Given its tiny size, the 1.5T is a beastly powerplant. Relative to other compact cars, the Honda Civic – as a hatchback or not – has three main traits that work well, three that don’t. Downsizing to a Honda Fit, a subcompact that’s 17 inches shorter, bumper to bumper, than the Civic Hatchback, would result in the loss of 258 litres of cargo capacity, although official specs say the minivan-shaped Fit has more space with the seats folded. Seats folded, the Civic Hatchback’s cargo area expands to 1308 litres.Ĭurious about what an SUV could do for you? With similar exterior length, the outgoing 2016 Honda CR-V offers 45% more cargo capacity than the Civic Hatchback with the seats up 53% more with the seats folded. And it’s useable space, despite the ridiculous angle of the rear windscreen indicating otherwise. The shape change, however, results in 728 litres of cargo capacity, 75% more than the sedan’s 416-litre trunk. Riding on an identical wheelbase, the hatchback loses 4.4 inches of overall length, stands nearly an inch taller, and is identically wide. You can’t pull out of your driveway without seeing six of them (or driving one of them). ![]() Our tester, supplied by Honda Canada, is the 2017 Honda Civic Hatchback LX with the continuously variable transmission in White Orchid. Expect a hi-po Civic Type R to be made available exclusively in the hatchback bodystyle later next year. The Civic Hatchback range currently tops out with the Sport Touring: $31,085 with the 6-speed manual $32,385 with the CVT. The Civic Hatchback Sport, with six additional horsepower and centre-mounted exhaust and plenty of blacked out trim starts at $26,885 with the manual shifter and rises to $29,185 with a CVT and Honda Sensing. The suite of safety gear known as Honda Sensing adds $1000 to the price of a CVT-equipped LX. The CVT is a $1300 option you don’t need to avoid – it’s fine – but might as well. Like for like, a Civic LX sedan with the continuously variable automatic transmission is $22,285, making the turbo hatchback a $2100 proposition. Plus, Honda Canada has not yet made the sedan available with the 1.5T and a manual shifter. There’s no DX trim in the hatch, for one thing, and the hatch comes standard with the 1.5L turbocharged engine that’s not even available on the sedan until you reach the EX-T at $26,885. Those two price points aren’t comparable. That’s $5000 beyond the base price of the Civic sedan, but don’t be fooled. This is the 2017 Honda Civic Hatchback, with 75% more cargo capacity than the 2017 Honda Civic sedan.Ĭanadian pricing for the new Civic Hatchback starts at $23,085. ![]() Finally, the most popular car in Canada is available in the bodystyle you require. You don’t mind driving the antithesis of vehicular beauty. But while the rear seat is decent, it’s not sufficiently practical for your lifestyle. The Civic coupe, meanwhile, is undeniably the most stylish member of the trio. ![]() In Canada, with the Civic lineup accounting for 10% of all passenger car sales, do you really need to drive the Civic that everyone else already drives? After the sedan and coupe, both Canadian-built, this hatchback makes its way over from Honda’s Swindon, England, assembly plant with the 1.5L turbocharged four-cylinder upgrade as standard equipment and more backside birthmarks than a mother could tolerate.įorget the sedan. For the 2017 model year, Honda has added a third bodystyle to the tenth-generation Civic lineup.
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