Honda Civic Hatchback Baggage Take a look at: The way it compares with sedan and Integra

Properly, now we have a primary right here at Autoblog Baggage Take a look at HQ: the primary time I’ve completed the next-generation of a make/mannequin that is already been baggage examined. I do know, proper, very thrilling. So, for the primary time, I will have the ability to report how a car compares with its quick predecessor. As that is the Honda Civic hatchback, I may also present you the way it compares with the Honda Civic sedan and the mechanically associated Acura Integra. So. Many. Comparisons!

In brief, the Civic is a definitive instance of why you possibly can’t actually examine the cargo quantity figures of a sedan and a hatchback (or wagon, SUV or different hatchbacked car). The specs say the hatchback has 24.8 cubic-feet of house whereas the Civic sedan has 14.8, but as I am about to point out you, the sedan really has more room for holding baggage or no matter. That is already a phenomena I lined with the Integra and its 24.3-cubic-foot trunk. Apparently, that half a dice makes a distinction because it was certainly simpler to load baggage into the Civic hatch. 

Prime Civic hatchback, backside left Civic sedan, backside proper Integra

Some key observations right here with this trio. The Civic sedan is 4 inches longer than the Civic hatchback, virtually all of which is behind the rear axle. This lends its trunk higher size than the hatchback, which is extra helpful for stuffing in baggage. The Civic hatchback (and Integra) have extra top, which balloons the cubic-foot quantity, however does not actually present a lot assist on this check since I do not pack to the roof for security, visibility and consistency causes.

In the event you decrease the again seats, it is a complete totally different ballgame, however I will get to that later.

Now, to the baggage. As in each baggage check I do, I exploit two midsize curler suitcases that might must be checked in on the airport (26 inches lengthy, 16 large, 11 deep), two roll-aboard suitcases that simply barely match within the overhead (24L x 15W x 10D), and one smaller roll-aboard that matches simply (23L x 15W x 10D). I additionally embrace my spouse’s fancy in a single day bag simply to spruce issues up a bit (21L x 12W x 12D).

You’ll be able to actually see the distinction in trunk size right here. Within the sedan (above proper), you possibly can match the small curler bag behind the 4 greatest baggage lined up. Undoubtedly cannot do this within the hatchback above left.

In brief, all the baggage slot in all of the vehicles (with some asterisks). It was a a lot simpler match within the sedan, although, and you’ll see that there is some additional house on both aspect of the egg-crusher hinges. The baggage are very a lot squeezed into the hatchback with the flowery bag stacked on high. It was held in place by the top restraints, nevertheless, and did not impede visibility to a a lot higher diploma than the mounted head restraints themselves. It was an identical scenario within the Integra, but it surely was positively a tighter match with the flowery bag smushed and the necessity for the cargo cowl to be eliminated. 

Talking of cargo covers …

Like its predecessor, the latest-generation Civic hatchback comes with a novel cargo cowl. It goes throughout the cargo cowl from left to proper inside an simply eliminated and saved cartridge. As such, I did not see the necessity to run this check with and with out the cargo cowl in place as I usually do. In the event you acquired caught needing max cargo house and forgot to take away the cargo cowl, it would not matter in any respect.

I did, nevertheless, go away the second cargo cowl in place. Image above, backside proper, it fills within the hole between the cartridge cowl and the bottom of the again window. It didn’t impede loading in any respect, however you can take away it when you wanted to or selected to. 

The Integra principally has one bigger inflexible cargo cowl of this selection, which once more, I wanted to take away in an effort to equal the variety of baggage saved in each Civics. Hold it in place, and you will not solely be leaving a bag behind, however a type of alongside for the trip dislodged the quilt from its latch level when the hatch was closed. 

So, to wrap up the comparability bit, your order is: Civic sedan holds essentially the most baggage and does so simply adopted by the Civic hatchback after which the Integra. The gaps between them are all important. 

OK, so now let’s actually develop this dialogue of the Civic hatchback’s cargo space …

You can not stuff that enormous field up there in a Civic sedan, however as you clearly see, it did within the hatchback.

You see, the Jeep Grand Wagoneer L wasn’t the one check car that assisted in my current transfer. I had an automatic-equipped and really blue Civic Touring a few month after the grey, manual-equipped one pictured above, and positively put it to good use. 

Above left is a few baggage, a furnishings dolly atop one thing I do not keep in mind/cannot establish and a disassembled Little Tykes toddler playground. Above proper is medium-sized plastic bin, a house leisure sound bar and a complete metric crap ton of vacuum storage baggage full of garments. Not solely did all the above match within the Civic hatchback with the again seat lowered, the hatchback made it WAAAAAAAY simpler to load than it might’ve been within the sedan. And, as we have already seen, I loved more room than I might’ve within the Integra. 

So, with the again seat raised and when speaking about baggage, the sedan is king. The hatchback is significantly extra versatile, nevertheless, and I might argue that this versatility would seemingly be extra appreciated in the long term.

And wow, I virtually forgot: the way it compares to the last-generation Civic hatchback I examined in December 2019 in Sort R guise (and keep in mind, each new 2023 Civic Sort R is a hatchback as nicely). 

As you possibly can see, the Tetris formation was comparable, however the fancy baggage is much increased and nearer to the roof. It is near being disallowed by the Baggage Take a look at judges (me). This positively illustrates the two cubic-foot distinction between the final Civic hatchback and the brand new era. 

So, to re-do the order once more: Civic sedan, Civic hatchback, previous Civic hatchback, Integra. 

There, the rest to cowl? No? OK, have a pleasant day. Yay Civics.