We are not fussed on shape of car, boot space is main concern and seems roughly similar on the SUVs we have looked at compared to Civic, for example a ZR-V and Civic have roughly same boot capacity with back seats up, unless I have missed something. Sportage seems a fair bit bigger though.
Wife wants an SUV though so trying to find a decent one, I like the new Civic which is why I am trying to justify it in my head.