2019 Honda Civic Launched In India; Price Starts At Rs 17.70 Lakh

The Civic now offers both petrol and diesel engine options in India; deliveries to begin immediately

• 2019 Honda Civic petrol priced between Rs 17.70 lakh to Rs 21 lakh (ex-Delhi)

• Diesel variants priced between Rs 20.50 lakh to Rs 22.30 lakh (ex-Delhi).

• Three petrol variants and two diesel variants on offer.

• Top-spec variant gets six airbags, lane watch camera, LED headlights, 17-inch alloy wheels and a sunroof.

The 2019 Honda Civic has been launched in India with a price tag ranging from Rs 17.70 lakh to Rs 22.30 lakh. The tenth-gen sedan is offered with two powertrain options - a 1.6-diesel engine mated to a 6-speed manual and a 1.8-litre petrol engine that comes paired with a CVT. Whereas the petrol powertrain is offered in three variants - V, VX and ZX - the diesel engine is not available in the base-spec variant.

Here are the prices of each variant of the 2019 Honda Civic:

The 1.8-litre petrol engine is the same engine that powered the eighth-gen sedan that was sold in india. It produces 141PS of power and 174Nm of torque. The 1.6-litre diesel engine, on the other hand, is the same one that powers the CR-V. It has an output of 120PS and 300Nm. We’ve driven them both and you can read our first drive review here.

Honda has equipped the new Civic with four front airbags, vehicle stability assist, hill start assist, electronic parking brake, rear parking sensors, rear ISOFIX child seat anchor and LED DRLs as standard. Meanwhile, features such as curtain airbags, Honda’s lane watch camera, LED headlights and sunroof are restricted to the top-spec ZX variant. The mid-spec VX variant is well equipped with features too, including an 8-way power-adjustable driver seat, cruise control, dual-zone auto AC, 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, multi-view reverse camera and the digital MID, among others.

The new Civic comes with a 3-year/unlimited kilometre warranty as standard while an optional extended warranty for an additional two years and unlimited kilometres is also available.

The new Honda Civic competes with the Hyundai Elantra, Skoda Octavia and the Toyota Corolla Altis. It has received over 1,100 bookings already, so expect to do some waiting if you buy one now.