Can the new Civic Hybrid really rival the legendary Toyota Prius? There’s a battle shaping up in the small affordable hybrid segment as the Honda Civic Hybrid emerges to take on the Toyota Prius.

It looks like Honda has finally done it—at least on paper. For 2025, the big H has rolled out a hybrid Civic, ostensibly to fight the de facto poster child for hybrids: the Toyota Prius.

Last month we showed you spy photos of Honda's Prius-fighting hybrid testing in the desert, and now we have confirmation that the dedicated hybrid will be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in October.

For decades, Honda has tried to find an answer for the ultra-successful Toyota Prius. First, Honda tried with a Civic Hybrid, then there were a few tries with the Insight, and most recently ...

The second-generation Honda Insight that debuted for the 2010 model year was more or less a “me too” Toyota Prius. Instead of a podlike two-seater akin to the first-generation Insight ...

So, after all these years (25 to be precise), is the Prius’s time finally over? Or does this quaint hybrid hero still have more to offer? I took a top-spec I-Tech for a week to find out. The Honda ...

Can the new Civic Hybrid really rival the legendary Toyota Prius? There’s a battle shaping up in the small affordable hybrid segment as the Honda Civic Hybrid emerges to take on the Toyota Prius.