Test-Driving The 2025 Civic Hatchback Hybrid Sport Touring
Like a good diner, the Civic does a lot of things well, and they've rarely made a misstep since their 1972 launch. Their Hatchback Hybrid Sport Touring provided a handsome, speedy week's experience. The price is more than right, too, with a starting sticker of $32,950, $34,500 with options. Let's have a look.
2025 Honda Civic Hatchback Touring Hybrid
It's a cutie, folks. From its zippy, sporty countenance, body-colored grille, front spoiler and blacked-out accent, you're dressed for most occasions. The 18-inch alloy wheels and LED lighting elements further give you a mod, snappy look. My tester was painted a darling 'Boost Blue.' It's one of the most non-threatening cars on the road.
2025 Honda Civic Hatchback Touring Hybrid
Inside, it's spacious and premium, moreso than you would expect in this trim. It comes equipped with leather-trimmed seats, an 8-way power-adjustable driver's seat and a 4-way power-adjustable passenger seat.There's ample space for passengers and cargo, making it suitable for both daily commutes, road trips or you just may hang out in the car for whatever reason - a phone conversation, a meal.
Techwise, the centerpiece of the interior is the 9-inch touchscreen infotainment system featuring Google Built-In. It supports wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. More about the system below.
2025 Honda Civic Hatchback Touring Hybrid
A 2.0-liter Atkinson-cycle inline 4-cylinder engine is paired with an electric motor, delivering a combined 200 horsepower and 232 lb-ft of torque. Fuel economy is generous, with an EPA rating of 48 mpg city/highway combined. I felt that economy in a direct way - it was one of those weeks where I just seem to drive and drive and still had plenty of gas at the end.
The Civic Hatchback Hybrid Sport Touring offers responsive steering and an accelerator that does what you ask of it, as do the brakes. Visibility is more than adequate. At one point on the freeway, a driver in the left lane swerved into my lane in front of me and I was able to instantly respond and avoid a crunch, like it was nothing. My bombardier father said 'An inch is as good as a mile if they miss you.' WTG, Civic!
There's plenty of room for junk in your trunk.
The ride is comfortable. Acceleration is brisk and the cabin remains quiet even at highway speeds. The driving modes including Sport are a nice touch, though I barely used them.
The 2025 Civic Hatchback Hybrid has earned the IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award, with its comprehensive suite of safety technologies including Honda Sensing, which encompasses collision mitigation braking, lane departure warning, adaptive cruise control, and lane-keeping assist.
2025 Honda Civic Hatchback Touring Hybrid
The infotainment system's graphics are outdated and the sound system never let my phone's Bluetooth stay connected, even if I was ducking into a store for 5 minutes. For the entire week's test, reconnecting my phone involved a total of six steps each and every time I got into the car. Many times, I got tired of repeatedly reconnecting and just shut the phone off, which probably isn't a bad idea for all of us. There are no rear climate vents.
Conclusion: Despite my beefs, this was an outstanding, fun test, and the Civic Hatchback Hybrid Sport Touring is highly recommended.
Ride safe! JM
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
25 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Our father brought his dreams to life. That makes him a superhero to us.
This weekend, fortunate families everywhere will celebrate fathers. Maybe you're thinking of the lessons learned from your dad ― from baseball to fishing or, in our case, in business. As leaders of a global aerospace and defense business started by our dad, every day we walk halls that were dreamed of, hustled for and quite literally paved by our father. We recognize that's a gift. As the years go by, we find ourselves reflecting on our company's humble beginnings and everything Dad did to build this company. As brothers, we have had front row seats to the evolution of a family business, and our core values are rooted in how that business was started. It started with our own personal superhero. In our eyes, our father, Phil Busey Sr., has always been a giant among men. As young boys growing up, we did not know exactly what a lawyer was. We just knew our dad worked hard, dressed in great-looking suits, kept an office at the house and had a nice office in a big building in downtown Oklahoma City. He had a car phone in his superfast red Oldsmobile Toronado Trofeo in addition to a phone in his briefcase. Physically, he was to be admired. A former college baseball player, Dad ran laps around the block most evenings and lifted weights often. He was the most muscular dad on the block. We considered him a real-life Superman. His career had its share of turns over the years. By the time we reached the later years of high school, the financial pendulum had swung in a different direction. We watched and admired our dad's continued work ethic in the face of challenge after challenge. More: Father's best advice: Only back your car up as much as necessary; don't go overboard | Opinion By the time we were in college, our dad was driving a beat-up Mercury Sable. Refusing to take on debt for our college education, he made the drive to Weatherford to take us to the Southwestern Oklahoma State University bursar office to pay for our education little by little. Still a physical presence as always, he made sure to teach us the importance of good education, financial stewardship and putting family above all else. He would often preach to us that blood is the thickest