Honda Civic eHEV Hybrid Road Trip Part 2
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- čas přidán 16. 01. 2023
- Join us for the last part of our road trip in the Honda Civic e:Hev Hybrid.
We headed down towards Bicester for the new Suzuki launch, and this Civic Sport was a joy to drive.
Powered by a 2L i-MMD e-CVT hybrid engine, it's now the only powertrain available, which makes it easier when choosing your new car.
There are three trims available:
Elegance - from £30,495.00 on the road
Sport - from £31,795.00 on the road
Advance - £34,650.00 on the road
The model we have here is the Sport.
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What do you think of the new Honda Civic e:HEV Hybrid? Can you see yourself in one? Annabelle
Yes, it seems like a lovely car. 🤗
@latmask00 it is Latmask, thank you
I've ordered mine, it's due in June. Changing from an Audi A3 S-Line stronic (which I love) to a Civic after a 2 hour test drive (thanks Brindley Honda). I was blown away by it's comfort and all round driving experience. Despte criticisms of it's price, in some articles, the same spec'd A3 would have cost me £2300 more than the Sport I've ordered. Great vlog, thank you.
Very nice Mark, it seriously impressed us as you saw, enjoy
Hi Mark, has yours been delivered? if yes, how are you finding it, the good, the bad and the ugly?
@@Locoman2002 What timing! The A3 is being collected right now, BUT yesterday the Honda dealer called to say that 'you should have the car in October', having said it would be next week about 6 weeks ago. I'm a bit......as you can imagine. Do you have one, and what are your thoughts so far?
@@marktaylor9579
Hi Mark, thanks for the prompt response.
Perfect timing😁! oh no, are you now left without a car?
June - October, that is 4months extra! my dealer gave me the impression that the cars are arriving as schedule.
I don't have one yet, mine is on order. I had the option of December, but I opted for January 2024. New year, New Car.
The only thing I wasn’t happy with, was the price. I felt, for a car close to £40,000, it should have either as standard or options at the least,
1) Head-up display.
2) Option for different upholstery colours, not just black.
3) Ventilated cooling front seats.
4) Heated rear seats.
5) Automatic tailgate.
All in all, I can live without the above, as everything else seems perfect to me😁.
Best Regards
Dan
@@Locoman2002 Hi Dan, I hear that current orders a e delivered on schedule, it's the backlog that are being held up. Apparently they arrive in Holland first and someone there has pointed out that most incoming shipments are the Jazz and new ZRV - 'small' cars which have high demand right now, but only a few civics 😞. I can live without your 5 missing items as apart from the auto tailgate I've never had any of them. Price wise I got mine at the Jan 23 price and there will be no increase to the quoted price. At £30k (Sport) I'm quite happy because the same spec Audi at the time was £3k higher.Based on current prices, new and used, I'm very happy with my deal🙂. If I think about it at the time I'll let you know when I finally get mine.
Nice!!! Just ordered one after test driving😄.
When do you take delivery? *A
@@PlanetautoUK
I had the option of December, but I opted for January 2024. New year, New Car.
My spec was the Advance blue. The only thing I wasn’t happy with, was the price. I felt, for a car of about £40,000, it should have either as standard or as options,
1) Head-up display.
2) Option for different upholstery colours, not just black.
3) Ventilated cooling front seats.
4) Heated rear seats.
5) Automatic tailgate.
All in all, I can live without the above, as everything else seems perfect to me😁.
Apologies we missed this reply, that’s a nice spec, keep us posted on your thoughts, once it arrives Loco
One of my favorite Hatchbacks on sale and better than the Volkswagen Golf
We love it too, Jamie. Just when you think the Civic cannot get better, it does! Sorcery, I tell you. *A
Well Annabelle answer to your question: err yeah I could definitely, the Civic has evolved over the years & now is definitely something 'special'. good to see rotary dials even on the entertainment system 🙂plenty of power on tap & economy wise it is very good even with Ben showing his enthusiasm 😉 😂Mallorca Court looks very nice 👌 you recovered well with the camera after a 'cat nap' 😴 I'll ask you Annabelle..can you see yourself in one 🤔excellent review as always by you both 💯👌
Glad you liked it, David. As to whether I could see myself in one, I will defer answering until we’ve had the FL5 on review. (That may win) I’ve always loved Civics though - we’ve got our silver EJ9 in for repairs at the moment, and she’s the third one I’ve had. We both regretted selling the previous one, so Valec is staying with us 😍 🚙💯
@@PlanetautoUK Good to hear your keeping hold of your 'dear friend' ♥ there's nothing like having something that always remains 'special' 💓 💖
@@PlanetautoUK by the way how did you come by naming your treasured vehicles 🤔
Totally agree with you, David!
