This post was originally published on Autocar
Fresh iteration of the hatchback gets a new hybrid powertrain and a smarter interior
The Honda Civic isn’t as ubiquitous as it once was, having largely fallen prey to the same SUV contenders as other once big-name family hatchbacks. And for British buyers, it perhaps isn’t as appealing as when it had the cachet of being built in Swindon.In the past few years, it has quietly sunk down to the bottom of Honda’s sales statistics, with the Jazz supermini and HR-V small SUV dwarfing its figures. And that’s a real shame, because we reckon the sensible hybrid hatchback is easily the best car that Honda makes right now.