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Offline Solstice2006

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Re: Honda Civic hatchback to return to North America
« Reply #20 on: March 17, 2015, 07:04:43 pm »
Quote from: 1TSX on March 17, 2015, 06:17:36 pm
No overlap with the CR-V and HR-V?

Pricing will be the most important thing.  They will have a line up similar to Mazda.  Mazda2 (subcompact hatch), Mazda3 (compact in sedan and hatch), upcoming CX-3 (subcompact CUV based on Mazda2), and the CX-5 (CUV). 

Now they should be able to match Mazda3, as Mazda had to come close to matching the Honda Civic when the 3 was built in Japan..
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Re: Honda Civic hatchback to return to North America
« Reply #21 on: March 17, 2015, 11:57:00 pm »
Considering how well hatchbacks sell in Canada, I was always puzzled why Honda stopped selling the Civic HB in Canada. Really bizzare. Probably could have sold another 1M cars over all those years.
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Re: Honda Civic hatchback to return to North America
« Reply #22 on: March 18, 2015, 08:43:59 am »
Quote from: 1TSX on March 17, 2015, 06:17:36 pm
No overlap with the CR-V and HR-V?

That's the question. But Mazda doesn't seem to be worried about overlap between Mazda3, CX3 and CX-5.
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Re: Honda Civic hatchback to return to North America
« Reply #23 on: March 18, 2015, 08:56:02 am »
Quote from: NoTo on March 17, 2015, 03:06:40 pm
*yawn*

sorry, but they're not going to use the 'overstock' and switch over all manufacturing to make it now a left-hand driver.  The re-tooling would be too expensive.

The last Civic hatchback that was sold here was built in the UK.
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Re: Honda Civic hatchback to return to North America
« Reply #24 on: March 18, 2015, 10:59:26 am »
I haven't been this excited since the false rumours started last Fall about the Auris Touring Sports coming to Canada as a Scion.

Hopefully Honda will see the folly in Toyota's ways and sell the Civic Hatch and Tourer in Canada even if the Yanks don't want them.

Should we start an official countdown to the crushing of our false hopes or allow ourselves to dream on?

All the 'reports' of underutilized UK factory space are just as true for Toyota as for Honda.


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Re: Honda Civic hatchback to return to North America
« Reply #25 on: March 18, 2015, 11:22:06 am »
Quote from: northsparrow on March 18, 2015, 10:59:26 am
I haven't been this excited since the false rumours started last Fall about the Auris Touring Sports coming to Canada as a Scion.
umm...

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The Scion iM concept car is making its Canadian premiere at this year’s show. It’s a sleek, fun and versatile five-door compact hatchback that will inspire the production version of the iM arriving in dealerships later this year.
Scion's Press Release about the iM (aka Auris)
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Re: Honda Civic hatchback to return to North America
« Reply #26 on: March 18, 2015, 12:24:22 pm »
NoTo,

That's the ordinary Auris hatch not the wagon.
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Re: Honda Civic hatchback to return to North America
« Reply #27 on: March 18, 2015, 01:36:38 pm »
Quote from: Careener on March 17, 2015, 11:32:09 pm
Return of the Civic SiR?

I seriously regretted not buying it when it was brand new...I was deciding between the RSX, the SIR hatch and Miata... I bought a miata instead, coz none of the Honda/Acura dealer let me test drove an RSX nor SIR at the time...I was fresh out of school maybe I looked too young
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Re: Honda Civic hatchback to return to North America
« Reply #28 on: March 18, 2015, 07:38:58 pm »
I would have gone with the RSX Type S! Such a rare modern classic...
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Re: Honda Civic hatchback to return to North America
« Reply #29 on: March 18, 2015, 07:59:26 pm »
Quote from: Solstice2006 on March 18, 2015, 07:38:58 pm
I would have gone with the RSX Type S! Such a rare modern classic...

Well, it's not like he made a bad choice with the Miata. But I agree about the RSX: SiR hatchback was a bit of a letdown after the previous generation SiR coupe.
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Re: Honda Civic hatchback to return to North America
« Reply #30 on: March 19, 2015, 08:36:05 am »
They were all fine options but only the Civic from Swindon had the elevated, rally-style shift lever.

I see a few around Ottawa so they must still be available in the used market.
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Re: Honda Civic hatchback to return to North America
« Reply #31 on: March 19, 2015, 02:20:42 pm »
^^ Just saw one yesterday. Was lowered on meaty rubber and had a number plate and tow hook on the front. Nice little race car.
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Re: Honda Civic hatchback to return to North America
« Reply #32 on: March 19, 2015, 03:05:18 pm »
It appears that the Civic will not be the only new Honda hatchback in North America. According to Autoblog, the plan is to ditch the hybrid drivetrain in the next gen CR-Z and replace it with a 280hp version of the 2.0-liter turbo four used in the Civic Type R.

http://www.autoblog.com/2015/03/18/next-gen-cr-z-turbo-four-report/
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