2027 Honda Civic Sport-L: What's New
News & Our TakeThe 2027 Honda Civic adds a Sport-L trim. Here’s what’s new.
By the Moore Automotive Team · October 19, 2026
The short answer
The 2027 Honda Civic sedan and hatchback are starting to arrive at dealers now, and a new Sport-L trim joins the lineup by the end of the year. The Sport-L sits between the Sport and the Sport Hybrid and adds leather, heated power front seats and dual-zone climate control, features that used to mean stepping up to a hybrid. It starts at $28,495 MSRP for the sedan and $29,695 for the hatchback, plus a $1,295 destination charge.
What the Sport-L adds
- Leather and power seats: leather upholstery and power-adjustable front seats, previously only on the Sport Touring Hybrid.
- Heated seats and dual-zone climate: heated front seats and dual-zone automatic climate control, previously only on the hybrid trims.
- Small touches: silver interior trim, illuminated vanity mirrors and a passenger seatback pocket.
- Same gas powertrain as the Sport: a 2.0-liter engine with a CVT, rated at 31/39/34 mpg (city/highway/combined) for the sedan and 30/38/34 for the hatchback.
Elsewhere in the lineup, the Sport Touring Hybrid gets Honda’s S+ Shift drive mode from the Prelude, which simulates gear changes and rev-matched downshifts. Every 2027 Civic has Honda Sensing, and all Sport models add blind spot information with Rear Cross Traffic Alert.
2027 Civic pricing
Manufacturer’s suggested retail prices, before the $1,295 destination charge:
- Sedan: LX $24,995 · Sport $26,995 · Sport-L $28,495 · Sport Hybrid $29,695 · Sport Touring Hybrid $32,695
- Hatchback: Sport $28,195 · Sport-L $29,695 · Sport Hybrid $30,895 · Sport Touring Hybrid $33,895
Our take
For a lot of local drivers, the Civic decision has come down to whether heated seats were worth paying for the hybrid. The Sport-L takes that question off the table. On the sedan it’s $1,500 more than the Sport and $1,200 less than the Sport Hybrid, and you get the comfort features you notice on a cold January morning in Owensboro or Hartford.
If you drive a lot of miles, still compare it with the hybrid. The Sport Hybrid sedan is rated at 49 mpg combined versus 34 for the Sport-L, which works out to about 135 fewer gallons a year at 15,000 miles. If your driving is mostly short trips around town, the Sport-L is probably the better value.
The Sport-L arrives closer to the end of the year, so it may be a few weeks before one is on the lot at Don Moore Honda. In the meantime, browse our current Civic inventory, where every price shows the Moore Value Price up front. If you’d like a heads-up when the Sport-L arrives, send us a message.
Source: American Honda Motor Co. via Honda News, “2027 Honda Civic Advances America’s Best-Selling Compact Car with New ‘Sport-L’ Trim and Available S+ Shift Drive Mode” (Oct. 8, 2026).
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