of bonds. Our dad began building Delaware Resource Group (DRG) when we were in college. Not long after the company was formed in 2002, times started to get better. Recognizing the major risk he and our mom put themselves in to start the business, Dad seized the opportunity to build something big and opened the door for us to join him for the ride. Just a few short years after DRG was formed, we joined the company full-time. Dad was quick to include us in all aspects of the growing business. He taught us how to manage, observe and deliver what the customer expected. Most importantly, he taught us about respecting all people and treating everyone with care and kindness. Opinion: Today's young men are doing worse than their fathers. How can we fix that? Dad's health took a major turn just over 11 years ago. Our muscular, athletic father was stricken with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and forced into a wheelchair. Despite this, he continues to teach us lessons in business and now in fatherhood, as we try to follow his example with our own children. We continue to admire the love and support he shows our sister in her pursuits educating young people, as well as the unwavering commitment he has shown our mom through the years. Because of all he has accomplished, his outlook on life, mortality and finding joy in everything life offers has become far more amplified. Today, the global business our father founded continues to grow, and because of him, it is making a lasting impact in Oklahoma City and across the world. While he retired from DRG over two years ago, he remains a presence in our halls, but more importantly, in our lives. We are forever grateful. Brian Busey and Philip Busey Jr. are the CEO and president, respectively, of Delaware Resource Group, an Oklahoma City-based aerospace defense company founded by their father in 2002. This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: On Father's Day, we thank our dad: DRG founder Phil Busey Sr. | Opinion
Yahoo
35 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Lucid Group Stock: Analysts Fear This 1 Problem Is "More Consequential" Than Investors Think
The EV maker's sales are expected to explode in the coming year. But analysts fear that Lucid Group will face financing troubles. Significantly more funding will be needed in the period ahead. 10 stocks we like better than Lucid Group › Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) stock has tremendous long-term growth potential. Its market capitalization right now is under $7 billion -- less than 1% the size of Tesla. This year, sales are expected to grow by 78%. Next year, another 96% sales growth is expected. There's only one problem. According to analysts from Bank of America, there is one emerging risk that is "more consequential" than the market realizes. It's possible that this risk could eventually sink the entire business. After reporting a $397 million fourth-quarter loss this February, Lucid revealed that its longtime CEO, Peter Rawlinson, would be stepping down. It was a surprise to most investors. Rawlinson's comments made the move seem less abrupt than it appeared from an outside perspective, but his absence from the quarterly conference call drew uncertainty. After leading the electric vehicle (EV) maker for 12 years, overseeing the launch of both its Air sedan and Gravity SUV, he simply stated that it was time to move on. "Now that we have successfully launched the Lucid Gravity, I have decided it is finally the right time for me to step aside from my roles at Lucid," Rawlinson explained. Regardless of why Rawlinson stepped aside, many analysts weren't pleased. "We think the departure of Lucid's founder, CEO, and CTO, Peter Rawlinson is much more consequential than understood by the market," Bank of America analyst John Murphy explained after downgrading the stock to underperform. "We now expect product development to stall, consumer demand to be dampened, and anticipate additional funding opportunities could be put at risk." Access to funding is the most critical risk for Lucid. The company now has less than $1.9 billion in cash on the books, yet it posted a $2.4 billion loss over the last 12 months. The company already raised $1.75 billion in late 2024 despite a weak share price, and its shares outstanding have jumped by roughly 30% over the past six months. All in all, Lucid has been racing to raise cash. Yet its cash burn remains very high, share dilution is accelerating, and its share price remains in the dumps, limiting its ability to self-finance without massively diluting shareholders. If capital access is further restrained, as Bank of America believes could happen, the situation could quickly become dire. But could Lucid really go bankrupt over the next 12 months? Like most early stage EV companies, Lucid has been losing money for its entire operating history. It's very expensive to design, build, and scale a capital-intensive business like this. Only until critical scale is achieved, largely through the release of affordable mass market vehicles, do profit margins typically turn positive. Fortunately, Lucid is on the cusp of releasing three new mass market vehicles. Management recently reaffirmed that the first of these should begin production in late 2026, though these timelines are often pushed out. Meanwhile, rapid sales growth from its recently introduced Gravity platform should provide investors with additional confidence. But there's no doubt that time is limited. Some analysts have lost faith in the company, and positive profit margins are still likely years away, leaving the business dependent on outside funding to survive. While it's a very rough estimate, Lucid currently needs around $500 million in cash per quarter to stay afloat. Its current cash pile, plus additional stock sales, should give it at least another year. However, significantly more funding will be needed to get its mass market vehicles into production. That'll likely require sizable share dilution. So while the company may survive, there's no guarantee that long-term investors will benefit. Before you buy stock in Lucid Group, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Lucid Group wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $653,702!