2012 Civic Teaser Image out

Attention all Civic fans!! Here's our first official glimpse at the face of the next-generation Honda Civic. This sketch is intended to give the world an idea of what we can expect from the Civic show car Honda will display at the Detroit Auto Show in January.

According to the Japanese automaker, the concept is more of a pre-production study that will preview the actual, ninth-generation 2012 Civic. From the looks of things, the upcoming version will take the look of the current Civic and throw in some additional attitude. Along with some aggressively swept headlamps reminiscent of the European Civic Type R, the sketch also shows off a fascia with more menacing proportions. A large air inlet down low and slit fog lights help pull the car from the throws of anonymity. 

Of course, it's always difficult to tell what will survive the transition between design sketch and reality. We don't expect to see those huge wheels nor do the wildly flared hips make their way to production. Speaking of production, Honda has a long history of rolling out concepts that are nearly identical to the real deal, so keep your eyes on Detroit for what could be the first look at the next Civic.

Although the teaser image shows a coupe, the Civic saloon is likely to carry a similar styling theme. Since the current generation Civic saloon has a slightly different styling than the one sold in the US;Expect the next Civic to follow suit.