for it, Honda Malaysia has officially introduced the 2022 Honda Civic e:HEV. The hybrid, which goes on sale here as a RS-badged version, now sits as the top-of-the-line variant in the local 11th-gen Civic range., the hybrid FE is nearly RM16k more expensive than its petrol RS sibling, which currently goes for RM150,700.
The lithium-ion battery doesn’t take up most of the additional ballast – the Intelligent Power Unit , which incorporates a new 72-cell battery , only accounts for 37 kg of the total. As for the new power control unit , which is now situated under the bonnet with the rest of the powertrain, that contributes 15 kg to the added mass.
The electric motor on the Civic is rated at 184 PS and 315 Nm, and power is sent to the front wheels via an electric continuously variable transmission . As with the Accord Hybrid, the e-motor is paired with a 2.0 litre naturally-aspirated Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder engine, which juices the battery.
Exterior-wise, the RS styling treatment means the hybrid RS looks very much like the petrol RS at first glance, with the easiest way to differentiate it from the latter being through its 18-inch twin-style five-spoke units, markedly different in styling to the all-black Y-spoke rollers on the petrol RS.