Top 3 Honda Civic trims head to head: here’s our winner.

By Farzana Chaumoo

You’ve already selected the Honda Civic as your ideal daily sedan, now to choose a trim level that meets your specific needs! Read what each trim highlights and why the Sport is where our money would go.

 

In the Civic sedan range, Honda offers four models: 1.8 Comfort CVT, 1.8 Elegance CVT, 1.5T Sport CVT, 1.5T Executive CVT. 

 

Here are the key features of the top 3 models that make them stand out from the next:

 

1.5T Executive CVT

Engine: 1.5 VTEC Turbo  

Power: 127kW @ 5500rpm  

Torque: 220Nm @ 1700-5500rpm 

• Smart keyless entry 
• Engine push start button 
• Remote controlled engine start 
• Walk away door lock 
• 17-inch alloy wheels
• LED headlights with auto adjustment 
• Satellite navigation 
• LaneWatch 
• Honda Sensing suite of driver assist technologies: Forward Collision Warning, Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS), Lane Departure Warning, Road Departure Mitigation System (RDM), Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS), Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Low Speed Follow (LSF).

Price: R487,800 (at the time of publishing)

 

1.5T Sport CVT

Engine: 1.5 VTEC Turbo  

Power: 127kW @ 5500rpm  

Torque: 220Nm @ 1700-5500rpm 

• Smart keyless entry 
• Engine push start button 
• Remote controlled engine start 
• Walk away door lock 
• LED headlights with auto adjustment 
• LED fog lights 
• Rear wing spoiler 
• 17-inch sporty alloy wheels 
• Aluminium sports pedal 
• Piano black upper and lower grille 
• Chrome door handles

Price: R456,100 (at the time of publishing)

Although a bit pricey, if you can afford this spec then this is the Honda Civic sedan we would suggest you get, above the 1.8 Elegance model below - this one has all the sporty bits. If spoilers and fogs are not that important to you, the 1.8 should suffice and you're saving a chunk of money as the Elegance is also well specced. The 1.5T Sport and 1.5T Executive are very similarly specced but for an additional R30,000, you can get some helpful driver assist systems. 

 

1.8 Elegance CVT

Engine: 1.8-litre iVTEC 4-cylinder 

Power: 104kW @ 6500rpm  

Torque: 174Nm @ 4300rpm 

• Electric parking brake with automatic brake hold 
• 17-inch alloy wheels
• Front fog lights 
• Heated Leather seats 
• Leather covered steering wheel and gear knob 
• Rear parking sensors 
• Cruise control with adjustable speed limiter 
• Power folding door mirrors 7-inch touchscreen 
• Display Audio Rain sensing wipers 
• Paddle shift gear control 
• Heated door mirrors 
• HDMI Jack

Price: R392,500 (at the time of publishing)