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All-New Natural Gas Powered 2006 Civic GX to Make

Discussion in 'Other Cars' started by Tideland Prius, Jan 8, 2006.

  1. Tideland Prius

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    January 4, 2006 -- Torrance, Calif. -- American Honda Motor Co., Inc., today announced that it will debut its all-new compressed natural gas (CNG) powered Civic GX to the public when the 2006 Greater Los Angeles Auto Show opens its doors. Scheduled to go on sale at select Honda dealers throughout California in May, the Civic GX proposes a pathway to energy independence, produces near zero emissions, and delivers benefits to owners in the form of tax breaks and single passenger carpool lane access.

    The Civic GX will offer customers comfort and convenience features comparable to a Civic LX - the most popular trim level in the Civic lineup. The new 1.8-liter 4-cylinder engine found in the Civic GX delivers an increase of more than 10 percent in horsepower and torque versus previous models.

    Natural gas-powered vehicles are part of Honda's energy strategy to offer the best available technology for the reduction of air pollution and petroleum dependence. The Civic GX will be manufactured in East Liberty, Ohio.

    Based on the all-new award-winning 2006 Civic introduced in the fall of 2005, the GX will feature the same standard safety features that have earned Civic the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's "Top Safety Pick - Gold Award."

    Source: The Auto Channel
     
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    The problem in the past with CNG has been the limited range of the car before re-fueling was needed. A CNG hybrid would go a long ways toward helping that. Alternative fuel vehicles are going to abound at all the auto shows this year, and I hope to get a good look at some at the show in Detroit in less than 2 weeks.
     
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    A CNG hybrid would be way too expensive. The 2005 model is over $22000 with delivery and it's the equivalent, or possibly a bit worse than, the old LX Civic. So figure $25000 for a hybrid CNG with little in the way of creature comforts.
     
    #3 Potential Buyer, Jan 9, 2006
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    CNG is a non-renewable fuel... and rather expensive at the moment (plus you still have to pay state fuel taxes for it). So what's the point? Originally, it was because CNG was so much cleaner, but that isn't the case anymore.

    The "full" hybrid technology in HSD can evolve to take advantage of renewable electricity from clean sources and already supports at least a 10 percent blend of ethanol.

    Using CNG just for the sake of not using oil isn't much of an improvement.
     
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    That's right, the 2005 CNG is just a SULEV, which is one step worse than a PZEV. Even Volkswagen has a PZEV gasoline Jetta so the CNG Civic's only claim to fame (cleanest ICE-only car) is now crap.
     
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    The benefit of PZEV (besides the longer warranty) is the rating scale... which is for 150,000 miles, SULEV is for 120,000 miles (and ULEV is only for 100,000 miles) ...and the presence of hardware to almost entirely eliminate evaportative emissions.
     
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