Honda Civic

The Honda Civic underwent a complete redesign for 2022, kicking off the 11th generation of the popular compact car. The exterior sported a more mature, Accord-inspired look with cleaner, less angular styling. Inside, the cabin featured a more subdued design, with a 7- or 9-inch infotainment touchscreen perched on top of the dash and air vents cleverly hidden behind a mesh dashboard trim panel. Under the hood was a carryover 2.0-liter four-cylinder or an upgraded 180-horsepower turbocharged 1.5-liter four-cylinder. Handling was improved thanks to a revised suspension and steering setup. Safety tech was also updated, with the Honda Sensing suite of active-safety features newly standard. Midway through the 2022 model year, the sporty Si trim returned with a 200-hp version of the turbo 1.5-liter engine, and a new generation of the track-ready Type R followed for 2023 with a snarky 315-hp, turbo 2.0-liter four-cylinder.

The 10th-generation Civic marked a return to the compact car’s roots: a renewed focus on fun-to-drive performance thanks to an all-new platform for the 2016 model year. Honda also expanded the lineup with a new four-door hatchback body style, which joined coupe and sedan models. A sporty Si version and high-output Type R, the latter of which hadn’t been available in the U.S. before this generation, arrived for the 2017 model year. For 2021, the coupe body style was retired and the sporty Si trim went on a one-year hiatus. Performance versions aside, the Civic remained a fuel-efficient choice that was more entertaining to drive than the class norm.

Honda stumbled a bit with the launch of the 2012 Civic, which came to market with ho-hum styling and a spartan interior at a time when competitors were offering richer, more enticing designs. A quick styling update to the sedan for the 2013 model year (and the coupe for 2014) attempted to fix things, but the changes were mostly cosmetic. This was the last Civic generation to offer hybrid and compressed natural gas versions.