The Honda Civic Tourer is one of the more strikingly styled estate cars around, and it’s also incredibly practical (the boot is huge), efficient and comfortable. Its rivals are the Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Focus Estate, and the Seat Leon ST.
Prices start from £18,790 and if you buy your new Civic Tourer using carwow you can save £3,131 on average. A new Honda Civic is planned for 2017, so savings for the current model will get bigger as the new model gets closer.
In 2015 it was updated with a new headlight design with integrated LED lights, new bumpers front and rear, and a subtle new look inside, too.
What hasn’t changed is the Civic’s huge boot that has the capacity to see off rivals with litres to spare. Although even the Honda’s load bay is trumped by the boot in the Peugeot 308 SW.
While the Tourer spoils you with boot space, Honda hasn’t gone crazy when it comes to engine choices – there’re only two, a 1.8-litre petrol or a 1.6-litre diesel. It’s the last of those that should prove the more popular choice thanks to its extremely low running costs and meaty power delivery.
There are better cars to drive in the class, but the Civic Tourer isn’t bad in any particular way. The ride is decent but the body control is not. There are optional adaptive dampers with a Sport mode, but the Honda is far from a Ford Focus in terms of driver engagement and fun behind the wheel.
All models come with alloy wheels, electric windows all round and climate control, but get to the bottom of the spec sheet and you’ll also see standard emergency braking. That’s a relative rarity in any class of car and a nice feature to have in a family wagon such as the Civic Tourer.
Why not check out the colours available using our Honda Civic Tourer colours guide and see if it offers enough interior space with our Honda Civic Tourer dimensions guide.
Cheapest to buy: 1.8-litre S petrol
Cheapest to run: 1.6-litre SE Plus diesel
Fastest model: 1.8-litre SE Plus petrol
Most popular: 1.6-litre SE Plus diesel
Honda likes to align its Civic away from the likes of the Vauxhall Astra and Ford Focus, choosing to go after the classier Volkswagen Golf instead. That’s evident when you sit on the driver’ seat where you are met by high-quality plastics and a dashboard design that mixes sharp edges, straight lines and swoops to decent effect. In 2015 new upholstery, revised door trims and dashboard panels were introduced, but nonetheless the Civic still lacks the appealing simplicity of the Volkswagen Golf’s dashboard.
Honda Civic Tourer boot space
Arguably it’s the boot that matters most here, and while Honda appears to have gone for style over substance on the outside, that couldn’t be further from the truth once you poke your head inside – at 642 litres it’s boot eclipses even the larger Skoda Octavia Estate. There’s also storage below the boot floor. As a result, the Honda features in our Top 10 Biggest Estate Car Boots.
Honda Civic Tourer passenger space
There’s plenty of room for rear passengers, and while some taller testers complain about a lack of headroom in the front, it’s generally comfortable all-round. Reviewers say the seats are firm but supportive and there’s plenty of adjustment for the steering wheel and seat.
Honda has made sure there’s plenty of space to hide bits and bobs – you get two lidded cubbys between the front seats, a glovebox and door bins that can’t quite manage a litre bottle of water.