2021 Honda Civic vs. 2021 Hyundai Elantra Comparison | Honda

Front three-quarter driver-side view of the 2021 Honda Civic Sedan in Aegean Blue Metallic in a studio environment.

Civic vs. Elantra

Civic outperforms the competition as a 2020 KBB.com Best Buy.*

Civic EX Sedan shown in Aegean Blue Metallic.

How the Civic Beats the Elantra

Front passenger-side three-quarter view of the 2021 Honda Civic Sport Sedan in Rallye Red driving through a city center.

Civic Sport Sedan shown in Rallye Red.

Features	2021 Civic EX Sedan	2021 Elantra SEL
ACC with Low-Speed Follow*
ACC with Low-Speed Follow*	Standard	Not Available
Road Departure Mitigation* System
Road Departure Mitigation* System	Standard	Not Available
Horsepower @ rpm (SAE net)
Horsepower @ rpm (SAE net)	174 @ 6000	147 @ 6200
One-Touch Power Moonroof
One-Touch Power Moonroof	Standard	Optional
Walk Away Auto Lock®
Walk Away Auto Lock®	Standard	Not Available
Heated Front Seats
Heated Front Seats	Standard	Optional

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Advantages

Civic Touring Sedan shown in Modern Steel Metallic.

Adaptive Cruise Control with Low-Speed Follow.

Standard Adaptive Cruise Control with Low-Speed Follow* helps you maintain a set following interval on the highway, so you don’t have to manually change your speed like in the Elantra.

Civic Touring Sedan shown in Modern Steel Metallic.
Civic Touring Sedan shown in Modern Steel Metallic.

The Civic can help you stay on the road.

RDM* can determine if you cross over detected lane lines without signaling, can provide steering assistance to help you return to your lane or provide braking to help keep from leaving the roadway entirely.

Civic Touring Sedan shown in Modern Steel Metallic.
Civic Touring Sedan shown in Cosmic Blue Metallic.

More horsepower.

The Civic EX features a 4-cylinder, 1.5-liter turbocharged engine that clocks in at 174 horsepower.* That's more muscle than the 147-horsepower Elantra SEL can deliver.

Civic Touring Sedan shown in Cosmic Blue Metallic.
Power moonroof standard on Civic EX and above.

Room with a view.

Not standard on the Elantra, the one-touch power moonroof with tilt feature on the Civic EX lets you get fresh air and sunshine while on the road.

Power moonroof standard on Civic EX and above.
Civic LX Sedan shown in Aegean Blue Metallic.

Walk Away Auto Lock®

Keep the keys in your pocket with available Smart Entry and enjoy the convenient assurance of Walk Away Auto Lock®. The Elantra can't give you that kind of a hand.

Civic LX Sedan shown in Aegean Blue Metallic.
Civic Touring Sedan shown with Black Leather. Heated front seats standard on EX and above.

Heated front seats.

Warm up faster on cold days. Heated front seats come standard on the Civic EX, but cost extra on the Elantra SEL.

Civic Touring Sedan shown with Black Leather. Heated front seats standard on EX and above.

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