2025 Honda Civic Gets an Unofficial Refresh, Spills the PHEV Beans Inside and Out

Back on solid ground, the automotive business is also a focal point of interest for the company's fans, seeing how the 2024 Passport was improved for the new model year with more of everything and a trio of rugged TrailSport SUVs were prepared for the all-women off-road 2023 Rebelle Rally. Want more?

No worries, the imaginative realm of digital car content creators has us covered – whether we are dreaming of the hypothetical Pilot upgrade or the mundane Civic passenger car. Speaking of the latter, the series has been in production – as one of Toyota Corolla's most ardent rivals – since 1972. It has evolved from the subcompact to the compact class at the turn of the century, and now it's already in its eleventh generation.

This iteration, which entered production in 2021, is a major steppingstone for the company as it's assembled in Japan, Canada, the US, China, Pakistan, Thailand, or Malaysia as a five-door liftback, four-door sedan, and the high-performance Type R. Additionally, a lot of essential nameplates from the group are now related to its architecture – the Honda ZR-V (still known as the HR-V in America) and sixth-gen CR-V best-seller, as well as the reborn Acura Integra series.

As such, it is no wonder that everyone is keeping a close eye on its development, including the imaginative realm of digital car content creators. For example, the good folks over at the AutoYa info channel on YouTube have imagined the CGI looks of the upcoming 2025 Honda Civic facelift and share their thoughts on how the Japanese automaker will keep the steady demand flowing.

According to the channel's host, a light refresh is coming sometime next year for the 2025 model year, and it will include stuff like subtly reworked front and rear bumpers plus new styling for the head- and taillights, among others. Inside, the resident pixel master was instructed to render a larger infotainment screen and nothing else, while on the outside, the CGI expert presented the unofficial 2025MY Honda Civic from various angles and with a series of ritzy color options.

Last but not least, the rumor mill speaks of an interesting addition to the powertrain range. As such, besides the current gasoline options and the e:HEV hybrid version, the refreshed Civic might also premiere alongside a new PHEV variant with internals borrowed from the sixth-generation CR-V's European e:PHEV plug-in hybrid model. So, would you buy a new 2025 Civic with these minute styling updates and a few upgrades in the cabin if it offered around 184 hp and an EV range of about 45 miles (70 km)?