2019 Honda Civic Diesel & Petrol | First Drive Review | Autocar India

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UPDATE: Prices Revealed! The Civic has been launched at the following prices (ex-showroom, pan-India): Petrol CVT: V: Rs 17.70 lakh VX: Rs 19.20 lakh ZX: Rs 21.00 lakh Diesel MT: VX: Rs 20.50 lakh ZX: Rs 22.30 lakh What do you think of these prices? Tell us in the comments! #TeamAutocar

[@divinvarghese3501]

I think it's a bit pricy considering the current rage for SUVs and the alternatives in the market for example Elantra, which is the global competitor for civic

[@authenticmax6350]

Ground Clearance is not issue of the car but of the Indian roads.

[@MsCDT16]

Hey bro nice review. I have driven SUVs/Compact SUVs only since > 10 years. I'm 6 Feet Tall, I am only concerned about one thing. To get in and out (Ingress & Egress) of the car. Will it be a problem or uncomfortable to me? I'm not personally a big fan of Low seated cars, even driver seats for that matter. Pls suggest!

[@whatever19997]

Civic is going to fail if it's priced above 20L on road unless someone wants to go only for a sedan Because there are better SUVs like harrier,compass and MG Hector is coming!!!

[@raoshuaib589]

Little high prices. On road diesel should be 20L max

[@srinivasanr4491]

So many skoda fan boys on KZbin but none on the road

[@tiger8440]

u should look at skoda's sales numbers for the past 3 to 4 years before making such statements.

[@thrissurdiary9583]

This should be comment of the year....

[@kelloggsallbran5415]

I have a 1.8 TSi Laura Manual,short ram air intake.Will do stage 1 tune around July with service. No reliability issue at all,around 70k KMS done

[@skrktk5675]

lol🤣🤣

[@shaleendutta3950]

Haha dsg failures just stop people from buying them😌

[@sagarmathers3821]

Many dont even notice their efforts but damn..the camera guy and the editor has nailed it...congrats guys

[@merc722]

Is it just me or does anyone else also think that the car looks absolutely gorgeous from the front? From the back it does kinda look wierd with the coupe like profile but not bad. Still that front end though!!!😍😍😍

[@manishbiswal5694]

Severely underpowered engine. When you think of a civic, you imagine a good looking car going fast. 140 hp ain’t it my friend.

[@joffinalappatt5970]

Bought one and felt it needed more soft suspension in uneven roads, left front seat height adjustments, transmission quality and power unless S Drive and paddle shift usage, slanting front chrome bar, and more bright gloss with ceramic coating. It looks like a beauty smiling with orthodontic wire on teeth.

[@manishmehra1596]

Chrome grill looks ugly

[@prasoonpandey8572]

expectations-1.5 L petrol motor reality-old engine ,cvt enthusiasm for the car-nil

[@siddharthsubandh9167]

The old CIVIC itself is way better than this one!!😔😔

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Unless you want gasoline in your oil you don't want that shitty 1.5L turbo engine

[@adityachaudhary2094]

@@AdamSmith-gs2dv The hell you're saying dude?

[@ace911turbo]

Outright performance = Octavia 1.8TSI 177bhp Styling and Features = Elantra 2.0L SX 152bhp Chauffer comfort/reliabilty = Corolla Altis 132bhp Emotion over predecessor?? = Civic 1.8L 140bhp CVT

[@tamilturbo2647]

Isn't the 1.8 CVT 140Bhp?

[@srianurag2]

ace911turbo or features also Octavia

[@vijaysreenivas1627]

ace911turbo true.

[@2aroras]

1.8L 141bhp

[@amishD69]

You pretty much summed up the D Segment

[@roundtriangle7259]

It's like Toyota Prius and Honda City had a baby

[@HAL-gg1ts]

But actually it's the FATHER of all mid range Sedans.

[@prasannar8958]

🤣🤣🤣 perfect..

