Honda to show 11th-gen Civic sedan on Twitch

LOS ANGELES — Honda plans to present a prototype version of the 11th-generation Civic compact sedan on the streaming platform Twitch next week, prior to its arrival in U.S. showrooms in late spring 2021 as a 2022 model, the automaker said Thursday.

Honda said in a press release that it will give a first glimpse of the redesigned sedan in prototype form on Tuesday, Nov. 17, live on Honda's Head2Head Twitch channel. Twitch is a gaming and live-streaming platform popular for esports competition.

The world debut will feature an exclusive performance by recording artist Cordae, the company said. Honda is a major esports sponsor and promotes the Civic as a key entry vehicle for young people, first-time buyers and multicultural shoppers.

Honda released a teaser photo and short video of the next-gen Civic prototype that imagines the vehicle through a geometric looking glass. In the video, various pieces of the Civic are shown as it takes shape.

The automaker had been expected to show the next-gen Civic sedan at the Detroit auto show in June, but the coronavirus shutdowns in the U.S. scrapped those plans. The hatchback version of the Civic typically lags the sedan version by several months. Honda has ended production of the Civic coupe.