Spy shots of the upcoming 9th generation 2012 Honda Civic test mules are doing their rounds in the internet. The Civic has been the most important car for Honda since 1972, when the first generation Civic hit the streets.

Here are some renderings of the 9th gen European 2012 Civic hatchback. The 2012 Civic could be launched before the end of 2011.

Takanobu Ito, Honda CEO -

We are taking more time to rethink the new Civic and all our models. We had to revisit our development work and planning to comply with the change in the environment. The team is struggling.

The 8th generation Honda Civic which was introduced in 2006 was a radical departure from the typical mid-size sedan and was touted to be best Civic ever but the car aged faster than usual. Now Honda has a big task cut out to replace the 8th gen model.

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諜照即將到來的2012年第9代本田Civic他們正在測試騾子輪在互聯網上。Civic一直是最重要的汽車為本田自1972年以來，當第一代Civic上街遊行。

下面是一些渲染九代2012年歐洲Civic掀背車。Civic可在2012年年底前推出的2011年。

伊東孝紳，本田首席執行官 -

我們正在採取更多的時間來重新思考新的Civic和我們所有的車型。我們不得不重新審視我們的發展工作，並計劃符合變化的環境。該小組正在努力。

第八代本田Civic在2006年開始推行激進的離開是一個典型的中型轎車，被吹捧為有史以來最好的Civic，但賽車歲比平時快。現在，本田有一個大的任務，以取代切出8代模型。



The 2012 Honda Civic should look better than the present model, not necessarily different, and might feature new engines. The 1.3-liter i-VTEC hybrid engine currently doing its duty in the Civic Hybrid is likely to be carried over.

The 1.5-liter gasoline engine paired to Honda’s Integrated Motor Assist powertrain used in the Honda CR-Z Hybrid is another viable option. The interiors of the car would look futuristic and could borrow a lot of design cues from the CR-Z.

The 2012 Suzuki Swift was launched yesterday and going by the official images, the car’s design wasn’t very different compared to the outgoing model. Despite having many mechanical changes and upgrades, the looks have evolved only marginally. I’m sure Suzuki isn’t the only company that’ll leave a majestic, futuristic and accepted design largely untouched. Honda, in all likelihood, should follow the same path with this new Civic.

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2012年本田Civic看起來應該比現在更好的模型，並不一定不同，而且可能提供新的引擎。 1.3升採用i-VTEC混合引擎目前在履行其職責，Civic很可能是混合動力。

1.5升汽油發動機配對本田的綜合電機輔助動力系統中使用的本田CR-Z的混合是另一種可行的選擇。在內飾的汽車，並可能會看未來借了很多的設計靈感來自的CR-Z的。

2012年鈴木Swift已於昨天正式展開，並會由官方圖片，這款車的設計是不是非常不同的模式相比，即將離任的。儘管有許多的機械變化和升級，看上去已經發展只有輕微。我敢肯定不是唯一的鈴木公司，將留下一個宏偉的，未來派，並接受設計基本上原封不動。本田，在所有的可能性，應遵循同樣的路徑與New Civic。