HONDACIVICTOURERat2013IAA

ThenewCivicTourerwasdevelopedanddesignedinEurope,allowingHondasEuropeanR&D teamtoleadthecreativeandtechnicaldesignprocess.Thesleekandsophisticatedprofileof theCivicTourerdoesnotcompromisethecarspracticality.TheCivicTourerdelivers exceptionalversatilityandfunctionalitywithclassleadinginteriorspaceof624L(trunkvolume withtherearseatsup,measureduptothetonneaucover). TheCivicTourerwillbeofferedwiththenew1.6iDTECdieselenginefromHondasEarth DreamsTechnologyseries.Theengineisthelightestinitsclass,delivering300Nmoftorque andCOemissionsfromjust99g/km*.TheCivicTourerwillalsobeofferedwithHondas1.8 iVTECengineinmanualorautomatictransmissionproducingfromonly148g*ofCOperkm. AbrandnewAdaptiveDamperSystemwillhelptoenhancethestabilityandcomfortoftheCivic TourerundervaryingloadanddrivingconditionsandnewadvancedActiveSafetyfeaturesto deliverahighstandardofsafety.

Functionality&Form:Nocompromiseondesignorspace IamveryproudoftheCivicTourerssporty,sleekanddynamicproportions,whichsomewhat hidethecarstruefunctionalityandversatility.Toachievetrueutilityonacompactcar,youhave toconsiderhowtomakethemostofthespaceinthecabin,whichgenerallyalsoaffectsthe design.DuetothecleverplatformoftheCivic,wehadfreedomtooptimisethepackage.The endresultisacarthathasalmostasportscarsilhouette.Forme,thestrengthofthecaristhe synergyoffunctionality,versatility,anddynamicexpression.AdrianKillham,LargeProject Leader,CivicTourer. TheexteriordesignoftheCivicTourerissophisticatedandsporty,itsuniquestyleisdefinedby aboldlinethatrunscontinuouslyfromthefrontApillartotheDpillarcreatingtheimpressionofa floatingroofline. ThedevelopmentteamfortheCivicTourerspentconcentratedonnewwaystointerpretthis sectionofthecartodeliverafeelingofpremiumvalueandcharacter.Theglassoftherear quarterwindowhasbeenextendedtocoverthebodyworkoftheDpillarandthereardoorsash hasbeenraisedby17mmcomparedtotheCivic5doortoenablethisboldstylinglineand creatinganelegantlook. AtfirstglanceitisclearthattheCivicTourerdoesnotlooklikeotherWagons. Recentlylaunchedcarshavetendedtofollowasimilarstyle.TheCivicTourerhasadifferent balanceandappeal.AdrianKillham,LargeProjectLeader,CivicTourer.Behindthis sophisticatedandsportydesignisahiddenversatilitythatleadstocleverfunctionalityand

unrivalledpracticality. TheCivicTourerbenefitsfromthesameuniquecentrefueltanklayoutusedintheCivic5door. ThefueltankislocatedunderthefrontseatsallowingtheCivicTourertoofferunparalleled interiorspaceandHondasmagicseatconfiguration. TheCivicToureroffersclassleadingtrunkspaceacrossboththeCandDsegments.Thecargo areawillaccommodate3largesizedSamsonitecaseswiththetonneaucoverpulledoverto concealthecases. 624L*trunkvolume(Rearseatsup,uptotonneaucover) 1668L*trunkvolume(Rearseatsdown,uptorooflining) Thereisasmallcompartmentsuitableforstoringthetonneaucoversothatitcanbedetached andstoredoutthewaywhenitisnotneeded. Furthermore,thereisadditionalunderfloorstorageinthebootwhichmakescarryingtallobjects inthebooteasyandtheheightoftheloadingliphasbeenreducedby137mm*comparedtothe Civic5doortofacilitateeffortlessloading. HondasuniqueMagicSeatsdeliverfurtherpracticalityandspacewithintheCivicTourer, enablingarangeofseatingconfigurationsformaximumversatility.Therearseatsassemblyfolds downinoneeasymovement,andtheinteriortrunkflooroftheCivicTourerhasbeenraised comparedtothe5doortocreateacompletelyflatareawhentheseatsarefoldeddown.The rearseatcushionscanalsobeflippeduptorevealamplefloorspaceforcarryingtallobjects.A 60:40splitintheseatbaseoffersevenmoreoptionsforcarryingbothpeopleandcargoand providesanalternativeloadareaifaccessviathetailgateislimited.

