Honda to Launch New Civic at Frankfurt Motor Show

London (ots/PRNewswire) -

Honda will launch the new Civic at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show
in September. Developed specifically for the European market, the
Civic will be offered exclusively as a five-door hatchback and will
compete in the C-segment. It will reach European showrooms in early
2012.

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In the build-up to the reveal of the new Civic, Honda is
releasing a series of short form films detailing its development. The
first of these focuses on ride & handling.

NEW HONDA CIVIC: RIDE & HANDLING - TWO GENERATIONS AHEAD

The ride and handling of the new Honda Civic has been developed
in Europe. Working closely with European colleagues and external
experts, the Japanese development team analysed the current Civic's
performance. This led to a focus on improving the ride quality of the
new Civic, while retaining the sporty handling of the current model.

Honda's engineers were conscious that European roads are some of
the most varied in the world, mixing fast highways with poorly
surfaced country lanes. Initial testing was carried out at the
Research and Development facilities in Japan, before the development
team transferred to Europe to finalise the car.

"Every time we visited Europe during the development of the car,
we achieved significant improvements in the ride and handling, tuning
the car for the local demands," says Kazuo Sunaoshi, Development
Leader - Chassis. "The new Civic is not just an evolution. In terms
of ride quality, we have taken a major step forwards, equivalent to
two generations of development."

The new Civic retains the largest cabin space within the
C-segment by utilising the compact torsion beam rear suspension from
the current Civic. To further improve body control and stability at
high speeds, the wall thickness of the torsion beam and the diameter
of the stabiliser bar have been increased. In addition, overall ride
comfort and handling have been developed through the introduction of
new fluid-filled compliance bushings to the rear suspension system.

Find out more by watching the new Civic Ride & Handling film
release. The film is hosted on an interactive media player where all
the films will be shown and automatically updated. You can easily
download films and images or even embed the whole player in your
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Contact:
Tom Hains - Honda Motor Europe Ltd.
+44(0)1753-590-590,tom.hains@honda-eu.com