- Award-winning Honda two-motor hybrid system boosts the fun-to-drive spirit of the new 2025 Civic
- Hybrid-electric models, including the new Civic Hybrid, play a key role in the Honda electrification strategy
- Honda Civic has won North American Car of the Year three times – previously taking top honors in 2006, 2016 and 2022
- Honda Civic Hybrid Sedan proudly built in Canada
The new 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid, the electrified variant of Honda's most popular compact car, has been named a finalist for the prestigious 2025 North American Car of the Year award.
The North American jury of automotive journalists announced the finalists for the 2025 North American Car, Truck and Sport Utility of the Year awards at an event during the Los Angeles Auto Show this morning.
Positioned at the top of the refreshed 2025 Honda Civic lineup, the new Civic Hybrid, offered for the first time as either a sedan or hatchback, combines the fun-to-drive spirit of Civic with the award-winning Honda two-motor hybrid system featuring two large and powerful electric motors.Sales of the new Civic hybrid-electric models are ultimately expected to represent about 60% of Civic sales in Canada and are a key step in Honda's electrification strategy.
"We are very proud to have our Civic Hybrid models honoured among the finalists for North American Car of the Year, these electrified Civics continue the nameplates' iconic status as one of the world's most efficient, reliable and popular compact cars," said Emile Korkor, Assistant Vice President Honda Canada. "Our hybrid-electric lineup is expanding with the proudly built-in-Canada Civic Hybrid Sedan joining the popular and also built-in-Canada CR-V Hybrid, the Accord Hybrid and the new, all-electric Prologue."
Civic has been honored by the North Americanjury of automotive journalists with three North American Car of the Year awards, with the current 11th-generation Civic winning in 2022, the 10th-generation Civic winning in 2016 and the 8th generation taking the top honor in 2006. A Honda model has received a North American Car or Truck of the Year award four times in the past nine years, including the Honda Civic (2016), Honda Ridgeline (2017), Honda Accord (2018) and Honda Civic (2022).
The North American Car, Utility and Truck of the Year awards honour excellence in innovation, design, safety features, performance, technology, driver satisfaction and value. Initiated in 1994, they are judged by 50 professional automotive journalists from Canada and the United States who work for independent magazines, television, radio, newspapers and industry websites.
2025 Honda Civic Hybrid
The 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid is available in four trim levels, the Honda Civic Hybrid Sedan and Honda Civic Hybrid Hatchback each come in an available high-powered Sport Hybrid or Sport Touring Hybrid configuration. With up to 200 horsepower and an impressive 232 lb.-ft. of torque, the new Civic hybrid-powered trims are the most powerful non-Type R Civics ever, providing quick, effortless acceleration while receiving outstanding fuel economy ratings – including a 4.8L/100km city rating for Civic Sport and Sport Touring Hybrids.
To further amplify the legendary fun-to-drive spirit and class-leading ride comfort of Civic, the ride and handling dynamics have been optimized with unique spring and damper tuning, and a special tire developed for Civic Hybrid. Hybrid trims also enjoy the highest levels of cabin quietness and ride comfort in the Civic lineup, with a robust noise reduction package that includes Active Noise Control on all hybrids, and wheel resonators on Sport Touring Hybrid.
The Honda Civic is the brand's longest-running automotive nameplate with over 14.5 million Civics sold in North America since 1973, it was Canada's best-selling passenger car for 24 straight years and one of the top three best-selling passenger cars in America over the past 52 years. An unparalleled success, the 11th-generation Civic serves as the iconic, gateway to the Honda brand.
Honda Two-Motor Hybrid System
Next month, Honda celebrates 25 years of hybrid sales in North America. Honda began sales of the first-generation Honda Insight, North America's first hybrid-electric model, in December of 1999.
The new fourth-generation Honda two-motor hybrid system that powers Civic Hybrid models maximizes efficiency without compromising dynamic performance or passenger and cargo space to deliver a sportier and more pleasant driving experience, with substantially higher fuel economy ratings than the outgoing turbo models. Variants of the two-motor hybrid system are also available in the Honda Accord and CR-V and represent more than 75% of Accord and CR-V sales in Canada.
Praised for its power, efficiency and refinement by the editors at WardsAuto, the Honda two-motor hybrid system powering the 2025 Honda Civic Sedan and Hatchback received a Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems award. This was the second year in a row a Honda hybrid-electric powertrain has received this prestigious honor.
Hybrid System Made in North America
The new fourth-generation Honda two-motor hybrid-electric power unit is built* by associates at the Honda Transmission Plant in Ohio. It is paired with an all-new 2.0-litre Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder engine, made* at the Anna Engine Plant in Ohio. All major components in the engine have been redesigned and improved, including the block, which now features stronger main bearing caps, cylinder head, crank, connecting rods and camshafts. For the first time, these components are manufactured at the Anna Engine Plant, improving production efficiencies and increasing capacity.
Honda Civic Manufacturing
Honda has produced* nearly 12 million Civics in North America, including more than six million in Canada. The 11th-generation Civic continues to build on that legacy with production* of the Civic Sedan in Alliston, Ontario, Canada, and Civic Hatchback at the company's Greensburg, Indiana plant.
* using domestic and globally-sourced parts
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About Honda Canada
Honda Canada Inc. was founded in 1969 and is the parent company for both Honda and Acura vehicle brands in Canada. Since 1986, the company has produced Honda engines and over 10 million cars and light trucks at its Alliston, Ontario manufacturing facilities, where the Honda Civic and Honda CR-V are currently built. Honda Canada has invested over $6.5 billion in Canada, and each year sources over $3 billion in goods and services from Canadian suppliers. Since its inception, Honda Canada has sold over five million Honda and Acura passenger cars and light trucks in Canada through a dealer network of more than 280 dealerships across the country. For more information, please visit www.hondacanada.ca.
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