Tested: 2022 Honda Civic vs. the compact sedan competition:
Lows:With the regular Civic this good, we can't wait to see what the Si is like.
It's telling that on the first morning of our group drive, we kept mistakenly calling the Civic an Accord. That's not just because it now looks like an Accord, this new generation having ditched the preceding model's overwrought styling. It's more because the Civic now enjoys the poise of its beloved sibling.The Civic earned top marks across the ballot, and it looks, acts, and feels like a 7/8th-scale Accord, which we love.
Although the interior is thoroughly modern-looking, the spacious cabin's ergonomic logic and quality execution took us back to Hondas of the past. A low cowl and narrow A-pillars give an expansive view out that the others can't match. The digital gauge cluster lacks the configurability of some but shows a lot of info in an easy-to-digest format.
As before, the top Civic trims are powered by a turbocharged 1.5-liter four. Yes, it's hooked to a CVT , but it's one of the better-programmed units out there, and the car also benefits from having a relatively robust 180 horses and 177 pound-feet of torque to dispatch. The Honda is the quickest in the group, with a 7.2-second time to 60 mph and a 15.6-second time in the quarter.As with its larger sibling, the Civic delivers a master class in chassis tuning.
It turns out we weren't too far off when we likened this car to an Accord. The Civic is the Accord of the compact-sedan class.
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