capacivic

http://www.autospies.com/news/You-Ma...ler-NOW-73079/

http://www.leftlanenews.com/honda-de...hed-model.html

yay.

The 2013 model will supposedly be available Nov. 29, 2012.

"When it arrives on your lots you will see dramatic improvements to the exterior styling that moves Civic into a more premium sporty direction. The interior has even more upgrades and improvements to bring more sophistication and quality to its appearance."

"... you will want to have little to no Civics on hand at arrival time of this refreshed 2013 model. The changes made to the 2013 model will make the outgoing 2012 Civic a difficult model sell when they are side to side. I strongly encourage you to discuss your Civic inventory situation with your district manager today, and set up a sell down strategy that will reduce your total remaining model year 2012 Civics by a minimum of 60% before December 1, 2012."

gearbox

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meh, will believe it when i see it.

ezone

I'm glad I'm not the only one that notices this stuff.

dnice78

I was told the same thing when I was working as a Honda Sales Consultant, my only question (slightly silly) is will the 2012 be a collector down the road?

CraigW

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I don't look for all that many changes... it is still a 9th generation, and still a Civic after all.

The 2012 coupe I checked out in the showroom made me want one, waiting to see what has changed though.

dnice78

Wouldn't this be the 10th gen?

CraigW

iTrader: (1)

No, the 9th was only in production as 2012.

The Civic followed the Corolla recently (8th gen Civic 06-11) switching to a 6 year production.

capacivic

The 2013 is also gonna be 9th gen, pretty sure. I'd wager the 2013 model will be 95% the same as the 2012 ... Honda's just going to change the sheet metal and dash a bit.

The drivetrain and unibody will be exactly the same. This is the essence of a car.

The 2013 change will be similar to the change Honda made from the 2003->2004 Civic: It was still a 7th-gen Civic, but they changed the headlights and grille a little.

CraigW

iTrader: (1)

It would be due for the mid model refresh after the 2014 model year.

= yellow markers with clear bulbs... to clear markers with amber bulbs.

Like clockwork.

dubtee1480

Premium... they'll probably add some content and sound dampening, more soft touch surfaces, etc.

Hopefully they don't start quietly decontenting them over the next few years as you see with a lot of new models.

I agree, probably the same basic car but then the basic car wasn't what reviewers griped about it was the cheapness of it. To regular car buyers buying up from a much older Civic though, the 2012 was probably a revelation in terms of content.

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

i still think 06-12 looks basically the same. there was never any real changes other than the tails and some small body designs

capacivic

They look basically the same, but the 9th gen has sharper corners. The 8th is more rounded.

CraigW

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I have seen quite a few 9th gens around for sure.

My bosses wife just bought a 2012 EX-L.

Still don't see a very big changes coming for the 2013s though, we will see soon.

mattandchris

Dealership brand new 2012 civic-LX sedans for sale in my area for $16,900.

I suppose there is alittle wiggle room downward from there also.

2013's are due in the showroom any day now.........mattandchris

musicitytiger

McPherson Honda in McPherson, Kansas sold an auto LX for $15,594. For people that are looking, there are some good deals out there now.

The reported price is at: http://www.voiceofthedriver.com/Regi...zip_code=37129

ubnpast

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Looking to purchase a new car, got a quote of $22,024 for a 2013 Ex sedan with navi, what do you guys think of the price?