Honda is to introduce a pair of downsized turbocharged petrol engines with the next generation Civic.
The 10th generation Civic will feature a three-cylinder 1.0-litre engine and 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine, both VTEC turbocharged.
Following on from the 2.0-litre VTEC Turbo used in the recently-released Civic Type R, the new engines will be all-new and Honda promises they will deliver class-leading power, economy and emissions. No firm figures have been released yet.
What Honda does say is the new engines will feature in the next generation Civic that is due to go out on sale in 2017.
With the launch of these two smaller turbocharged engines, Honda is responding to the market demand and the rising trend for increased fuel efficiency without compromising on power.