Rumorpile: Civic To Get A Refresh In 2013?!

[William Maley]

Rumorpile: Civic To Get A Refresh In 2013?!

William Maley - Editor/Reporter - CheersandGears.com

October 17, 2011

The new Honda Civic has been panned for many things, including a design that looks almost the same as the model it replaces. Well, Honda seems to be taking the concerns to heart and could be working a refresh.

According to a source, Honda held a "Grassroots" meeting for West Coast Honda dealers. Dealers issued concerns and comments about the new Civic to the company. Honda's response to their dealers a "very refreshed, and more aggressively styled Civic" would make an appearance sometime in late 2012 as a 2013 model.

Source: Temple of VTEC

[Robert Hall]

Interesting. Not enough buyers find the new appliance sufficiently different from the old appliance?

[67impss]

Interesting also that the focus group was west coast and that Midwest fly over where it's built matters not to ANY manufacturer any more

[Robert Hall]

The West Coast dealers have the highest volume for Civics, maybe?

[67impss]

Maybe but consider that they're made in the heart of Ohio & Indiana and that both states combined at least equal the populace of Calli

[Robert Hall]

Maybe but consider that they're made in the heart of Ohio & Indiana and that both states combined at least equal the populace of Calli

Well, about half as many... Ohio + Indiana is only about 17.9M, Cali is 36M. I suspect between Cali, Oregon and Washington, Honda sells a lot more cars there than in the Midwest...

Edited October 17, 2011 by Cubical-aka-Moltar

[smk4565]

Since the new one looks the same as the old, might as well refresh again. It looks really boring as it is now.

[Robert Hall]

Since the new one looks the same as the old, might as well refresh again. It looks really boring as it is now.

From behind, the taillights of the new one reminds me of the Camry from a couple generations back..

[ocnblu]

The coupe appears to ride high and be oddly proportioned.

[Lamar]

My dad always taught me that it's cheaper to do things right the first time.

From behind, the taillights of the new one reminds me of the Camry from a couple generations back..

Try this on for size:

[fuel_sipping]

worse yet, when I see this come to mind...

[Satty]

Interesting also that the focus group was west coast and that Midwest fly over where it's built matters not to ANY manufacturer any more

Well the flyover states do...well honestly, they suck.