HONDA is developing a stronger and more defined family identity for its European models, said the company at the Geneva Show. The new Civic 5-door is the first car to carry the new frontal face, although it will be adapted to a wide range of cars.

Honda also displayed its Civic Estate concept, the basis of the third model to be built at Swindon. The estate is aimed at young families who spend 'much of their leisure time pursuing such activities as cycling and sailing,' said Honda.