Considering the purchase of a 2025 Honda Civic? Here's a rundown on why this could be a smart choice.
The 2025 Honda Civic: A Refreshed Compact Car with Hybrid Powertrain
The 2025 Honda Civic, a popular choice among car buyers since 1997, is set for a mid-cycle refresh. This compact car continues to offer a range of standard features, such as heated outside mirrors, an intelligent key, automatic climate control, a height-adjustable driver's seat, heated front seats, an eight-speaker audio system, a seven-inch infotainment system touchscreen, and Apple CarPlay/Android Auto integration.
The Civic lineup in Canada consists of the LX, Sport, Sport Hybrid, Sport Touring Hybrid, Si, and Type R trim levels for the sedan, and Sport, Sport Hybrid, Sport Touring Hybrid, and Type R for the five-door hatchback.
The LX and Sport variants are equipped with a 2.0L four-cylinder engine that develops 150 horsepower and 133 pound-feet of torque. The Civic Si keeps its turbocharged 1.5L four-cylinder engine and six-speed manual transmission, producing 200 horsepower and 192 pound-feet of torque. The mighty Civic Type R boasts a turbocharged 2.0L four and a six-speed manual, good for 315 horsepower and 310 pound-feet.
The return of a hybrid powertrain is a significant part of the 2025 Honda Civic refresh. The Sport Hybrid and Sport Touring Hybrid variants use a Two-Motor Hybrid System that includes a 2.0L four, two electric motors, and a 1.06 kWh battery pack, for a combined output of 200 horsepower and 232 pound-feet of torque. Honda expects the gas-electric powertrain to represent about 60% of all Civic sales in Canada.
The Civic's infotainment system is easy to use with big button zones and physical buttons. Advanced safety systems such as adaptive cruise control, auto high beams, blind-spot monitoring, autonomous emergency braking, cross-traffic monitoring, Traffic Jam Assist, lane departure warning, and lane keep assist are included. The Sport Touring Hybrid trims also get park sonar, a power trunklid, an 8-way power and 4-way power front passenger seats, heated rear seats, a 9-inch infotainment touchscreen, Google built-in, wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, wireless phone charging, a Wi-Fi hotspot (data subscription required), and a Bose 12-speaker sound system.
The Civic's hybrid variants have wheel-mounted paddles to choose the intensity of the regenerative braking system, but they reset to default after every engine start. The 2025 Honda Civic's base price in Canada is $29,670, and the hybrid powertrain is available from $35,430.
The Civic offers a spacious cabin with good outward visibility. However, the front seats lack lumbar support and aren't well-padded, which can make longer drives uncomfortable. The Civic Hatchback has more cargo space than its five-door rivals when the rear seatbacks are up.
The turning circle of the Civic isn't as good as that of other compact cars, making shopping mall parking maneuvers a bit more complicated. The Civic Si includes aluminum-trimmed pedals, sport seats wrapped in black and red fabric, while the Type R gets a hey-look-at-me skirt and wing package as well as heavily bolstered sport seats covered in red fabric.
The 2025 Honda Civic runs on regular fuel, except the Si and Type R which require 91-octane dino juice. The Civic is not the most fuel-efficient model in the compact-car segment, but its engines are still pretty frugal. During a test of the Civic hybrid hatchback, an average fuel economy of 4.5 L/100 km was achieved.
In Canada for the year 2025, Honda offers the Civic Hybrid with a power output around 2.0 liters combined gasoline-electric, typically producing approximately 181 horsepower. However, specific model details and exact power figures for the 2025 Honda Civic hybrid version in Canada are not directly available.
All trim levels rely on a front-wheel drivetrain. The Civic, despite its refresh, remains a compact car in the market.
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