2017 Honda Civic Sport Hatchback Review and Road Test | Detailed in 4K UHD 

People saying it's ugly. I like it & I'm seeing them everywhere all day so I think they hit big with this design

Phenomenal review, definitely a big help in those of us who are thinking of buying one (i'm in 2020 looking at buying a lightly used 2017 one, so it's still a big help!)

I'm a GTI Fan, but the Civic Sport looks very Exotic and I find it very intriguing. I'm Tuned On! 🤔😉

Thank you for your honest review Alex. I’m very interested in this car

Amazing review. I absolutely love your reviews. You are very articulate. Thank you for reviewing this car. I will be getting the sport touring trim 2018 for my first car having got my drivers license recently :)

Fantastic review. Really like your presentation. Your review is not littered with bad music and unprofessional language. Probably one of the best reviewers on RU-vid. Nice work.

Your review is much more detailed and informed than the others I've seen. This Honda looks great in black!

The Civic has grown. This is the size of the an Accord from 20 years ago.

Awesome review and looks like Honda did a great job on the new Civic. Thanks for review!!

Best reviewer I have seen! Thank you. Well done.

I know a lot of people think the 2017 civic looks ugly. I however, love it. The only other civics I like are the 8th Gen Civics.

Your comparison summary is so awesome and useful. I am deciding between the Mazda 3 and Civic Hatchback. Leaning toward the Civic now with he better acceleration, larger cargo, and better mpg.

Oh my god! How can you be so knowledgeable n eloquent. Best review I've ever watched. One question! How does the manual gear feel compared to that of Si?

another great Mr Alex, I love the new hatchback design, I have 2016 Civic EX-T sedan, and all are good cars

Finally my request has been answered! For interior introduction section, I found it easier to follow if the green or red laser pointer was used to point to the materials used in the door panel and dash.

Your reviews are just magnificent. 🙌🏾

i just picked up one yesterday wow impressed to the max

Great review. As a new owner of this car (in touring trim), I agree with all your review points. Really the main noticeable differences between this car and a focus st or gti will be the steering turn in and body roll; and of course torque. Beyond that, this car is very close, and nearly as quick. That is very interesting, being that this car is not designed to compete with the gti or focus st.

Great review, Alex! Personally, I really like the styling of the 2017 Honda Civic Hatchback. Honda definitely stepped outside of the box with the styling of this generation Civic hatchback. It offers a very aggressively bold, and sleek exterior styling! I actually conducted my full in-depth review of one of these Civic Hatchbacks a few months, too! It actually surprised me quite a bit! I really like Honda's Brake Hold, it's rear cargo cover and it's very practical center console, and fairly comfortable/practical front/rear seats. Keep up the great work, Alex! 👍 -DriveAndBeDriven 🚘 "The Quest To Record The Best!" 🎥

excellent in depth review of what I think is an excellent car. I love the out of the box styling, love it or hate it, it's different and refreshingly original. We've traded our 2012 9th gen hatch on an RS (US Sports Touring) in Sonic Grey Pearl, can't wait for pick up next month.

I’m never watching another review. Alex is great. Thanks

Now this is what a professional review looks like!!

I bought one and it's an excellent car to drive. Love your reviews on this Civic

This is one of the best car review.

Impressively detailed review- Alex is a machine.

Honda's will go forever! Been driving them for the past 25 years and never gave me any problems.

Just got a 2018 Hatchback sport touring in red. I just love it.

Wow. I've seen 6 reviews for this card today, and this one is the best. The way he talks, it's so Charming, confident, he doesn't stutter of himself for rush through his words. However the it's so Charming, confident, he doesn't stutter over himself for rush through his words. However this guy is, I think he did a great job is, I think he did a great job

I am looking forward to your review of the Civic Si when it comes out. Cheers Alex.

Another excellent review. Thanks Alex. On the rear styling - I think it's a little to 'busy.' The Civic styling is a real departure from Honda's usually quite conservative lines.

I'm 42 and I really love this car. Aggressive non-bland styling, great performance, good mpg, decent pricing without crazy options to pick from and previous Civic reliability. And because I'm a home mechanic parts and web knowledge will be plentiful. You'll be surprised how many fixes I've encountered on RU-vid/web due to others having similar issues. I will have to do research on the 2018 Elantra GT but I trust the Civic a little more here.

Thank you for the detail of your review Alex

That was a great review. Very helpful.

Had to bring that like to 1k, very nice review!

exellent review. very professional.make me want a hatch again

Great review. I like the manual shift. I wish there was a si hatchback. I'm on the edge of getting Type R.

