Is the 2022 Honda Civic Sport a BETTER sedan than a Mazda 3 or Corolla XSE? 

Joe I just wanna say man your videos have helped me take my mind off all the terrible s**t going on in the world and in my life as well. The consistency and comedy you deliver in every single video is enthralling, and as someone who dreams of driving cars for a living, I aspire to be like you. Keep it up man, looking forward to the day that Raiti’s Rides becomes the biggest car review channel.

Just got a Rallye Red one yesterday and Im really enjoying it so far. Wasnt looking for a fast car and it made sense economically. I dont need crazy tech, but the car comes with enough features and the screens look great. The door sensors for the key is wild! It drives phenomenal and has a clean look. I like the interior, feels comfy and has a different design. So far I feel like I made a good choice. Had a '15 LX before and it had no problems, fan for life!

The “baby accord” looks great 😜

Joe my man!! Red paint and black wheels are my favorite combo. Looks good on anything!👑

Just bought one in white. From all the civics I’ve seen and owned three 1995 Civic, 2018 Civic Si, and 2019 Civic Type r…..so far this new generation looks awesome. Basic, no need to replace the wheels or add body kits to it. Easy to drive, turns are sharp. I think Honda is listening (about time!) Everything is great. If you want something basic and clean 2022 Civic Sport is your car.

I'm confused why the customer couldn't have taken the black one for a spin instead of the red one - but then I remembered that Red = +50 HP

I decided on this to replace my dearly departed Mazda 3 Sport. Love the space and styling even more than the Corolla. For real performance I have sport bikes. Just needed a good looking and reliable A to B car with modern safety tech. Great review as always.

I bought one in meteorite grey metallic and added 25% tint, I absolutely love it has a sleek, classy look with a touch of sporty rides very smooth and plenty comfortable as well

I really like the Civic and the redesign, however, I also think it looks like a smaller version of the Accord

I'm sorry, but NO car in this day and age should be called "sport" when it goes 0-60 in 8.5 seconds. That's outstandingly sluggish. You'd likely lose a drag race vs The ice cream man. Otherwise, it's a good reliable and economical point A to B car.

Hey Joe, the new Civic looks great. Keep up the amazing videos man!

Not going to lie when I saw this at first I didn’t like the front end at all, but when I saw it in person doesn’t look that bad at all and if you put the HPD package on it, it looks absolutely amazing I can’t wait for people to start tuning them and adding their own style to them . Would also love to see an Si and Type R on this updated body style

I hope the Type R does not have all those fake vents, and all that stuff.

If only the honda accord came out with a RWD drivetrain and manual transmission, I’d be sold.

I sat in a new Sport in Agean Blue metallic recently. Great redesign with a fantastic interior. It's better looking than my 2018 Accord in my opinion. But Honda cut corners big time. No driver power seat, hard plastic on the top door panels, no rear USB or power connection, no map pockets behind the front seats, no center arm rest in the rear, and no engine temp gauge in the instrument cluster.

They really turned the new civic into the old accord.

Okay the new Civic is growing on me

"I'm not putting anything in between my legs because that's going to hurt" - Joe

Really liking this generation. I almost gave up hope in the civic.

I subscribe to alot of car reviewers but Joe is killing it with entertainment! Skateboard just passed us, generator to power your phone. I laugh everytime I watch his car reviews he's hilarious!

I only saw this car one time in the street. I haven’t seen any at all ever since release. I remember when the 10th gen came out, I saw it EVERYWHERE. 🤔

29,000 for the touring and no rear AC vents either I guess you got to wait for the refresh

Joe I bought a new car a week ago after a lot of research, but now I am hooked on Raiti's Rides and just keep tuning in for more anyway...LOL

Loved how you could see the curvature of the earth during that driving impression at the end

Test drove a black one at the Honda dealership. I own a 10th gen sport sedan and it’s faster and lighter then the 11th gen. Only thing that impressed me was the interior.

I’ll be waiting for the hatchback.

Looks like a boring rental you get in Cleveland at 2am when no other cars are left.

I've been looking really hard at the new Civic. Your review will help me make a good decision, Joe.

“So you’re going to have to hold on to your abacus in between your legs and watch out if you’re a guy watch out on the family jewels with that” 😂😂😂

This guy always gives great reviews 💯👌🏽

I just bought the 2022 civic touring in red from a dealer in Daytona and they had to drive to Tampa for it! I love this car so much and already have 1,000 miles on it!

I would spend my hard earned cash on the Mazda 3 all day.

