New Honda Civic Black Edition launches

The Honda Civic Black Edition has been launched with a cosmetic makeover and Honda offers a Comprehensive Care Plan Policy for servicing.

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The Honda Civic in normal guise – as opposed to the Type R – might not be the most inspiring car on the market, but it offers a convincing package nonetheless of great quality and decent looks and, in the latest Civic, better ride and better handling.

As a Ford Focus and VW Golf competitor, the Civic perhaps suffers from a slightly boring image, which would explain why Honda has launched the Civic Black Edition with a meaner look to entice buyers who want a Civic that looks a bit less an older generation car.

There are no power upgrades, suspension tweaks or promise of more dynamism from the Civic Black Edition, but it does get exterior gloss black elements and black side skirts and rear bumper, together with gloss black roof spoiler, integrated covers for the door mirrors and a gloss black fuel filler lid. Engine choices are either the 1.6 i-DTEC diesel or 1.8 i-VTEC petrol.

Honda are also offering a comprehensive care plan for £555 which includes five years of servicing, warranty and roadside assistance which, say Honda, offers savings of up to £1,290.

Also on offer are low cost finance options on the Civic range, with the new Civic Black Edition available for just £500 down and 36 payments of £249, £239 a month for the 1.8 SE Plus, £249 for the Civic 1.6 i-DTEC and options on the really quite appealing Civic Tourer starting from £249 a month.

Leon Brannon, Head of Cars for Honda UK, said:

Once again we are doing all we can to bring down the cost of ownership for our customers with some very competitive offers on the ever-popular Civic.

We are also very pleased to be introducing the special Black Edition which delivers the same versatility, refinement and efficiency which Civic customers want but with even further standout appeal.

It’s a decent offer for a decent car and should help drive Civic sales, but if you want a Honda other than a Civic there also deals on the CR-V (from £329 per month) and Jazz Si (from £189 per month).