[@sreejithmohan8032]

You are correct and made me laugh. Good

[@ayushc5704]

GAMERS COLONY but honda city is very virtuous.😂

[@dsinghr]

GAMERS COLONY that’s the design language all Toyota’s and Honda’s are going. People seem to love it since they are highest selling in the lot. Beautiful cars like Mazda have few takers

[@rohitratambe1052]

Honda's 2nd best looking car. 1st is Honda Accord and 2nd is this Honda Civic😎😎

[@lakhankatare7630]

I also love Honda Amaze, City, Civic, Accord. Both are best in segment (but the only thing that I don't like in Honda car is steering mounted controls)

[@rajshilg]

Who else hates the crome grill?

[@ldho4027]

Me , but every manufacturer is always after it..... Chrome grill actually adversely affect the looks... The international turbi charged civic has black grill and is gorgeous

[@electronicmailid]

Hoping to get black as option

[@rajshilg]

True and most of the time people love the shiny stuff it's good but all the time and at all places

[@arvindfluidic]

@@ldho4027 Yeah. The Global spec car has a Black finish grill.. But since Indians are fans of chrome, Honda chose to offer chrome on the front grill..

[@sohalamandeep]

i changed mine right away 😂😂 spent around 10k rupees but now its much cheaper u can check online around 3k only

[@findbinnu]

I'm so tired of the step motherly treatment we are subjected to. Globally, this car comes with a 1.5 turbo petrol, yet India gets an ancient 1.8 NA engine with CVT. I would have bought the 1.5 in a heartbeat, but now Skoda will get my money.

[@shashankreddy3646]

Which skoda? Rapid??

[@Harshal102]

And on the top of that no car in that price segment comes close to octavia in engine and power department. Go ahead and buy skoda octavia.

[@PatilsNinad]

Naturally aspirated engine is always better than a turbo/direct injection or both

[@bharathb4803]

Its not just with more BHP and Nm. 1.5 Turbo had some issues with transmission fluid in US markets and some affected in global so they decided not to get that to India as of now. However they have plans for bringing Type-R within 2020 by then you'd consider giving upto Honda. 😀

[@sunandhks9011]

Not only Honda others also, Even the hatchbacks like i20,Baleno deserves 1.0 turbo as standard ..but they won't give. I don't understand why. it's so irritating. The only company who offered is shutting shop 😩 FIAT 🙄.. Respect yo Skoda for offering a Manual transmission option even though it's 1.4 turbo petrol.

[@siddhantdhimaan3080]

I drive a 2007 Civic, and honestly, I wouldn't trade that for the 2019 model. The last time it debuted in India, it rocked the market and even a decade later, it still turns heads. So, from the initial impressions, other than the raised ride height and the cockpit area, the car is not really a 'worthy' successor to the previous-gen Civic!

[@pranavgupta8888]

Old CIVIC was my childhood dream car, Well its no more now ❎

[@rajeshverma3881]

I had 2009 automatic 84000kms done, a brilliant car for highway cruising

[@prasannar8958]

Same here..

[@bharattondare]

Why

[@sammathew1127]

For me too 😭😭😭 I still love the old CIVIC.. even now it looks so cute 😍🤩😍🤩🤩 and the interiors are still futuristic 😍😍.. I wish they launch that model too once again as its small and cute. And this 2019 Civic also looks really amazing .. only 1 thing I didn't like is the *Front Grill* that spoils the front looks as its to Big... else the car is perfect in all aspects 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🏻😘

[@thrissurdiary9583]

Well u could buy the old civic.. its kind of ringing all the right bells....

[@asfandasadiq4634]

Wow - the Civic has grown so much in size !

[@tabe3885]

I have 2008 civic and has been run 4Lakh without any problem and now gonna buy this civic lover

[@Razrman]

Hormadz is so composed with the way he reviews. Enjoyed watching this review.

