The Honda Civic Tourer has been unveiled at the Frankfurt motor Show, but automobile express has already had a chance to poke around the new car – including its class-leading boot.
With a boot capacity of 624 litres, it’s 147 litres bigger than the Civic hatch’s and 218 litres bigger up on the Accord Tourer’s. Fold the rear seats, and the space swells to 1,668 litres – enough to rival some of the most functional cars on sale.
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The Civic Tourer is the same height, width and has the same wheelbase as the five-door Civic hatch, and everything from the nose to the B-pillars is carried over. However, Honda’s designers have grafted an extra 235mm on to the rear.
The tailgate swings up really high, which may cause problems in low multi-storey car parks. and unlike some estates, it can’t be electrically powered – Honda says this is too expensive to engineer.
When the bootlid’s up, there’s a wide, square opening with a loading lip that’s 137mm lower than the hatch’s. Under the floor is a small, 12-litre stowage area, for storing the load cover when it’s not needed, plus there’s a 120-litre cubby that can swallow weekend bags. other features include a power point, while an optional luggage net can be used with the seats up or down.