Tested: 2022 Honda Civic Grows Up
The 11th-generation Honda Civic breaks free from its predecessor s design but keeps the good stuff.
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th-generation Honda Civic left a mark. Nimble, engaging, affordable, and efficient, that Civic had everything an entry-level car shopper could want. For those looking beyond entry level and toward performance, the Civic s performance-minded siblings, the Civic Si and Type R offered even more excellence for not much more money. Now a new generation is here, and it has all of the things that made us love the last one, wrapped in a package that is a departure from its polarizing predecessor.
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The featured 1500 SLE arrives with a Crew Cab and short-box with GMCâs clever MultiPro Tailgate. The six functions start with a conventional tailgate and goes on to include a load stop, which effectively extends the bed length, the middle section folds down to ease access, it becomes a step to climb into the bed and so the versatility goes.
The Sierra needs the Driver Alert package I ($1,095), as it includes blind spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert along with front and rear parking sensors.
The SLE arrives with a 2.7L turbo-four that makes 310 hp and 348 lb-ft of torque at 1,500 rpm. It drives all-four wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission and a single-speed transfer case with 2WD High, 4WD Auto and 4WD high modes. The latter works with a Terrain mode to improved traction when off-road. It also features an Eaton Locker differential that automatically locks when thereâs a wheel-speed difference of 100 rpm.