The 2014 Honda Civic Tourer was created and created in Europe, permitting Honda's European R&D team to direct the creative and specialized design procedure. The automobile is especially made to fit the demands of European driving conditions and European clients. With the Civic name synonymous with multidimensional, compact cars; what better location for the development team to begin than with the sound foundations of the 5 - door.

While the Civic has developed in the past 40 years, it has stayed true to this union of slick, sporty styling and practicality. This enables unparalleled inside space and Honda's advanced Magic Seat system.

"The Civic Tourer could be one of the most compact Wagon within the C-section - simply 235mm longer in relation to the Civic 5-door. It's also the cheapest Wagon within the C-section, however it has got the largest trunk volume within this sector".

Powerful Honda tradition in derivatives in Europe

The Honda Civic Tourer development group has drawn upon several years of expertise in creating Wagon body-types. The first Honda Wagon was the three-door Accord derived AeroDeck launched in 1986 accompanied by an Accord Wagon (restricted to European Union) in 1991. More Accord Wagon versions adopted prior to the Accord Tourer, that was first launched in 2002.

The view of the group in the time was that 'Wagons' might be useful but seldom provide much design to curiosity eager motorists.

It's this tradition and standing, that has helped the Honda Civic Tourer development group of 2013 to develop an automobile that'll exceed client expectations and produces class top room.

"I was the Inside Project Leader for the Civic AeroDeck, it's certainly a minute in my job that's suspended in my-memory. The entire concept for the Civic Tourer stays the same as our concept for this automobile, we wanted to make a Wagon that had distinguishing styling, category - top utility and complex technology, which makes it strongly competitive and distinctive on the marketplace. That is just what I believe we've reached together with the Civic Tourer now." Adrian Killham, Big Project Leader, Civic Tourer.

Honda is dedicated to production in britain and the numerous awards won by the products assembled here exhibit the plant's capability to create top quality products for the European marketplace.

HUM is a fully-integrated car production facility, creating all car (cast, engine assembly, pressing, welding, painting and frame assembly) using one, 370 acre website (1.5 million m2) website. The 1.6 i-DTEC engine which functions in the Honda Civic Tourer can be assembled there, alone for the European marketplace. Demonstrating the significance of the new diesel engine to Honda's revenue strategies in Europe, a fresh purposebuilt diesel engine production-line was installed. This new line is capable of generating as much as 500 diesel engines in a single day. Using on a 2-shift design this equates to a engine every 138 seconds. The brand new line creates both 1.6litre i-DTEC and the 2.2litre i-DTEC engines.

Market Opportunity

Honda has launched the Civic Tourer for a reaction to changing European market problems. The C-section Wagon marketplace has shown stability recently and is anticipated to grow later on. Prior to the development process started as a way to affirm what was important to clients when picking a Wagon the development group for the Civic Tourer performed client practices in Europe.

DYNAMIC STYLE & STYLING

Additionally, it inherits the same distinctive and sporty face because the up-to-date 2014 Civic 5 - door, with a fresh front fender garnish in black. Likewise it retains the glossy cabin layout along with the integrated back door handle located on the 5 - door, plus the wheel arch garnish and new 17-inch Aluminum wheels finished in black and silver.

The development group have concentrated on new methods to interpret the back section of the automobile to provide a premium feel. The glass of the rear quarter window is expanded to cover the bodywork of the D-column and also the rear door sash is raised by 17mm set alongside the Civic 5-door, to make a daring styling line and make an elegant appearance.

"At first glance it's clear the Civic Tourer doesn't look as with other Wagons. Recently started vehicles have tended to follow the same fashion. The Civic Tourer has a distinct balance and attractiveness." Adrian Killham, Big Project Leader, Civic Tourer

Behind this sporty and complex style is concealed versatility that unrivalled practicality and provides apt performance. Black buttons function in the steering-wheel switches and panel along with the air vents have new chrome colored plastic surrounds.

Too as creating a distinctive profile for the Civic Tourer, attaining exceptional aerodynamics was important for the development team. Aerodynamic performance is right at the center of the Civic 5-door design, along with the Civic Tourer engineers took this on more by reducing aerodynamic drag through exceptional design characteristics like the back spoiler and side spoilers, letting the Civic Tourer to emit only 99g/kilometer of CO2.

