Honda’s new Civic Coupe wants to leave its predecessors in the dust with its contemporary design.

For quite some time now, the Civic hatchback has had  a futuristic design, unmatched by many of its rivals. As a matter of fact, the ninth-gen Euro-spec model caused quite a stir when it first debuted, especially the potent, race-breed variant the Type R. Unfortunately, we can’t say the same about its 2-door coupe counterpart, as it was more mundane.

Still, the brand new Honda Coupe, unveiled for the L.A. Auto Show, is willing to change all that and turn the odds in its favor. The new model finally looks like a sporty-oriented, well-proportioned car, instead of a neatly-sketched afterthought.

With a slanted roofline similar to the previous model, which this time, unites with the car’s boot-lid in a fastback-like approach, the new Civic gains bigger quarter windows in the process.

But unlike the outgoing model’s overall looks, at least this time, Honda tried to be more original, and it clearly shows at the car’s front fascia, where the new Civic takes the mundane lines of the previous generation to a new level. It may not seem – at first – but the 2016 Civic is actually a futuristic evolution of its predecessor.

Governed by a relatively thick chrome strip that unites the headlights, the styling mirrors the air-vent below the older model’s logo. Even the headlights appear to mimic the tilted aggressiveness of the latter, although they manage to do it significantly better. Oddly enough, the bumper’s vents – which incorporates the fog lamps – are not that well sketched (at least compared to the older model’s own take on the matter), and we do miss that mesh.

Even though the Civic had a slip on the front, it gains ground again if we’re concentrating on the car’s tail. With wrap-around, edgy taillights, there’s no denying that the new coupe tries its best to show off. In fact, compared to the ordinary-looking, outgoing model, the new Civic seems sent from the future to destroy Sarah Connor. Maybe some styled exhausts and a diffuser would’ve made it even better, though.

Curiously enough, Honda didn’t take a leap of faith with the interior, making it more regular than eccentric. The upper instrument panel and the lower one have been replaced with a new, one-piece element, while the entire dashboard, along with the center console, now faces forward instead of being gently tilted towards the driver. The chaotic-placed air-vents were scrapped as well,  replaced with some neat rigs that complement the dashboard’s line.

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