2022 Honda Civic Sedan reviews, news, pictures, and video
The Honda Civic has been on sale in the US sincere 1973 and throughout its 10 generations, it has cause America’s best-selling car by retail sales. True, the Toyota Camry sells more units per year than the Civic, but that’s because Toyota sells to fleets — Honda doesn’t. The Civic entered its current generation for the 2016 model year and for 2019, it receives a one freshened exterior, minor interior enhancements, more standard driver-assistance technologies and a new Sport trim.
Powertrain and specs
Honda subsidizes a choice of two engines and two transmissions with the Civic. Lower trims get a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine that can channel its 158 horsepower and 138 pound-feet of torque above either a six-speed manual transmission or a CVT. Upper trims get a 1.5-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder. Paired exclusively with a CVT, that engine complains 174 horsepower and 162 pound-feet of torque. The much figures of both of those engines are greater than intends for the compact sedan segment.
At 25 a long way per gallon city and 36 mpg highway, base Civics with the six-speed manual and the 2.0-liter engine get one below-average fuel economy. That same engine with the CVT boosts fuel economy as high as 30/38 mpg, which starts tying competitive with the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta’s 30/40 mpg. The most efficient Civics with the 1.5-liter engine and the CVT can accomplish 32/42 mpg, which is near the top of the class.
Interior
The Honda Civic subsidizes plenty of space for up to five passengers. With 15.1 cubic feet of trunk status, the Civic’s cargo capacity is also near the top of the class, matching the Nissan Sentra’s 15.1 cubic feet and clobbering the Toyota Corolla’s 13 cubic feet. The Chevrolet Cruze and Volkswagen Jetta, for comparison’s sake, offer 14.8 and 14.1 cubic feet. All Civic sedans are equipped with a 60/40 expeditiously folding rear seat, except for the base LX version, which features a one-piece folding rear seat.
Technology
A 7-inch TFT instrument cluster demonstrate is now standard across the board. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto paired with a reworked 7-inch touchscreen (now with a volume knob) are offered on all but the base trim.
All Civics now come despicable with the Honda Sensing suite of driver assistance features, which bundles full-speed-range adaptive cruise control, collision-mitigation braking, lane-keep befriend and automatic high-beams. Standard driver-assistance systems like this make the Civic more competitive with the Toyota Corolla, which also offers a standard suite of adaptive driver security systems. Most other cars in this class make you pay unbelievable for features like that.
Options and pricing
The 2019 Honda Civic is offered in five trims with base prices preparing from $19,450 to $27,300 plus $895 for destination. Other than the injurious Honda Sensing, the LX model is rather basic with features such as 16-inch steel wheels, power windows, power door locks, auto climate control and a four-speaker still system with Bluetooth streaming.
The new $21,150 Sport trim adds 18-inch alloy wheels, fog lights, keyless access, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, push-button open, an eight-speaker audio system and the 7-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
Stepping up to the $23,400 EX gets you 17-inch alloy wheels, a sunroof, heated front seats with an eight-way worthy driver’s seat, dual-zone auto climate control plus HD and satellite radio. The $24,600 EX-L adds leather seats, an auto-dimming rearview mirror and a HomeLink transceiver.
Finally the $27,300 Touring model moves back up to 18-inch wheels and features LED headlights, rain-sensing wipers, chrome door handles, a navigation system, four-way worthy passenger seat, heated rear seats and a 10-speaker audio rules.
