Honda Civic facelift 2025 in the US – 2.0L hybrid and non-hybrid versions; The 1.5L VTEC Turbo engine was dropped
Honda has revealed more information about Honda Civic 2025 facelift in the United States, where the refreshed model will be available in four trim levels. These include two hybrid options and customers will be able to buy the Civic in sedan and hatchback body styles.
The two hybrid versions are the Sport Hybrid and Sport Touring Hybrid, both of which are expected to receive an EPA combined fuel economy rating of nearly 50 mpg (17.7 km/l). Details about the electric powertrain are limited at the moment, but the company says the two-motor setup combined with a 2.0-liter Atkinson-cycle inline four-cylinder gasoline engine will produce 200 horsepower. horsepower and torque of 315 Nm. It added that 40% of total Civic sales are expected to be hybrid versions.
The hybrid system comes with four levels of regenerative braking selectable via paddle shifters on the steering wheel. Active noise control is also standard on hybrid versions, with the Sport Touring adding wheel resonators to further reduce NVH.
With these results, American Honda Motor Company says the hybrid version is the most powerful non-Type R Civic ever. Before facelift Civic Si that compares to 200 horsepower and 260 Nm, even though it uses a 1.5-liter VTEC Turbo four-cylinder engine.
As a result, the 2025 Civic will not be offered with the aforementioned VTEC Turbo engine, which means the previous EX version has been dropped from the list. What remains (discounting the Si) are the LX (sedan only) and Sport versions that continue to use the non-electrified 2.0 liter engine, presumably with the same 158 hp and 187 Nm . Currently, the price of the updated Civic version in the US has not yet been announced.
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