The Honda Civic has received an award from the Women's World Car of the Year committee, writes Trish Whelan.
The award was presented to Honda at the Paris Motor Show.
The Women's World Car of the Year is divided into four categories; Family Car, Luxury Car, Sports Car and Economy Car. The Honda Civic was chosen as the winner for the Economy Car category with second and third places going to the Volkswagen UP and Ford Fiesta respectively.
The Honda Civic was selected from an initial entry list of 300 cars which were nominated by 20 women judges from 11 countries around the world. The judging panel assessed the Civic according to the criteria women consider when buying a car which include safety, value-for-money, aesthetic appearance, storage space, ease-of-driving, colour, sex appeal, environmental footprint and child friendliness.
Honda has recently announced a new 1.67 diesel engine to the Civic range.
