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Honda Hybrid 2010 spy shots.
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09-26-2007, 12:52 PM
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Honda Hybrid 2010 spy shots.
Well this is supposedly the Prius killer, let's see what happens.
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At first glance this may look like Honda’s “Airwave” – a small Asian-market people-mover or wagon. With an expected facelift on the Airwave for the 2009 model year, it would have been easy to assume that this was just a freshening. Although it did seem odd to see two left-hand-drive versions of the Asia-only Honda.
It was difficult to see the body-coloured panels welded on from afar, but getting a close-up look at this “Airwave” - we quickly noticed the front clip and headlamps were right off the Japanese version of the Jazz/Fit. In addition – the dash and all the gauges were right off the Fit. This was no Airwave! Nor was this a Fit!
This is actually a developmental test mule for the much-publicized 2010 “Global Small Hybrid”. And this isn’t speculation!
Because styling details aren’t visible, sources were willing to divulge a few details about these very vehicles, and we were able to confirm that these are in fact engineering mules for Honda’s Prius-fighting Hybrid.
Honda’s all-new hybrid, which will debut in 2009, is expected to exceed the current Prius’ miles-per-gallon rating – as well as offering the vehicle at a lower base price. World-wide, sales are estimated at 200,000 units annually, with 100,000 – or half of the cars sold – to be in the United States. The new hybrid will be built in Suzuka, Japan, and will offer an all-new and dedicated hybrid powertrain.
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http://www.worldcarfans.com/9070925....tric-gsh-spied
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09-26-2007, 01:03 PM
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Re: Honda Hybrid 2010 spy shots.
Wow, nice find Coda!
I was skeptical at first -- the line over the hood looks like a photshop job in the first pic. The other pictures make it clear that this is a weld-up job, though.
Very interesting. I wonder what is under the hood?
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09-26-2007, 01:25 PM
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Re: Honda Hybrid 2010 spy shots.
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09-26-2007, 01:55 PM
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Re: Honda Hybrid 2010 spy shots.
Say, isn't that a quote from one of the Star Wars movies??
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09-26-2007, 02:03 PM
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Re: Honda Hybrid 2010 spy shots.
Looks to me like (more or less) a Honda Civic Wagon with a hybrid drivetrain? Jeez, that's my ideal car. Maybe after getting burned by the Prius, Honda will actually bring us back back a small wagon (which the CR-V ain't).
Any idea whether this vehicle will have another iteration of the IMA drivetrain or will be more like HSD?
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09-26-2007, 02:08 PM
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Re: Honda Hybrid 2010 spy shots.
"No. There is another."
Always thought it should be:
"No. Another there is."
But I never got when Yoda's Reverse Polish Grammar applied, or didn't.
-mr. bill
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09-26-2007, 04:24 PM
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Re: Honda Hybrid 2010 spy shots.
Gosh, some guys just get so worked up by a few pictures. Even without chicks draped all over them...
I am more interested in whether the technology behind the IMA successor is clever and innovative enough. ANybody know much about their plans?
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10-20-2007, 07:42 PM
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Re: Honda Hybrid 2010 spy shots.
To me it looks like my old 2004kia rio cinco wagon.
My son thinks it looks like a fit.
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10-21-2007, 10:51 AM
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Re: Honda Hybrid 2010 spy shots.
Heh fellows , they call wagons Cross overs today!!!
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10-21-2007, 10:53 AM
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Re: Honda Hybrid 2010 spy shots.
When I first saw it I thought it was a station wagon. What the heck defines a crossover these days anyway?
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