The Honda Civic compact sedan (it’s also offered as a hatchback, which we cover separately) is a smart buy for its affordable pricing, good practicality, appealing dynamics, and efficient gas and hybrid powertrains. This front-wheel-drive car goes up against models such as the Toyota Corolla, the Hyundai Elantra, the Kia K4, and the Mazda3.
2027 Honda Civic Pricing, Specs, and Release Date
- What’s New for the 2027 Honda Civic
- Design
- Powertrain
- Interior
- Technology
- Safety
- Pricing and Release Date
- Further Research
What’s New for the 2027 Honda Civic
The 2027 Honda Civic sedan adds a Sport-L trim for its gas lineup and a new Honda S+ Shift technology for its hybrid powertrain. The Sport-L adopts some of the higher-end features that were previously only available with the Sport Touring Hybrid model. Honda S+ Shift, taken from the Prelude two-door coupe, gives the continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT) simulated gear shifts with virtual rev-matched downshifts, gear holding, and enhanced engine sounds under hard acceleration.
Design
The Civic sedan is larger and sportier-looking than buyers might think, and comes close to midsize cars in interior volume thanks to its long roof. In fact, it is hard to tell it apart from the hatchback at a glance, due to its sloping fastback-style roof. The nose features a thin stripe of grille flanked by rectangular LED headlights with checkmark-shaped LED daytime running light brows. A large air intake acts as a lower maw between thin air intakes. At the sides, a character line rises between the wheels and the window line rises at the rear. The back end features a small lip spoiler and LED taillights that echo the daytime running light shape. The base car looks dull on its 16-inch steel wheels with wheel covers, but all other trims are more grounded on their 18-inch alloy wheels.
Powertrain
Every Civic sedan has a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, a CVT, and front-wheel drive. In the gas versions, the engine produces 150 horsepower and 133 pound-feet of torque. Hybrids add an electric motor that ups output to 200 hp and 232 lb-ft of torque. The gas-only Civic LXS trim carries EPA fuel economy ratings of 32 mpg city, 41 mpg highway, and 36 mpg combined, and the Sport and Sport-L models are rated at 31 mpg/39 mpg/34 mpg. The Hybrid trims increase the efficiency to 50 mpg/47 mpg/49 mpg.
Interior
The Civic sedan has seating for five in two rows of seats. Up front, it gets standard cloth upholstery with manual seat adjustments. Automatic climate control is also standard. Moving up one trim level brings red ambient lighting, metal-faced sport pedals, and a 60/40 split-folding rear seat instead of a one-piece folding seat. The rest of the trims have heated front seats and dual-zone automatic climate control. The Sport-L and Sport Hybrid add leather upholstery, an eight-way power-adjustable driver’s seat, and a four-way power-adjustable front passenger seat, and both hybrid trims get a sunroof. The trunk has 14.8 cubic feet of cargo space.
Technology
All Civic sedans except the top Sport Touring Hybrid trim come with a 7-inch digital instrument cluster, a 9-inch infotainment touchscreen, and wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity. The Sport Touring Hybrid has more advanced technology that consists of a 10.2-inch digital instrument cluster, a Wi-Fi hotspot, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, and wireless smartphone charging. The more advanced infotainment system also comes with Google built-in, a Google Gemini assistant, and Alexa built-in. The standard audio system in the LXS has four speakers and 160 watts. Moving up one trim level upgrades to eight speakers and 180 watts, while the Sport Touring Hybrid has a 12-speaker Bose audio system.
