Are Honda And Acura Starting To Lose The Edge As Well?

Honda is getting busy, going into the holidays, offering automotive journalists a sneak preview of its most important product launch of the coming year.

The rendering of the all-new, 2012 Civic reveals a sleekly aerodynamic coupe, one Honda hopes will catch the eye of buyers in an increasingly competitive compact car market. Critics say the Japanese automaker may be losing its edge, and so the ninth generation of the Civic is going to be critical to Honda’s future success.