For me, the power of the automobile is the synergy of features, flexibility, and dynamic expression." Adrian Killham, Big Project Leader, Civic Tourer

Category top interior room and Flexibility

Supporting the Civic Tourer's advanced and sporty exterior design is concealed versatility that provides apt performance and unrivalled practicality.

Despite being merely 235mm longer in relation to the Civic 5 - door, making one of the most compact Wagon to it within the C - section, the Civic Tourer provides category top trunk space. With the back seats up it provides 624 litres of trunk volume, up for the cover; accommodating three big bags with the cover stopped. Alternately, with all the back seats down, it provides 1668 litres of space up-to the roof liner.

It really is low and broad outside conceals among the interiors of any C - section auto; providing 1431mm of shoulder space between driver and front-seat passenger and 795mm of between driver and back seat.

The Civic Tourer advantages from exactly the same exceptional centre fuel tank layout found within the 5 - door. The gas tank is found beneath the front seats enabling the Civic Tourer to provide unparalleled inside room and Honda's Magic Seat configuration.

The back seat assembly folds down in one simple motion, along with once the seats are folded down the inside trunk floor is raised to generate a totally flat place. The back seat cushions may also be turned up to show considerable floor space for taking tall items. If access through the tailgate is restricted a 60: 40 split within the seat base provides much more choices for taking both freight and individuals, and offers an alternate load region.

The Civic Tourer advantages from several practical solutions made to make it much easier and operational. The tonneau cover is a normal roll variant which addresses the load area within the luggage compartment and could be removed and stored away. It is especially useful when carrying items that surpass the tonneau cover line.

"We call this a versatile tonneau cover, a little storage compartment is found beneath the amount of the ground and in-front of the fender, the tonneau cover can be kept within this compartment but when used other things such as an umbrella can be kept." Adrian Killham, Big Project Leader, Civic Tourer

What's More, the height of the loading lip is decreased to meet the amount of the ground (565mm), creating loading and unloading the trunk drastically simpler.

Roof rails come as conventional meaning the roof rack could be quickly be engaged clamping neatly onto the roofing rails.

RIDE, MANAGEMENT & RELAXATION

The Honda Civic Tourer will be the planet's first production vehicle to feature a back adaptive damper system. The rear suspension is automatically adjusted by the newly developed rear adaptive damper system damping pressure stiffness in a minute, depending on driving conditions. This enables the car when highperformance management is needed to stay comfortable during highway cruising, though firm and agile. The machine has three settings - regular, comfort and dynamic - that were developed to improve comfort and stability under changing load and driving conditions.

The dampers also called cushions are supplied with the oil flow is controlled by a solenoid valve, which within the damping force is controlled by the damper which. As a way to reach a comfortable trip, the body movement is calculated by the ECU control unit using the signs of the 3 - axis body sensors. Additionally the ECU control unit uses the information furnished by the vehicle CAN-BUS setup, and then controls the back axle damping force, changing between tough and soft, by employing more or less present to the damper.

This makes a baseline for those dampers while the Dynamic setting makes a baseline for those dampers leading to a focus on a managing, when the Comfort setting is chosen. Whatever the setting that's chosen the damping force will be adjusted by the rear adaptive damper system in accordance with driving problems and driver input.

The back adaptive damper system, first launched on the production vehicle has-been especially created for the Civic Tourer client in your mind. The machine helps to ensure that it surpasses all C-section use types although permitting the machine to be available to as many clients as potential.

Adrian Killham, Big Project Leader, Civic Tourer

With a focus on building the new Civic Tourer for the client, actual road tuning and extensive testing was performed throughout Europe taking into consideration the diverse road surfaces, features and speeds. The goal of the development team was supposed to create foreseeable, comfy and safe handling features, called 'Mature Dynamics'.

"We had a fundamental concept aim, which concept goal is called mature dynamics, the handling features should be predictable, comfy and protected. We wanted to give that quality feel with all the special capability to absorb bumps."

The Honda Civic Tourer carries through the same McPherson strut rear torsion-beam and front suspension system used to the 5 - door, but has experienced some little adjustments with important advantages including fine-tuning for the front damper configurations to enhance overall ride comfort.

More refinement for the steering system via tuning of EPS system indicates the Civic Tourer is reactive and predictable steering on twisting roads including at high speed, providing a precise and confidence-inspiring driving experience.

High speed stability was likewise a crucial focus of improvement, to increase the sensation of security.

