The 2025 North American Car of the Year (NACOTY) is the current Honda Civic Hybrid, the electrified variant of America’s most popular compact car. This is the fourth time the Civic nameplate has won NACOTY, bettered by no other nameplate in the award’s 30-plus years.
It’s also the second NACOTY win for the 11th-gen Civic and the seventh Honda to get a North American Car or Truck of the Year award – Civic (2006, 2016, 2022, 2025), Ridgeline (2006, 2017) and Accord (2018).
“We are honoured to have leading automotive journalists select the Honda Civic Hybrid as the North American Car of the Year. Our fun-to-drive hybrid-electric models are a key part of our Honda electrification strategy, and sales of the new Civic Hybrid will ultimately represent about 40% of Civic sales,” said Honda Auto Sales AVP Jessika Laudermilk.
Revealed for the US market in early 2024, the facelifted 11th-gen is offered in four-door sedan and five-door hatchback bodystyles, where there are LX, Sport, Sport Hybrid, Sport Touring Hybrid and Si variants.
The car recently launched in Malaysia – the base E is RM2,000 pricier at RM133,900 but the RS petrol is RM2,000 cheaper at RM149,900. The V’s (RM144,900) and RS hybrid’s (RM167,900) prices are unchanged.
Get the full lowdown on the C-segment sedan, including its built-in Google features and new Canyon River Blue Metallic body colour, through our walk-around video and launch report.
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