[UPDATE: Autoblog owned up to its mistake with the following: “Alright, we made a mistake. Turns out this “leak” was actually just a mockup done by a CivicX forum member, and we totally went along with it. Sorry, folks. You’ll have to wait a little longer for your hot Civic pricing news.” – CA]
Earlier this morning, Autoblog published a leak regarding the pricing of the 2016 Honda Civic. In its rush to be first, however, it forgot to confirm.
The specs sheets were originally pulled from a CivicX forum around speculation of the upcoming compact’s pricing and other features. Those sheets were a mockup from member RobbJK88, a graphic designer who wrote the following about them:
I just did this for fun, i was bored at work. It’s in no way official, just speculation based on what we know about the civic already, the current civic, and what honda has mentioned in various interviews. I based most of the standard equipment listed on the features for the current civic while moving a few things around based on Honda’s promises of more standard equipment and such. Any speculation on what we might see, or would like to see that i may have missed?
RobbJK88 adds that he pulled the specs from from the Civic models currently listed on Honda’s website, then tweaked them and the prices to match up with speculation.
[Photo credit: Honda]
So is this another “story” where you try and drag another blog down to build yours up? Come one guys, knock it off. No one cares.
You cared enough to comment, though. ;)
Leaks are hard enough to confirm as they are, but when a publication A) combs through a forum for information on new product, and B) finds what it wants, shouldn’t it C) make sure it checks out somewhat before D) publishing the find for all the world to see? The first comment on the thread states those were fake from the get-go!
Our job is to point out the truth, yes? That’s what we just did, even if it appears we set up a Jenga tower just to knock it down. But like Chumbawamba, Autoblog got back up again and owned up to its mistake, so all is well with the world.
And yes, you did read this in Ruby Rose’s voice just now.
“Our job is to point out the truth, yes?”
Your job is to produce compelling content.
It may not have the comments, but ~1,300 readers so far thought it compelling enough for at least one read.
Hey don’t mind these guys. If comments were any measure I would be out of a job by now, ;).
You just keep up the good work. Go Cameron go!
Thank you, Marcelo. :)
You are welcome, ;D!
No point in beating up Autoblog; they do a pretty good job.
I was suspicious when they spelled “brakes” as “breaks”. ;-)
My comment has nothing to do with this article, but that Civic looks awesome.
Since this is a Civic, we can predict with 90% certainty:
1. Ugly as sin, specially the SI.
2. Less torque than a John Deere lawnmower.
3. Numb electric steering borrowed from Pilot or similar.
4. Still 90% good as an Acura ILX, while costing 5 grand less.