Honda Civic E:HEV Review: Where Petrol Lasts Forever

Rory reviews the new Honda Civic e:HEV hybrid and discovers its capable of an astonishing 80mpg in the right circumstances. What sort of wizardry is this??

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[bharathrossi]

*UK gallon is about 20% more in quantity. Something to consider… 80 UK mpg = 66.61 US mpg

[forever]

I have a regular 2022 Honda insight hybrid and have averaged 58.5 mpg over 21k mikes in the USA since owning the car. I did the math on the mpg and that’s equal to the cost of driving a Tesla and using Tesla superchargers. I drove from South Carolina to Maine last summer on 2 tanks of gas, it has an 11 gallon fuel tank. I don’t think people realize how efficient hybrid cars are now. It’s a large car inside and I love it and it cost 25k less that a Tesla!

[FormulaWhine]

Why is it a shame the bootlid isn't motorised? It's a hatchback, there's no difficulty in pulling the boot closed, and it saves weight, cost and is something less to go wrong.

[yissibiiyte]

Don't try tell me that thing's a "compact hatch". It's a mid-size sedan at this point.

[paulbunyan]

No need to wait in line for 4 hours to charge up. Enjoy your road trip.

[macaron]

I can't wait to see this car in the U.S. We have gotten this powertrain in the Accord for a very long time, including in the newly revealed 2023 model with 204 hp. Pretty excellent. Putting that powertrain in a hatchback, particularly in the most spacious one in the world, is a HUGE win.

[stubailey]

Can't believe how expensive cars have got! The manufacturers don't want us to buy the car, just finance it.

[Fzzzy]

The way he removed that mat out of the trunk after spilling water on it gave me anxiety, lmao. Half that water just spilled back into the trunk

[alexmaddox]

The 0-62 time is way quicker than advertised as well. It's made me really consider a hybrid. Well done Honda.

[parsnips]

Insanely great engineering from Honda as usual. Personally not a fan of the looks myself, but can't deny it's a great car.

[ant]

I'm a proud FL4 owner. I average ~62mpg on a normal run. I'm very happy.

[tjones]

I've been driving the honda e-hev a few months now and have been getting 60 to 80mpg on most runs around town with stop/starting.
Longer journeys about 55-65mpg
Great video, Rory

[MurseTech]

And the fact that the hatch isn't motorized is a plus. Cheaper to repair.

[ParsclickTV]

King Honda, not only reliable but also performance is very good. now its even cool looking car

[dehv]

Would love an estate version of this car

[taylorhickman]

Why are we speaking in terms of "MPG" when we have the superior metric system?

[IncognitoX]

Yeah, it seems like a lot of money, but it's a Honda. I still daily drive my Civic EJ9 hatch from 1998, still going strong. Compare that to any german car, where everything starts to implode after 5-10 years, if you are lucky.

[plantemichel]

We need this in Canada !!! Come on Honda Canada !!! 😃 Nice review 😃

[josephmarsh]

This Honda civic is super brilliant. I love it and it's a really wonderful looking car! So much nicer than an SUV! It's too bad though about the expensive price as I'd buy one straight away and it's also a bit of a shame they can't keep the manual gearbox like some other manufacturers, unless you get the even more expensive Civic Type R. I do wish they were a little cheaper for us to buy, and I hope honda will keep the civic as long as possible!

[srinitaaigaura]

Autocar India hypermiled a Honda City Hybrid at 60 kmph (though they did hit 100 kmph+ on downhills) and it gave 97 mpg in Uk gallons, 82 mpg in US galloons or 34.59 kmpl. Of course that might not be realistic speeds on highways, but it is possible to hit some crazy numbers.