accessory wing spoiler and accessory wheels.

Q: Same exact performance as the sedan?
A: Virtually same performance. The car is lighter than the sedan due to shorter length so it will be lighter, which may result in some incremental performance benefit.

Q: Weight?
A: The coupe is lighter than both the 2016 sedan and a similarly-equipped outgoing 2015 Civic coupe.

Q: Wheel options?
A: Same wheels as the sedan for all models.

 

[RobbJK88]

Oh sweet, I just noticed from the high def pics that this model does have a moonroof and the read lights do seem to connect, even if there is a little bit of a fade out in lighting where they connect. Love the blue metallic color too!

They probably connect fully when the brakes are pressed. And look brighter at night

 

[gtman]

Does any one no if this is a trim level or touring? Or Ext and exL? Rim and spoiler accessories?

It looks to be an EX-L.

 

[JustChexin]

They probably connect fully when the brakes are pressed. And look brighter at night

Oh - that makes total functional sense. Can't wait to see it with the breaks pressed - sounds very, very cool looking!

 

[administrator]

It looks to be an EX-L.

Correct, this is an EX-L.

 

[17CivicTypeR_Brian]

In for timeline info- when available, when will we see Si, hatch, and TypeR?

 

[administrator]

Fun fact: the head of design saw your questions in this thread and was prepared

Any other questions not reflected in our Q&A and the press release? The first post has been updated with all this info.

 

[firsthonda]

Correct, this is an EX-L.

But with the two options. Wonder what the base is going to look like same carry over rims?

 

[RobbJK88]

But with the two options. Wonder what the base is going to look like same carry over rims?

Most likely. The spy shots from a few months back showed the same ext/exl wheels on the coupe as the sedan.

 

[firsthonda]

Most likely. The spy shots from a few months back showed the same ext/exl wheels on the coupe as the sedan.

Well I want these rims now ha. Or touring. Not getting those sedan rims on this beauty

 

[administrator]

Added this to the Q&A --

Q: Weight?
A: The coupe is lighter than both the 2016 sedan and a similarly-equipped outgoing 2015 Civic coupe.

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