The Honda Civic hybrid will cost $55,000 drive-away when it reaches showrooms next month – but it is more efficient, and comes with more features to offset the $7800 hike over the regular petrol model.
- 2023 Honda Civic e:HEV pricing and specifications
- Hybrid priced $7800 above petrol model
- Panoramic sunroof, leather seats, parking sensors added
- 2.0-litre petrol engine with two electric motors
- Priced from $55,000 drive-away
The 2023 Honda Civic e:HEV hybrid will be the most expensive Civic ever sold in Australia without a Type R badge when it arrives in Australian showrooms next month, priced from $55,000 drive-away.
Available in a single e:HEV LX model grade, the Civic hybrid costs $7800 more than the standard VTi LX petrol model below it – and about $13,000 more than the top-of-the-range Toyota Corolla Hybrid, depending on state and territory.
Toyota charges about $2500 more for a hybrid Corolla over a petrol version – but the Honda’s price increase also includes key features not available on the petrol-only Civic, including leather seats, a panoramic sunroof, heated steering wheel, parking sensors, and a full digital instrument cluster.
The hybrid also adds traffic sign recognition and, unusually, three additional airbags – one between the front passengers, and one in each rear door to protect rear passengers’ bodies – as well as the head protection provided by the curtain airbags.
Also new for the e:HEV hybrid is Honda Connect, a smartphone companion app allowing owners to remotely control the air conditioning, lights and locks, set a speed alert, call emergency services if a crash is detected, check fuel levels, and more.
The system is included with the vehicle for five years, alongside its five-year/unlimited-kilometre warranty and five-year capped-price servicing programs.
Powering the e:HEV hybrid is a 2.0-litre non-turbo four-cylinder petrol engine paired with two electric motors, one used to directly power the front wheels, and the other as a ‘generator’, spun by the petrol engine and used to charge the battery.
Outputs are rated at 135kW and 315Nm – more than the standard petrol model’s 134kW/240Nm (on premium fuel) – sent to the front wheels through a “fixed gear” transmission.
Honda quotes fuel consumption in combined (urban and highway) driving of 4.2 litres per 100km – down from 6.3L/100km in the VTi LX petrol, and matching a pre-update Toyota Corolla Hybrid hatch. Regular 91-octane unleaded petrol is supported.
Three hybrid drive modes are available – Electric (battery power only), Hybrid (petrol and electric) and Engine (petrol primarily) – plus Eco, Normal, Sport and Individual modes to control the engine, transmission and instrument cluster graphics.
Standard features carried across from the VTi LX petrol include a 9.0-inch touchscreen with wireless and wired Apple CarPlay, wired Android Auto, auto LED headlights, dual-zone climate control, power-adjustable heated front seats, leather steering wheel, keyless entry and start, wireless phone charging, and a 12-speaker Bose sound system.
The hybrid adds its unique drivetrain, plus a 10.2-inch digital instrument cluster (replacing a 7.0-inch screen), panoramic sunroof, leather-appointed seats (replacing leather and suede), heated steering wheel, front and rear parking sensors, power lumbar support for the front seats, and traffic sign recognition.
It also gains additional airbags – one between the front occupants, and two more airbags in the rear doors, to protect rear passengers’ bodies in side-impact collisions.
The Civic this week received a five-star rating from independent safety body Euro NCAP – Europe’s equivalent to Australia’s ANCAP – however this applies to the hybrid (the regular petrol Civic isn’t sold in Europe), with the additional airbags fitted.
The hybrid exclusively gains the Honda Connect system, with features such as: automatic collision detection, a speed alert (for teen drivers), an emergency call function, fuel gauge, vehicle tracker, recent trip history, recall notices, and remote air-conditioning, lights and door lock controls.
The 2023 Honda Civic e:HEV hybrid is due in Australian showrooms on 1 December 2022.
2023 Honda Civic Australian pricing
- Civic VTi LX – $47,200
- Civic e:HEV LX – $55,000
- Civic Type R – $72,600
Note: All prices above are drive-away.
2023 Honda Civic VTi LX standard features:
- 9.0-inch infotainment touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay, wired Android Auto and digital radio
- Satellite navigation
- 7.0-inch instrument display
- LED headlights (automatic), tail-lights and fog lights
- 18-inch alloy wheels
- Dual-zone climate control
- Eight-way driver and four-way passenger electric seats
- Heated front seats
- Leatherette and suede upholstery with red contrast stitching
- Keyless entry and start
- Wireless phone charging
- 12-speaker Bose audio system
- Ambient interior lighting
- Heated electric mirrors
- Autonomous emergency braking with forward collision warning
- Lane-keep assist
- Lane-departure warning
- Adaptive cruise control with stop and go
- Blind-spot monitoring
- Rear cross-traffic alert
- Driver attention alert
- Traffic jam assist
2023 Honda Civic e:HEV LX adds (over VTi LX):
- e:HEV hybrid powertrain system
- 10.2-inch digital instrument cluster
- Panoramic glass sunroof
- Leather-appointed seat upholstery
- Heated steering wheel
- Power lumbar support for front seats
- Front-centre and rear-side airbags
- Front and rear parking sensors
- Traffic sign recognition
- Auto up/down for all windows (rather than front only)
- White ambient interior lighting
- Two rear USB ports
- Extra coat hook and seatback map pocket
Available colours:
- Platinum White (both models)
- Crystal Black (petrol only)
- Premium Crystal Red (both models)
- Premium Crystal Blue (both models)
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