本田在本届纽约车展发布了思域概念车，这款车是未来将发布的第十代思域量产版的概念版车型。这款“思域超级运动概念车”为新一代车型的外观设计明确了方向，而新一代思域将作为2016款车型上市，可提供轿车、轿跑车、Si高性能版，掀背车和Type R版本。思域概念车的轴距进一步增加，车身更低，更宽，引擎盖更长，前后悬更短，后行李箱盖更短，轮拱更突出，车头采用“Flying H”格栅，底部是硕大进气口，两侧采用LED前大灯。车尾采用固定尾翼（集成第三刹车灯），横贯整个车尾的LED尾灯组，后保险杠下面是中置蜂巢形格栅。而量产版2016款思域（美规车型）则搭载1.5升VTEC Turbo直喷引擎，搭配六速短行程变速箱或全新开发CVT变速器。该车将提供各种安全和辅助驾驶设备，包括自适应巡航控制，车道偏离警示，前方碰撞警示，多角度倒车摄像头，全新双向车身保护结构。

 

Honda Civic Concept makes a surprise appearance in New York

Honda has taken the New York Auto Show by storm as the Japanese automaker has just unveiled the Civic Concept.

 

Previewing the tenth-generation production model, the “ultra-sporty Civic Concept” paves the way for a new styling direction set to be seen on the 2016 Civic which will be offered in the following flavors: Sedan, Coupe, Si, hatchback and most importantly, Type R.

 

The concept depicted in these images comes with a longer wheelbase in a lower and wider body with an elongated hood and a shorter front overhang. It also boasts a shorter rear deck and more pronounced fender arches while up front there are LED headlights flanking Honda’s “Flying H” grille while below there are beefy air intakes. At the back it hosts a fixed wing (incorporating third brake light), interconnected LED taillights and a single hexagonal center-mounted exhaust tip.

 

As far as the production model, the 2016 Honda Civic (US-spec) will be offered with a 1.5-liter VTEC Turbo direct-injection engine coupled to a six-speed short-shifting gearbox or a newly developed CVT. It will be available with a wide variety of safety & assistance systems such as Adaptive Cruise Control, Lane Departure Warning, Forward Collision Warning, Multi-Angle Rearview Camera along with the firm’s next-gen Advanced Compatibility Engineering body structure.