autoevolution
25 May 2021, 20:31 UTC ·
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The Honda Civic is a household name in America, easily one of the most popular compact cars of all time. However, it's pretty unusual in Germany. So when Auto Bild did a complete teardown of a 2018 hatchback, we were curious what they found.
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The Civic hatch is a relatively new model to the U.S. market, but it's the Honda of choice in Europe. Both continents should get their units produced at the Swindon factory in Britain, at least when it comes to 2018 models. So the German review is highly relevant.
We were a little worried because of the powertrains because Europe had both a 1.6-liter diesel and a 1.0-liter turbo in this car. But the reviewer mentions a 1.5-liter with 182 horsepower, so it's the familiar VTEC Turbo. That's not to say there aren't going to be differences, mainly for the sake of meeting emissions targets.