There is no more Civic Coupe or Civic Hybrid but there is a stellar new sedan, frisky Si model, and an upcoming high-performance Type R. And when you begin with a car that’s this good you might as well make as many variants as possible.
So here’s the Hatchback, priced with a $1,000 premium over the Civic with a trunk for a starting MSRP of $24,365 including destination. How much different is it than the sedan? It’s 5” shorter, can be had with a 6-speed, and takes cargo volume with the seats up to over 24 cubic feet or the same as an HR-V. That’s basically it. And the sedan does have a couple of advantages…more paint choices and better gas mileage.
This top-of-the-line Sport Touring trim comes only in black, white, or gray and in an apples-to-apples comparison loses up to 3mpg when equipped with the standard CVT. But if you crave this kind of short throw shift for yourself fun make sure you choose one of the 4 Hatch trims that starts with the word Sport otherwise you’re getting a CVT…not a bad one but still. And then if you want the stick and the turbo? Well, you’re looking at it…you’ve got to go Sport Touring.
The good news is that manual is a no-charge option and the turbo is actually more fuel efficient than the 2.0-liter base engine. In typical Honda fashion there’s just about zero personalization options but at least everything you see here is standard for an as-tested price of $31,260.
And for that price you are getting a well-stocked car with leather, sport pedals, heated seats, a moonroof, and the full panoply of driver assistance features. And it’s the Sport Touring that’s the only hatch that gets such goodies as parking sensors, rain-sensing wipers, an auto-dimming rearview mirror with garage door opener, a power passenger seat though one without height adjustment, and more substantive stuff like wireless phone projection, the big touchscreen with navi, an awesome sounding 12-speaker Bose sound system with sat and HD radio, a wireless phone charger, rear USB ports, and the bigger and better driver info screen.
Outside, this is the only one to get fogs and dual exhaust finishers. With sharp styling, an exciting drive and SUV-fighting cargo room, the Hatchback is yet another variation to the Civic lineup worth keeping.
For TestDriveNow car critic Steve Hammes’ complete video review & test drive of the 2022 Honda Civic Hatchback click here.
[vc_message message_box_color=”blue”]By TestDriveNow Car Critic Steve Hammes for SouthFloridaReporter.com, May 17, 2022
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