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2020 Honda Civic Hatchback Review
- Excellent fuel economy and performance from turbocharged engine
- Ride quality expertly balances comfort and athleticism
- Many standard advanced technology and safety features
- Roomy cabin with high-quality materials
- Overly vigilant forward collision warning system is frustrating
- Slow-responding adaptive cruise control system
- No significant changes for Civic sedan
- Updated front and rear styling for hatchback and Civic Si
- Civic Si gets slightly different cabin trim and revised transmission gearing
- Improved suspension and more powerful brakes for the Civic Type R
- Part of the 10th Civic generation introduced for 2016
It's fair to say that the Civic officially found its way out of the woods back when Honda introduced this latest generation in 2016. For nearly a decade prior, we were underwhelmed with the Civic's design and quality. But Honda got this latest 10th-gen Civic right and, for now, is content to polish at the margins.
For 2020, the Honda Civic hatchback gets front and rear styling updates that include revised foglight housings and blacked-out front trim accents. Inside, there are new surface patterns that differ between trim levels and a few new features in different trims (a power-adjustable driver's seat in EX trims, for example). All Civics also acquire additional sound insulation — which should help quell some of the road noise complaints we've had with this current model. And all but the base LX model get Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration.
Honda is also expanding the availability of Civic's optional six-speed manual transmission to include the Sport Touring trim. At a time when automakers can't get rid of the old-school stick shift fast enough, this move is a refreshing commitment from Honda to keep the connection between car and driver strong.
All of this adds to the 2020 Honda Civic hatchback's other strengths that include quick acceleration, crisp handling and cargo-carrying versatility. While it's still worth checking out the competition — including the sporty and recently redesigned Mazda 3, the weather-beating Subaru Impreza and the value-packed Kia Forte — the Honda Civic continues to set the benchmark.
Notably, the 2020 Honda Civic is a featured vehicle in our Cheapest New Cars article.
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2020 Honda Civic models
The 2020 Honda Civic Hatchback is offered in five trim levels: LX, Sport, EX, EX-L and Sport Touring. Each trim comes with an expanded set of standard features, and there aren't any option packages to complicate the buying process.