Honda Civic

The Honda Civic is a well-known car. Built in the UK at the firm’s Swindon plant, it’s gained an enviable reputation for reliable, safe motoring but also for fast and furious fun in the form of the fire-breathing Type R hot hatch. Its main rivals include the Ford Focus, Vauxhall Astra and Volkswagen Golf.

Since its launch in 1972 it’s been available in a number of bodystyles including Civic Tourer (which was also known as the Civic Estate in earlier generations), the Civic Saloon, IMA Saloon, Hybrid Saloon and a number of off-shoot vehicles including the CR-X small sports car and the hybrid Honda Insight.

The current Civic Hatchback was launched in 2012 and was updated in 2014 with a minor design tweaks that moved the day time running lights into the main headlight cluster. A new Sport Derivative was added powered by either a diesel or petrol engine.