Good read from Jalopnik, read the full article here: http://jalopnik.com/honda-could-bring-the-civic-hatch-to-america-but-what-1692414077
Everybody knows America’s Honda Civic isn’t the same one Europe and other markets get. It’s different, see, and that’s probably what will keep the insane 2016 Civic Type R out of our hands. But the days of cars unique to different markets is largely over; we’re in the era of the world car now, and that may be a good thing for Americans who want a Civic hatchback again.