The back end looks like a copy of the current VW Jetta. The bad news is that the CVTs have taken over completely. We had 2 leased Civics, a 2016 LX and a 2017 Touring. Replaced the 2016 LX with a 2020 VW Jetta Highline last year and replaced the 2017 Touring with a 2021 VW GTI Mk 7.5 a few days ago. I wanted a GLI but they are totally out of stock in Ontario and Quebec. I suspect the next deliveries of the Jetta will be the 2022 model year vehicles. The Civic which was a car with some personality in decades past is now just meh... Honda must give the Civic Si an automatic/DSG option. I don't know why Honda cannot give the option of the 10 speed unit found in the Accord. And the oil dilution issue with the 1.5 liter turbo while it did not impact me personally created uncertainty about the engine's reliability. The 1.5 liter engine is good on power and I suspect that it under-rated in it's Civic iteration of 174 hp but mating it to the CVT just kills the whole experience, the droning and the engine just sounds unpleasant. So I am glad I did not wait for the new Civic.