2022 Honda Civic Sedan photo previews more elegant design

Honda is preparing to release a new version of the Civic, its second-best-selling car in the United States. It revealed some of the visual changes it made to the model by publishing a single photo of it a few weeks before its unveiling.

Unsurprisingly, the 11th-generation Civic looks a lot like the Civic Prototype introduced in November 2020. Its front end wears a purer, more elegant design than the current model's with fewer angles and less lines. The grille gets smaller while the air dam in the lower part of the bumper grows in size. Keep in mind the only photo released so far shows a range-topping Touring model, and less expensive trim levels will undoubtedly receive a different face.

It doesn't look like the Civic Sedan's overall silhouette has changed significantly. Its roofline is closer to a fastback's than to the three box sedans Honda sold during the 2000s, though the rear windows are larger thanks in part to a flatter belt line. While this sounds like a small change, it makes a big difference to passengers riding in the back.