Folks, I just got back from driving a couple of new Honda Civics, the facelifted 2025 versions of the Si and Hatchback Hybrid. They were both brilliant little cars in their own ways, but I know what would make them even better: combining the two.

The badging on the trunk of this 2025 Honda Civic says you can have it all. Sport. Touring. Hybrid. If only it mulched and bagged, this car would be the ultimate all-in-one Honda. Stringing those three words together might seem far-fetched—almost contradictory—but here it’s a rare instance of truth in automotive advertising.

Honda's new hybrid hatchback may be frugal, but with more power on tap is this high-end Civic actually a driver's car?

A fifth door greatly increases the appeal of Honda's ultra-efficient Civic, but does not turn it into a hot hatch.

With the new-for-2025 hybrid version of the Civic finally available with the extra practicality of a hatchback body style, the Prius had better watch out.