The car is a global collaboration. Its platform and styling were developed in the U.S., its powertrain was designed in Japan, and its manufacturing processes for all worldwide factories were developed at Honda’s plant in Alliston, Ontario. All Civics sold in Canada, including their engines, are built at the Canadian factory.
The new interior impresses as well, with soft-touch materials, a redesigned console with more storage space, and a new instrument cluster that eliminates the much-maligned two-tier unit that burdened prior Civics.
All of this is wrapped in styling that’s finally sleek instead of sleepy, with a long hood, sharp creases, and a specific wheel design for each trim.
The DX and LX aren’t entirely Spartan, offering such amenities as one-touch up/down front windows, tilt and telescopic steering wheel, Bluetooth streaming audio, and capless fuel filler, plus heated seats on the LX. But move up to the top lines and you get a number of higher-end features, including sunroof, dual-zone automatic climate control, proximity key with pushbutton start and walk-away locking, remote starter, and Lane Watch passenger-side monitor on the EX and EX-T models.
The top-line Touring adds to that with LED headlights, rain-sensing wipers, wireless phone charging, power-adjustable front seats, leather upholstery, heated rear seats, and premium stereo with navigation and satellite radio.
The Civic also offers Honda Sensing, optional on the LX and EX for $1,000, and standard on the turbo models. First seen on the Accord, the package includes adaptive cruise control that will start and stop in low-speed traffic, forward collision warning with braking, and a lane departure warning system that gives the wheel a couple of quick shakes to wake you up, and then nudges you back if you don’t do it yourself.
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