[@bharathb4803]

OMG...... JUST NOW BOOKED FOR Rs.31000 Radiant Red Petrol!! Can't believe I waited for 2 years to buy this lovely car in India after its launch in 2017 !! Gonna be one of the first to buy this gorgeous car! 😍😍😍😍

[@arshadazeez6236]

Brother, even I was waiting to get my hand on this beast but the reviews are disappointing. Dosent seems like a worthy buy.

[@dheerajdmoto]

cancel it and buy the octavia with dual clutch or even elantra manual will be better than cvt.

[@kunalsutar3946]

Congrats bro!

[@nastyscorp]

All the best man. Amazing ride.

[@thejesht2426]

ON ROAD PRICE PLZ

[@gauravjadhav7637]

Launched 2 to 3 years back in other countries. I was waiting for this car to be launched in India

[@drakshattyagi]

Great that they did increase the GC. The low GC of the old one was absolutely illogical considering the size of potholes and speed breakers in our country. Even the city 2008 was unsurprisingly low.

[@DS-Pakaemon]

We still have the 2009 civic. SEXIEST SEDAN EVER. EVER

[@mohammadaliz1]

I agree

[@craigslist1323]

Uncles car

[@howsthejosh7565]

Agree to the fullest. It was my dream car.

[@CarsRumors]

we had the 2011 civic reborn but previous year we sold it and ought 2018 civic weight has increased thats why pic is decreased but traction controll mind blowing road grip wahhh

[@amishD69]

@donnie soza you are wrong, 2009 Civic was the best looking one

[@HC_15819]

It’s amazing to see how different the perception for the same car could be in different geographies. Back home this would be my dream car too but in Western Hemisphere, Jazz is a clown car and civic is a cheap and boring run about. Nobody would ever call it sporty or luxurious. I guess the price difference (taxes) plays a huge part. Time for Mazda to step into India with Mazda 3, Mazda 6, CX-5 and CX-9 to show how a reasonably priced car can be sporty and luxurious.

[@SmarjitDebata]

Honda cars are known for linear power delivery. I would say most of them are so. That’s something I love in all honda cars.

[@harshsaini9652]

Civic ? Ok where is my laptop

[@karthikramki]

Still Honda is insulting us by not giving us the powerful motors. Honda we are ready for all world class cars in India too....this Civic is boring...really....120 hp for the diesel car....are you joking...

[@melrozi531]

The Verna gets a more powerful diesel which make 126

[@bharathb4803]

@@melrozi531 Lol...Elantra still uses same diesel engine as Verna with 126 bhp!

[@sohalamandeep]

it has a turbo engine same like new crv

[@vishalnaik7379]

Karthik ramki boycott Honda

[@Windows7Pro2009]

Here in UAE there is a base 1.6L engine in Civic which has 123HP, plus it's a petrol engine. And Honda bring the 10th gen Accord that you released in other parts of the world, which has 1.5T and 2.0T engines.

[@mayurtapkir3887]

I still like the old civic shape... So Sharpe and slick

[@Vickyrocks247]

For younger buyers it lacks power and punch...for older generations..it lacks rear seat comfort features... For middle aged it lacks excitement.... So wonder who Honda was focusing while designing this car.

[@Vickyrocks247]

@@rohitbhatia90 😂

[@lucasmiller1462]

RIDERS GOT TALENT they were focusing on the Indian market

[@greenspaces4683]

Honda was busy with it's suv

[@ivy0912]

Hahahaha absolutely spot on!!!

[@extraoomph]

Honda City is the best car from Honda and in its segment.

[@soumen8624]

Yea city is best (first honda car india), and for me it is Corolla or Civic anyday. But normally I'm not into petrol cars below 1.6 liters (i go with 1.6l bare minimum)

[@imranhatim.3264]

Guys I am an auto quality engineer trust me Honda has the strongest engine when it comes to Japanese cars followed by nissan & Toyota..

[@aroy531]

Am I the only who's imagining a Type R bodykit over the car in every frame of the video?