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $870,207!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 988% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 172% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join . See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of June 9, 2025 Bank of America is an advertising partner of Motley Fool Money. Ryan Vanzo has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Bank of America and Tesla. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Lucid Group Stock: Analysts Fear This 1 Problem Is "More Consequential" Than Investors Think was originally published by The Motley Fool
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
After Trump-Musk feud, here's the next issue for Tesla stock
The public name-calling between Elon Musk and President Trump may be over (for now), but the debate around Tesla's (TSLA) stock is only set to heat up as investors digest the upcoming robotaxi launch and likely another weak quarterly report in late July or early August. As one would expect, the very public spat that erupted between Musk and Trump has sent shares of the EV maker on a wild ride. Tesla shares are off by 8% (and a lot more at the height of the sparring session) in June versus a 2% gain for the S&P 500 (^GSPC) as investors fear Trump will take aim at Musk's various lines of business. That's even if the president has cooled his rhetoric on Musk — the president isn't one to forget digs, ever. Musk being out of Trump's inner circle also runs counter to the bull thesis of Tesla's stock following the November election. Remember, Musk being the "first buddy" was supposed to lead to millions of Tesla's driverless cars on the roads and the extension of the Biden administration's EV tax credit, among other pie-in-the-sky predictions that swirled. Good luck with that now, Tesla bulls. But the dustup between the two powerbrokers brings to light a major problem for Tesla's stock as Musk tries to jump-start a sagging EV business by again sleeping inside a factory. There is a BIGLY disconnect between Tesla's valuation and what's happening underneath the surface. For example, Tesla's stock is up 12% since October 2022, but consensus EPS estimates for 2025, 2026, and 2027 have since plunged 77%, 70%, and 71%, respectively, according to new research from JPMorgan auto analyst Ryan Brinkman. You can study Tesla's EPS estimate trends for yourself on the Yahoo Finance platform. The stock is valued at a significant premium to the broader market despite EV tax credits likely going away. Tesla's forward price-to-earnings multiple stands at an eye-popping 166 times compared to 22 times for the S&P 500. Podcast: Why Qualcomm's CEO is pushing hard into the auto market No clue how one can reasonably justify that, given Tesla's weaker fundamentals and as it's heading into at least two years of heavy investment to support robot building and robotaxi operations. The EV tax credit has been a driver of Tesla's sales and profits. EV subsidies represent about 52% of Tesla's current profits, Brinkman estimates. Trump's "big, beautiful bill" that removes the EV tax credit could wipe out these profits for Tesla. Brinkman expects financial estimates to drop in the near term as the impact of the EV subsidy removal becomes clearer. He pointed out that there has been no uplift to medium-term outlooks like sales or earnings due to Musk's Trump connection. Therefore, the post-election Tesla stock rally was "some combination of 'animal spirits', 'speculative fervor', and 'irrational exuberance' allowing for greater investor entertaining of very long-dated bull theses which in our estimation are unlikely to hold up medium-term against the weight of higher-for-longer interest rates and any eventual risk-off shift in the market eliciting sector and thematic rotation," Brinkman said. At some point, the stock has to correct for these elements to the story. Is this finally the moment? I would say this: An electric car eventually runs out of a charge, right? Before you go... Assessing the economy from the beach: By the time you read this, I will have touched down in France for this year's Cannes Lions advertising and media festival. It's an interesting, hot as hell, seriously crowded event that serves up a good pulse on all things advertising and media. But the past few years, it has morphed into more of a CEO and sports celeb scene — making it fertile ground to get clues on the economy, markets, and future investing trends. I have a ton of interviews on tap with market-movers and other fascinating folks, so be sure to stay tuned to Yahoo Finance Monday to Friday. The time is coming: Yahoo Finance's annual Invest conference in November will be here before you know it. New this year is an exclusive dinner the day before the conference for investors, followed by two investor education rooms the next day (along with tons of in-depth interviews). Register for Invest 2025 here. Brian Sozzi is Yahoo Finance's Executive Editor and a member of Yahoo Finance's editorial leadership team. Follow Sozzi on X @BrianSozzi, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Tips on stories? Email Sign in to access your portfolio
