Used Honda Civic long-term test: report 4

The car Honda Civic 2.0 i-MMD e-CVT Advance Run by Chris Haining, sub-editor

Why it’s here To find out if a hybrid powered family hatchback is the answer to a varied motoring regime, while keeping an eye on running costs

Needs to Soothe in motorway traffic, sip petrol, and entertain on a twisty road

Mileage 14,740 List price new (2022) £36,450 Price new with options £36,450 Value now £33,000 Test economy 57.5mpg  Official economy 56.5mpg 

3 June 2023 – Making light work of... work

When my home office was recently plunged into the dark ages by an internet outage, I had to relocate to somewhere with decent mobile phone data reception.

I found just such a location on the riverside half a mile away, so pressed the back seat of my Honda Civic into use as a mobile office. And, you know, it made for a thoroughly pleasant working environment.

Okay, being six-foot-five, my head would have brushed the ceiling if I'd sat up straight, but I was fine with it cocked to see the screen of my laptop

Surprisingly, I didn't struggle for leg room, either, although I did tilt the front passenger seat forwards to free up room for said laptop. 

I sat, contentedly piecing together the contents spread of our June issue, with the stereo for company and the windows slightly ajar for ventilation. 

Then, when I got home, I set to drawing up plans to redesign my house, because working in the back of the Civic had me wishing that my office had a panoramic glass roof.

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