Thanks Joe for the review 😍 , still the mazda 3 is the best option with skyactive technology + 6 gear shifts + 360 dgree cam + head up display + Napa leather + AWD with turbo trim

I like the wheels. I don’t like how small they make the baby brakes look. They should have stuck with 17” wheels and saved 18” for the Si.

Why I love this channel ... it's either 'good news' or 'even better news'. Can confirm the solid beauty of the Mazda3 sedan grille and fascia. The new Civic Sport wheels, though, gorgeous.

Funny how in the US Civic trims go like this: LX (2.0), Sport (2.0), EX (1.5T), Touring (1.5) Here in Canada we have: LX (2.0), EX (2.0), Sport (2.0) and Touring (1.5T). Our Sport trim has a sunroof and our EX trim doesn't have the 1.5T engine. We can only get it in the Touring trim. Fun to see the little market differences

Sorry Joe. I wanted to check out the Red one. It looked cool.

It's more wanna b sport. Sport should mean higher engine HP. Here it's just a looks thing. The single back seat has to go. Sticking to my gen x hatch 6sp

There’s tons of these arriving now! I love that it’s not overstyled like the previous generation

Hahaha!! Somebody in a skateboard just passed us! This guy is hilarious.

I think Mazda has them both beat, Joe. Cause Mazda is premium and has more features and whatver

Honda has dropped the ball on this one.....too basic interior, CVT...

It's insane how much Raiti's Rides has grown over the last few years. from less than ten thousand to over 500K!

The hatch looks so good.

For me, I would choose between the civic and the Mazda 3 for style, the Corolla to me looks like a car that is trying to look sporty and I would take the Mazda over the two for not have by a CVT.

Sport trim with CVT and 0-60 in 8.5 seconds?? What was Honda thinking?? And they've been doing this for DECADES!

I love how Joe speaks to us in codes. If you watch him enough you understand. Here, he’s saying, “if you go 22 civic, go touring, if not get a Mazda” 😂😂😂

Calling this car “sport” is a insult to the word. The engine is SLOW and the exhaust is disappointing to say it generously 😑 its like they’re trying to lose to the Koreans

I’ll take the Mazda 3 over this all day everyday. Love the red with the black wheels and black mirrors though

This is a nice car, but I am waiting for the hotter Si! I am hoping that the high performance models get unique interior trims to make it look a little more premium. I am surprised that they took the fog lights out of the sport trim. I actually like a good set of fog lights, mainly because you can switch to yellows for inclement weather and keep your LED headlights. Also, this may not be as agressive looking as the previous gen, but this actually a very cohesive and clean design and I really like it.

Love the styling and love the color. But I agree, it would be nice to have it in a manual.

I bought a 2022 Civic Sport because it's the roomiest of the compact cars. The shoulder room is important for me since I am a bigger guy up top. My left shoulder was rubbing the B-pillar on the Corolla, and the seats in the Elantra are tight on the upper body if you are wider. The Civic is classified as a mid-size car now, you can feel a big difference. It's almost as big as my Nissan Rogue was inside.

The new Civic is nice but the 3 is still nicer & I'd still prefer a n/a 2.5 over 1.5t

The Honda sports trims have always been a weak trim with a lot of missing features. I would personally shell out a little over 1.5k more for the EX and get a lot more bang for your buck, plus you're getting around 30hp more.

Dude congrats 🍾 you the best in the “Bidnezz” God bless you bro! You’re like the gold standard for car reviews surpassing Doug Demuro (and that’s one of my favorites)

You know you’re early to the video when you can scroll down and read all the comment in range haha

If you’re buying a civic go all the way to the touring. And the Accord you gotta at least go sport 2.0.

Thanks Joe for the great video. CVT is still the deal breaker to me!

Hope the new civic type R will be sell in Europe, nice review for this civic sport Joe 👌🏽

I was not convinced about the new design the first time I see it , but now I love it.

I have an Elantra GT Sport, and besides it being a hatchback and having a thousand more much needed features and amenities, it's an actual Sport model. It has an upgraded twin scroll turbo 4cyl, and a 7spd DCT, with a great sounding dual exhaust and an electronic lsd. And that's just the performance features. The amenities it has is comparable to a luxury car. Truly unlike anything else in its class, it's such a good daily. It really sucks that these manufacturers recently are calling base models with chrome blacked out a " Sport " model. All's this is is an appearance package, and honestly it doesn't even look that sporty. It's a big zonk for me. No turbo, no manual, cvt, not even foglights?? On a Sport? All cloth interior, no rear ac? There's obv only one choice in this class - the Forte GT. It has great features and the performance to back its name up. This and the Corolla XSE? Smh.

