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Civic Hatchback
As with the exterior, you'll either love or loathe the Civic's cabin. Its three-dimensional instruments look futuristic, but they reflect onto the windows at night. Smaller drivers have to lower the steering wheel as low as it'll go to see the speedo, while the switchgear is funky, but overly complicated. Rear vision is appalling because a spoiler slices across the screen and there's no rear wiper.
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Running Costs
The Civic is competitively priced and, although discounts are small, it holds on to its value well. Fuel economy is another strength, whichever engine you choose, but insurance groups are comparatively high. Company car drivers with an eye on their tax bill benefit from impressively low emissions.
Civic Saloon
The Civic Hybrid's dash isn't as space age as the hatchback model's, but it still has a futuristic look. The digital speedo takes some getting used to, but everything else is simple and well placed. There's a good range of height and fore-and-aft movement for the steering wheel and driver's seat, as well as good storage space and headroom up front.
Running Costs
There's no getting away from it: the Civic Hybrid is expensive compared with small family car rivals. You'll need to cover a lot of (mainly urban) miles to justify the £16,000 outlay, but it's significantly cheaper than the bigger Toyota Prius hybrid. However, its 61.4mpg average, 109g/km of carbon dioxide emissions, cheap company car tax bills, and exemption from the London Congestion Charge will appeal.