 What is up you guys welcome back to another one if you're new to this channel I'm go pony on the new car truck SUV reviews on YouTube and today I am finally in the new 2023 Honda Civic sedan courtesy of Apple Honda of Hanover in Hanover PA for more information on their Inventory please feel free to check out the link in the description box below And so we are in this one today because this is a very fuel efficient vehicle be a great commuter car Of course it has a very legendary name and I happen to like the exterior design now I think the redesign of these things were absolutely amazing. So ultimately in this video We will be testing out and going over everything about this one from acceleration to braking steering fuel ride quality sound system exhaust clip All that fun stuff. So having said all of that what do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it And as always Let's start with pricing and so as you can imagine there are several different trim levels for the 2023 Civic first one being the LX Starting at twenty three thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars sport for twenty five thousand three hundred fifty dollars EX for twenty six thousand two hundred and lastly the touring for thirty thousand three hundred and fifty dollars But as you can imagine with all of those trim levels, there are a couple different engine configurations as well So that first engine configuration is going to belong to the LX and sport trim levels And by the way, we have the sport trim level today The powering that one is a two-liter naturally aspirated inline four cylinder putting out 158 horsepower at 6500 rpm 138 pound-feet of torque coming in at 4200 rpm that power being sent to the front wheels to a Continuously variable transmission with paddle shifters, which you guys know We will be testing out here in a little bit by the way the paddle shifters They only come with the sport trim level that we have today So that should be fun But anyway zero to sixty time coming in approximately 9.2 seconds with MPG numbers coming in at 31 in the city 40 on the highway for the LX 30 in the city 37 then on the highway for the sport taking regular Unleaded fuel but to them there is that other engine configuration Of course belonging to the EX and the touring trim levels that one is powered by a 1.5 liter turbocharged four-cylinder 180 horsepower at 6,000 rpm 177 pound-feet of torque coming in at 1700 rpm power being sent to the front wheels through a CVT yet again zero to sixty time for that one 7.5 seconds so Substantially quicker there but MPG numbers coming in at 33 in the city 42 on the highway for the EX 31 city 38 then on the highway for the touring again taking regular Unleaded fuel and so before we do any kind of fun Acceleration or paddle shifter test here in the Civic wouldn't imagine you guys the drive modes There's actually a little toggle switch located directly behind the shifter and it makes a little noise when you change the drive modes apparently But anyways, there's drive moves will include econ normal and sport just do things like the shift points throttle response steering Sensitivity and actually the air conditioning system as well. I remember that in my old Civic So when you press the econ button you got the AC on on a hot day it tailors back that air conditioning So if you could deal with a little less air conditioning you can get actually a substantial bit more miles per gallon I noticed that my old civic but anyways now I've got all of that out of the way What do you guys say? Let's go ahead and put the paddle shifters here to the test first keep them on this is a CVT So it's not technically shifting through any gears It's kind of simulated shifting, but they can still be fun in theory So let's go ahead and give them a shot and let's see how quickly they are going to react for us here All right, we're in sport driving mode. I just switched that up first gear. Let's see if it shifts for me It's not nice. Let's go. I mean you can kind of still tell it's a CVT I'm gonna be honest with the paddle shifters, but that was kind of fun I didn't mind that but I will say the one thing I did like about the paddle shifters is when you're in sport driving Moon you're shifting it actually doesn't shift for you So a lot of transmissions will do that if you don't hit anything I guess to try to save the engine or something but with this it didn't so I like having full control again Though keep in mind it's a CVT. But anyways, now let's give back full control to the Civic Let's find another steroid away here Let's put the acceleration here to the test with the Civic having full control and let's see how quickly we can get this one here I have to speed. All right, let's kick it three two one rolling start. Let's go All right, not the quickest thing in the world But that's not with this particular engine configuration is built for it. This one is built for reliability I'm just gonna tell you that straight off the bat It's the multi-port injected engine So it is going to be more reliable than the turbocharged direct injected engine that the EX and the touring trim level comes with so really your choice is between do you want reliability or do you want a Substantial bit more acceleration Honestly, typically what I say is it's something that you get used to it doesn't matter what vehicle you're driving with the exception of Maybe the mirage you will get used to an acceleration even if it's not the quickest one out there If you favor reliability the LX or the sport might be the one to go with but again Not the quickest thing in the world, but anyways to go along with that acceleration as always breaking is equally important So upfront you will find 11.1 inch ventilated front disc in the back 10.2 inch solid rear disc as far as that six easier Stopping distance goes that comes in at 122 feet as far as breaking feel goes it has been 100 percent perfectly fine definitely on the firmer side of things So 122 feet is a very respectable number. It's not sports today and good, but it's definitely not a bad number either So typically with SUVs you see 130s typically in sports sedans you see in the lower one team So 122 feet that's 100% on point for this thing But anyways then touching on suspension and handling up front You're gonna get a McPherson strut front suspension in the back independent multi-leg rear suspension front and rear stabilizer bars As far as ride quality goes I will say you tend to feel a little bit more of the road and cars and compact cars like the Civic And that's definitely the case here especially with our larger wheel setup in our sportsroom level that we have here today So you can feel a decent amount of the road and again, it's probably something you'll get used to as far as steering feel goes It is a substantial difference dependent upon the drive mode that you put it in I'm leaving it in