With the 10th generation Civic, Honda much brought back from what the American fans of the storied compact loved through the years, as well as a few new wrinkles—Hello, the Type R! But as excited as we are for America’s first Civic Type, it is the return of the hatchback model, the lineup makes this possible.

To buckle since I already had a positive experience behind the wheels of the Civic sedan and coupe, it’s time for us, our Luggage on the tailgate, which we tested here, in their top-of-the-line-sports-Touring-level trim.
Heights

Although it is dedicated to several racing series touring car, the words sport and touring) are not usually together in pairs on vehicles, can you actually buy (except for some of the Buick—go figure—and the grand touring is a whole other thing. This is because touring conjures up thoughts of comfort and space, while the sport-centres to a more driving experience dynamism, often at the sacrifice of daily comfort or convenience. The Civic Sport-Touring hatchback that is able to reconcile these apparent discrepancies, but the combination of driving fun, comfort, ease of use and functionality in one package.

The Civic Sport-Touring that we tested (and the Sport offers a six-speed manual transmission not available on this trim) does not differ much at all in its suspension tuning from the rest of the cast, than the Honda and the significant handling upgrades for the Si and Type-R saves models. In fact, only two things change about the driving experience, if the Civic’s Sport-Touring or Sport: the steering (barely faster that 11.1:1 ratio versus 10.9:1) and his shoes. The Sport models get 18-inch rolling stock, in comparison with the 16 inchers on the LX and 17s on the EX and EX-L Navi. All-season rubber is standard on all trim levels.
1.5 Alive

Under the hood of all Civic hatchback with a 16-valve 1.5-liter turbocharged inline-lives-four-engine. Although not required, premium fuel is recommended for the Sport-and the Sport-Touring, both knock sensors have been upgraded. Honda claims that the higher octane as well as the center-exit dual-exhaust-standard on the Sport and Sport Touring is a small increase in performance. The premium, the Sport and Sport-Touring runs-with the continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT) is a claimed 180 HP at 6000 rpm and 162 lb-ft of torque from 1700 to 5500 rpm. Burning of lead-free normal petrol, the turbo-four, paired with the CVT transmission makes a claimed 174 HP and 162 lb-ft at the same peak power rpm, as exhaust in the LX, EX and EX-L have the standard-knock-sensor and a tube.

Although we trim prefer a manual transmission for vehicles with the word sport in the name, the CVT transmission is the only option on the Sport-Touring. However, Honda’s CVT is one of the best currently on the market, and it is a willing partner to the engine to Rev and respond to throttle applications over the entire speed range. In our Test, the CVT transmission and turbo four combo and the car is propelled from zero to 60 mph in 6.9 seconds, the 30-to-50-mph run in 3.9 seconds and the quarter-mile ran in 15.4 at 93 miles per hour completed.

While there are many hatchback competitors, the Civic, there are two main standards: the Volkswagen Golf and the Mazda 3. We have both of these cars is excellent with multiple 10Best cars-awards for its outstanding suspension tuning, well-designed interior space and practicality. In terms of driving feel, the Civic is hanging in with the default carrier, and it easily bests them in the goal-performance. An automatic 2016 Mazda 3 hatchback went from zero to 60 mph in 6.8 seconds and a 2017 Golf TSI we have recently tested it in 7.3 seconds.

Stop from 70 km / h in 166 meters, the Civic was also in our braking test, with the firm and progressive pedal-return a stop two feet shorter than the Golf (which has a good reputation for strong braking) and five feet shorter than the Mazda 3.

The Civic hatchback has exemplary road manners, quick and smooth steering, which helps keep the car nimble. The MacPherson-strut front and the multilink rear suspension and well-tuned dampers keep body motions nicely in check during spirited cornering, while still being a ride-quality, the driver life in a day-value. Apart from an occasional rough note space is coming from the engine at higher speeds, the cabin is quiet and well isolated from outside noise.

The EPA estimates that the hatch-Sport-Touring-should be combined, up to 32 mpg, but during our travel time, it only achieved 27 mpg. That’s 1 mpg less than what we recorded for the Gulf and 2 mpg, which achieved less than we have with the Mazda 3.

The Overview

Compared with the Civic sedan, hatchback wheelbase is the same, while the total length is 4.4 cm. But the five-door seat offers 23 cubic feet of storage space behind the folding rear which is a significant improvement over the sedan’s 15 cubic-foot trunk.

Our car carried a MSRP of $29,175, with the main differences between the Sport and the Sport-Touring-being-technology and interior upgrades extensive enough, with a price of $6200 more expensive than a CVT Sport. All Sport-Touring-rear flaps: proximity entry and push button start (and remote start), an eight-way power driver seat and four-way power passenger seat, navigation with voice control. There is also the Honda Sensing group of safety technologies (lane-keeping assist, automatic emergency braking function and adaptive cruise control), plus guidelines for the backup camera display, LED lighting with automatic high-beams, heated outside mirrors with LED turn signal repeaters, rain-sensing wipers. This Civic also pack, heated front and rear leather seats, a 12-speaker sound system, dual-zone climate control, and a 7.0-inch touch screen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto function.

Inner Thoughts

The cabin is well-built, comfortable, and good view range, but the interior has multiple levels, textures and materials for a somewhat disjointed aesthetics, perhaps an acquired taste. (How could the design on the outside. Many of us dig hits the racer-mech-to-practice-box will look like, but we understand how it can be too much for some people.) That is to say, the Civic offers a lot of small, practical products, the brand, the modern Hondas, as well as individually configurable center console is cleverly designed, with several compartments and intelligent organization. The placement of the USB ports under the center tunnel and can reach for a cumbersome to use, however.

The infotainment screen splits the difference between fully integrated and trendy look to a stand-alone tablet, which looks in a design with a small, empty space behind the upper half of the screen, how to collect a place for dirt and dust. Operation of some of the infotainment functions is a source of frustration, we are big fans of Honda’s volume touch slider on the side of the screen, but this can be avoided with the click volume buttons on the steering wheel hub.

(The Civic is the interior has been so designed that just before the Honda-return volume control to your vehicles; expect a mid-cycle update to correct this error.) In addition, some of the screen are menus are intuitive, and the system has the ability to display functions, such as audio and cards missing next to each other. The screen has deal with Honda lane watch system, and shows the view from a camera on the passenger-side mirror when the turn signal is activated. Cancel you can.this is a view with a button at the end of the stem, or turn off the feature entirely; some of our drivers found it annoying if the screen is replaced, an active navigation map

Like the Golf and the Mazda 3, the Civic hatchback is a practical machine to an equilibrium of the enthusiast-saturated, fun, and relaxed cruising ability. Of these three models, the Civic makes the most daring exterior design statement in this Sport-Touring trim, packs a load of features for the price. Only a few points separated the three in our last comparison test of manual transmission models—the Honda won, providing further evidence that the Civic has its mojo.