Honda Malaysia’s first new mannequin introduction for 2025 will occur from the get-go, with the Honda Civic facelift set to make its native debut in January. The timeline for its Malaysian launch was revealed by the corporate when it opened the order books for the C-segment sedan final week.
The refreshed FE was purported to have been launched in Malaysia earlier than the yr was out, as one of many two new fashions HMSB had deliberate to introduce right here this yr. The delay is minor, on condition that it’s simply 4 months on from its entry into the Thai market.
What can we count on from the facelift of the Eleventh-gen Civic, of which greater than 28,000 models have been bought because it was launched right here in January 2022? Effectively, there’s no point out of variants that can include the refresh as but, however it ought to successfully mirror that provided by the pre-facelift.
The outgoing automotive was offered in 4 variants varieties, with these being three petrol models, the 1.5L E, 1.5L V and 1.5L RS, and a sole hybrid, the e:HEV 2.0L RS, which sat on the high of the civilian Civic vary domestically.
That 4 model line-up needs to be retained with the refresh. There have been whispers going about that one of many decrease variants might be dropped, on this case the E, given that the majority patrons away from the RS – which led the way in which for the petrol powertrain when it comes to gross sales – tended to go for the V, however the base model is for certain to stay in place, since it’s integral to fleet gross sales (the PDRM makes use of the E as a patrol automotive). So, very a lot establishment when it comes to variants provided.
After all, a facelift means precisely that, and new exterior revisions abound, led by a redesigned entrance bumper. The modifications on the entrance finish introduce a extra outstanding protruding decrease part in addition to a thicker grille that reduces the automotive’s distinctive massive ‘brow’. The grille itself is now a hexagonal honeycomb mesh design for each the principle and decrease sections.
The look was first offered by the RS Prototype at Tokyo Auto Salon 2024 in January earlier than being seen in sequence manufacturing kind days afterward the facelift’s debut within the US. Point out has been additionally made that the e:HEV RS will function a brand new 18-inch matte gray alloy wheel design, and it stays to be seen if there are any modifications to the petrol wheel design.
As indicated on the facelift for Thailand, the current powertrains will carry over into the refresh unchanged mechanically and when it comes to output. On the petrol variations, a 1.5 litre VTEC Turbo four-cylinder engine providing 182 PS at 6,000 rpm and 240 Nm of torque from 1,700 to 4,500 rpm, mated to a CVT, continues to carry court docket.
In the meantime, the e:HEV RS is supplied with the automaker’s Clever Multi-Mode Drive (i-MMD) system as seen beforehand. This combines a 134 PS and 189 Nm 2.0 litre naturally-aspirated Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder engine, appearing primarily as a generator, with an electrical motor, which provides 184 PS (181 hp, or 135 kW) and 315 Nm from 0-2,000 rpm, with energy despatched to the entrance wheels by way of an electrical CVT.
Gear ranges on the brand new automotive must also stay largely unchanged, from the single-zone air-conditioning on the petrol variants and a dual-zone AC on the hybrid and material uphholstery on the bottom variant and leather-based on the V onwards to the inclusion of the Honda Join suite of telematic providers, which is presently accessible from the V grade on.
Some new bits do go on. In Thailand, the nine-inch touchscreen head unit now comes with wi-fi Android Auto connectivity to affix wi-fi Apple CarPlay accessible beforehand, in order that must also make its manner right here on fashions geared up with the actual Superior Show Audio HU (the current base E encompasses a seven-inch Show Audio unit).
Consumers may also count on to see a Google built-in setup on the higher-spec variants, though it stays to be seen if the Malaysian-spec e:HEV RS will get the 12-speaker Bose Premium Audio setup as provided on the mannequin in Thailand. Ought to that come about, it’s going to change the eight-speaker system seen on the pre-facelift.
As with the pre-FL, all variants of the refreshed Civic will function the automaker’s Sensing suite of driver help techniques, consisting of collision mitigation braking (AEB), lane holding help, street departure mitigation with land departure warning, adaptive cruise management with low-speed observe and lead automotive departure notification. The automaker’s LaneWatch digital camera system has been retained, and so it ought to once more be discovered on the automotive from the V grade on.
As for costs, we are able to count on there to be little or no deviation from that seen on the pre-FL, primarily based on pricing seen in Thailand for the facelift, which has been lowered barely in comparison with when it the pre-FL was launched within the Kingdom again in August 2021.
In the meantime, in its ultimate Malaysian value revision made in July 2023, the 1.5E was priced at RM131,900, the 1.5L V at RM144,900 and the 1.5L RS petrol at RM151,900. At that time, the e:HEV RS was priced at RM166,500, however this was then subsequently elevated to RM167,900.
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