First Officials shots of 9th Civic

[LankyCTR]

Not over joyed by it tbh. Cant see its alot different to the 8th gen. Sure itll grow on me tho if im really honest it took me a while to love the bum on the 8th gen. But now i love it lots.

[Eurogreg]

Originally Posted by guido09

I'm sorry Honda, but that rear is "ugly" ( imho)
Rest is OK, and def. like the interiour.

It's a bug-eye, no question.

[Eurogreg]

Originally Posted by FWH

Now that's more like it.

Still not sure about the rear end though.

Because it's a bug-ship now.

[Eurogreg]

Originally Posted by tcooc

can anyone locate the side indicator.... i not sure if its on the wing mirror....

It's there, but it's much smaller, as far as I see.

[jameslro]

The interior is nice but the exterior is ugly from all parts. They f***ed it up from all angles. It was aggressive from the front now its like a stu**d thing especially the rear. and the most I love from the 8th gen is the front bonnet and bumpers that are very similar to the s2000 cause are very wide. The new one made the bonnet wider and the mudguards flat. NONONONONO. do not like sorry Honda you are disappointing

[Eurogreg]

Originally Posted by robbo51

Honda did!!

No, it did not?! Could anyone show me a link to that statement???

[TH3DOCTOR]

Originally Posted by FWH

This looks at bit odd.

Dear Christ - how did they let that slip through quality control

[utecki]

there is a video there. and there are some guys that are responsible for that

New Honda Civic revealed | News | Auto Express

[Brodick]

So Honda have another Marmite car on their hands

Do you know what as a package it works. Obviously the starting block has been the 8th Gen and they have tweaked it. Looks to me that the interior and perhaps the rest of it as well have been given a good going over. A classier motor

7/10

[tinkz]

Originally Posted by Alanok

Not sure what to think, might grow better the more familiar I get with the shape.

Can't help thinking they've grafted on the FD2 front end with bits of the Insight, onto the FN2 body shape.

Sums it up in my opinion,Would rather have an FD2 or an FN2 anyday

Originally Posted by mcdonaa

Just doesn't look as radically different from the 8th gen, as the 8th did from the EP shape....I suppose that is quite a difficult feat though eh?

The front is OK, but the back is pretty bland really isn't it?

Its like the 'styling' exercise Ford did from the Focus Mk1 (looked brilliant when it came out)...to the Mk2 Focus...bloated and bland.

If you were to stick these cars side by side to a non car fanatic that had never seen either before, I bet they would think the 8th gen was the 'newer' shape compared with the 9th...

Lets hope it drives better than it looks.

its definately a step back in design terms in my view, when the 8th Gen was released it was radical, when i first set eyes on it i new it was the car i wanted, yearned for. even in base form the 8th gen is a head turner, i was impressed with the whole package and went on to buy an FN2 even with the niggles ive had from both cars along the way.

now after seeing the pics of the 9th Gen i think Honda have accepted that they are no longer the market leading company they once were, looks are a must when selling a new car and they have just produced a car that will blend into the sea of bland looking hatches that are being produced for the masses.

As for not introducing a new sports version of some sort, well i think they will see a drop in sales like a lead balloon, like it or not, the R has a cult following and is a market that a brand like Honda should be exploiting, every other manufacturer has managed to produce a hot hatch to meet the green brigades standards (well acceptable maybe)

I for one will be sticking to my FN2, and when it comes round to replacing it, if its going to be a Honda it certainly wont be this 9th generation of the Civic.

Hugely disappointed isnt close to what i think
who sacked the 8th gen designer, cos you better get them back to sort out the 10th gen if youve still got a factory to make them in by then

P.S inside looks ok, bit like the Focus

[Windlepoons]

Hmm not sure, looks ok, better than a lot of other cars out there. Inside looks ok, and the front can always be colour coded to match the rest of the car.

Guess it depends on the engine performance, lets hope 0-62 hasn't reached double figures.

I'll wait until march before I commit, but it is going to be this or possibly a seat leon

[Driftwood]

All I can say is thank god I just bought one of the last Type R's... That thing is ugly. I can see why they took so long releasing the pictures, disappointed aint the word

[jeremiah]

I kinda like it... Looks more mature now... Only the rear looks not so great... But maybe in person that it looks way better...

For the more "sporty" gentlemen among us, I've tuned it a bit (more colours, lowering & boot spoiler)...
and oh yeah, I colour coded the wheel arches too

[jeremiah]

Maybe tomorrow or so I can do the rear too if I find some spare time... Time to go to sleep now!

[BeeBee]

I think they got the balance just right -- the new car is different enough to appear new (just!) and, I have to admit, I do like it. At the same time (and this is the stroke of genius, IMO) it does not date the 8th gen model in any way, which still looks futuristic!

[utecki]

Originally Posted by jeremiah

Maybe tomorrow or so I can do the rear too if I find some spare time... Time to go to sleep now!

can you add this subaru kind bonnet for turbo air intake?

[Eurogreg]

The longer I watch, the more I like. It is very Japanese. And look the CMBS, acc and electric seat from AE video.

[sergiogon]

My opinion about this civic is they might as well call it volkswagen civic ...

Way more excited about another car @ this autoshow :
New Suzuki Swift Sport revealed in official images

[drillerkiller]

i'll pass on this one thanks.
disappointing bits & bobs:
-where the heck did the TRIANGLES go? handles, exhaust, fog lights...
-bmw-style antenna & rear wiper...
-alloys, fugly!
-the new steering wheel is AGES beyond our current one in terms of design and personality (like 99% of the rest of the car)!

i guess the marketing plan may be, as happened to the 8th gen, to release a sportier (type s?) version later on, but I think that too many details are screwed beyond repair.

really man, the whole triangle (and more in general this extended mutilation of personality) thingy is such a pity...

[elupo]

Don't know if anyone has posted this...
But at the end of this article it is mentioned that an R version will be available some time later 2012...

Honda Civic (2011) at Frankfurt motor show | Automotive & Motoring News | Car Magazine Online