Honda Motor Europe’s 2.2-litre i-DTEC turbo diesel engine will be phased out and effectively replaced by the new 1.6-litre unit, a spokesman told just-auto.
The 2.2 was not mentioned at the company’s recent media preview for the Civic Tourer, even though it is still available in the five-door hatchback. The spokesman confirmed the larger diesel will not be available in the new estate.
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Modified for the ninth generation Civic and launched only last year, the 148bhp 2,199cc engine gained stop-stop which helps it achieve a CO2 average of 110g/km, an improvement of 29g/km over the unit in the previous model. The lowest CO2 version of the newer 1.6 emits just 94g/km.
“There’s no specific timeframe [for when production of the 2.2 will end] but the rationale is Honda can do so much with the 1.6 in terms of power generation, that the focus will be on this power unit for the future,” the spokesman said.
Asked if the older, larger capacity unit would be part of the revised five-door line-up which was recently announced, the spokesman said: “We’ve had no information about the facelifted Civic but I’d be surprised if the 2.2 will be in the line-up”.
Honda’s 2.2-litre i-DTEC diesel is manufactured in England and is currently available in the Swindon-built Civic and CR-V as well as the imported Accord.
UK-built CR-Vs with the 1.6 diesel are exported as far as Australia where the model supplements petrol versions imported from Thailand under a free trade agreement.
Author: Glenn Brooks