sport driving mode right now Just because I love the steering feel in this sport driving mode that we have in him right now But let me go ahead and take it out just for a little experiment here Put it back to normal and it does instantly loosen up Honestly, it's still not that bad in normal driving mode though But I just prefer the slightly heavier steering feel in the sport I will say that as far as cabin noise goes You do get a little bit of road noise as you would expect in a compact car But honestly, it's not something that would bother me. So no issues there and take a look at visibility I see 100 perfectly fine out the back So when it comes to rear visibility through my rear view mirror definitely no issues there But I did want to also mention if you were to go with the touring trim level You will also get rain sensing windshield wipers as well So whenever the Civic detects any kind of mist or rainfall, it's going to automatically turn on those windshield wipers Where it's just like automatic headlights. It's just one less thing you got to worry about there. So that's pretty darn convenient as well But that pretty much rounds out the performance segment of this review guys Let's now go ahead and take a look at the exterior of our brand new 2023 Honda Civic sedan. All right. So here she is you guys the new 2023 Honda Civic sedan finished in sonic gray In case you were curious of our exterior color name. I love this color. It actually looks really good But as always, let's go ahead and start with where the Civic is actually made taking a look at the VIN First character is the number two indicating that the new 2023 Honda Civic is built and assembled In Canada. That's right, eh? So anyways, let's go ahead and start up front led headlights do come standard for all trim levels across the board Get the automatic feature with that as well, of course Meaning when it starts to get dark and at night those headlights are going to turn on automatically for you there But also automatic high beams coming standard across the board So if you have your high beams on at night and it senses a vehicle coming in the opposite direction It's going to automatically dim them back to low beams then when their vehicle is gone It's going to automatically bounce it back up to high beams So definitely a very convenient feature there as well If you wanted led fog lights down below go with the touring trim level That is how you're going to go ahead and get that But like I said at the beginning of the video I loved the redesign of the Civic when it first came out It's got a lower hood line much better appearance than the previous generation in my personal opinion And I think these things are selling just fine because of it So love the front end of this one but now having said that let's go ahead and make our way to the side I'd say now since we are around to the side of the Civic black windows surrounds do come standard Body colored power adjustable side mirrors do come standard unless you go with the sport And then you get gloss black side mirrors like you guys are looking at Heated side mirrors are going to come with the ex led integrated turn signal send Coming with the touring trim level then taking a look down at the wheel setup 16 inch steel wheels with covers coming with the lx 18 inch gloss black alloys for the sport that of course is what you guys are looking at right now 17 inch alloys then for the ex and lastly 18 inch alloys with shark gray inserts Coming with the touring but that pretty much rounds out the side profile Let's now go ahead and make our way to the back All right, so now some CR around to the back of this one all the way to the top body colored shark fin antenna And one thing they don't have a spoiler, but it kind of looks like it's almost like an integrated Spoiler into the back end of this one. I don't know. I like the look of it though It kind of doesn't even need a spoiler just because it looks pretty darn good But I like the sport badging back there of course as well LED tail lights do come standard on the Civic sedan so Out of illumination at night that is not always the case in the compact segment So I wanted to mention that but down below of course you will find a single exhaust outlet And if you were to go with the sport that we have today It will be finished in a chrome exhaust tip, which looks dang good back there So having said that I do believe you guys know what we have to do next here as always here Is that exhaust clip? All right, so now since we all around to the back of the Civic when it comes to opening that rear trunk There is a button on the key five There is also though a button on the trunk itself a little rubberized button Both ways are of course going to open that up But once opened up cargo capacity comes in at 14.8 cubic feet if that was not enough space There is a 6040 split meaning the rear seats do fold down for quite a bit of extra space Then if you needed it there is some cargo lighting back there And then if you were to lift up underneath of that cargo floor You will find a spare tire as opposed to the fix the flat which I personally prefer as I always say But then make your way up to the rear leg room that comes in at 37.4 inches for reference I'm an even six feet tall. This is how much space I had back there If you wanted dual rear usb charging ports for the rear passengers go with the touring trim level If you wanted a rear center armrest for the rear passengers go with the ex or the touring trim level and There is no rear ventilation, unfortunately But then make your way up to the front seats cloth seating is going to come with the lx sport and ex trim levels Leather seating coming with the touring trim level only Manually adjustable front seats are going to come standard for all trim levels But the touring of course touring giving you an eight-way power adjustable driver's seat And actually a four-way power adjustable passenger seat with that touring as well Heated front seats then coming with the ex and touring trim levels But although they're cloth seats and although they're manually adjustable on our sport trim level That is one thing I really like about this one the second I sat in it The seats are plenty comfortable without a doubt and the bolsters on the left and the right it definitely holds you in place Quite well, so big fan of the seating Believe it or not in the civic but then take a look at the steering wheel It is tilt and telescoping and then if you were to go with that sport trim level enough It will be leather wrapped as well. But so then making our way to the startup Let me start by showing you guys the key you got your nice Honda logo on the one side Then when you flip it over lock unlock that circular button that says hold that is going to be a remote start Which comes on the sport trim level end up and of course the button to pop the rear trunk But it is