The interior upgrades are major-league. It moves from last year’s cluster to a clean, uncluttered look that focuses on the minimal without giving up on material quality or aesthetic design. Honda describes the wholesale changes as being equal measures of “Simplicity and Something.”
The Simplicity is found in a revised dash panel that sits lower and is now flanked by thinner A-pillars and repositioned sideview mirrors. The larger glass expanse promises to improve outward visibility. The knob for volume control and rotary controls for the climate functions underscore the simple theme while making everything easier to use.
The Something side is found in some Civic firsts, for the Touring model: A 10.2-inch all-digital instrumentation cluster that’s reconfigurable through steering-wheel-mounted controls and a nine-inch free-standing infotainment touch screen, the largest ever in a Civic.