*UPDATE*
This was old news, and the orig. site agrees that this is the 2009 Honda City.
http://thecollegedriver.com/posts/752-Patent-Search-Reveals-2012-Honda-Civic
Patent Search Reveals 2012 Honda Civic *update*
Or at least what it may have looked like.... This looks pretty much like the smaller Honda City sold in Malaysia, so I don't know how accurate this would have been anyway.
http://thecollegedriver.com/posts/752-Patent-Search-Reveals-2012-Honda-Civic
http://thecollegedriver.com/posts/752-Patent-Search-Reveals-2012-Honda-Civic