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Honda launches tax-friendly 1.6 diesel for the Civic – at last

Here’s a Civic to make company car drivers take notice.
With 78mpg and rock-bottom company car tax the new engine makes the Civic a strong alternative to the usual suspects.
Story: DAVID WILKINS<br
Honda Civic 440

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5 November 2012

Honda Civic 1.6 diesel
Honda’s long-awaited 1.6 diesel delivers a tax-friendly 94g/km in the Civic

Story: DAVID WILKINS

HONDA’S Civic has suddenly got a lot more interesting for company car drivers thanks to a new low-emissions 1.6-litre diesel option. The company calls it a “no compromise car for the corporate market”.

Honda Civics fitted with the new engine will arrive in UK dealerships early next year – and there’s no road tax to pay, thanks to CO2 emissions of 94 g/km.

Perhaps more importantly, CO2 emissions of 94g/km mean a company car tax banding of just 13% in the 2013/14 tax year.

Fuel consumption is impressive, too: 78.5 mpg.

Prices start at £19,400 for the base SE model, rising to £20,595 for the ES and £23,175 for cars with the top EX trim level, which has been upgraded with features such as a DAB radio.

Honda has traditionally been a leader in engine design, and its larger 2.2-litre diesel is well regarded, but Honda has been left behind by the trend towards ever-smaller, more powerful , and more company car tax efficient diesel power units – until now.

The new Honda 1.6 diesel engine – badged i-DTEC – has been designed specifically for the European market and produces a competitive 120 PS and 300 Nm. All 1.6 diesel Civics will have six-speed manual gearboxes.

Honda has also indicated that the company car tax efficient 1.6-litre iDTEC diesel will be offered in the new CR-V SUV (read the business car review) later next year where it should also transform the car’s business car tax position .

Like the Civic and the CR-V, the new engine is produced by Honda in the UK.

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Ralph Morton

Ralph Morton

Ralph Morton is an award-winning journalist and the founder of Business Car Manager (now renamed Business Motoring). Ralph writes extensively about the car and van leasing industry as well as wider fleet and company car issues. A former editor of What Car?, Ralph is a vastly experienced writer and editor and has been writing about the automotive sector for over 35 years.

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