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We just spied the upcomingwhich gives us the most detailed look yet of the return of the sports car heritage for the vehicle.Our photographers had more than five uninterrupted minutes examining two 10th generation Civic prototypes top-to-bottom -- which provided us with many details that have yet to be seen until now.Visible are the next-gen Civic's center stack, full front seating area and the back seats. The layout of the dashboard, multi-function steering wheel and door trim can also be made out. So what do we see?Clear evidence of higher end materials including more attractive leather with asewn into the seats for a classy touch.One of the prototypes also reveals buttons forwhich also shows that the rear seat room appears to be very generous.The new Civic's gauge cluster is now covered by athat lead into a new, simple center stack arrangement. The fussiness of the current Civic's dual-level array of instrumentation is dropped in favor of a cleaner and sportier layout for the next-generation interior. The center stack leads down to a cavernous storage binnacle, to the nicely placed shift lever, and on to another another storage spot. A long, fabric-covered arm rest appears to have room for additional storage below, making for what appears to be a space-efficient layout.A look under the latest Civic prototypes reveals the layout for both thesystems as well as glimpses of the suspension layout.The two latest prototypes were different trim levels, with a higher-spec model and something more basic. These two cars gave us a look at two different215/50R17s on Firestone FT140 tires, and 215/55R16s on Hankook Kinergy GT rubber.The new Civic prototypes reveal new,consistent with the 2016 Honda Accord Touring models that Honda just revealed. These new LED headlights gives us the closest thing to what we saw on the Honda Civic Coupe Concept back in April. The same prototype that showcased the LED headlights was also equipped with full leather and heated rear seats, so this is clearly Honda's upper-crust trim.A close look at the passenger-side wing mirror reveals a small camera cleverly integrated into the outer housing, for optimum blind-spot protection. Theappears to be activated by the stalk on the left of the steering wheel. A button resides on the tip of the stalk, so the driver can activate the camera when preparing to change lanes.