2027 Honda Civic hatchback.
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The Honda Civic, as a sedan and a hatchback, just received some minor changes as part of a mid-cycle refresh. Which logically means a new generation should be around late next year as a 2027 model.
I have driven pretty much every model of the current generation Civic except the Si and the crazy Type R. And they are all excellent cars. My latest experience with the new hatchback Hybrid was another great one. Of course, the Honda Civic isn’t perfect, but, in my uninformed and unprofessional opinion, its biggest flaw is its design. It just doesn’t cut it for me.
Many have noticed the Civic is somehow only really good-looking with every other generation. The 9th generation was basically a sad copy of the much more interesting and modern 8th generation, as the current model is just not as good-looking as the previous one. I think the great Honda Civic could be even more popular with a much more striking design. One that isn’t afraid of competing with the great-looking Toyota Prius. And really, if Toyota can transform the Prius into one of the most modern and attractive cars around, Honda can do it with the Civic.
Honda has also recently come up with really nice designs like the Prologue EV or the 2026 Passport. If the trend lasts a couple of years, we could see a great-looking Civic as well.
I personally think the current generation was a huge step back from the previous design, and it never looked good. The 2025 “facelift’ doesn’t help either. While it is truly an excellent car, there is no reason for it to look so bad. Sales went down 49% in 2022 compared to the previous year. They have since picked up, but have never reached the numbers of the previous generation.
The 2025 Civic Hybrid is still probably one of the best choices for a compact sedan in the US. Especially as a hatchback. A few weird things are still missing, like a seat height adjustment for the passenger or USB plugs for the rear seats. But in general, it is excellent. What it really deserves is a much nicer design.
The illustration above shows what a next-generation Civic could look like.
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Hello, I actually like the current gen design, the previous gen design was too over-designed for my taste, looks like an art student first discovered Photoshop and wanted to use all the functionality of it. The picture/drawing you posted above tho, very good looking!