I really like the structure of your reviews. Thumbs up. A little critique and pet peeve of mine: when you're out on the road test segments, I get anxious when you look toward the cabin camera while driving. I'd rather you just keep your eyes on the road and keep talking that way.

Very complete review, I am Subscribing!

Great body style! Have always loved Honda hatchbacks. Hope Honda never discontinues the hatchback!.

you and Savage Geese are two of my favorite car reviewers right now

Most excellent review as always! I purchased a Sport Touring in red last week and absolutely love it. Red was not my first choice, but it really looks good. In fact, the car looks FAR better in person than in pictures and videos. Something in the look does not properly "translate" to 2 dimensions, I guess. This hatchback has "polarizing" styling, for sure (as evidenced by many of the comments here), but I like it. Exterior styling was not the main reason for my purchase, nor has it ever been when I have purchased a car. It is a factor, of course, but some of the comments here are surprising. If you are seriously interested in purchasing and are on the fence about the styling, I'd advise to take a look at one in person if you have not. I did exhaustive research prior to buying, and found that the combination of tech and safety features, comfort, MPG, and fit and finish actually made the choice fairly easy. I do find a few small things annoying- like the lack of a volume knob on the stereo, and the absence of a dedicated physical fan speed control on the Climate Control, but these are most certainly not deal breakers. One point I also wanted to mention- the Sport Touring has the best sounding audio system in anything I have heard short of the Mark Levinson system in some Lexus models. For a stock system, it is really nice. This is very important to me as it is nearly impossible to replace audio head units today, due to the integration of all the other control features in these units. Note that the audio in the Sport reviewed here and other lower-end models is not nearly as good. What truly compelled me to buy this over the coupe or sedan was the utility. The hatchback simply is more versatile in terms of potential hauling capability. I often have to cart fairly large items around, and this just fits the bill. Also, the 18" rims with the wider, low profile tires factored in. This thing just HANDLES, as Alex mentions in the review. The CVT was a pleasant surprise to me, as I had never driven one. It is not as fun as a manual transmission, but I can live with it and it is not annoying to me in any way, as I was worried it would be. Just feels like a good automatic, as long as you don't over analyze it. I have not owned a compact car since my very first new car purchase, a 1991 Acura Integra, which was a GREAT vehicle, all around. Sadly, it has been minivans and huge SUVs for a couple of decades, thanks to kids etc. This car compares very favorably to the Integra. Fun to drive, reliable (presumed), fuel efficient, and absolutely loaded with cutting edge features. Even though I have only had the car for a week, I cannot imagine it letting me down any time soon. For a sub $30k vehicle, I am simply thrilled with my purchase. Thanks again, Alex for a thorough and professional review. The best out there!

Very comprehensive review. Nice job.

The styling front and rear is quite aggressive, as you suggested, Alex. Props to displaying the pieces of luggage inside of the trunk. Showing cargo inside of the trunk is a great visual to demonstrate how much luggage fits and how it can be arranged. Please see about doing this for your reviews going forward. Thank you.

Nice review! Thank you!

great review! thank you.

Great video! Very good production.

Wonderfully thorough review thx

Hey man youve grown on me. I love ur videos and ur ratings are beast as fk. Good job and man keep it up. Im getting this car and u make me wanna get it even more. Thanks man. Ty u are the man. Im actually getting the sport touring but yeah. Ty

Wow! You are so knowledgeable...I am proud of my black 2017 EX Sport! :D

Thank you so much for this video and very informal

Best reviewer on RU-vid.

One thing that I haven't seen many folks cover is the turning circle. It's not such a big deal in suburban California with roads that nicely accommodate and encourage U-turns, but in an older urban environment, I definitely want something better than my old Accord's 20.1' radius to manage some tight city driving, where 3 point turns in traffic can be dangerous. I can easily look this info up, but thought I'd mention it since you give the most detail in your reviews than anyone I've seen. :) It's not always intuitive either.. like it's bizarre (and sad) to me that the civic has a somewhat larger circle than the Kia Sportage. Maybe Honda just doesn't do tight circles in general.

very nice review.kudos!

I am about to by a 2017 CR V or CX 5. I love your reviews and am waiting for yours before I buy. When will you have the review on the CX 5 Grand Touring? Thanks!

Honda just does it right!

For the past three days, I have been looking around to find the right car that has reliability, performance, and good gas mileage. I checked the Mazda 3, it didn't run smooth, and it wasn't spacious. Today, I decided to buy a Honda Civic hatchback. When I took it out for a test drive, the Civic was more smooth and performed well than Mazda 3.

