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03-20-2009, 09:16 AM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/Canadian_Flag.jpg The Hybrid's handling is also a cut above the norm. (nationalpost.com/cars/story.html?id=1407553")
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2009_Honda_Civic_Hybrid.jpgGraeme Fletcher - The National Post (nationalpost.com) - Mar. 20, 2009
Another reviewer sees the benefits. --Ed.
A little more than a year ago, Honda's president and CEO, Takeo Fukui, said that 10% of the vehicles the company sells worldwide would be hybrid by 2010. Even to those who appreciate the drivetrain for what it is and what it can accomplish, this seemed a little ambitious. A week with the Civic Hybrid proved the goal may not be as pie-in-the-sky as it seems.
The Civic Hybrid uses Honda's Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) system. The design teams a 1.3-litre four-cylinder gasoline engine with an electric motor. The gasoline side pushes 93 horsepower and 89 pound-feet of torque. The electric motor contributes another 20 hp and 76 lb-ft of torque. When the engine and motor are giving their all, the Hybrid boasts a net system output of 110 hp and 123 lb-ft of torque. The latter arrives anywhere between 1,000 and 2,500 rpm. Yes, it does take all of 12.9 seconds to run from rest to 100 kilometres an hour, but the Hybrid feels so much faster -- credit the torque characteristics and the car's light 1,304-kilogram mass. The combination also has enough snap to pass... http://www.nationalpost.com/cars/story.html?id=1407553
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2009_Honda_Civic_Hybrid.jpgGraeme Fletcher - The National Post (nationalpost.com) - Mar. 20, 2009
Another reviewer sees the benefits. --Ed.
A little more than a year ago, Honda's president and CEO, Takeo Fukui, said that 10% of the vehicles the company sells worldwide would be hybrid by 2010. Even to those who appreciate the drivetrain for what it is and what it can accomplish, this seemed a little ambitious. A week with the Civic Hybrid proved the goal may not be as pie-in-the-sky as it seems.
The Civic Hybrid uses Honda's Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) system. The design teams a 1.3-litre four-cylinder gasoline engine with an electric motor. The gasoline side pushes 93 horsepower and 89 pound-feet of torque. The electric motor contributes another 20 hp and 76 lb-ft of torque. When the engine and motor are giving their all, the Hybrid boasts a net system output of 110 hp and 123 lb-ft of torque. The latter arrives anywhere between 1,000 and 2,500 rpm. Yes, it does take all of 12.9 seconds to run from rest to 100 kilometres an hour, but the Hybrid feels so much faster -- credit the torque characteristics and the car's light 1,304-kilogram mass. The combination also has enough snap to pass... http://www.nationalpost.com/cars/story.html?id=1407553