2022 Honda Civic First Drive: A 24th Straight Title?

Auto123 gets in a first drive of the 2022 Honda Civic Touring.

As the Stanley Cup playoffs head for their climatic conclusion  - and as the Montreal Canadiens vie for their 25th Stanley Cup – the 2022 Honda Civic debuts as it begins its attempt for a 24th title as Canada's best-selling car. If we’re being honest and not total homers, we’d have to say the better odds are with the Honda compact car.

Not that we don’t have faith in the Habs, mind you. Of course we do. Rather it’s that the new Civic we just test drove has all the skills and qualities needed to keep its title. Well, almost all...

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Honda didn't take too many risks with the 11th-generation Civic and who can blame them. It did, however, heed some of the criticisms leveled at the outgoing model to make some adjustments. We humbly suggest the automaker does the same with the objections to the new Civic outlined below. Overall, though, it’s clear this is a solid, mature model with a ton of qualities joining the Honda lineup for 2022.

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