2022 Honda Civic Hatchback Interior and Cargo

Black cloth is what you'll have to settle for on the LX and Sport trims, while you can have leather on the EX-L and Sport Touring. Black leather is standard on these trims, but if you choose Meteorite Gray Metallic or Platinum White Pearl exterior paint on the EX-L, you get the option of gray leather upholstery, too.

The minimalist interior looks neat and uncluttered, and while there are many plastic touchpoints, all models except the entry-spec version get a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob.

At the time of writing, Honda has only released figures for the cargo capacity with the rear seats in the upright position: 24.5 cubic feet is allocated in the trunk, which is much more than the 14.8 cubes that the sedan variant has on offer. Folding down the seats in a 60/40 split opens up even more space if you need to load larger items.

Small items can be stored in the center console's storage compartment, which features a sliding armrest. There are door pocket storage bins front and rear, but only the front gets cupholders on the bottom trims, with rear cupholders added for EX-L and Sport Touring, as well as passenger-side seatback pockets. Only the Sport Touring gets a sunglasses holder overhead.

Base models come with automatic climate control, push-button start, adaptive cruise control, and the Honda Sensing driver assist suite. This includes collision mitigation, road departure warning, lane keep assist, and traffic sign recognition system. The cabin is trimmed in durable, upscale cloth upholstery. Heated front seats and leather upholstery are added from the EX-L, as is a one-touch power moonroof and dual-zone automatic climate control. You also get blind-spot monitoring, a power sunroof, and eight-way power adjustment for the driver from this level while the Sport Touring adds front and rear parking sensors, rear cross-traffic monitoring, wireless phone charging, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, and four-way power front passenger seat adjustment. It gains a 10.2-inch driver information display, which is larger than the regular seven-inch display on other trims. Low speed braking control comes standard if you equip the CVT to the top-spec Sport Touring.

The standard infotainment on the LX, Sport, and EX-L is a seven-inch touchscreen on top of the dash which is easier to see, with a nine-inch touchscreen fitted to top-spec Sport Touring trims. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto capability is also standard, though wireless connections only work on the bigger display. This is also the only setup that gives you HD Radio and SiriusXM.

You can move your frequently used apps to the front screen, while other shortcuts are created automatically through predictive learning on the nine-inch. Everything seems to work quickly and swapping between apps was a breeze. We love the analog volume knob on the screen and the standard home button to get out of Apple CarPlay quickly.

We were only able to experience the premium Bose setup as this is the standard sound system for the Sport Touring we had on test. It comes with 12 speakers including a subwoofer and sounded good enough that we switched off our normal podcasts for West Coast gangster rap. The standard system on the base model is a 160-watt four-speaker unit, while the mid-grade trims get a 180-watt eight-speaker system.