Honda Civic sedan 2016 | new car sales price

Honda announces pricing for the 10th-generation Civic sedan ahead of its June arrival.

The Honda Civic will move upmarket when the all-new sedan kicks off the 10th-generation lineup in Australia in June. Gone is the sub-$20k Civic Vi entry point, with the $22,390 VTi heading a five model lineup that rises between $400 and $1500 for the equivalent VTi-S and VTi-L trim levels, and rounded off by new RS and VT-LX models at the top of the range.  The Hybrid model has been also been dropped, as Honda shifts its hybrid focus away from mainstream models toward top-end machines like the NSX. 

Boasting an all-new platform with new suspension and new gearboxes, the Civic is set to re-enter the mid-sized melee currently dominated by the Mazda3 and Toyota Corolla.

While VTi and VTi-S owners will have to make do with the 104kW/174Nm 1.8-litre from the previous model, the VTi-L and above score a new 127kW/220Nm 1.5-litre version of the red-blooded 2.0-litre turbo from the current Type R hot hatch available overseas.

Unfortunately, fans of the Type R – and the Civic hatch in general – will have to wait until next year to get behind the wheel of the new five-door body. The new RS trim level is intended to whet customer appetites for sporty Civics, and its $31,790 list price is a match for the 2.5-litre Mazda3 SP25 GT auto. Considering that the Civic RS’s new turbocharged engine is good for 127kW and 220Nm – just shy of the SP25 – this pair could make for an interesting comparison.

Honda has managed to increase the boot space of the new Civic sedan to 519 litres.

At $33,590, the VT-LX model rounds out the incoming Civic sedan range, offering the same engine as the sportier RS in what should be a more luxurious package. However, regardless of their price or intended use, every new-model Civic sedan will come as standard with a constantly variable transmission, instead of the conventional five-speed manuals and torque converter automatics of the previous generation. The new sedan continues with a multilink rear suspension (which will thankfully be shared with the new hatch), and despite taking up more space than a simpler torsion beam setup, Honda has still managed to increase the boot space of the new Civic sedan from 440-519 litres. Complementing the Civic’s modern mechanicals are a few du jour techno toys, including the latest in Android Auto and Apple CarPlay integration across the range and LED headlights on selected variants. Honda will announce full model specifications closer to its showroom arrival. The new Civic also makes use of soft-touch interior materials, which should further its case against segment benchmarks for interior quality, such as Volkswagen, Ford and Mazda. All 10th-generation Civics will roll off assembly lines in Thailand to benefit from the free trade agreement between Thailand and Australia, which reduces import duties on new-model cars.

Do you think the new Civic will put a fly in the Corolla and Mazda3's ointment? Tell us in the comments below.