2023 Honda Civic e:HEV hybrid revealed alongside HR-V EV

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.

The Civic Type R hot hatch has also been given an Aussie starting price, it retails at $72,600 driveaway. See the full price list below.

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UPDATE March 24: Honda Civic e:HEV hybrid revealed

The 2023 Honda Civic e:HEV hybrid has been unveiled overnight in Europe as one of three electrified models on the way from the Japanese carmaker.

Alongside the Civic hybrid, Honda also showed off the e:Ny1 Prototype – a fully-electric version of the forthcoming 2022 Honda HR-V – which has evolved from the e:Prototype concept shown back in April 2021.

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It appears as if Honda will introduce an all-new electrified SUV in Europe to sit between the HR-V and CR-V, releasing teaser images of the model. Just to confuse matters, these are the same teaser images shown by Honda USA in January, with the SUV to be badged as the HR-V in North America.

There’s no word on whether Australia is in line to get the pure-electric HR-V or Europe's as-yet-unnamed mid-size SUV, but Honda has already confirmed to Wheels the Civic e:HEV hybrid will be offered locally.

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The Civic hybrid is powered by a 2.0-litre four-cylinder, non-turbo petrol engine, mated to a self-charging hybrid-electric system producing 135kW and 315Nm – a negligible improvement over the standard Civic’s 131kW, but a healthy torque increase from the 240Nm produced by the non-hybrid’s 1.5-litre turbo engine.

Emissions for the 2.0-litre hybrid engine are listed as 110g/km, while fuel consumption is claimed at less than 5.0L/100km.

Though the car can be driven in either EV, Hybrid, or Engine modes, traditional hybrid vehicles such as the Civic e:HEV are typically only able to be driven in pure-electric mode at carpark speeds.

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There’s little to distinguish the e:HEV from the rest of the non-hybrid Civic range, other than some badging and some minor changes to the rear bumper, but inside the model does away with a conventional shifter, replaced by ‘PRND’ selector buttons.

The 2022 Honda Civic e:HEV is expected to go on sale in Australia in the second half of 2022, with local pricing and specifications to be announced closer to its launch.