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Honda Civic Tourer Revealed Ahead Of Frankfurt Auto Show
Indian auto market is noticeably devoid of a proper tourer/estate vehicle. A car which can be used for long tours and has enough space to accommodate an entire family, along with articles required for the entire length of the holiday.
The sort of car which we are talking about is the Honda Civic Tourer. A brand new estate vehicle that is based on the Civic hatchback and is scheduled to break cover at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September. Read about it below and tell us whether Honda should consider this for India, rather than a compact MPV based on the Brio.
"At first glance it is clear that the Civic Tourer does not look like other Wagons. Recently-launched cars have tended to follow a similar style. The Civic Tourer has a different balance and appeal." Adrian Killham, Large Project Leader, Civic Tourer.
The highlight of the Civic Tourer is naturally, the added new overhang, which measures 235 mm longer than the hatchback (4520 mm overall length of the vehicle).
This extended Civic boasts of an impressive class leading boat space of 624 liters (more than 3 times that of Innova) with the rear seats upright. That increases to 1,668 liters when the rear seats are folded.
Honda also speaks of, what it calls, "Magic Seats", which enables a range of seating configurations for maximum versatility.
According to Honda, the cargo area can fit 2 full-size mountain bikes or 3 large-sized Samsonite cases with the tonneau cover pulled over to conceal the cases.
In terms of safety, the Honda Civic Tourer gets Adaptive Damper System (ADS), with three drive settings - comfort, normal and dynamic. Honda says this will help to enhance stability and comfort under varying load and driving conditions. This is also the first time that a rear adaptive damper system has been introduced on a production car.
In the engine department, the Civic Tourer will get its new Earth Dreams 118 HP 1.6-liter i-DTEC turbo diesel and the 1.8 i-VTEC petrol units, with choices of either manual or automatic transmissions.
Honda Civic Tourer was first revealed in concept form in Geneva earlier this year. Price and other details regarding the engine will be revealed during launch at Frankfurt in September.
Image shown is that of Civic 5 door hatchback
Comparison table (Civic 5-door/ Civic Tourer)
CIVIC 5-DOOR / CIVIC TOURER
Dimensions (LxWxH)
4285/1770/1440 / 4520/1770/1440*
Volume
Luggage space (Seats up, up to window)
Litres
477 / 624*
Luggage Space - (Seats down, up to roof lining)
Litres
1378 / 1668*
Load height (mm)
702 / 565*
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