[@Cyberbiker3622]

Civic is not a car it's a dream!!

[@utkarsh1989]

Civic is civic no car can compete with its magic..but honda should offer torque converter in diesel.

[@drsidiyengar]

2006 was ground breaking from interior to looks however it is tamer now

[@nickjeet5934]

Tested @ Nandi hills road Bangalore

[@lijuernakulam5869]

That boomerang back lights are awesome at night

[@MudithBhandari]

Nothing like that civic we've known.

[@autobloggerali4791]

Hormazd saab.. Happy to see You reviewing 😍😍👍

[@Life_is_MATHS]

I think old civic is far better. Finally old is gold.

[@kelloggsallbran5415]

Octavia 1.8 TSI with DSG. Put a stage 1 tune on (approx 50k) and you're over 200bhp

[@shaleendutta3950]

And what about the troublesome DQ200 dsg ?If it fails ,famous for mechatronics failure 🤣.

[@talinsharma7040]

@@shaleendutta3950 it is a matter of chance. My car is doing great and it is an amazing machine

[@kelloggsallbran5415]

@@shaleendutta3950 One can only hope,I have a manual Laura,no prob with transmission

[@pathikkandhari]

@@shaleendutta3950 wake up..and find 1 case after 2016

[@polemical100]

3.5 yrs now.. DSG running fabulous.

[@hirenparekh4871]

What a superb two round shape lights in old civic... my child hood favourite... now missing that..

[@ankushdoshi8947]

Those who are saying Octavia are the ones who complain about skodas service

[@shaleendutta3950]

And DSG failures as well

[@krishnags1]

Now skoda is giving better service

[@sohailahmedsyed9351]

Surely. Octavia will be ruling this segment.

[@ssahoo5500]

1thing the city itself costs 18lakhs now so u can expect the civic by 25lakhs for sure

[@arjunthebose2]

No turbo petrol for a car of this price and that too which is expected to be a sporty one. Shame once again from an automaker.

[@ssahoo5500]

No need vtec has it all.

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Turbos are bad, they don't add much to the cars that have them other than another extremely expensive item to fail and slightly better fuel economy. Considering I want to keep my car a long time I will be avoiding any car with a turbo

[@nikhilrajeendranath2930]

Very true

[@VamseeNunna]

Honda has lost the plot in India

[@sajo21]

I have a facelift Honda Brio Automatic. The dash layout looks the same. The 5spd torque converter in my Brio is shared with the older civic, and its a truely wonderful gearbox. CVT is killjoy. Wish it had a manual.

[@pankajagarwal1955]

Thanks for the video . I’ve been waiting for this since a year.

[@YMSD24]

Only Honda Car i Admire but Honda should have made 2.0L Petrol and 1.8L Diesel Engine, as Octavia has 2.0L Diesel and Elantra gives 2.0L Petrol Engine....and one request Honda plz do increase all of your cars Ground Clearance least 180mm as this is not European Market but Asian Market where we have dodgy roads, do take note next time...rest all Civic Looks Fabulous👌

[@abhishekagarwal8139]

Civic was my favourite car from childhood but now may be Verna could take that spot

[@mr.ashuda]

Starting price of Honda Civic in USA/ Canada/ Australia :- *11.5 Lacs* Starting price of Honda Civic in India :- *18 Lacs* 6.5 Lacs extra le kar Honda Indian market ko kya value deta hai ?

[@ibrahimbakhshi1217]

Hormazd: so can the civic weave the same magic its predecessor did? Me and probably every petrolhead: NO

[@hackerb391]

Honda and Toyota vehicles are reliable

[@sudiptomajumdar4210]

Which the poormans germam cars are not

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Honda's used to be reliable, now that they are adding unreliable CVTs and Turbos not so much

[@harshdhaka7222]

Most awaited review 😍😍😍

[@shaikhabdulaziz759]

Not sure why Honda did not bring the 1.5L turbo petrol which is available in USA. That car is Gem.

