How Fuel-efficient is the 2022 Honda Civic? Three World Views That Attest to Its Superb Fuel Economy

With sheer momentum, the worldwide threat of the Covid-19 pandemic rages on. Likewise, the streak of global inflation, food insecurity, and pervading social unrest forecast a continuous dim outlook on our day-to-day living in 2022. 

Be that as it may, perhaps there are still some small things, however petty and trivial they may seem, that can still somehow make life bearable, like a piping-hot cup of joe on most lazy Sunday mornings, for instance. And yes,  perhaps that leisurely bike stroll down at the park near dusk would also do that giddy trick. 

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Take the case of the Honda Civic 2022, for example. What makes this particular car special is how it is built to last. More significantly, how it smoothly handles fuel consumption.  It's eco-friendly, of course.

A Thai-spec 2022 Honda Civic e: HEV perhaps, best provides that compelling picture of both power and fuel efficiency as a suite of otherwise highly acclaimed attributes. That can also be further gleaned from the Philippine-spec Honda Civic 2022 RS Turbo and the US-spec Honda Civic CVT Touring sedan, which would later wrap up this article towards its intriguing conclusion, as you shall see.

Thailand's Outlandish 2022 Honda Civic (FE4) e: HEV

The 2022 Honda Civic (FE4) e: HEV has recently shared the spotlight with its other two EV relatives, the Civic e: HEV EL+ and e: HEV RS. These two EV models also make up the highly sought-after lineup of Honda EVs currently on the market in Thailand.

Moreover, a 2.0-liter Atkinson cycle DOHC naturally aspirated 4-cylinder engine with a 141 PS/182 Nm and two synchronous permanent magnet electric motors fortify the Civic FE4.

With this i-MMD hybrid system, power surges at an overall rate of 184 PS and 315 Nm of torque.

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According to Honda Thailand, the Civic e: HEV offers a 25 km/liter (4 L/100 km) fuel efficiency, which is not too shabby for a Thai-based EV unit. Now let's head on to the Philippine mileage figures and see how the former fares with other top-spec variants across the range in terms of fuel efficiency.

The Philippine-spec 2022 Honda Civic Sedan RS Turbo 

The Philippine car market has yet to see the arrival of the electrifying Honda Civic (FE4) e: HEV series. However, three fabulous models of the 2022 Honda Civic are currently available in the local market:  S Turbo, V Turbo, and the RS Turbo.

All three variants above are powered by a 1.5-liter 4-cylinder turbocharged petrol mill that spews forth an incredible 178 ps of power and 240 Nm of torque. The engine is mated by default to a Continuously Variable Transmission.

But when it comes to fuel economy, the Honda Civic is reported to hover somewhere around 6 to 6.5 L/100km combined. But remember that fuel consumption also depends significantly on how well you drive. 

Competition from within

Cars like the Honda Civic and its stablemate, the Honda City, are trendy in the Philippine car market. But which is superior in fuel economy, though?

Based on our research, the Honda Civic is more fuel-efficient than the Honda City, as the former gets 15.6 kilometers per liter of fuel. However, the City is not that far off at 14.9 kilometers per liter.

We could use a little more real-world mileage numbers than the manufacturer's claims to better grasp how these cars perform. But as luck would have it, we do have something in store as a US-spec Honda Civic Touring sedan gladly spotlights this info for us in the following discussion. 

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US-spec 2022 Honda Civic 1.5 L CVT Touring Sedan

In previous articles, we have provided our dear readers with real-world mileage results from a predominantly Asian perspective. However, our research has turned up an actual mileage figure straight from the heart of the US mainland itself.

Somewhere in the outskirts of Michigan, a 2022 Honda Civic 1.5 L CVT Touring sedan was recently put to its paces to confirm an official EPA-labeled 38 highway MPG rating that averages 48 miles per hour.

During the said MPG range test that consisted of over 100 miles of consistent highway driving, the car was refueled (2.09 gallons of low octane-gasoline fuel going in for an initial fill) from a designated start-off point, which in this case, was a local petrol station. 

source:(https://www.caranddriver.com/honda/civic)

Then the car was driven off about fifty miles on a public highway in one direction and another 50 miles back in the opposite direction. The vehicle was driven at a sedate cruising speed of 70 miles per hour.

Moreover, on this fuel range test, the tire pressures of the CVT Touring rubbers were set to their door placard at 33 front and 32 psi rear at cold. At the same time, the climate control/AC unit was set at 73 degrees Fahrenheit to fight off the toasty 83-degree-humid weather outside. 

Furthermore, other factors were also considered during the said fuel-test drive. The Civic Touring's drive mode was initially set at Eco mode, the deliberate unhooking of all devices off of the battery pack, and a rudimentary set-up involving a phone decibel reader that measured tire noise at the end of the trip registered a rather noisy 74 decibel. 

But the most significant thing about this particular MPG drive test was the final readout of the MPG number, which surprisingly overshot the officially-measured EPA figure of 38 mpg by a margin or two.

Moreover, halfway through the final leg of the fuel-economy run, the Honda Civic Touring sedan duly registered 43.4 on the dashboard. A bit better than EPA, although not quite as good as the last Hyundai Elantra that was previously tested there, which had 47 on the dash that eventually petered out to 45 at the same petrol station.   

Moreover, as a substantial portion of 2.577 gallons of petrol were added to the car's fuel tank heading in for the second filling, the Touring's final readout at the station displayed about 43.7 on the dash.

Meanwhile, the 2022 Civic Touring has a 12.4-gallon fuel tank capacity, so 12.4 times 41 miles per gallon gives you a practical highway cruising range of 508 or 500 miles in this new Civic. 

Nonetheless, the aforementioned fuel-refill figure, 2.577 divided by 105.4, gives us 40.9 miles per gallon, rounding up to 41, which is a few miles per gallon lower than the trip readout but a few miles per gallon higher than the EPA.

source:(https://thedailymotor.com/videos/2022-honda-civic-mpg-an-epa-overachiever-with-better-lane-keeping/)

From what we can infer, the new Honda Civic mileage might not produce any improved fuel economy ratings in the real world. Even the EPA's tests on the new Honda Civic's gas mileage didn't reveal any differences between model years. This somewhat confuses future car buyers in terms of realistic mileage numbers.

Do you think the new Civic is worth buying?

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