It's not a great pic, but this is DEFINITELY not the sedan.
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LEAKED: Here's your first look at the 2022 Civic Hatchback
OH! That looks much better than the sedan! And yea, that blue looks closer to the Boost Blue on the current Type R than the Aegean blue... could be a hatch exclusive color. The back actually gives me Kia Stinger vibes which isn't a bad thing...
My only gripe now is that the initial reviews (despite the power bump of the 1.5T) shows that the new civic is slower to 60 by not an insignificant margin (6.8 on the 10th gen sedan touring compared to 7.5 on the 11th gen touring according to Car&Driver) Now take into consideration that the hatches were always slower than the sedan/coupe because of the added weight of the hatch (7-7.1 seconds for a Sport 10th gen hatch) so we could be looking at nearly an 8 second 0-60 time for the new hatches without more of a power bump (hoping for the accord tuned 1.5T on the Sport Touring).
That, in my mind, is less than great for a next gen model that already lost some of its sporty attitude. The reviews seem to blame Honda's efficiency tweaks more than the added weight of the new gen. They did say handling feel and composure was much improved, tighter all around, GTI levels of ride refinement (even though actual handling/stopping didn't improve much compared to the 10th gen) blame the weak tires for that.
I was really hoping Honda would try and keep the civic top of the class for performance but seem to have opted instead for overall refinement and mature attitude rather than trying to stay top of class in performance. This also doesn't bode well for the eventual Si models; unless they get a more substantial power bump to make up for things, we could be looking at an Si model that is SLOWER than the 10th gen, causing it to slip even further down the bar from competition like the Veloster, Elantra N-Line, Forte GT, Mazda3 Turbo etc.
My only gripe now is that the initial reviews (despite the power bump of the 1.5T) shows that the new civic is slower to 60 by not an insignificant margin (6.8 on the 10th gen sedan touring compared to 7.5 on the 11th gen touring according to Car&Driver) Now take into consideration that the hatches were always slower than the sedan/coupe because of the added weight of the hatch (7-7.1 seconds for a Sport 10th gen hatch) so we could be looking at nearly an 8 second 0-60 time for the new hatches without more of a power bump (hoping for the accord tuned 1.5T on the Sport Touring).
That, in my mind, is less than great for a next gen model that already lost some of its sporty attitude. The reviews seem to blame Honda's efficiency tweaks more than the added weight of the new gen. They did say handling feel and composure was much improved, tighter all around, GTI levels of ride refinement (even though actual handling/stopping didn't improve much compared to the 10th gen) blame the weak tires for that.
I was really hoping Honda would try and keep the civic top of the class for performance but seem to have opted instead for overall refinement and mature attitude rather than trying to stay top of class in performance. This also doesn't bode well for the eventual Si models; unless they get a more substantial power bump to make up for things, we could be looking at an Si model that is SLOWER than the 10th gen, causing it to slip even further down the bar from competition like the Veloster, Elantra N-Line, Forte GT, Mazda3 Turbo etc.
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Fake exhaust tips. Dislike.
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Would you see the lack of a bump in performance as a deal breaker with the Si?
I'm not personally in the market for the Si because I don't want a manual (perfectly capable of driving one, no interest in daily commutes in traffic with one)... but the downgrade in performance for me personally is a deal breaker for the civic as a whole, and I suspect the Si will suffer the same issue unless given a substantial power bump, which I don't see Honda doing... The Type R may be the only one to keep or increase performance over the 10th gen.
And I totally get it, 90% of civic buyers don't care about 0-60 times. And yes... the Si and Type R exist to be quicker... both manual only, so I guess screw those of us that value performance and want to be lazy. I'll be patiently waiting to see what Acura does with the new compact sedan and holding onto my 10th gen coupe while I blow past 11th gens until something better comes along.
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Fair enough! A great thing about the 11th-generation Civic using the same powertrain as the 10th model is the availability of performance mods. So soon enough there should be a great selection of tunes available for 1.5T non-Si models.
Would love to see pics of your 10th Coupe and anything cool you have done to it (in another thread).
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Yea... I hope they come out with more unique colors for the Si!
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I think that might be a photoshop job. They removed the guy, filled in the gaps... the pixelated look gives it away, as well as some of the details they couldn't quite get like the diffuser and the character line below the emblem as well as the shape of the plate surround. they also decided to fill in the center portion of the tail light, which is a brake light, not a tail light.
I think someone was trying to "fix" or make changes they felt should've happened. But still not a bad look overall. Just not exactly what we can expect.
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I'd seen it before a couple days ago. And it reminds me of a Kia Stinger at the rear. But I like it.
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Welcome @Ramireal.
Are you getting the Sedan or waiting for the Hatchback?
Good point about the Stinger. I hope the Type R version looks more unique to Honda.
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