Honda Civic Hybrid

New Honda Civic Hybrid has two engines, which are a gasoline engine and an electric one. This combination allows great fuel economy and moreover, helps to significantly reduce harmful emission.

The car behaves energetically on an even smooth road and the electric engine "pushes" the car like a turbine at the traffic lights. However in case of a long and steep climb the battery discharges and the only motor linked up then is an 85-horsepower 1.3-liter engine with a maximum of 118 Nm.

Eventually, Civic Hybrid is problem-free if you are on a smooth road and doing some 120 km/h, which is actually a limit for Civic Hybrid. However at a climb you need to keep swtiching to the forth or third gear to remain at 2000 rpm, 100 km/h and the fuel consumption will be somewhere about 6 liters per 100 km.

The temperature in Civic Hybrid's saloon is perfectly controled with the help of a great climate control: it is comfortable to stay in the car even when it's about 36 degrees Celsius above the freezing point. This model is provided with an aerodynamic front bumper, small rear spoiler, and light alluminium wheel disks.

The backseats are unfoldable as there is a battery package and a cooling fan behind them therefore there are only 285 liters for luggage left and enough room for backseat passengers.

Civic Hybrid is provided with a standard 5-speed automatic gearbox with hand shifting as an option. There is also climate control, remote entry, electric window lifts, side airbags, ABS, CD player, and built in doors armrests.

This model has a 50-liter fuel tank for gas and the fuel consumption makes up somewhere about 5.1 liters per 100 km in the city and 4.6 liters on the highway with economy mode on (in this mode gasoline engine is shut off when the car stops and links up when the clutch is released.

Civic Hybrid costs 19550$ in the USA but there are several facts to be taken into consideration: a hybrid automobile allows you to economize on fuel and it means some taxation discounts.