[@sstyk1361]

Civic is one of the best selling car in US and globally.

[@SasidharKhambhampati]

Correct

[@simranchoudhury2273]

Truly an aspirational car❤️

[@harshysmank]

Hormaz bhai u r best in reviewing cars Good to c u. Want to c u more on autocar

[@AnandCSalim]

Finally.... Welcome back my love

[@VamseeNunna]

You talking to the 8th gen Civic?

[@lhmartin101]

whats wrong with honda...civic was a such a peppy awesome looking car i own one it was beautiful and after 12 years they come with this????....wtf

[@richie_kun]

lhmartin101 wats wrong ? this design is way better but i dislike its front but overall 2019 civic has a sporty look

[@soumen8624]

its personal preference, i like the new one

[@blackfire_x2964]

I like the old one much more i feel like the new one is not as good as before in looks The old civic was a sports car that people loved to customize

[@tharan8069]

Good car, but the Skoda Octavia is still the most value for money and probably, the best in this segment.

[@mkarthi1992]

Civic to me was a double edged sword, simple elegant and classy but when the vtec kicks in it pins you to the seats and I feel that a cvt will dull the vtec cams. Maybe if they had like a dsg dual clutch setup gear changes could be quicker and it would have been sportier. Most ppl buying D segment cars don’t worry too much about the mileage. A VW Jetta with its hefty 2ltr motor will never c the tail lights of this 2019 civic.

[@thrissurdiary9583]

Hey man... Wake up ... Wake up... And what the hell are u smokin huh!

[@apdsouza]

True

[@AestheticFitnessMotivation]

R

[@mkarthi1992]

Thrissur Diary wat r u implying

[@NavenkumarSelva]

This Honda Civic model sold almost 35,000 cars in Malaysia, most of it was the 1.5 TCP with 180 Bhp btw, the tyre rims look much better here (in Malaysia) !

[@divyajeevan69]

Waiting for this one now I think I will go with Elantra.

[@shivanshspamid8556]

Coming on 7 march

[@gauravsawn]

beautifully shot guys!

[@prashantdikshit5238]

Congrats....u achieved some milestone "1M"

[@Dpak1980]

Thanks for mentioning the seat memory and cooled seat feature missing.

[@AbhiKohli]

If there was a prize for the most average interior designs at this price, Honda would win it in a heartbeat. #SoAverage.

[@lokeshnagtode9175]

we would love to see a comparison between Honda Civic and Skoda Octavia. will it come soon?

[@johnfrombombay7679]

Autocar improving its camera work..

[@BE-REAL-ALWAYS]

Unfortunately now Civic has again been discontinued in India...!!

[@LivingDigital05]

In 2007 Civic sold more than 2k units per month. Now the situation is changed. Corolla and Octavia are selling 300 units. Elantra hardly reaching 75 to 80 cars per month. If Honda price it well Civic will definitely sell more than 500 units per month

[@AshishYadav-vf9em]

Hello Sorabjee Sir. Good to see you after a long. I like you so much, please do update more video hosting by you.

[@RoundTableDiscussion]

wow! Now I want this civic.

[@pratyushmahapatra2866]

Finally a Honda touchscreen looks at place.

[@rishabhrastogi4602]

After such a long wait india deserves a 1.5 turbo engine

[@sammathew1127]

I still love the old CIVIC.. even now it looks so cute 😍🤩😍🤩🤩 and the interiors are still futuristic 😍😍.. I wish they launch that model too once again as its small and cute. And this 2019 Civic also looks really amazing .. only 1 thing I didn't like is the *Front Grill* that spoils the front looks as its to Big... else the car is perfect in all aspects 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🏻😘

[@prashanthjoseph3500]

Tenth generation Honda Civic is back in a completely new global platform and interestingly first time with a diesel engine from Earth Dreams Technology

[@ankithmistry]

Still 8th Civic Rocks !

