Everything about this 2016 Honda Civic Concept
is new, from the chassis to the engine to the styling. It represents the 10th
generation of Honda's popular compact car. This will also be the first Honda to
offer a direct-injection, turbocharged VTEC engine in the U.S. The outgoing
Honda Civic (2011-'15) generation garnered some very un-Honda-like controversy
during its run, with lackluster early reviews leading to a virtually
unprecedented second-year overhaul. Although that emergency surgery made the
Civic more competitive, it failed to restore the car's class-leading status.
With rivals improving by leaps and bounds, the Civic just wasn't a no-brainer
pick like it used to be.
The front-wheel-drive 2016 Honda Civic comes
with a four-cylinder engine, but the exact type varies depending on the trim
level you pick. The LX and EX trims come with a 2.0-liter four rated at 158 hp
and 138 pound-feet of torque. It's paired to either a six-speed manual
transmission (LX only) or a continuously variable transmission (CVT) that
functions like an automatic. The CVT is optional on the LX.
According to Honda, the LX manual should
return 31 mpg combined (27 city/40 highway), while both trims with the CVT are
pegged at an excellent 35 mpg combined (31/41). The EX-T, EX-L and Touring
trims are powered by a turbocharged 1.5-liter four-cylinder rated at 174 hp and
162 lb-ft of torque. The CVT is the only available transmission. Fuel economy
for the turbocharged Civics is actually slightly better, checking in at 35 mpg
combined (31/42) across the board.
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