DrivingPerformance:AdvancedandEfficientTechnology TheCivicTourerwillbeofferedwiththenew1.6iDTECdieselenginefromHondasEarth DreamsTechnologyseries(manualtransmission).ThisengineisthefirstfromtheEarth DreamsTechnologyseriestobeintroducedinEurope.The1.6iDTECengineisalsoofferedin theCRVandCivic5doorandisthelightestinitsclass,delivering300Nmoftorqueandinthe CivicTourer,COemissionsfromjust99g/km*. ThephilosophybehindEarthDreamsTechnologyistodeliveranimpressivebalancebetween fueleconomyanddrivingperformanceandthisiscertainlythecaseintheCivicTourer,also deliveringlowrunningcostsforcustomers. The1.6iDTECengineiscomprisedofanaluminiumcylinderheadjoinedtoanopendeck aluminiumblockandisthelightestdieselengineinitsclass.Themechanicalfrictionhasbeen reducedtothelevelequivalentofapetrolengine.Alltherotatingpartshavebeencarefully

optimisedtoreducetheirfriction,helpingtoprovideexcellentfueleconomywhilstmakingsure thenewCivicTourerisfuntodrive. The1.6iDTECenginewasdesignedspecificallyfortheEuropeanMarketandisbuiltatHondas UKManufacturingplant(wheretheCivicTourerwillalsobebuilt).TheCivicTourerwillalsobe offeredwithHondas1.8iVTECengineinmanualorautomatictransmissionproducingfrom only148g*ofCOperkm.

AdaptiveDamperSystem TheCivicTourerwillfeatureaninnovativerearAdaptiveDamperSystem,afirstforaproduction car.Thesystemhasthreesettingscomfort,normalanddynamicallofwhichhavebeen developedtoenhancestabilityandcomfortundervaryingloadanddrivingconditions.Thisallows theCivicTourertoremaincomfortableduringhighwaycruising,yetfirmandagilewhen highperformancehandlingisrequired. Byintroducingthetechnologyinthisformat,weexpectmanycustomerswillbeableto experiencethebenefitsofthisadvancedsystem.AdrianKillham,LargeProjectLeader.

Safety AswithallHondacars,safetywasattheforefrontofthedevelopmentteamsmindwhen designingtheCivicTourer,particularlytheintegrationofactivesafetysystemsknownas AdvancedDriverAssistSystems. Hondahasintroducedanewsuiteofsensorbasedactivesafetysystemsthatusea combinationofcameras,shortrangelidar(LaserRadar)andradartechnologies.TheCivic TourerandtheupdatedCivic5doorwillbothutilisethesetechnologiesandmanyother advancedsafetyfeaturestodeliverahighstandardofsafetyforthedriver,passengers, pedestriansandotherroadusersinlinewithHondasphilosophyofSafetyforEveryone. FordetailsofAdvancedDriverAssistSystemsfittedtotheCivicTourerpleaseseeSafetyfor Everyonesectionbelow.

SPECIFICATION CIVICTOURER Engine 1.6iDTEC 1.8iVTEC

Displacement MaxPower @rpm MaxTorque @rpm F/EUrban ExtraUrban Combined COemissions (*Hondainternalfigures)

cc kW/PS

1596 88/120 4000

1798 104/142 6500 174 4300 8,09,1* 5,15,5* 6,46,7* 148155*

Nm

300 2000

l/100km l/100km l/100km g/km

4,24,4* 3,53,8* 3,84,0* 99104*

COMPARISONTABLE(CIVIC5DOOR/CIVICTOURER) CIVIC 5DOOR Dimensions(LxWxH) Volume Luggagespace (Seatsup,uptotonneau cover) Litres LuggageSpace (Seatsdown,uptoroof lining) Litres Loadheight(mm) CIVIC TOURER

4285/1770/144 4520/1770/144 0 0* 477 624*

1378

1668*

702

565*