2019 Honda Civic review, road test

The Civic returns to India after seven years, in its 10th-gen avatar, and now gets a diesel engine.

Published on Jun 03, 2019 07:00:00 AM

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At 430 litres, it’s got the smallest boot capacity in its segment.

The fuel tank capacity of the new Civic is down by three litres, compared to the eighth-generation model, but the claimed fuel economy figure of the petrol-auto has gone up by 2.6kpl to 16.5kpl, which means the effective range has increased. In our cycle, however, it returned 7.8kpl in the city, and 11.8kpl on the highway.

A full-sized spare wrapped around a fifth alloy is neatly stowed beneath the boot floor.

The 1.6-litre diesel-manual did a more respectable job in the city with a figure of 13kpl. With tall 4th, 5th and 6th gears, the Civic diesel feels very relaxed while cruising on open roads, and it returned 18.68kpl in our tests.