After Lunar New Year, a series of C-segment sedans, consisting of new Honda Civic, Toyota Altis, or MG5, will simultaneously be released in Vietnam.

The C-sized sedan market in 2022 promises to be exciting when Civic and Altis will both launch new generations in Vietnam. British car company MG will also introduce their MG5 imported from Thailand. In addition, Kia refreshed its flagship sedan, the K3 (Cerato). A Chinese model, Beijing U5 Plus, was just opened for sale in mid-January.

Honda Civic

The 11th generation C-sized sedan are now in dealers in Thailand, where the Civic is assembled and exported to Vietnam. Honda is planning to introduce the model to Vietnamese customers after Lunar New Year.

New Civic dons a more youthful and neutral appearance. The rebellious sportiness in the appearance of the old generation has been much moderated in this new version. Honda wants to expand Civic’s customer base to increase sales.

In Thailand, the new Civic is equipped with a 1.5 turbocharged engine, with a power of 178 horsepower at 6,000 rpm, maximum torque of 240 Nm at 1,700-4,500 rpm. CVT gearbox, two standard driving modes Econ, Normal. Particularly, the RS version adds a Sport driving mode.

Toyota Altis

After many months of reducing the price of remaining inventory, Toyota will introduce the 12th generation Altis model to the Vietnamese market. After Camry, the Japanese automaker continues to apply a globally consistent design for a specific product, this time the Altis.

Toyota Altis used to be the best-selling car in the segment, but the rise of Korean cars, especially Kia K3, Hyundai Elantra, or compatriots like Mazda3 makes the Altis name no longer a dominant force. In this generation, Altis is imported CBU from Thailand.

Altis will be Toyota’s third model in Vietnam with a hybrid engine configuration after Corolla Cross and Camry. In addition to major changes in exterior and interior, the car is likely to have the TSS safety technology package that had appeared on many Toyota products.

MG5

The British model MG5 has appeared in Vietnam after completing the registration procedures. The distributor will introduce this model after Lunar New Year.

According to some dealers, the expected selling price of MG5 is 450-550 million VND. This pricing is quite similar to ZS and HS, which will make the MG5 equivalent to some B-size sedans. The car may have 3 versions like ZS and HS, 1.5L engine and CVT gearbox like in the Thai market.

Hyundai Elantra

Elantra will be the next model after Santa Fe, Tucson, i10, and Accent to be upgraded to a new version in Vietnam in 2022. Hyundai’s C-sized sedan continues to be assembled domestically with the same design as the Tucson with angular blocks all over the body.

The new generation Hyundai Elantra was first launched in 2020 in the Malaysian market. The Elantra is equipped with a 1.6-liter engine, with a capacity of 121 horsepower and maximum torque of 154 Nm, CVT gearbox.

Source: vnexpress.net