[@sagarmankame5010]

Verna has already developed a reputation. Looks wise ill always choose Verna or previous gen civic.

[@uday2510]

was waiting for this car since global launch, but at that time there was no hope for launching in India

[@ShubhoBose]

In the US, you could get this generation civic with a manual

[@आशीषसाहू-ख1ल]

Old civic was best in terms of looks,performance etc.

[@inkblingdesignstudio]

Still in love with my old 2012 Civic, i have experienced this one internationally but somehow never managed to be as impressed as the older generation Civic, somehow just cannot get over the Civic and still feels fresh after a god 7 years of extensive ownership. Personally, the new one seems a little over-designed in parts and rear seat comfort is majorly compromised. Yet, happy to have the brand Civic back and i am sure there will be a lot of new Civic fans.Cheers!

[@casteli1]

As a existing civic customer I’m disappointed with the stupid engine choice on the new civic, I mean why don’t we get a 1.5 VTEC Turbo? At least as an option especially when other manufactures are offering stuff like the Octavia vRS

[@krishnaghosh1421]

We need the Civic Si and Type R here

[@Prithvidiamond]

If you are speaking of vRS then they should have brought the new Civic type-R, which has a 2L turbo with 300+hp, that car would have decimated all other cars!

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Why do you want that engine? They suffer oil dilution issues which if you don't constantly change your oil can lead to engine failure

[@vaibhavjain-ht3zz]

The maintenance of this segment cars have become so expensive that people are simply not buying them. People still prefer the smaller city over a civic. Its more value for money anyday is what I feel

[@dragonslasher5360]

Good thing this is in India

[@anandiyer8655]

This Civic is actually paving a clear way to Indian customers to go with better powered Petrol cars in premium segment. No ventilated front and rear AC seats....? No turbocharged Petrol engine....? Looks like the new Gen Amaze just went to a parlour.

[@vekutetseo9153]

The new civic is superb in almost all aspect , except the end of exhaust pipe from rear view which is too low hanging, which looks odd. Would have been much better if it is lifted bit and make it invisible.

[@Suman-sb5mn]

skoda enjoys large fan base but on youtube only not on roads

[@narayanpvs]

Exactly Hormazd, as you asked at 5.24, Why did Honda NOT get the 1.5 turbo in India? WHY HONDA WHY? You give that 1.5 turbo even in PAKISTAN. WHY NOT IN INDIA???? At least is this the direct injection 1.8L or is it the old MPFI?

[@hruaitearalte]

Good looking nonetheless. But the charm of the old one wont die on me with this

[@amishD69]

Heck even sub-4 metre cars now produce 120bhp, what kind of joke is this

[@ThePseudoBasher]

Beautiful car, too bad sedans are not in demand these days.

[@gautamallipur909]

Can we buy used civic cars and how is maintanence?

[@sunitajadhav1777]

I have civic diesel the design is omg

[@sahmad9910]

1.8 L engine was introduced in 2006. It’s ancient!!

[@vikramadityabhadra7206]

Tail lights look like the ones on the jazz. Front look is nice. But I think Elantra is still the best in its segment.

[@dhananjaywankhede5773]

After all Japan is Japan..🇯🇵 salute to there technology.. I love that country 🙏👍

[@pavanhurkat]

I ll still prefer my 8th gen auto Civic in comparison to this one. Almost, all the tech specs remain same and I just see few electronic upgrades and a little exterior upgrade to current one. The old one still runs like butter. Instead, I ll try to give the old one a good paint or detailing job and save money. Your thoughts?

[@soundaryamanimaran1276]

Superb Review Sir @hormazdsorabjee

[@satadrutheindian4277]

I used to be a fan of the previous gen Civic, but this one disappoints me. Neither has an attractive cabin like the Elantra nor the power and drivability of an Octavia. Octavia shall remain the king in this segment