How did Honda Civic, a down-to-earth family car, get online?

Various jokes about Civic are widely circulated, such as "Every second is air", "Buy an engine to send a car" and "Civic is better than pushing it into the sea" ... You can also add other jingles in the comments section. Because Civic has its own topic attributes, other competing products will be more or less Civic when they are listed, so as to attract everyone's attention. And how did Civic grow into an online celebrity?

First of all, it is undeniable that Honda is a dedicated and serious car company. With the rise of automobile media, more and more people have learned about Honda's glorious history and classic models, and its main line dates back to the pursuit of high-speed engines when motorcycles started. However, taking part in the competition between F 1 and MotorGP, we have made great achievements in producing NSX supercars, cross-border speedboat engines, lawn mowers, robots and private jets, which makes people easily admire and recognize. Besides? "That? Power? Yes? " Dreams "(the power of dreams) is such a special slogan, and the image of Honda is very consistent with the brave in Japanese blood animation.

In fact, Honda that most people come into contact with in their lives is another image: superior reliability and preservation rate, and large practical and comfortable space. This brings an interesting contradiction. Many Honda car owners are actually non-fans, while passionate Honda car fans (basically all kinds of car media) hide their feelings in their hearts. After the new fans were washed away by various Honda stories, the tenth generation Civic appeared with a brand-new look, which made up for the missing piece of the hot-blooded engine in Honda's image and instantly detonated the attraction of the media and fans.

Logically speaking, the tenth Civic is a very successful family car for young people. The first thing is the appearance of sports. It can be said that an attractive design is half the battle.

The tenth generation Civic changed the image of the ninth generation mean family car. Honda-style chrome grille traverses the front of the car and is connected with wing-shaped LED headlights. The air intake under the bumper looks like the front lip of a sports car, full of movement.

The bigger change is the curve of the car body, and the design of the big sliding back coupe is directly adopted. When it was first listed, it was dubbed "Audi A7 of the poor family". In any case, the design of Honda's generation is younger and more sporty, which has inspired young people's idea of Honda's "super running".

The core competitiveness of Civic is the data of 1.5T engine with code name L 15B, with maximum horsepower 177 horsepower and peak torque of 220 Nm (manual 226 Nm), which provides a cheap "performance car" choice for ordinary people. As Honda's first turbine engine in China, the 1.5T used by Civic does not use full-body i-VTEC, but uses VTC castrated by variable lift technology.

Even so, the manual Civic can still complete the acceleration of 0- 100km/h at the beginning of 7 seconds, which not only greatly surpasses the opponents with a difference of 9 seconds in the same level, but also makes it difficult to find opponents in family cars below 300,000. At this point, Civic's reputation has been greatly improved. After Honda's intentional or unintentional publicity, various viral videos spread. However, for ordinary consumers, the actual experience is another matter.

Automatic transmission is definitely the majority of sales, and the CVT gearbox matched with Civic exposes the essence of its family car. Although the acceleration time of 0- 100km/h is still less than 9 seconds, it is not unpleasant, but the smooth and lazy characteristics of CVT and the noise of L 15B at high speed have swept away the bloody driving feeling. Moreover, the suspension adjustment is comfortable, recreating a stalk that needs to be changed every time I feel homesick, but other drivers are not at ease when they see it.

Returning to the demand for A-class family cars, Civic's large slip back gives ample back row space, which makes people admire Honda, a space magician, for combining appearance and practicality so well. In addition to engine noise, wind noise and road noise are also improved compared with the previous generation. Coupled with spacious seats, the ride comfort is satisfactory. Therefore, it is still necessary to look at the Civic with a family car, rather than really looking at it as a sports car.

For the 1.0T three-cylinder model, no matter how advanced the technology can make up for the cheap and rough experience, it is totally not recommended. The minimum configuration starts from 1.5T, and comes standard with practical configurations such as reversing image/radar, automatic parking, sunroof, keyless entry/start, Carplay touch screen support, and regional automatic air conditioning. The high configuration increases the sense of luxury and technology, and the low configuration of 1.5T is more fragrant in cost performance.

However, Ye Cheng 1.5t also lost 1.5T, and after listing, L 15B was caught in negative news such as increased engine oil, which was a blow to Honda's whole system. After the mid-term change of Civic, the feedback of such problems is reduced. Unless you live in a particularly cold area such as the Northeast, you don't have to worry too much about the oil problem. What we really need to worry about is the side impact and fracture of Civic B-pillar. Don't forget Honda's initial intention and finally ruin its good reputation.

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