Honda Australia has released a major update for the Civic sedan range, by introducing Honda Sensing safety and driver-assist technologies on the VTi-L and RS grades.
All variants of the Civic sedan have received a number of interior design upgrades and exterior styling changes for 2019.
“The inclusion of Honda Sensing as standard equipment on two additional Civic sedan models, represents another step in our plan to introduce the full suite of intelligent driver-assist and active safety technologies right across the Honda vehicle range over the next few years,” says Honda Australia director Stephen Collins.
“Since we announced that plan in May last year, we’ve added Honda Sensing onto all three Civic sedan models with the 1.5-litre VTEC turbo engine, reflecting our ongoing commitment to support the safe and comfortable driving of our customers.
“We are confident Honda Sensing will provide them with a system that is both intuitive and effective, and at the most affordable price point yet for a Honda vehicle,” he says.
The new Civic sedan also introduces a number of exterior styling and interior design upgrades across the range. The RS model leads the way with new 18-inch alloy wheels fitted with wider 235/40 ZR18 95Y Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tyres.
Every Civic sedan variant now features a unique wheel as a result of fresh designs and new colour treatments that have been applied across the range. The VTi and VTi-S grades both have all-new wheel designs, while the VTi-L wheel has a new, dark grey finish.
The VTi-LX is now fitted with its own distinctive alloy wheel courtesy of the previous RS wheel design, but with a new dark grey finish applied.
The front bumper has been redesigned with a new lower grille that further accentuates the Civic’s low, muscular proportions, while a piano black upper grille is now fitted to all models apart from the VTi. The lower grille garnishes and fog light surrounds are now also finished in matching gloss black on all variants.
Design changes continue inside with updates to the instrument panel and seat trims, plus improvements to the controls for the audio and ventilation systems.
The touchscreen unit has been redesigned for a more intuitive user experience, with the addition of hard keys for the most commonly used functions, along with a dedicated volume control knob.
Climate control functions are also improved on RS and VTi-LX variants, with the addition of push buttons for one-touch adjustment and control of the fan speed. There are new push buttons for one-touch adjustment of fan speed on the dual zone climate control system
The updated Honda Civic sedan will go on sale in Australia on March 1, 2019, with a manufacturer’s list price starting from an unchanged $22,390 for the Civic VTi.
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