From the spring of 2018 it will be the Honda Civic again with a diesel. At the same time, the revised 1.6 i-DTEC diesel with 120 bhp has been trimmed especially to economy, so that it also complies with the exhaust gas values required for Euro 6d in the RDE measurement method. In addition, the compact classic of the Japanese 2018 is also a new automatic transmission with nine gears.
This means that the 4.5 meters long compact 10.4 seconds needs to accelerate from the stand to 100 km / h. The 4-cylinder engine built at the Honda plant in Swindon, UK can be ordered for both the Schrägheck version and the Civic 5-door. The 1.6 i-DTEC is one of the world's first engines to be officially marketed for fuel consumption and CO2 emissions as part of the new WLTP (WLTP) process, which is due to enter into force this year Were tested.
The sum of the efficiency gains, such as a reduction in the friction from pistons made of a high-strength chrome-molybdenum steel alloy and "super-plateau honing" of the holes, reduced the consumption to 3.7 l / 100 kilometers (-0.2 liters) Compared to its predecessor) and the CO2 emission value to 99 g / km (after WLTP cycle). The new Nippon diesel thus fulfills the exhaust gas standard Euro 6d Temp. The shifting is initially made via a 6-speed manual transmission. From mid-2018, the engine can then also be controlled via a 9-speed automatic transmission. The prices for the new drive variant have not yet been announced.
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