"We have changed parts of the automobile to enable us to reach a really good raise stability front and rear: nearly zero front and rear lift, that is outstanding for highspeed stability." John Hargreaves.

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Efficient power trains

Underneath the bonnet of the Civic Tourer clients will see both the new 1.6litre i-DTEC diesel or even the 1.8litre i-VTEC petrol-engine.

Lightest in category 1.6 i-DTEC engine

The new 1.6 i-DTEC diesel-engine may be the first from Honda's next-generation Earth Desires Technology chain to be launched in Europe. The philosophy behind Earth Goals Technology would be to produce a remarkable balance between driving performance and fuel-economy, and it is definitely the situation in the Civic Tourer.

All individual parts are redesigned to minimise their dimensions and weight and complex manufacturing methods have helped reduce weight even farther. The depth of the cylinder walls are reduced to 8mm, down from 9mm about the 2.2 litre i-DTEC. It is an extraordinary accomplishment for a diesel-engine. Additionally, link rods and lighter pistons are utilised. The 1.6 i-DTEC engine can be provided on the newest CR-V and Civic 5-door versions.

Tried and examined 1.8 litre i-VTEC engine

The motor was created to work within a high quality, simple-tohandle powertrain. Starting is simple and fast, gear shifts are unlined and accelerator control is easy and foreseeable.

Efficiency - boosting systems with Idle-stop standard on version

The new Civic Tourer offers Honda's exceptional Eco Assist(TMark) technologies to help owners drive at optimum performance, according to perception that different driving styles can make around a 15 percent variability in fuel-economy. The device uses the auto's speedometer to inform motorists how their driving style is affecting on fuel economy. The dash glows green, when the vehicle has been driven economically. The dash will glow white / green, when the driver somewhat surpasses the finest amount of accelerator control. Finally, during heavy acceleration and deceleration, it'll glow white.

To help improve effectiveness Idle-stop technology is normal on all Honda Civic Tourer versions using a manual-transmission; a seamless system that may bring as much as a 5 grams/km of CO preserving for your diesel-engine. Once they release the clutch after the driver chooses neutral and reaches a standstill, the engine will immediately quit. Once they depress the clutch to pick a gear then it automatically re-starts. A display to the dash indicates the procedure of Idle Stop, and also the system could be disabled using a button to the fascia.

'Safety for everyone'

Honda achieves this through a variety of both active and passive safety characteristics, which plan to block or mitigate accidents and injury.

The Civic Tourer characteristics the complete listing of security technologies on the Civic 5-door, enabling it to carry exactly the same enviable fivestar Euro NCAP rating for Security.

Over-all security, regular

As with all Honda automobiles, safety was at the vanguard of the development team's thoughts when creating the Civic Tourer, especially the consolidation of active safety systems called Advanced Driving Assist Systems. Therefore, the Civic Tourer advantages from a fresh suite of complex active safety features made to provide all round safety, regular. These systems aim to ensure security is affordable and available to clients within the C-section.

Whether dropping kids to school in the suburbs, going across a chaotic city or travelling to the main road, Honda's security technology systems are difficult at work, helping avoid accidents whenever we can and, once an injury is inescapable, working hard to mitigate the effect.

New features:

Honda has launched a fresh suite of sensor-based active security systems to the Civic Tourer which use a mix of cameras, short-range lidar (Laser Radar) and radar technologies. The Civic Tourer utilises these systems and several other innovative safety features to produce a higher standard of security in all circumstances, providing drivers and passengers total piece of mind.

Blind-spot Information

The device was created to discover cars and trucks and can assist to aid drivers in scenarios for example combining or changing lanes and passing other vehicles.

This stays before the car leaves the blind-spot. The machine could be switched off by the driver once the vehicle has halted.

Cross-traffic Monitor

Honda's Cross-traffic Monitor program utilizes back aspect radar sensors to alert the driver of approaching vehicles when reversing. The program was created to discover vehicles and trucks travelling up-to 25km/h, and could be switched off by the driver once the vehicle has halted.

Adaptive Cruise-control

Adaptive Cruise-control enables the driver to pick both their rate and space from the car ahead. If it drops under the level, the program immediately decelerates the car. The device will alert the driver to employ the brakes using audible and visual warnings where faster deceleration is demanded.

