2012 Honda Civic Previewed by Concept Sketch

Remember the Civic? With the high level of flux in the econobox segment of late, Honda�s little sedan and coupe have been somewhat overlooked. The current generation landed in the U.S. for 2006, so the car is just about due for a rework, which will appear in concept form at the 2011 Detroit show.
If Honda concepts of the recent past are any indicator, the production Civic�due in the spring of 2011 as a 2012�should look a lot like the little red number sketched here. And that means it will in turn look a lot like the current European Civic; this sketch shows a combination of the Euro car�s aggressive headlights and the wide-mouth grille on the current U.S. Civic. The lower fascia also gets angry, and there appear to be LED strips situated inboard of the fog lamps. And we�re hoping for more stylistic lightning bolts, � la 2011 Odyssey�s beltline.
As for what will power the new car, we expect a lineup of four-cylinder engines similar to the current car�s, as well as the return of the Civic hybrid. Look for more information�on the concept, at least�early next year. View Photo Gallery