Honda sold just 38,000 Civics in the hotly contested European C-segment last year – a quarter of the volume of the Opel/Vauxhall Astra, a media report said.

Britain’s Autocar magazine said Honda is readying a facelift for launch just two and a half years after the Civic was redesigned, adding a ‘halo’ two-litre turbocharged Type R flasgship, a sporty mainstream model and range-wide frontal styling tweaks for a more aggressive appearance.

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The updated line will likely be introduced at the Paris motor show in October, the magazine said.

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