Jordan Rimpela
Jordan Rimpela Digital Editor
10/30/19 1:31 p.m.
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Not much has changed for 2020 on the new-for-2019 Honda Civic, except for a bit of sad news: Tonic Yellow—the color of our 2019 Civic Si project—is not available on the hatchback. Honda press photos do show it on a Civic Coupe, however we were unable to build any 2020 Civic in Tonic Yellow. Is it gone forever?

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Sonic
Sonic UltraDork
10/30/19 1:46 p.m.

Per Honda's own website the sport hatchback comes standard with the 1.5 turbo motor.  

Jordan Rimpela
Jordan Rimpela Digital Editor
10/30/19 2:46 p.m.
Sonic said:

Per Honda's own website the sport hatchback comes standard with the 1.5 turbo motor.  

Amended. There was some confusion in the press release on their media site between the sedan/hatchback. The sedan Sport does not have the option of the 1.5-liter four, while all variants of the Hatchback Sport come only with the 1.5.

300zxfreak
300zxfreak New Reader
11/2/19 8:16 a.m.

Shift paddles definitely belong on the wheel, not the column. If they're on the column, you lose access to them while turning the wheel.

Colin Wood
Colin Wood Reader Services
11/4/19 9:51 a.m.

In reply to 300zxfreak :

I think I have to agree with you on that, especially in passenger cars.

79rex
79rex Reader
11/4/19 6:59 p.m.

seeing these be considered a hatchback makes me miss a time when hatchback meant small and lightwheight.

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