The long standing class leader Honda Civic, with it's superior combination of style, substance, engineering and ingenuity in it's interior and exterior design had given Toyota a tough time selling it's sub-par new Corolla Altis, on specs wise, nothing from the giant automaker's Altis seems to be able to put a dent to the reigning Civic's success, and now, Honda Japan had unveiled the facelift of the Civic. At first glance, nothing seems to different, well true to most Japan makes, facelift means nothing more than a few mods to the light clusters or bumpers and perhaps some teeny weeny upgrades to the interior.
First off, the grill chrome slab is the most prominent visual change, taking the 'floating grill' design of the previous generation (Right), the new design of this floating grill now is broader, wider - in short, more chrome which in this case is not at all a bad thing as it does look good.
One subtle restyle here which many had missed out, is the lining of the entire grill itself, rather than the half crescent moon shaped of the pre facelift (Right), the current grill applies the hexagonal shape from the Accord, which was well hidden, yet looking mysteriously refreshing next to the pre facelift. Changes are also apparent on the bumpers which integrates the fog lamps, the center slabs are now shaped outwards ala Type-R, giving the facelift a more sporty look, as well as the fog lamps that used to be integrated into the rectangular opening on the sides, it is now of oval shape, protruding from a mesh grill insert.
There are no changes to the rear except the tail lamps, the 'appeared-out-of-no-where' Ferrari/GTR double rounded inserts are - STILL THERE, however it now carries the front grill's hexagonal design theme and its now officially double hexagon tail lamps - Of which we find looking tons better than the pre-facelift (Right).
Interior wise, there're no changes except the auxiliarry unit supports USB inputs, the top of the range model sports optional Alcantara leather seats, however as we all know, interior options differs largely between regions.
