Peter Lyon
January 12, 2025
The new Honda Civic hybrid, the electrified variant of America’s most popular compact car, has been honored with the prestigious 2025 North American Car of the Year award. It’s a record-setting fourth win for the Honda Civic, which has won more NACOY honors than any other nameplate in the over 30-year history of the award.
The win also marks the second honor for the 11th-generation Civic and the seventh time a Honda vehicle has received a North American Car or Truck of the Year award – Honda Civic (2006, 2016, 2022 and 2025), Honda Ridgeline (2006 and 2017) and Honda Accord (2018).
“We are honored to have leading automotive journalists select the Honda Civic hybrid as the North American Car of the Year,” said Jessika Laudermilk, assistant vice president of Honda Auto Sales. “Our fun-to-drive hybrid-electric models are a key part of our Honda electrification strategy, and sales of the new Civic hybrid will ultimately represent about 40% of Civic sales.”
The North American Car, Utility and Truck of the Year awards honor excellence in innovation, design, safety features, performance, technology, driver satisfaction and value. Initiated in 1994, vehicles are judged by 50 professional automotive journalists from the United States and Canada who work for independent magazines, television, radio, newspapers, and industry websites.
Honda Civic Hybrid
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-electric system.
With a combined 200 horsepower and an impressive 232 lb ft of torque, the new Civic Sport Hybrid and Sport Touring Hybrid are the most powerful non-Type R Civics ever. Featuring two large and powerful electric motors, the Honda two-motor hybrid system gives Civic hybrid quick, effortless acceleration with outstanding EPA fuel economy ratings – including a 50-mpg city rating for Civic Sedan Sport and Sport Touring hybrids1.
To further amplify its class-leading ride comfort, the Civic’s ride and handling dynamics have been optimized with unique spring and damper tuning, and a special tire developed for Civic hybrid. Hybrid-electric 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.
CARLIST THOUGHTS
Civic is the longest-running Honda automotive nameplate and one of the top three best-selling passenger cars in America over the past 52 years. Honda has sold over 15 million Civics in North America since 1973, and the 11th-generation Civic is an unparalleled success. Serving as the gateway to the Honda brand, it’s America’s most popular vehicle with not only Gen Z buyers, but also first-time new car buyers as well as multicultural customers.
