2005 Honda Civic Hybrid Road Test

**Tideland Prius** · 08-17-2005, 01:36 AM

The other day gas peaked at $0.997 ($1.104 on West Coast) for a litre of plain ol' regular unleaded. As with any other car with a needle drooping into the red, I pulled into the local refueling station and proceeded to pump away. I was the only person amongst a half a dozen smiling. I can envision it now, played out by the attendants inside. "Is he crazy? Who smiles when gas is nearly a dollar a litre? Profit margins and taxes must not be high enough." I smugly grabbed my receipt from the counter and walk away. Normally, this scenario would have played out with a personal-sized thundercloud over my head and me begrudgingly handing over my hard earned cash for another fix of go-juice, but I'm in luck. This week, I'm behind the wheel of Honda's Civic Hybrid, the cleanest and most efficient member of Civic Nation.

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jstack · 10-12-2005, 09:31 PM

I have an 03 CIVIC Hybrid that has been perfect for over 40K mile. I get 55 mpg by driving smart with the CVT tranny. The 04 and 05 haven't changed much but the 2006 hybrid is supposed to get 5% better mpg, have electric AC compressor and go into all electric on steady crusing at moderate speed.
I'm sure it will be great. I can't wait to test one in Mid November.
Jim

08-17-2005, 01:36 AM	#1
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13,932 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	2005 Honda Civic Hybrid Road Test The other day gas peaked at $0.997 ($1.104 on West Coast) for a litre of plain ol' regular unleaded. As with any other car with a needle drooping into the red, I pulled into the local refueling station and proceeded to pump away. I was the only person amongst a half a dozen smiling. I can envision it now, played out by the attendants inside. "Is he crazy? Who smiles when gas is nearly a dollar a litre? Profit margins and taxes must not be high enough." I smugly grabbed my receipt from the counter and walk away. Normally, this scenario would have played out with a personal-sized thundercloud over my head and me begrudgingly handing over my hard earned cash for another fix of go-juice, but I'm in luck. This week, I'm behind the wheel of Honda's Civic Hybrid, the cleanest and most efficient member of Civic Nation. Full Article __________________ 2005 Tideland Pearl Premium Package as of 25th Oct 2004 VVT-i Emblem, Sport Pedals, OEM All-Weather Mats, Cargo Mat, EV Mod, JDM Prius Interior Footwell Lighting, DICE iPod Integration Kit, LED licence plate lights, Phillips Vision Plus 2008 smart fortwo passion coupé as of 28th Apr 2008 Foglights, dash pods, leather seats, OEM rubber mats, BRABUS alum. handbrake, LED licence plate lights & dome lamp

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10-12-2005, 09:31 PM	#2
jstack Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 135 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: Base Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I have an 03 CIVIC Hybrid that has been perfect for over 40K mile. I get 55 mpg by driving smart with the CVT tranny. The 04 and 05 haven't changed much but the 2006 hybrid is supposed to get 5% better mpg, have electric AC compressor and go into all electric on steady crusing at moderate speed. I'm sure it will be great. I can't wait to test one in Mid November. Jim