Honda Malaysia (HMSB) introduced as we speak that it’s concentrating on to promote 95,000 autos this 12 months, and central to that could be a pair of recent fashions that may make their debut over the remaining 9 months, the corporate confirmed.

It says it desires to double down on its emphasis on e:HEV hybrid fashions, which it claims supplies a mix of gas effectivity and driving pleasure. This implies it’s nearly sure that each automobiles might be supplied with the dual-motor petrol-electric powertrain.

Fortunately, we don’t should look far to determine which fashions HMSB is introducing this 12 months. One in every of these is the facelifted Metropolis Hatchback, which has already been launched in Thailand, coming greater than seven months after its sedan sibling.

That lengthy hole has been justified by a very totally different entrance finish redesign in comparison with the four-door, replete with a deeper grille and a sharper bumper with bigger air intakes. A two-tone rear valence has additionally been added, as has a revised diffuser design for the RS mannequin. Inside, the e:HEV fashions achieve new USB-C ports on the rear.

Anticipate the Metropolis Hatchback to be powered by the identical powertrains as earlier than, together with a 121 PS/145 Nm 1.5 litre naturally-aspirated DOHC i-VTEC engine mated to a CVT, in addition to a 109 PS/253 Nm electrical motor on the e:HEV paired with a 98 PS/127 Nm 1.5 litre petrol engine as a generator.

Additionally tipped to be launched this 12 months is the facelifted Civic, previewed on the Tokyo Auto Salon in January because the Civic RS Prototype. This introduces a brand new entrance bumper design with a taller hexagonal grille (now with a honeycomb mesh, carried over from the outgoing hatchback), eliminating the divisive entrance “brow”. Honda has additionally added a big jutting decrease grille and slimmer aspect air inlets that call to mind the most recent FL5 Civic Sort R.

Just like the Metropolis Hatchback, the Civic ought to retain the identical engines, this time a 182 PS/240 Nm 1.5 litre VTEC Turbo engine and, on the e:HEV variant, a 184 PS/315 Nm electrical motor juiced by a 143 PS/189 Nm 2.0 litre direct-injected engine.

What in regards to the just-released HR-V facelift? Properly, the B-segment SUV has been closely localised for the ASEAN market – together with a singular bodykit on higher-end fashions – so don’t anticipate the most recent one to reach earlier than subsequent 12 months on the earliest.

GALLERY: Honda Metropolis Hatchback facelift in Thailand

GALLERY: Honda Metropolis RS Prototype at 2024 Tokyo Auto Salon

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