Car News: The 2025 Honda Civic Sport Touring Hybrid

I am completely biased and I am not ashamed to admit that. You know it, I know it, I am a sucker for a good Honda, especially a civic. I just read about the new 2025 Honda Civic and instead of bothering my friends about it like a normal person we are going to talk about it here, the pros are I won’t get the confused and annoyed looks from my non-car enthusiast friends. Win win all around. 

I don’t test drive cars, so this is more word vomit from what I read about people who have tested the car. 

Ignore the fact that it looks like the perfect commuter car or for a family of 5, a little body kit and spoiler will fix that. Potential people. 

(Photo courtesy of Honda)

The car itself is a hybrid, leave your electric hate at the door, please and thank you. Though it is a hybrid it has been stated that it has the acceleration power of a full EV. Another great pro to include by people who have tested the car is great handling and braking. 

The few cons that I have seen about the car is the outdated look (which I can understand and agree with. They just copy and paste cars nowadays. That goes for all car manufacturers) but like I have said above, a body kit could quickly fix that. 

(Photo courtesy of Honda)

Another big con I have seen is no true one-pedal driving, and no rear climate vents. Which those being the only cons of the car, is a good sign. Could be a lot worse.

The full name of the car being the Honda Civic Sport Touring Hybrid, that's a lot to digest.  It does sound like the perfect all in one Honda though. 

I am going to break it down as best that I can from what I have read. If you’re still here, hi, I adore you and you’re cool. 

A hybrid that thinks it's an EV. Like the Accord and CR-V hybrids, the Civic leads with the electric half of its powertrain. When around town, it drives the front wheels through a 181-hp permanent- magnet motor that draws power from either a 1.1-kWh lithium-ion battery pack or a generator spun by the four-cylinder engine. 

At higher speeds, the gas engine kicks in to help turn the wheels through single-speed transmission, boosting peak output to 200 horses. 

To put it a bit more simply, it drives more like an EV than a hybrid by effortlessly matching the movement of your right foot with immediate action. Around 30 mph, where a gas car shifts into second gear and loses steam, the Civic rides an uninterrupted wave of torque. 

The Sport Touring Hybrid is rated for 50 mpg on the EPA’s city cycle and will embarrass the Civic Si in a drag race. 

At a test track, the Sport Touring Hybrid blew past expectations when it charged to 60 mph in 6.1 seconds (listen it’s a car for the public, you’re not buying a Mclaren alright), which puts it 0.7 second ahead of the other sporty Civic, the 205-hp Si. 

Of course, it takes more than acceleration to stake a claim on the word “Sport.” This Civic steers, brakes, and rides with a profound sense of harmony. Like a Volkswagen GTI or BMW’s most revered 3 Series of the late ’90s and early 2000s, the driver’s controls feel as if they were tuned by a someone who shares  good taste for what makes a great-driving car.

The steering has a strong sense of on-center and available grip with a just-right heft that builds naturally as cornering forces rise. The springs and dampers keep firm control over body movements without feeling stiff.  

 Eighteen-inch Continental ProContact RX all-season tires limit the Sport Touring Hybrid’s performance to a 120-foot stop from 60 mph and 0.83 g of cornering grip. 

The Civic Sport Touring Hybrid is a car meant for the public, we don’t drive at the limit on public roads. So regardless of all the fancy car terminology, it's a good car. 

The seats, steering wheel, and shift knob are trimmed in real leather, and the strip of honeycomb mesh running from door to door gives the Civic an uncommon sense of upscale style for a compact car. 

The conservative nature of the Civic makes the Sport Touring Hybrid a fantastic alternative for anyone looking for a more conventional and more practical alternative to the Toyota Prius. Electric hater or not, we can all agree anything is better than that damn prius. 

(Photo courtesy of Honda)