2012 Honda Civic Sedan Road Test Review

By Bob Plunkett

On a trek around Virginia's Piedmont Plateau, we play a numbers game with freeways running out from Richmond -- south on the I-95, northwest on the 288 loop, west on I-64 -- all the while checking other numbers which register as driver impressions while steering a new rendition of Honda's small car stable: the 2012 Civic.

A four-door notchback sedan is one of three variations for the new treatment of Civic, which amounts to the ninth generation of designs for this best-selling series.

In the course of a full day, we check out four trim variations of this latest Civic sedan on freeways and back roads expanding out from metro Richmond and discover in the process that this champ of the small cars exhibits nimble road manners, comfortable accommodations and downright thrifty fuel economy scores. Full review