Hey friends!
I bought my civic hatchback hybrid touring at the end of March knowing I had a road trip coming up. I live in SLC and traveled to Vancouver Washington to see my sister. I had a 4runner that I traded in that was getting up in miles and also I knew it'd be horrendous on gas, so I was happy to have something much more gas friendly.
These are my pros and cons:
Pros:
1: This one will be controversial in this sub but I was comfortable the whole time. I haven't found an issue with the seat comfort in the car 🤷🏽♀️ I'm 5'2 and 170 ish lbs for reference.
2: The Honda sense features are great. I think the radar cruise control is good and reactive in a positive way. I used it at the closest following range the whole time.
3: Also slightly controversial...I don't find the road noise to be any more egregious than other vehicles. It's highly dependent on the roads you're on. Some of the roads in Oregon were really rough and louder, but the SLC roads I live on are just fine.
4: Android Auto is solid and never disconnected and is fast upon starting the car.
5: Steering response is great. It planted so well on some of the curvy roads that were along my drive and I had a blast driving it.
6: Engine response for passing was sufficient and never left me feeling like I couldn't make a pass. Loved this since it took 3-5 business days for my 4runner to get to 60mph 🤣
Cons:
1: Phone charger doesn't work super well and made my phone really hot. I had to stop using it. It would only charge about 5% in 30 minutes and wasn't worth it.
2: Fuel economy wasn't as good as I hoped. I averaged 40.3 over 770 miles. This is obviously still good (and way better than the 4runner would've been) but I had hoped to get closer to 45. Part of this is due to me going 75-78mph most of the way, though and I acknowledge that and am still content with 40mpg.
3: This is so minor but I don't like that the back windows don't go down all the way. I know why and known it's not Honda only that does this but just think it's dumb. My dog just doesn't get to fully rest her head on the window sill 😂