A huge official photo gallery of the new Honda Civic has been released by the Japanese carmaker. The new version of the Japanese compact hatchback boasts heavily modified aerodynamics and a number of subtle improvements, and will become available in Europe in early 2012 in its 5-door configuration only.

The first Civic line appeared in 1973, while the current incarnation debuted in 2006 (although it underwent a restyling in 2009), and this new version is basically a tweaked version of the latter, which was already a pretty radical improvement over its predecessor when it first came out. The most dramatic change - the one that really stands out a mile - is obviously the rear spoiler with built-in brake light spanning the rear window.

In Europe the car will use naturally aspirated 1.4 and 1.8 petrol engines (delivering 100 hp/127 Nm and 143 hp/174 Nm respectively) and a turbocharged 2.2 litre unit with output of 150 hp and 350 Nm. More aggressive engines are expected to join the fold at later time.

View the full 2012 Honda Civic official photo gallery

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