Honda - British Built Beauties
Published: 3rd August 2005
Honda Civic
Honda’s Swindon factory has been given a huge boost of confidence from the recent What Car? 2005 reliability survey.
Not only was Honda named the most reliable brand, but the report highlighted British built models as the top two. The previous Accord, built at Swindon until 2002 and the Civic were one and two respectively.
"It’s great to see the 3,800 workers’ efforts being recognised," commented Steve Oliver, Head of Customer department at Honda (UK).
"The Japanese manufacturers are rightly being showered with praise in the reliability stakes but what is really rewarding is seeing British built cars at the top of the pile."
This built-in reliability is a great basis for the launch of the radical new Civic next year that will be built exclusively for Europe at the Swindon plant.
The futuristically styled 5 door hatch - featured in the same What Car? issue, will be built with three engines - a 1.4 and 1.8 and 2.2 diesel and will take the fight to the premium lower medium rivals.
It goes on sale from January 2006.
Honda Civic
Our Honda Civic Guide lists the full specification of the current UK Civic range, including car prices, fuel consumption, dimensions and other vital data.
Price Range: £14,530 - £19,040
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Models in the range: 15
We have road tested the Honda Civic, to read our in-depth car reviews:
Honda Civic Review - May 2008
Honda Civic Review - Aug 2006
Honda Civic Review - Feb 2004
Honda Civic Review - Feb 2007
Honda Civic Review - Apr 2007
Our Car Buyer’s Guide covers all of the UK’s major new cars and includes CO2 ratings and car insurance groups. Data updated on the 21st Sep 2008