17:40 correction. You can get Honda Sensing on the EX and EX-L. It's a $1000 option and worth twice that for the adaptive cruise alone. Probably have to special order because Honda is stupidly putting very few of these on dealers' lots. Once you've had these features you'll never want to be without them. They'll be standard on all models in a very few years.

This is an amazing great video.

I'm in love with this civic hatch... I would own 1 if I didn't have a company demo...

In Canada, our LX Hatchbacks come standard with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay and the 7" infotainment screen. Also, all trim levels of the Hatchback are available with a manual transmission. Oh, all trims have Honda Sensing too, at least in the 2019 model year. (The manual transmission models don't have Low Speed Follow though.)

I like the looks. Great price, excellent technology. Reliable. Hard to believe it's shorter than a Corolla!

Superb review

Nice review. Just one comment: that's the opposite of "steep" @ the rear glass

2020 FBO FK7 and loving it!

Great video great info

Hey Alex, can we expect an Audi A5/S5 Sportback review in the near future? I'd love to see your review of one (If you can get it in the silver that bonus points).

Alex, I think you overstate the rear headroom of the Civic hatch. I found this car to be another example of the form-over-function trend that sacrifices practical rear headroom for fashionable 'swoopiness'.

How would you compare it to the regular vw golf? I think its a little faster and the golf is less reliable

+Alex on Autos Honda joining the cost cutting crowd, using the electronic parking brake, not only something else to fail, but when it does it is a huge issue and might require a tow to a shop. PLEASE BRING BACK THE GOOD OLD RELIABLE AND USABLE MANUAL E-BRAKE!

16.5MPG observed over 758 miles? Is this a typo?

please please please review the new 2017 hyundai ioniq line (hybrid, plugin hybrid, and ev) whenever possible

Thanks for pointing out the spare tire. Please do that in all of your reviews. Sometimes you skip it. Also, you failed to mention the "trick" privacy screen in the boot. I don't think I've ever seen such a design (going back to early 1970s hatchbacks) that gets completely out of the way when not in use. Kudos to Honda.

Could you please review the new Audi A4?

Best indepth reviews

You can get Sports Touring Trim with manual here in Canada

How is the sound quality of the base audio system compared with the EX audio system? It would be very cool to see a frequency response measured from the driver's head position as an objective way to demonstrate audio performance.

Hey Alex, when are you doing the 2017 Impreza? I've been a Honda loyalist for many years, but the current Civics are mechanically great but have the lost the "function is form" ethos of the nineties.

I really like the civic type r but I can't really afford it so this sport is the next best option it's a hatchback like the type r and still makes plenty of power and comes in manual so idk baby type r???

If they go this heavy on the aerokit/wheels/sporty looks, whats left for si and type r? I prefered the elantra approach. Have you considered test the Impreza WRX with the cvt thats a 250hp on a cvt Im curious.

Not a bad review. But B- for the manual economy? I got 39.6 MPG traveling from Phoenix to Santa Barbara, including stop and go traffic through LA.

Nice video. Bring a review from Subaru BRZ please xD

Really want to see a vid review of the Elantra GT.

Wouldn't mind seeing a hybrid version.

Do u actually not need to put premium in this???? Bc I’m more tempted to buy this over the lx now.

Damn, should I trade my 15' Si coupe for this? I'm tempted.

Alex, do you have an idea when you'll get to drive the Elantra?

Dude, this guys good

Good review Alex, thanks. the only criticism I have is that people love to review this car in manual transmission which is very tough to come by in North America. So you are picking a tranny for physical review that is, for the most part, not available.

Nice review , well done . will looking forward for reviewing Honda accord 2018 2.0 10speed.

How does this Civic hatch Sport manual drive compare to Elantra Sport?

Alex... I want your teleporting powers.

between this and the Elantra sport which has the softer ride ?

I'm getting used to the styling! Look much better in person. Is especially sharp looking in black!

Excellent rev

I think Honda saw your previous reviews of CR-V and seat belt is not coming from ceiling anymore !!

Your reviews are great. Grammar pedant: I don't think "corollary" means what you think it means.

The crv was my favorite car. Now the sport hatch civic is my new hero. Why does the crv get a more powerful 190hp 1.5turbo? The hatch looks awesome.

can I fold the front passenger seat for very long items?

Why would they under-rate the engine output?

Looks amazing add a 2lt turbo please