2022 Honda Civic Hatchback Walkaround

Understanding the new-for-2022 Honda Civic hatchback is a simple three-step process. Step one: Remember that the Accord—particularly the turbocharged 2.0-liter Sport version that we've lauded for years—is a level-headed combination of practicality and over-the-road finesse. Step two: Consider that the new Civic sedan introduced earlier this year is so mature, refined, and adept that we kept calling it the Accord by mistake during our recent small-sedan comparison test—which it won handily. Step three: Now imagine a Civic hatchback that resembles the Civic sedan so closely it's hard to tell the two apart, even when they're parked side by side. That's all there is to your homework assignment.

Indeed, the previous Civic hatchback was chunky, flamboyantly edgy, and festooned with enough goofy fake air intakes and outlets that its looks bordered on jet-age caricature. The new hatchback, however, echoes the latest Civic sedan's understated, fluid lines right down to the elegant sweep of its roof. The hatchback model has grown a mere 1.1 inches in length over the previous version but looks much larger outside, virtually as long as its handsome sedan sibling even though it's 5.0 inches shorter. Legroom in the rear seat subjectively feels every bit as generous as in the sedan now; the old hatchback's rear legroom seemed considerably tighter. Some of that rear-seat room advantage is down to the new car's 1.4-inch-longer wheelbase—the Civic sedan and hatchback again roll on identical wheelbases—which stretches the cabin that much more.

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