the new Honda Civic Tourer

Order books are now open for the new British-built Honda Civic Tourer with the first deliveries set to reach UK showrooms from February.
The family estate built at Honda's Swindon factory, includes new safety and road-holding technology.
Prices start at £20,265 base level 1.8 i-VTEC S petrol model up to £27,460 for the diesel 1.6 i DTEC Ex Plus. The entry level S grade includes Bluetooth hands-free telephone, digital radio, USB connectivity and 16 in alloy wheels.
The SE Plus adds rear parking sensors and 17 in alloys, while SR customers receive the new rear adaptive damper system (ADS), front heated seats, high-definition satnav and privacy glass.
The top-of-the-range EX trim level adds headlight washers, smart entry and start, a sunglasses holder and interior blue ambient lighting.
Despite being the lowest and most compact estate in the segment, it offers 624 litres of boot space with the rear seats up. It is also fitted with Honda's 'Magic Seat' system in which the rear seats can be pulled down to create a completely flat load area with 1,668 litres of capacity up to the roof lining.
The safety system includes laser and radar-based safety scanners and cameras. A new 'Driver Assistance Safety Pack' is a factory fit option costing £780 for SE trim levels and above and includes: a 'City-Brake' active system to help avoid or mitigate low-speed accidents; a forward collision warning which detects the risk of collision by scanning the vehicle directly in front; lane departure warning, traffic sign recognition, and a blind spot warning feature.
An upgraded safety pack available only on EX models for an extra £2,500 adds automatic cruise control and includes a collision mitigation braking system.
The new 1.6 i-DTEC diesel claims to return 74.3mpg with a low 99g/km of CO2 emissions. Yet the 120bhp engine still accelerates from rest to 60mph in 10.1 seconds and Honda claims a range of 817 miles on one tank of fuel.
The 1.8 i-VTEC petrol engine, either manual or automatic, will develop 142bhp and still deliver an average 45.56mpg with 149g/km of CO2 emissions.
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Designed at Ford's British research and development centres in Dunton and Dagenham, the cutting- edge three-cylinder petrol engine is now available in the Fiesta, Focus, B-MAX, and C-MAX, and commercial vehicles including the legendary Transit.
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