Honda Unveils New Hybrid Civic

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09-23-2005, 12:25 PM

Jason

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Honda Unveils New Hybrid Civic

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Honda Motor Co. on Thursday unveiled a new hybrid Civic, powered by a gasoline-electric engine, that it hopes will get attention from drivers fed up with surging gasoline prices. The new hybrid model is about 280,000 yen ($2,500) more expensive than a revamped gasoline-powered model that Honda also rolled out Thursday which runs about 2.1 million yen ($18,900).

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09-25-2005, 01:18 PM

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Re: Honda Unveils New Hybrid Civic

im so happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

09-26-2005, 08:57 AM

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Re: Honda Unveils New Hybrid Civic

I'm happy that Honda stuck with the "maxed-out mild-hybrid" model. It still gets really good gas mileage, but has the distinct advantage that it is still functional with a depleted battery.

I've left the lights on before and depleted the battery, but my HCH'03 always ran just fine after a jump-start, and usually had the IMA battery replenished after 30 minutes of normal driving.

Designing a mild-hybrid with a limited EV mode (for the 2006 HCH)was a pretty good decision in my humble opinion.

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