all keyless entry with the push button start So all I'm going to do here so to put my foot on the brake And press that red and black engine start button located kind of just by the driver's right knee there And so once started up when it comes to the gauges you got your tachometer on your left speedometer is on your right There are some steering wheel mounted controls you can use to kind of cycle between everything up there But of course it tells you your drive modes gives you your outside temperature There's a nice digital speedometer as well. How many miles you have left until you hit empty We got 325 left right now and pretty much everything you could possibly want up there And of course the gauges do change slightly dependent upon the drive mode that you put it in I don't want to forget to mention that but now let's go ahead and make our way to overall interior quality There is a power moon roof for the ex and touring trim levels and that is why our sport doesn't have it today Sunglass holder coming with the touring trim level only Homeland controls for the touring trim level only as well automatic climate control though coming for all trim levels across the board I love that essentially what that is is you can just set a temperature It's going to automatically hit that so it's going to do the ac or the heat whatever you need to hit that temperature Dual zone climate control though coming with the ex and the touring Auto dimming rear view mirror for the touring trim level only you will get sport pedals I like these aluminum sport pedals down there for the sport trim level only and overall I like the honeycomb design that is found where the air vents are. I think that's pretty darn cool I know the integra copied that as well So I love that design element having said that there is some hard plastic found on the doors They probably could have swapped that out at least with an a nice design rather than just a matte black plastic Just the front of the shifter you got a little bit of rubberized storage You got a 12 volt power outlet usb charging port to the right of this shifter You do have dual cupholders with a very nice design and yes, it's plastic But I love the design on this They probably should have brought that onto the doors because that looks dang good Electromechanical parking brake of course and within the center armrest Actually a decent amount of storage within the center armrest More storage than the Corolla. I can tell you guys that so not too bad in the Civic I mean there are some hard plastics, but it's definitely doable. I have no issues there But now let's go ahead and make our way to the tech display here 7-inch color touch screen display is going to come on the lx sport and ex trim levels But if you go with that touring you're going to get a 9-inch color touch screen display Either way getting bluetooth and audio streaming android auto apple carplay Factory navigation system is going to come with the touring trim level only and of course you can adjust your radio information Up there as well. So when it comes to the sound systems, there's three of them Believe it or not four speakers and 160 watts are going to come with the lx for our sport trim level As well as the ex you're going to get an eight speaker sound system with 180 watts And then for the touring you're going to get a 12 speaker bow sound system So having now got all of that out of the way, what do you guys say? Let's go ahead and turn on the radio see what we got playing today And let's test out our eight speaker sound system that we have in our sport trim level here today All right, so when it comes to that eight speaker sound system I will say the base surprised me more based than I expected 100 percent in the civics sedan clarity Not the best But that's to be expected in an eight speaker sound system with only 180 watts But the base was pretty darn good if you wanted a better sound system That's what the bow sound system is there for if you wanted to jump up to the touring But that'll get by with that one But last thing I wanted to mention to you guys on the infotainment screen is when you do put the Civic in reverse Of course, you will find a rear view camera with a couple different angles actually as well Which is always it's going to lead us into safety. So first, let me start with the best part IIHS top safety pick plus, which is the very highest rating given by IIHS That pretty much says it all about the safety right there Front side side curtain airbags do come standard driver and passenger knee airbags as well That doesn't always come standard in the back You're going to have latch aka lower anchor to tether to children for the rear car seats Rear child door locks tire pressure monitoring system, but also coming standard Honda sensing and so what that's going to include is collision mitigation braking system Road departure mitigation system adaptive cruise control lane keep assist Forward collision warning lane departure warning traffic jam assist Traffic sign recognition and a driver attention monitoring system as well If you wanted even more safety go with the touring because the touring is going to add to that Front and rear parking sensors low speed braking control and a blind spot information system As well so overall when it comes to my final thoughts here of the civic Great styling that's the first thing you notice when you when you see the civic basically the The redesign is absolutely amazing. They did really go with that Excellent safety does not get any better than an IIHS top safety pick plus good fuel economy with this one as well You definitely can't argue that I would personally get the sport trim level the one we are in today because It is a naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine And so therefore it is going to be the most reliable engine and you are probably going to easily go over 200,000 miles in it As I have done in my previous civics that I have owned I think the the one I had the longest was a 230,000 before I traded it in so these things will definitely go a long distance when it's paired up with a naturally aspirated Four-cylinder I put it I'll put it that way as far as room for improvement goes I got two things for you the plastic on the doors the matte black plastic I really don't like that just add a design to it do something with it Not a big fan and since this is a civic it's kind of catering to a younger generation I think ambient lighting will be a really sweet thing to put in this Maybe on the touring trim level or even better Just add it as an option for all trim levels and maybe it is an option Maybe I missed it, but I think ambient lighting would look dang good in this thing But anyways, let me know what you guys think of the 2023 civics that in in the comment section below That is about it for this one you guys. 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