Halfway through dev, Civic back to drawing board
10-27-2009, 10:14 PM
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In terms of size and practicality, I think the modern Civics have replaced the old Accords and the Fit has replaced the old Civics. Heck, the CR-Z four seater could be considered a replacement of the EF/EG Civics. I guess if they do shrink it back, there wouldn't be this "a replaces b and b replaces c in 10 years" and everything will be what they were intended for.
Also, I wouldn't mind seeing a smaller CR-Z
Also, I wouldn't mind seeing a smaller CR-Z
10-28-2009, 03:58 AM
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Originally Posted by alexchou,Oct 28 2009, 01:45 AM
i can't think of any case that the newer model is actually smaller than the previous generation
I hope they do make the Civic smaller. Driving an FA5....it felt too big to be a Civic.
10-28-2009, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Saki GT,Oct 27 2009, 12:27 PM
The Civic is too big and heavy says the boss.
The decision to restart the Civic's development halfway through the process is sure to be a major setback for the company's lifecycle schedule. And not just for the Civic itself, but also... the upcoming CR-Z...
The going back to the drawing board on the Civic is not going to alter the CRZ's launch. Honda UK has the release date on their web site as Summer '10.
10-28-2009, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Triple-H,Oct 28 2009, 01:37 PM
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The going back to the drawing board on the Civic is not going to alter the CRZ's launch. Honda UK has the release date on their web site as Summer '10.
The going back to the drawing board on the Civic is not going to alter the CRZ's launch. Honda UK has the release date on their web site as Summer '10.
10-29-2009, 10:00 AM
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Good for them. While I fear the beancounters reign of terror over at Honda, for once this is a good call-- the new Civic should certinaly be no bigger than the current one. If it's headed that way they need to stop and rethink.
Gotta give them credit, redesigning the Civic is no easy task. The car has been a class leader for how long? Two decades+? Basically the only way for them to go is down, unless they keep nailing it like they've been doing. expectations.
Gotta give them credit, redesigning the Civic is no easy task. The car has been a class leader for how long? Two decades+? Basically the only way for them to go is down, unless they keep nailing it like they've been doing. expectations.
10-29-2009, 03:22 PM
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It's probably more related to the matter that to have decent performance in its class while providing good/improving fuel economy, either new technology will have to be discovered and implemented cost effectively almost immediately, or the car is going to have to be reduced in size.
