Honda Takes Aim at Prius With New $19K Hybrid

clayton4115 · 08-11-2008, 06:14 AM

Honda Takes Aim at Prius With New $19K Hybrid | Autopia from Wired.com

Honda's watched from the sidelines for the better part of a decade as the Toyota Prius left its hybrids in the dust to become the must-have ride of the green set. Fed up with being an also-ran, Honda hopes to take down Toyota with an entry-level hybrid that gets 60 mpg and costs about $19,000.

bbald123 · 08-11-2008, 08:29 AM

This is great news! Competition helps the consumer!

Bill Lumbergh · 08-11-2008, 08:51 AM

Wow.....looks more like a next-gen Prius than a Honda. A total ripoff of the current Prius.

Oh well....I guess imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

timwalsh300 · 08-11-2008, 09:26 AM

At the bottom of this thread I noticed this link... Prius Killer - Hybrid Honda Fit?

That was 2 years ago.

My point is that I'll believe this (same with the Chevy Volt, same with Tesla's planned $30k EV, etc) when I see it in a showroom for sale. Those vehicles look good when stacked up against a 2008 Prius, but by the time they hit the market I'm sure Toyota will already have something even better.

I wish it weren't the case.

Tim

Kcissem · 08-11-2008, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timwalsh300

At the bottom of this thread I noticed this link... Prius Killer - Hybrid Honda Fit?

That was 2 years ago.

My point is that I'll believe this (same with the Chevy Volt, same with Tesla's planned $30k EV, etc) when I see it in a showroom for sale. Those vehicles look good when stacked up against a 2008 Prius, but by the time they hit the market I'm sure Toyota will already have something even better.

I wish it weren't the case.

Tim

the chevy volt even if it lives up to expectation will probably be out of most peoples price range, last i heard the volt will run somewhere around the 45k to 50k MSRP. Mainly because the battery pack itself is around 15k.

JamesWyatt · 08-11-2008, 10:56 AM

Most of the speculation in the article sounds like it's lifted right from the thread(s) here about the spy photos.

robbyr2 · 08-11-2008, 11:16 AM

I'm glad to the see the Fit Hybrid or Fit Plus Hybrid. More competition is a good thing. I think the Prius is for a bit different crowd however. Smaller is good, but I needed the room in the back. Not everyone does.

As for the Volt, the concept is good. Can a rather backward-looking company leap forward that far? Only time will tell. It may help push Toyota to the commercial plug-in hybrid.

catgic · 08-11-2008, 12:28 PM

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**Tideland Prius** · 08-11-2008, 07:17 PM

Sounds good. If it brings more affordable hybrids to the market and get more people into the hybrid fold, then all the better!

rfruth · 08-11-2008, 08:01 PM

If Honda can pull it off (60 MPG 5 door under 20 K U.S) Toyota has its work cut out, wonder how (Honda IMA2 ?) emissions are ?

08-11-2008, 06:14 AM	#1
clayton4115 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: brisbane australia Posts: 48 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Package: N/A Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Honda Takes Aim at Prius With New $19K Hybrid Honda Takes Aim at Prius With New $19K Hybrid \| Autopia from Wired.com Honda's watched from the sidelines for the better part of a decade as the Toyota Prius left its hybrids in the dust to become the must-have ride of the green set. Fed up with being an also-ran, Honda hopes to take down Toyota with an entry-level hybrid that gets 60 mpg and costs about $19,000.

08-11-2008, 08:29 AM	#2
bbald123 Thermodynamics Law Enforcement Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Harrisburg, PA Posts: 203 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Honda Takes Aim at Prius With New $19K Hybrid This is great news! Competition helps the consumer!

08-11-2008, 08:51 AM	#3
Bill Lumbergh USAF Aircraft Maintainer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Marysville, CA Posts: 516 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #1 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 1	Re: Honda Takes Aim at Prius With New $19K Hybrid Wow.....looks more like a next-gen Prius than a Honda. A total ripoff of the current Prius. Oh well....I guess imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

08-11-2008, 09:26 AM	#4
timwalsh300 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 66 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: Base Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Honda Takes Aim at Prius With New $19K Hybrid At the bottom of this thread I noticed this link... Prius Killer - Hybrid Honda Fit? That was 2 years ago. My point is that I'll believe this (same with the Chevy Volt, same with Tesla's planned $30k EV, etc) when I see it in a showroom for sale. Those vehicles look good when stacked up against a 2008 Prius, but by the time they hit the market I'm sure Toyota will already have something even better. I wish it weren't the case. Tim

08-11-2008, 10:56 AM	#6
JamesWyatt Señior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Allen, TX Posts: 343 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Honda Takes Aim at Prius With New $19K Hybrid Most of the speculation in the article sounds like it's lifted right from the thread(s) here about the spy photos.

08-11-2008, 11:16 AM	#7
robbyr2 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Commerce City, CO Posts: 177 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 1	Re: Honda Takes Aim at Prius With New $19K Hybrid I'm glad to the see the Fit Hybrid or Fit Plus Hybrid. More competition is a good thing. I think the Prius is for a bit different crowd however. Smaller is good, but I needed the room in the back. Not everyone does. As for the Volt, the concept is good. Can a rather backward-looking company leap forward that far? Only time will tell. It may help push Toyota to the commercial plug-in hybrid.

08-11-2008, 12:28 PM	#8
catgic Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: HTTP 404 Not Found Posts: 223 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Honda Takes Aim at Prius With New $19K Hybrid HTTP 404 Not Found Last edited by catgic; 11-12-2008 at 05:38 AM.

08-11-2008, 07:17 PM	#9
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	Re: Honda Takes Aim at Prius With New $19K Hybrid Sounds good. If it brings more affordable hybrids to the market and get more people into the hybrid fold, then all the better!

08-11-2008, 08:01 PM	#10
rfruth Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 258 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Package: N/A Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 22	Re: Honda Takes Aim at Prius With New $19K Hybrid If Honda can pull it off (60 MPG 5 door under 20 K U.S) Toyota has its work cut out, wonder how (Honda IMA2 ?) emissions are ?

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