Absolutely love the sleek and sharp design on it. They did a fantastic job with it and the red color makes it pop for sure.

“You’ll probably fall asleep before you pass the finish line” 💀😂😂😂😂😂

7:08 I thought I was color blind for a secound 😂

The new Civic looks okay, but the Mazda 3 wins easy for style.

If I choose to buy Civic, I would go for Sport trim as it looks more sporter than the top end. I do not understand why Honda put dual exhausts hidden under the rear bumper, which makes it look more boring for the top trim.

Its crushing the market right now

I like that this guy review the lower trim cars as well thanks

How come these sport trims (Civic Sport & Corolla XSE) don’t have a sunroof/moonroof as compared to the Mazda 3?? No cars with a sun/moonroof is a zonk to me..

We've had Hondas for years and recently got back into the Mazda scene too- both great cars but I'm thinking the traditional 6 speed trans on the M3 wins this comparo.

Most reliable car you can buy

I'm a Toyota/Lexus guy but I'd buy this over the Corolla. It's a beautiful ride and I like how it looks like a mini Accord.

I keep hearing the EX trim is the level to get.

Mazda 3 Base model interior quality beats this in every way. I can’t stand the hard plastic on the door panels. For me, that ruins the overall experience for the rest of the car

So basically he asks if the Civic is better than its competitors and at the end he says he doesn't know. Instead, he wants to know what we think. Unless I'm mistaken, isn't he the professional car reviewer here?

18:26 “Somebody in a skateboard just passed us” 😭😭

The most grandma 👵🏼 on throttle I’ve seen in my life lmao

Hi Zonkman! What if Car brands had no mistakes made? Meaning transmission, engines, and no fake vents?

I love the cloth arm rest! A leather will wear out quickly and not as comfy

I like this 11th gen Civic, simple but still improved.

Still like the Mazda 3 more.

they need to put the detuned 2.0t in the civic as well.They would sell a ton of them.

Thanks for posting, great video.. I just picked mine up yesterday. Sonic grey..

I live In Canada and bought a 22 civic sport in sonic grey, in Canada the sport model has heated steering wheel, heated seats, dual climate, sunroof, rear fold down arm rest with 2 cup holders, 60/40 split folding rear seat, 2 USB ports in the rear, rear seat back pocket, blind spot monitoring, heated mirrors with integrated turn signals. I’m surprised how much worse the sport is in the U.S.

For being the newest out there, it seems like they went back a couple years instead

Honda could have easily put fog lights on the sport trim! Otherwise I really like the new design

At 18:30 during the " on throttle" pull he says " somebody in a skateboard just passed us. Haha 😄

One year ago today! Thinking of buy this car.

I think the looks civic looks great.

I was lukewarm about this new gen but it looks fire in this red trim.

We get so many things in the Canadian trim. Sunroof, heated steering, 2 USB for the rear seat and an armrest. Here the trims are like LX-EX-Sport-touring

I said it before and I'll say it again, Mazda ain't no joke!! They came out swinging to show everyone that their here to play!!!

Eh, with the Mazda you get quality in all areas

Honda has castrated the 'Sport' edition by virtue of only 158 HP, making it an oxy-moron. It's 'All hat and no cattle'. Oh, and a big shout-out to Lori!

In Canada we get a sunroof on the sport trim, got mine on order 😃

I'm sticking with Mazda 3 turbo awd especially hatchback, alot more luxurious and I get what I paid for if not more. 👍

I would love this car in Aegean Blue.

Nice review! Honda really dropped the bomb on the 11th Gen Civic. They cut a lot of corners and it shows. I would not by the Sport Trim. Thank you for the Honda zonks!

I’m grateful you talked about the Twinkie storage. Not many give these specifications

Here's my zonks...No sunroof option on Sport trim. The Canadian version offers it. And 7 inch display is too small when other competitors offers 8 inches or 10. What Honda should've done with the Civic is make a package trim for the Sport to include some premium features. The irony is that this new Civic Sport is priced just about the same as the Elantra N-Line. But the Elantra N-Line gives you 201hp. This Civic Sport is only 158hp. And you get a sunroof, blindspot warning, and rear seat cupholders..Go Figure! But I do like the styling of this new Civic a lot. Just Honda needs to take a play book on their Korean rivals on how to package trim levels to satisfy their customers.