This name is based on the registration number whilst giving a nod to one of my favourite authors. Maria V Snyder wrote a book called Poison Study (first in a series) and one of the characters is called Valek - he’s chief of security but started out as an assassin He has a strict honour code and is rather awesome. *A
I really like so much too after a test drive. Only two things I don't like: (1) you cannot adjust the height for the front passenger seat, only the driver seat. (2) The visibility of the rear window is a bit limited; you may not fell comfortable to depend on it much when reversing to park. I know that there is a reversing camera but I always prefer the old-fashioned way for reverse parking. Looking at the screen when reversing is not my thing, I guess.
Yes, that seems to be a thing even on higher trims, I’m used to using door mirrors and rear windows, none of classics have sensors etc, thank you Nara
Great looking car, awesome tech. It is very interesting that the regen gets stronger when you are closer to the car ahead. Off topic, I would love making my 1 series look like that one at about 17:50 lol
That’s like the Audi system, very cool Matt
Cannot wait till March for my Civic.
Yes, it’s arguably the best Civic ever, enjoy bar obviously our ej9 😀
@@PlanetautoUK Coming from my current FK8 it will be very different, but just as enjoyable. Looks like the mpg is good, Ben.
It will in some ways, power delivery and stiffness, however it’s remarkably good in this guise, mind you we do have the FL5 in Spring to find out more. Thank you Greymark
@@PlanetautoUK When i had a test drive, i was very pleasantly surprised by the performance and handling, coupled with the comfort. Enjoyed your Vlog, thanks guys.
Great review! I am debating between new civic and the new Kia Sportage Hybrid. Both good cars.
Hi. Thank you for the good review.
I got the Civic e:Hev sport model, and unfortunately got strange steering issues that are being checked, which are more severe if I use the actual recommended tire pressure of 2.3 in the back and 2.5 in the front.
If I lower it to 2.3 both in the front and back it behaves better (though still problematic at speeds higher than 65km/h).
What tire pressure are you using in the Civic?
As it was a UK press car, it would be the recommended pressures by Honda - sounds like you’ve just been unlucky, please keep us posted and thank you for the kind words.
@@PlanetautoUKThank you for the quick reply. After a long "battle" with my Honda dealership, they finally ordered a replacement "Steering rack assembly".
Told me it will take about 2 month until it arrives. That was a month ago.
Will keep you and your viewers updated once the work will be done and i test the car as it may help others who face similar issues.
@yehudarov9282 congratulations, yes anything that helps current or prospective owners is win win, both Civics we drove had exemplary steering and handling, in fact it felt better than the previous FK8 even in the Sport, the FL5 left us speechless. Thank you and please do
Just to be clear, this car has no gearbox. Powered by two electric motors, electric current is what drives the car unless at high speed when the ICE uses a clutch system to drive the wheels. The shifting you hear in sport mode is artificial and piped through the speakers.
Like Jazz there’s no mechanical connection to the wheels, it’s all motors, except in engine mode, when it’s not… whatever it is it’s good 😊
@@PlanetautoUK 👍
@@PlanetautoUKThere IS mechanical clutch transmission of power at steady-state motorway speeds when the amount of power required is relatively low. The is NOT, however, an actual gearbox in the car, so the range of speeds at which the “single speed” transmission and clutch can engage the engine directly to the front wheels is limited (I believe from about 60-80mph).
It seems to use a slightly different system to the Jazz, hybrid uses motors to drive wheels and engine uses itself to drive the wheels all coupled e CVT tech and Atkinson cycle it’s mind boggling, just glad it’s not a classic CVT.
Hi guys, how do you find the headlights, love the cars power
Very responsive great throw, we demonstrate it somewhere in this 😆
@@PlanetautoUK fantastic thanks
Clever technology but still not as fuel-efficient as a diesel.
Not in hybrid as yet but PHEV massively exceed Diesel when charged, the thing is as we know Diesel in the UK is public enemy no.1 - thank you Gerry