This system tracks the close rate and distance between the vehicle and the vehicle (car or truck) right in-front of it, helping when a collision becomes inescapable reduce impact velocity and warning the motorist when a collision is probably.

OTHER SAFETY FEATURES

The Honda Civic Tourer also includes a broad variety of active safety features that are accessible on the present Civic 5-door. These include:

Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) is designed to aid the driver in keeping control during cornering, acceleration and abrupt manoeuvres by applying braking aid to the wheels as crucial and as required modulating the engine torque output.

Antilock Emergency Stop System (ESS) and Braking System (ABS)

The Civic Tourer has ABS, controlled by means of a compact and light-weight VSA modulator.

The lights blink quickly to warn following vehicles the vehicle is halting suddenly, reducing the danger of crash.

Sophisticated Compatibility Engineering(TMark) (ACE(TMark)) physiology

Developed within the auto-tocar crash-testing facility at Tochigi, the ACE(TMark) physiology is now a well-recognized power of Honda's security certificate. The ACE(TMark) body structure provides substantially improved occupant protection in a myriad of realworld crash conditions.

The plan utilises a network of joined structural elements to disperse crash energy more equally throughout the front part of the automobile.

Sophisticated pedestrian protection features are featured by the new Civic Tourer. Study demonstrates that these attributes can drastically enhance a pedestrian's chance of survival if hit by a moving vehicle.

Seat-belts

The Civic Tourer is fitted with threepoint Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) seat-belts in all seating positions. The front seat-belts also have 2-period Energy Absorption (EA) load-limiting pretensioners. Within the back, ISOFIX points ensure correct and safe setup and mounting of child seats.

For additional reassurance the Civic Tourer also features an advanced seat-belt reminder system for travellers.

A weight detector detects if the front-passenger seat is occupied when the motor is started. An icon within the bunch illuminates, in the event the motorist or front passenger hasn't already fastened the seat belt and as a reminder to do this a chime sounds.

ACCESSORIES

New Honda Civic Tourer clients can select from a broad number of single alternatives and accessory packs to personalise their automobile to satisfy their needs, fashion and preferences.

Sports Pack

For a much more centered, route-holding appear, the front, side and rear skirts can be found in a carbon-inspired end to provide an additional advantage to the auto's dynamic profile.

Cargo Pack

Ideal for those often carrying bag or specialised equipment, this pack provides an original mix of storage options including a separation net, cargo space garnish, a trunk side net plus a trunk tray with dividers; that also further the Civic Tourer's group-leading load space.

Comfort Pack

A set of accessories made to defend the vehicle from weathering and surface deterioration. Functions include doorstep garnishes, mudguards and bodycoloured side body trims to safeguard against scrapes, mud and sand, in addition to the choice of 17-inch Cobalt alloy wheels.

Aero Pack

A fusion of aesthetic advantages including a front Aero bumper which displays the auto's sporty appearance, as the back skirt complements the front bumper completely. The appearance can be further improved with the choice of fivespoke 17 or 18-inch Argon alloy wheels in a diamond-cut surface using a clear coating, compared by Gun Powder Black windows.

Style Pack

Optional 18-inch Krypton alloy wheels could be added for additional standout appeal.

Helpful technologies

Civic Tourer clients have the choice of Honda SD navigation. With a 6.1inch WVGA touchscreen, the machine provides complete practical navigation with voice instructions and menus in 12 different languages. The multi-detector navigation system correctly pinpoints your location, as the maps cover 34 distinct EU nations and could be updated via SD-CARD. The device functions Bluetooth HFT connectivity with built-in mic and sound streaming.

Additionally, front and rear parking sensors are accessible, to make parking easy and safe.

Alloy wheels

Several utility add-ons are offered to further improve the flexibility of the new Honda Civic Tourer. One alternative is really a fixed or detachable trailer hitch to fit the auto's body work; adding practicality and taking advantage of towing ability.

Additionally, roof cross bars along with a range of attachments enable owners to transport from skis to additional bag and bikes, making more room and comfort for passengers. The alternative of the canine guard could keep bag and pets safe and protected inside the boot. Made from powdercoated durable metal, it can be removed and easily fitted.

Lastly, for an added aesthetic contact, a tailgate ornamentation, available in either black or matte metallic silver, suits underneath the low rear-window and partially covers the auto's tailgate.

Honda Civic Tourer 2014 Geneva Motor Show 2013