ShareThisHONDA HAS EXPANDED the range of standard safety equipment on its Civic small car line-up, making curtain airbags factory-issue for all 2010 Civic models - including the base-spec VTi.
This is in addition to stability control which has been fitted as standard across the Civic range since February of this year. All Civic variants also feature ABS, EBD, active front headrests and front and side airbags for the front seats.
Two new colours (Habanero Red and Dyno Blue) have been added to the Civic's colour palette, and the mid-spec VTi-L receives new 10-spoke 16-inch alloy wheels for 2010. Those minor enhancements aside, the 2010 Civic is virtually the same as the MY2009 model.
The VTi and VTi-L are powered by a 1.8 litre four-cylinder petrol engine with 103kW and 174Nm, while the Civic Sport gets a 2.0 litre motor with 114kW and 188Nm.
Average fuel economy for the former stands at 6.9l/100km while the Sport consumes 8.3l/100km, however buyers looking for a true fuel-sipper can have the Civic Hybrid, whose 1.3 litre petrol engine and electric motor use just 4.6l/100km on the combined cycle.
The VTi, VTi-L and Sport are available with either a five-speed manual or five-speed automatic, while the Hybrid only comes with a CVT gearbox.
Standard equipment on the base VTi includes the aforementioned safety gear, along with cruise control, airconditioning, remote central locking and a single CD player with AM/FM tuner and auxillary input. The VTi is fitted with 15-inch steel wheels and comes with a full-size spare.
The VTi-L takes the basic model's equipment and adds climate control, a six-disc CD stacker, steering wheel-mounted audio controls, a 60/40 split-fold rear seat and 10-spoke 16-inch alloys. The Sport gains 17-inch alloys, a sunroof, foglights, leather upholstery, electric power steering and 17-inch alloy wheels.
Prices are largely the same as the MY2009 Civics, however the Hybrid has dropped in price by $1500. Pricing starts at $22,990 for the Civic VTi manual, with the VTi-L manual and Civic Sport manual retailing for $26,690 and $31,990 respectively.
The five-speed auto adds $2300 to the list price, while the Hybrid costs $34,490.
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7 months ago 0 points
7 months ago 0 points
Jazz - needs the LED tailights/mirror indicators (with the electric fold-in function) like the previous model sold here. For a top-spec model, the VTI-S is drastically under-equipped (the only thing it adds over the VTI is sports cloth trim and alloy wheels...wheres the foglights and climate-control!? It's almost $27k on-road...) The glass roof option needs to be brought here too.
City - drastic price drop or equipment level rise. A base Civic (with much more equipment) is something like only $1,500 more...
Civic - electric folding mirrors/rear centre armrest on the sedan range. Hatch Si/Type-R needs alot less of an asking price.
CR-V - the facelift is already on sale in NZ...and it's 6-months off here. The manual tranny shouldn't be limited to the base model and it needs a diesel option. Electric-folding mirrors should be standard, and the xenon headlights and 18-inch alloys should be on the Luxury models.
Accord - nothing much - make equipment levels equal to NZ model
Accord Euro - Wagon!!!
Odyssey - price drop. $53k on road for leather is abit much...
And where the hell is the sat-nav accross the range? It's only available on the top-spec Accord-Euro/Accord V6 and Legend! Even available as an option.
Worse still, the whole Honda Aus range is made in Thailand (bar Legend, Civic Si/Civic Type R and Accord Euro) so you'd expect them to be alot cheaper than they are, especially with the free-trade agreement!
7 months ago 0 points
and the Sport model is pretty pointless. You could pretty easily remap your ECU or even lower ur car slightly (and make it more aerodynamic) and it'll be just as good or even better performance wise. Not like Sport adds much power to it anyway given its increase in weight (slight)
Adding on to Jake...
Jazz - needs plastic surgery, a price cut, and gruntier engine. Of course there's all those little things Jake likes, but for the hell of it, I don't want a Jazz if its another stretched granny-style Pulsar to look at and drive.
City - drastic price drop or equipment level rise. A base Civic (with much more equipment) is something like only $1,500 more… Amen =)
Civic - Plastic surgery, and gruntier engine. No Spec R in NZ a shame, and of course, Honda NZ keep jacking up prices and bringing down spec. What a shame.
CR-V - the facelift is already on sale in NZ…and it’s 6-months off here. The manual tranny shouldn’t be limited to the base model and it needs a diesel option.
Yup. Not much of a facelift, just Honda's classic face replaced by a mentally dislodged one. Manual is decently good, at least for a petrol Jap.
Diesel, not Honda. Not in the south at least.
CRV needs MUCH MUCH more. Thirsty, big, not that reliable or refined, and NOT CHEAP. What a shame.
Accord - Disgusting. Reluctant to rev. Spec and furnishing is at least decent BUT LOOK AT THOSE BLOODY PRICE HIKES!!
Accord Euro - Small. Wonder how Clarkson got in, I'm shorter than him and i almost got crushed in there. Pretty ugly and uninteresting too.
Odyssey - Bloody hell I got disgusted. Exterior look is somewhat decent, the S model is ****. Cloth, ugliest head unit EVER (nice trim + ugly head unit = total wrecked atomic bombsite). L model is pricey and doesn't add much. Ergonomics sucks for the slightly taller ones, Thirsty, underpowered, underrefined. Not right for me. Loses to Dodge Journey BIG BIG time IMO.
Sorry Honda but I hope your next generation would be better. PNUT perhaps?