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2016 Honda Civic Coupe: Where Safety Meets Sexy

Sure, we could have told you that 2016 Honda Civic has just earned the highest available IIHS Safety Pick + designation, but, there’s way more to this story.
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2016 Honda Civic Coupe is a story of arguably the best looking compact coupe available in North America today. Presenting available high-tech-driven accident avoidance sensory capabilities, near autonomous driving technology, Lane Watch ™ peripheral vision, lane keep assist tendencies, and the highest rated standard featured driver, passenger safety cage (ACE ™) integrated in the compact segment; 2016 Honda Civic earns 2016 Car of the Year accolades -- and that’s before one drives the 10th generation Civic Coupe.

In its essence Civic Coupe is a car greater than the sum of its parts

The 10th generation Honda Civic is the most advanced, fuel efficient, tech driven sedan and coupe manifestation in the mark’s 43 year history. Torque News first discovered Honda Coupe in San Diego, California and was more than a bit impressed by its spacious interior confines, newfound sophistication and standard featured performance. At its core, Civic Coupe is a fun driver with family-hauler capacity and near hybrid fuel efficiency.

2016 Honda Coupe rides in good company

2016 Civic Coupe has what it takes today to earn IIHS (Insurance Institute of Highways Safety)’s coveted Top Safety Pick + designation. This week 2016 Honda Civic Sedan joins 5 Honda models in the lineup including my personal favorite daily driver.

A word from American Honda Motor Company’s Mr. Jeff Conrad

"We're proud to add the 2016 Civic Coupe to a growing family of Honda vehicles that employ our Honda Sensing technology and earn top crash safety ratings," said Jeff Conrad, senior vice president and general manager of the Honda Division. "Honda Sensing and systems like it are changing the conversation around vehicle safety performance from crash protection to crash avoidance, and we will continue to expand Honda Sensing to additional models as we work toward our vision for a collision-free society."

In the ever changing world of automotive design and engineering, Honda continues to astound! Then there’s the drive dynamic. Read my latest take on the Honda Civic Coupe here.

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