Honda said today that is European Civic has won the 51st international “red dot: best of the best” award for highest design quality. This is the second time Honda has won the top award after winning it with the Honda S2000 in 2001. The award ceremony will take place on June 26, 2006. The red dot design award is held annually by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen, Germany. An international jury selects the products of outstanding design quality in 11 categories which are not only related to car design but to product design in general. The jury said that its overall design “marks a revolution,” recognizing the innovation as well as the appeal and the high quality of the Civic’s design concept.
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03/29, 1:08 PM
posted by:
DaEMoN
“The jury said that its overall design marks a revolution”
How could one not agree on that? It’s the first time a company has the guts to actually ship a model in such a concept-like design.
It’s because of moves like this that car companies get a little more audacious when it comes to producing a vehicle.
Not to talk about the quality of Honda cars, in general. All of these things make of the Civic a car I’d buy (preferably a type-R one, though)
03/29, 1:12 PM
posted by:
Mike
Honda hit a homerun with it’s new Civic – it’s design was so upgraded that Toyota delayed release it’s new Corolla after they got a look at the Civic – their new design for the Corolla was not agressive enough to compete. I predict Honda will sell every Civic they can possibly make.
03/29, 1:24 PM
posted by:
JD
I applaud Honda for their gusto in releasing a space-age looking vehicle to the consumer, but honestly, the more I look at the new Civic (American version anyway) the less I like it. It looks like a bubbly, flying-saucer to me. That MASSIVE windshield really detracts for the profile of the car and that dashboard is just awkward.
03/29, 5:08 PM
posted by:
Chris G
I’m impressed by those triangular driving lights. Kudos again to Honda for taking a risk on design. Somebody else did that in 2002, and although at first their designs were nearly universally disapproved of, people have warmed up to the unconventional styling of their vehicles and have started snapping them up. Who am I talking about? BMW. It just goes to show you that futuristic design is unique and will still be turning heads far down the road. So thank you Honda for making a car for which people will say, “hey, that’s the new Civic!” instead of “what just passed me?” (Or maybe it will be the other way around!) Anyway, it’s companies like Honda that will hopefully encourage the market to stop making boring cars, unless you’re Chevrolet.
03/29, 5:29 PM
posted by:
Anonymous
………cool little sled. If I didn’t see the text; I would have thought it a SEAT. If Honda did retro like GM it would look like a WWII Zero.
jim
03/29, 6:00 PM
posted by:
Phil
Looks a bit like a Saab from the side.
But yeah, good job Honda for taking the Civic in a bold new direction (though the dashboard is wack). The advertising is right on, too, with music from popular indie bands like Guster. The people who listen to music like that is who you want to attract. Furthermore, Honda’s sponsoring all the right events that young people care about. They obviously knows what’s hip. GM could take some cues from them. Instead of promoting their “American Revolution” crap (seriously, Aveo = American?), which today’s youth don’t give a damn about, why not stop hating on the Japanese so much and being all defensive against them and instead take a more proactive stance on marketing?
03/29, 7:12 PM
posted by:
kevin
this one is even uglyer than the american version.
03/29, 10:33 PM
posted by:
digitalzombie
they should have keep the double wish bone suspension at the rear.
03/30, 2:57 AM
posted by:
DaveO
I really don’t get all the fuss. The dash is a mess and from the outside it looks like an egg. I was hoping that cab-forward died with the Chrysler Concorde.
04/04, 11:46 AM
posted by:
nick c
gay. just gay.
if you like THAT styling, you need help, because your hatred for American cars is blinding you to the truth: its UGLY.
04/04, 10:00 PM
posted by:
FRED
this crap looks like a saturn design