Have to disagree with the reviewer, we aren’t being pushed towards plug ins or fully electric. Millions of drivers don’t have the option of a driveway or somewhere to charge their vehicle. Also the current prices of charging plus the higher purchase costs have nullified the push for EV. A frugal hybrid which is fun to drive and quick is actually a perfect option right about now. I ordered one after a test drive

I brought the advance and love the car, best hatchback on market. Car is fully loaded and looks and drive great. If your not interested in charging your car and waiting around to charge up then you can't go wrong with the new civic. Take one for a test drive and see for yourself.

This is the best looking civic i´ve seen so far. Looks great

It's very vague review which gives impression that this hybrid is as any other, eg. Toyota. This is so untrue. Powertrain system is based on same idea as in eg. Jazz, but it's more powerful one and newly developed. This car has no gearbox in any shape. Gears are simulated and extra faked in SPORT mode by special unit which can't be turned off (but can be disconnected by 10min DIY). "Gears" in this car is a modulation of the current which powers electric motor. It's basically an electric car, which most of the time is driven by quite powerful electric motor (184HP/315Nm). Only at specific scenarios (calm, steady ride at 70-150Km/h) system can switch to direct drive by petrol engine (through simple clutch, aka. 6th gear). Any acceleration, hill etc and you back to hybrid mode where electric motor powers wheels and petrol engine just powers generator and battery. In case of any sudden need for extra power system will use generator (so also petrol engine) + stored battery power. This car never uses both engines at the same time to drive wheels! It's fundamentally different system to Toyota's. Whole idea is based on fact that petrol engine is mostly disconnected from wheels and can operate at optimal conditions close to maximum engine efficiency (2-3K RPM). Any surplus of energy is stored in battery for later use. This is key secret of this drive system. Typical petrol car operates at relatively low efficiency which changes through the drive and about never reaches optimal value. Here petrol engine, is most of the time, close to its optimal working point, so petrol usage is relatively low (recuperated energy helps further). System is so clever, that when you drive steadily on petrol engine directly and battery gets full, it will switch petrol engine off and instead of wasting new energy it will drive purely from energy stored in battery (even if we drive eg. 120Km/h). Once battery discharges (not close to 0 , but to safe value to prolong its life) petrol engine turns itself on and whole cycle repeats. Petrol engine never slows or speeds too much as this would mean leaving optimal working condition (and burning even 2x more fuel). Instead we either store extra energy in battery or take it from battery (surplus of energy stored earlier or from recuperation). Plain simple at the end. Even recuperation works efficiently as wheels are connected directly with powerful electric motor (no gearbox). Extra good news is that petrol engine is never stressed too much, but operates steadily around its optimal conditions. Thanks to all of this Honda offers warranty up to 300K km as there is not much to break (electric motors are rather reliable parts). We will see how it translates to real life. Issue with noise may be at least a bit related to fact that Honda comes with Michelin Pilot Sport tires, which are great for grip, but also bit noisy.

Well I love my new civic. The guy hasn't quite got that this is the only engine you need. It is as economical as the previous 1.0turbo . Has the torque of the diesel and the performance of the 1.5turbo!. It's leading the way for how future cars will be.

To me it beats the latest Golf by a mile and being a hybrid rather than going full electric will to many buyers be a far better option... i really like it..

Good explanation of how the Honda Civic hybrid works. I have test driven the car It drives more like an electric car most of the time Certainly has plenty of power when needed. Matt Watson from Carwow achieved sub 7 seconds 0 to 60 mph times. The car comes with many extras that VW and Audi charges extra for. Ordered mine from local Honda dealer. Delivery time expected May 2023 !

OMG, why would anyone not want a Civic hybrid?! this car will not get left behind mate. Petrol will be around beyond 2030, trust me!

It’s a shame in this review carbuyer failed to make reference that the Mk 10 (previous model) launched in 2017 didn’t have magic seats either, so this model not having it isn’t new. The reason for it not having them is due to it having multi-link suspension that uses greater space over torsion beam that the Mk 8 and 9 had, as well as the Jazz and HRV. Multi link typically gives it a better ride and handling. So carbuyer, you say you don’t love it. My question is what would? I think it’s better then the golf in every aspect - but my feeling is you’d still recommend the golf over this.

I prefer the styling of this MK11, to the previous MK10. It makes sense to buy a hybrid car from Honda, the way things are with fuel prices and rocketing energy costs. I would definitely consider buying this car.

A lot of other channels have rated this car of the year.

No surprise here. A bit pricey though. As 2030 approaches I think more car makers with go hybrid which gives them another 5 years worth of sales and development. I am waiting for Skoda to do the same. However which cars are actually available without huge wait times.

We didn't get a civic hybrid here in the states. Just a 2.0 & 1.5T. they are selling like mad.

I like it, not as wacky looking as previous gen, would seriously consider one, perhaps I’m in the minority but not everyone wants electric until we have to

I want a Petrol engine Civic without the hybrid, less future problems to deal with when the hybrid system gives out.

It's really hard to fault. Interested to see how many decades you'll need to wait to get one delivered

Great car, arguably even class prominent, though also rather expensive one, starts at 29890€, which is e.g. price of a i30 Fastback in absolute full specs.

Are we getting the tourer still? Love the range Topping blue but need a decent boot for the dogs.

Really like the car and great review Looks a lot like the new Astra from the front

Wish this was available in the states

One year on are we any closer to a fully electric world ? DONT THINK SO

Didnt anyone tell him the engine charges the batteries

Well done Posche and thanks you for saving the engine. EV is not the way forward yet. Thank you Honda Hybrid 100 percent until this EV nonsense is sorted out. Great looking car. Let's face it 60k to 100k is normal pricing for a car you can't charge quickly at will that cant drive more than 250 miles without issues in charging??

I'm really glad you put the Civic price list on display (02:26) So many current ICE drivers slate the "extortionate price of EVs" as a reason why they won't be swapping to greener motoring - yet an MG4, a perfectly adequate sized family EV is £28,500 in 281 mile long-range format or, if you need even more boot space, the 250 mile, MG5 estate is only about £500 more than your recommended Civic Sport model.

Look at the black border of the window and the pillar when he's talking. Wobbly finish...😵‍💫

Is this the 2023 honda civic

Guys, this is the best sincere review I've ever seen ever. Respect from my heart and a Happy New Year.

Finally a car maker not trying to shove ev s#it in our faces. Fantastic motor👍well done Honda

Hybrid only is NOT a negative point! The performance vs economy is excellent.

After watching this review and the Astra video, I’m convinced this guy has absolutely no idea. Totally out of touch. In a world of Nicola Hume, Rory Reid, Mat Watson and Chris Harris, this just isn’t worth watching

ANY petrol or hybrid powered automobile someone buys in 2022 and beyond will have awful resale value in 10 years time. No matter how high the quality of build and engineering at the time of purchase. That would be like someone buying a horse and carriage in 1920 and trying to recoup their expenditure selling it ten years later. Transportation technology would have moved on

Where’s the fully electric, this will age very quickly IMO.

Boring... just not quite as ugly as the previous gen. Honda are on a slow death as a car company.