The Honda Civic Hatchback is a stalwart compact car offered with gas and hybrid powertrains and front-wheel drive. Rivals include the Toyota Corolla, the Hyundai Elantra, the Kia K4, and the Mazda3.
2027 Honda Civic Hatchback Pricing, Specs, and Release Date
- What’s New for the 2027 Honda Civic Hatchback
- Design
- Powertrain
- Interior
- Technology
- Safety
- Pricing and Release Date
- Further Research
What’s New for the 2027 Honda Civic Hatchback
The 2027 version of the Honda Civic Hatchback gets a notable feature update, as well as a new trim level. The new trim, available only with gas models, is called Sport-L and adds several luxury features that were reserved for the top-end Sport Hybrid Touring. The hybrid powertrain gains new Honda S+ Shift technology, a feature introduced for the Honda Prelude coupe. The S+ Shift function simulates gear shifts in the continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT), including virtual rev-matched downshifts, gear holding, and enhanced engine sounds under hard acceleration.
Design
The Civic Hatchback has a sleek, sporty look. It takes on a fastback form rather than the two-box look of other hatchbacks. The profile has a rising character line between the wheels and the window line rises at the rear. Up front, the grille and wide rectangular LED headlights stretch across the face like a thin smile, and the headlights sport checkmark-shaped LED daytime running lights. A large air intake sits down low, with thin intakes at either side. The rear features a small lip spoiler and LED taillights joined by a full-width light bar. Honda sets it on 18-inch alloy wheels.
Powertrain
Gas-powered Honda Civic Hatchbacks use a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine mated to a CVT. The engine makes 150 horsepower and 133 pound-feet of torque in the base Sport model. The two hybrids add an electric motor to increase output to 200 hp and 232 lb-ft of torque. All models are front-wheel drive. The gas-only Civic Hatchback is EPA-rated at 30 mpg city, 38 mpg highway, and 34 mpg combined, while hybrid versions boost fuel efficiency to 50 mpg/44 mpg/47 mpg.
Interior
The Civic Hatchback seats up to five passengers. The front seats come standard with cloth upholstery and manual seat adjustment. Sport pedals with metal covers, automatic climate control, and red ambient lighting are also standard. The Sport-L and Sport Hybrid add heated front seats and dual-zone automatic climate control, and the Sport Hybrid gets a sunroof. The Sport-L and Sport Touring Hybrid also add an eight-way power-adjustable driver’s seat, a four-way power-adjustable front passenger seat, and leather upholstery. The rear seat folds flat in a 60/40 split to increase cargo space from the standard 24.5 cubic feet behind it.
Technology
The Civic Hatchback gets a standard 7-inch digital instrument cluster, a 9-inch infotainment touchscreen, wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, and an eight-speaker, 180-watt audio system. The top Sport Touring Hybrid upgrades to a 10.2-inch digital instrument cluster, Alexa built-in, Google built-in with a three-month data plan for in-vehicle apps, and a Google Gemini assistant. The Sport Touring Hybrid also has wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, wireless smartphone charging, a Wi-Fi hotspot, and a 12-speaker Bose audio system.
