Sneak Peek: 2012 Honda Civic (European Version)

This is the first official image of the new Honda Civic, which will make its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in a few weeks' time.

Although this is the only picture the Japanese firm has chosen to release, it does reveal that the the Ford Focus rival gets a dramatic new rear-light bar.

Designers have moved the tailights higher up on the body and incorporated a single bar which continues to split the rear window and runs all the way across the screen. The lights themselves appear to be made up of LEDs too.

The rest of the rear end appears to be influenced by models such as the Insight, losing the angular slashes of the current Civic. Honda promises that the new compact family car will be very aerodynamic – Honda has called on the expertise of its ex-Formula One engineers – while it says it has significantly improved the car's ride and refinement.For more details click here.

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