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http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle.aspx?AR=224022


Honda will shortly unveil a hybrid concept car that previews a production version of a dedicated hybrid model due in 2008.


This will be its second dedicated hybrid, as opposed to an adaptation of a conventional model, such as the current Civic Hybrid. The first was the Insight coupé, which was also the world’s first series production hybrid car.


The new model will be Civic-sized and should cost less than the bigger £17,780 Toyota Prius. A Civic Hybrid costs £16,300. The concept version will appear at the Geneva motor show this March.

Great teaser, but wonder if it's going to be more like a hybrid Fit. Just thinking of a Newsweek article a few weeks ago that had conflicting info that this would be Insight-like, but seat 4-5

More info

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/geneva-preview-hondas-hybrid-sports-concept-fcx-and-diesel

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/02/honda_hybrid_concept.jpg

Hi Sledge:

___I am beginning to tire of Honda’s releases. It wasn’t a day after the Volt was released in Detroit they started talking about fuel efficiency of their upcoming whatever’s … Go to the show and you get nothing. Looking at Honda’s January sales figures, the Civic was a disaster and the Accord although a nice uptick will barely touch 300,000 in sales at its present rate. The HCH-II … Don’t even bother. Honda is selling more of their new trucks but their fuel efficient sedans are getting pummeled. The CRV doesn’t ring fuel efficient to me at (23/30) with me and the Ridgeline’s (16/21) w/ a 6 is a joke :( Add to it a sports car hybrid? Has Honda not yet learned their lesson with the AH yet? They need a model at 100 – 200,000 automobiles per year as they have stated in the recent past. Hopefully consisting of a hyper efficient hybrid with iCDTi or A-VTEC and possibly even PHEV but a hybrid -2-seat sports car is all but cannon fodder wrt those kinds of numbers :(

___Good Luck

___Wayne

The problem with the HCH is that you can't find the darned things. I asked a sales guy about them in November and only a day or two ago has he started leaving messages on my machine. The message is "I think we will have one or two coming mid-month if you want to stop by. Call me!" I half want to call him back and tell him that I bought a Prius two months ago, not to mention that I got to choose the exact package and color I wanted plus paid nowhere near MSRP. Not that it would do any good, but you never know.

Hi Tim:

___There is a lot of good discussion about how the Civic numbers have been short month after month and now coming into year over year because of CRV production increases?

___Here is the problem as I see it however :(

Honda Vehicle Sales – Jan. 2007

Automobile|Jan. 2007|Jan. 2006|% Change
Accord|25,714|22,046|12.0%
Accord Hybrid|248|351|-32.2%
Civic|18,378|24,788|-28.8%
Civic Hybrid|1,783|3,165|-45.9%

Selling Days: Jan. 2007 - 25 // Jan. 2006 - 24

___Good Luck

___Wayne

According to http://www.topgear.com/content/news/stories/1573/ , The Honda Small Hybrid Sports Concept is designed and built in Germany - dubed "Hy Flyer" :D

I can tell Jeremy Clarkson wrote this, with his apparant disdain for sub-Formula One cars showing. He lowered himself in this video > Prius owners watch out for this guy!! (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3321&highlight=anti-aircraft)

If he loves this car, it probably means it's an S2000 with twice the FE.