[Auto/Moto] The 2025 Honda Civic Is a Love Letter to Hybrid Cars

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We’re in a golden era for hybrid cars. They’re the perfect step into our fully electric future because they work seamlessly with American infrastructure, making hybrids both efficient and convenient. The 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid makes the hybrid formula its own, producing a sleek, smooth-driving sedan that gets 49 miles per gallon combined and laughs in the face of inflation. It’s the perfect car for our time.The 2025 Civic is a refresh of the current-generation model, and it's available in both sedan and hatchback forms. The four sedan trims are priced as such (including the $1,095 destination fee): LX ($25,345); Sport ($27,345); Sport Hybrid ($29,845); and Sport Hybrid Touring ($32,845).The bottom two trims have a 150-horsepower gas motor, while the top two hybrids make 200 hp and 232 pound-feet of torque. The sedans go on sale in June 2024, and Honda says power figures are preliminary estimates.The top-trim Civics have a 2.0-liter, inline-four-cylinder engine paired with a two-motor hybrid, and the battery charges while the car drives—meaning the Civic doesn’t have as much electric power as a plug-in hybrid, but it also doesn't have to be plugged in. Honda says the hybrid will make 49 mpg combined, and that it’s also "the most powerful non-Type R Civic ever." The convenience of hybrids is their key strength. People who drive or own electric cars usually get past range anxiety—the fear of running out of juice because there's not a charger on every corner—quickly. But with hybrids, buyers can reap some of an EV's economy rewards without a hint of range anxiety.

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