Honda reveals 2012 Civic pricing and specs
John Slavin, Content Producer
Fri, 30 Sep 2011
Honda has revealed the pricing and specification levels for the 2012 Honda Civic, which will be available from £16,495, rising to £26,595 for the top spec 2.2-litre i-DTEC EX GT. Order books are open now, with first deliveries in January 2012.
Three engines will available – 1.4- and 1.8-litre i-VTEC petrols and a 2.2-litre i-DTEC diesel. All models get an ECON driving mode to save fuel, and manual models are fitted with a start/stop system. The smallest engine is only available in the base-spec model. All models come with a six-speed manual transmission as standard, but a five-speed automatic is available with the 1.8-litre petrol.
There will be four trim levels available, SE, ES, EX and EX GT. Basic SE models start at £16,495 with the 1.4-litre engine and come with alloy wheels, automatic air conditioning, USB/ AUX connectivity.
The next trim level, ES, starts at £18,995 and features cruise control, speed limiter, reversing camera, dual zone air-con, auto lights and auto wipers. Sat nav is optional in ES models. EX models get sat nav as standard, as well as heated leather seats and a premium sounds system. Prices for EX models start at £21,745.
The top of the range EX GT model is priced from £24,495, and features keyless entry and start, front and rear parking sensors, bi-xenon lights, a panoramic roof, larger alloy wheels, privacy glass. For an additional £1,900 an adaptive cruise control and collision mitigating brake system can be specified.
The new model will be the ninth generation of Civic - the first was introduced in 1972. The new model will be built in the UK at Honda's Swindon plant.
