2022 Honda Civic pricing and features revealed for Australia

UPDATE: Honda has priced a Hybrid variant for Australia

Honda has confirmed pricing and specification for a Hybrid Civic, dubbed the e:HEV LX.

The Civic Hybrid is priced from $55,000 driveaway in Australia and will go on sale from the first of December.

It's a $7800 upcharge over the petrol, but it also brings leather upholstery, a bigger digital driver's display and connected services.

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November 29 2021: Honda Civic pricing and features revealed for Australia

Local pricing and features have been confirmed for the new 2022 Honda Civic, set to land in Australian showrooms next week.

Launching with the VTi LX as its sole variant, the 11th-generation Honda Civic will enter the market with a 1.5-litre turbocharged engine, continuously variable transmission (CVT) and high level of safety equipment when it lands locally.

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Pricing

The 2022 Honda Civic represents a substantial jump in price over the outgoing model, with its drive-away price of $47,200 representing a $7600 increase on top of its predecessor's flagship grade, the RS.

It's important to note this price is fixed and will apply across all Honda dealers nationwide after the manufacturer moved to its fixed-price agency model earlier this year.

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Features

It's not yet known whether Honda will bring any additional variants of the Civic to Australia, although the VTi LX offers a wide range of equipment as standard, including:

• 18-inch wheels with 235/40 tyres
• Power folding and heated mirrors
• Acoustic windscreen
• Auto rain-sensing front wipers
• LED foglights
• Auto-levelling LED headlights, daytime running lights
• LED tail-lights
• Analogue gauges with LCD driver information display
• Wireless smartphone charger
• Dual-zone climate control with rear vents (new)
• Rear privacy glass
• Auto-dimming rear view mirror
• Keyless entry
• Synthetic leather with red accented suede (all seats)
• Eight-way power adjustable driver's seat – heated
• Four-way power adjustable passenger's seat – heated (new)
• 60/40 split fold rear seats
• Leather-wrapped steering wheel and gear knob
• Nine-inch infotainment touchscreen (largest in a Honda)
• Android Auto with Google Assistant
• Wireless Apple CarPlay with Siri Eyes Free mode (new)
• Bluetooth
• DAB+ radio
• Alps Alpine satellite navigation
• Over-the-air functionality (new)
• 12-speaker Bose premium sound system (new).

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Engine, drivetrain and fuel economy

As previously mentioned, only one engine will be on offer for now, the 1.5-litre, turbocharged four-cylinder which is also used in the current model, with some minor tweaks to come for the new car.

While the outgoing Civic's engine produces a maximum output of 127kW at 5500rpm and 220Nm between 1700-5500rpm, the upcoming model scores a 4kW and 20Nm increase – with its 131kW delivered slightly higher at 6000rpm and peak torque trailing off slightly earlier, pushing out 240Nm between 1700-4500rpm.

Just like its predecessor, the only gearbox on offer is a continuously variable transmission (CVT), sending the power to the front wheels. Drivers are given wheel-mounted paddle shifters to simulate the feeling of a traditional automatic or manual – although neither will be offered in the near future.

Despite its slightly higher weight (see below), the new Civic's fuel consumption is lowet than that of the outgoing RS, now down to 6.3L/100km combined (down 0.1L/100km).

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Dimensions

Compared to the car it replaces, the 2022 Civic is longer both in its body and wheelbase – its overall length measuring up at 4560 millimetres (+45mm), width is now 1802mm (+3mm), height stands at 1415mm (-6mm), with the wheelbase now out to 2735mm (+35mm).

The front track has decreased by 10mm to 1537mm while the rear track is pushed out to 1577mm (+14mm), however unladen ground clearance has remained the same at 134mm.

One of the highlights of the outgoing Civic was its boot space, with the capacity of 519 litres putting larger-class vehicles to shame. However, the smaller exterior dimensions of the new model have compromised this, now dropping to 449L, with 45L coming from the under-floor space.

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Safety

The new Civic hasn't received an ANCAP safety rating as yet, but it does include the full suite of Honda's driver-assist technology:

• Adaptive cruise control (ACC) with low-speed follow (LSF)
• Electric parking brake with brake hold function
• Collision mitigation braking system (CMBS)
• Lane departure warning (LDW)
• Lane keep assist system (LKAS)
• Traffic jam assist (TJA)
• Road departure mitigation system (RDM)
• High-beam support system (HSS)
• Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
• Agile handling assist system (AHAS)
• Blind spot information system (new)
• Brake assist system (BA)
• Electronic brake-force distribution (EBD)
• Emergency stop signal (ESS)
• Hill start assist (HSA)
• Driver attention monitor (DAM) (new)
• Straight driving steering assist
• Traction control system (TCS)
• Vehicle stability assist (VSA)
• Multi-angle reversing camera
• Rear cross traffic alert (RCTA) (new).

On top of the above tech, other safety equipment in the Civic includes:

• Eight airbags (front, side front, full-length curtain, knee)
• Three anchorage points
• Two ISOFIX points.

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Warranty and servicing

As with the rest of Honda's Australian model range, the Civic is covered by a five-year/unlimited-kilometre warranty, which includes six-year rust perforation cover.

Service intervals for the 2022 Civic are every 12 months or 10,000 kilometres, with the manufacturer offering five "low price services" for the first five years/50,000 kilometres of ownership, all for just $125 each.

Availability

The new Honda Civic will officially go on sale on Monday, December 6.