The 11th-generation Honda Civic has arrived, bringing with it a toned down exterior appearance compared to the 10th-generation model, but a funkier interior. The Civic has been the top choice for first-time American buyers, Millennials, Gen Z, and multicultural customers since 2015.
With the new Civic, designers wished to give the car a more planted appearance. This was achieved by moving the A-pillars forward nearly two inches, elongating the hood, and visually connecting the pillar to the front wheel hub. The low cowl hides the windshield wipers allowing better forward visibility. Additionally, the outside mirrors have been positioned away from the windshield pillars.
The automaker’s upgraded suite of Honda Sensing active safety and driver assist technologies now uses a single camera system that provides a wider field of view than the previous radar-and-camera-based system. More powerful computer processing speeds and fresh obstacle and road sign detection abilities make the system more accurate and quicker to respond than before.
Honda Sensing also has added traffic jam assist functionality and more natural steering action when using lane keep assist. Low speed braking control has been added for 2022.
The 11th-generation will be produced in Alliston, Ontario, Canada, and for the first time, the Civic Hatchback will be manufactured in the U.S., at the company’s Greensburg, Indiana plant. All Civic production in North American will use domestic and globally-sourced parts.
2022 Honda Civic Sedan Sport
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2022 Honda Civic Sedan Sport
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2022 Honda Civic Sedan Sport
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2022 Honda Civic Sedan Sport
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2022 Honda Civic Sedan Sport
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2022 Honda Civic Sedan Sport
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2022 Honda Civic Sedan Sport
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2022 Honda Civic Sedan Sport
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Honda’s team has also widened the track of the car, emphasizing the new dimensions with stronger shoulders, wide-set LED taillights, and a more aerodynamic trailing edge of the trunk lid. Headlights, daytime running lights, parking lights, and available fog lights all utilize LED lights.
Suspension improvements, a 1.4-inch longer wheelbase, and lessened noise, vibration, and harshness contribute to the Civic’s better ride generation-over-generation and more dynamic drive capabilities.
Honda plans to sell the Civic Sedan in eight paint jobs, including three new ones: Meteorite Gray Metallic, Sonic Gray Pearl, and Morning Mist Blue Metallic.
Honda will sell the new Civic with the same powertrains that were in the 2021 model: a 2.0-liter four-cylinder and a 1.5-liter turbo-four. Both are paired with a continuously variable transmission. Though they are the same engine, Honda tells that power deliver, engine sound, overall refinement, and fuel economy ratings have been improved. The 1.5-liter has also gotten a power boost.
Normal and Eco drive modes are standard. A Sport mode is available in some models.
The best fuel economy comes from the Civic EX, which gets an EPA-estimated 33 mpg in the city, 42 mpg on the highway, and 36 mpg combined.
The car’s changeover includes design and technology refreshes and additions in the interior as well. The car’s instrument panel has been designed with minimal cutlines to improve windshield reflections and visual distractions. There’s new honeycomb mesh stretched from door to door across the dashboard that encompasses air vents under one harmonious look.
Product planners have paid special attention to the touch points of the new Civic, ensuring that high-quality and practical materials abound. For example, there’s new premium center console trim specifically designed to hide fingerprints and smudges to help maintain a high-end appearance.
2022 Hodna Civic Sedan Touring
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2022 Hodna Civic Sedan Touring
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2022 Honda Civic Sedan Touring2022 Hodna Civic Sedan Touring
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2022 Hodna Civic Sedan Touring
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2022 Hodna Civic Sedan Touring
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Honda has enhanced the car’s front seat design, introducing next-gen seat framing that firmly holds the body in place, enhancing comfort on long trips.
Much of the Civic’s technology is similar to what you’ll find in the 2021 Honda Accord. Civic LX, Sport, and EX grades get a seven-inch LCD instrument display that puts the all-digital speedometer and tachometer on the left side of the panel while the physical speedometer dial is on the right.
In the top-level Touring trim, Civic gets a fully digital instrument panel that measures 10.2 inches. Here, drivers can choose between having their speedometer and tachometer displayed as a dial or a bar graph that flanks the screen. In the middle is a variety of user-selectable information, such as the current music selection and a trip computer, with the center of the display used to indicate the status of various Honda Sensing safety and driver assist systems. The brake lights, headlights, and turn signals of the displayed Civic vehicle image turn on and off with those functions.
Civic LX, Sport, and EX get a standard seven-inch infotainment touch screen that comes complete with ta volume/power knob and tuning/selection knob. There’s a row of hard buttons below the screen that perform skip, audio menu, and audio source functions. Civic Touring gets a nine-inch infotainment touch screen with similar buttons and knobs.
Honda has included a slight finger rest area below the screen to make selection easier. Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are standard. Civic Touring comes standard with wireless charging capability and a custom-tuned, 12-speaker Bose audio system.
The 2022 Civic will be the first car in the world to have Honda’s next-generation airbags for both front row passengers. The passenger airbag is designed to expand and wrap around the head and shoulders of the parties for a brief moment upon impact disallowing spinning and twisting of the neck, head, and shoulders, and lessening the impact of knocks to the upper body. The donut-shaped driver’s airbag performs a similar function.
