- For 2023, the Honda Civic’s LX base model isn’t any extra, that means the Sport is now the least costly trim.
- The higher-equipped Sport begins at $25,745, which is $2100 greater than final yr’s LX trim.
- Different trim ranges are up by between $500–$700 in contrast with final yr for each the sedan and hatchback bodystyles.
The elimination of the bottom model is turning into a typical chorus at Honda—and plenty of different automakers. The brand new 2023 CR-V dropped the bottom LX trim stage for its redesign, leading to a big rise in its beginning value, and now the 2023 Civic sedan and hatchback are following the identical lead. There can be no Civic LX for 2023, that means the lineup now begins with the Civic Sport, which prices $25,745, or $2100 greater than the 2022 Civic LX.
Luckily, you do get extra in your cash, because the Sport comes with additional tools together with 18-inch wheels, proximity-key entry, and paddle shifters for the repeatedly variable computerized transmission. The Civic Sport is now the one model of the Civic with the naturally aspirated 158-hp 2.0-liter inline-four engine; the upper EX and Touring trims include a extra highly effective 1.5-liter turbo-four. The Civic Sport hatchback, which begins $100 increased than the sedan, nonetheless presents a six-speed guide transmission as a no-cost choice.
Honda says that these pricing and packaging adjustments are supposed to “higher align availability with demand.” Honda, and the Civic particularly, has confronted important supply-chain points this yr, and Civic gross sales are down by greater than 50 p.c by way of the primary three quarters of this yr. Automotive Information knowledge reveals a 20-day provide for the Civic as of October 1. Skewing the combo in the direction of the dearer trims additionally certainly helps Honda’s backside line, as these fashions are doubtless extra worthwhile for the corporate.
Price range-minded compact-sedan buyers could do higher to look elsewhere within the meantime, as fashions together with the Hyundai Elantra ($21,595), Kia Forte ($20,585), and VW Jetta ($21,510) now undercut the Civic by hundreds of {dollars} by way of base value.
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