Comments on: Honda Aims for Most Affordable, Most Efficient Hybrid

By: aneshia whitney

aneshia whitney — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:45:44 +0000

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By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:48:06 +0000

ddb and cc,

ddb, a few extra miles per gallon on an SUV do add up when multiplied by all the other SUV's and pickups on the road. But cruddy gas mileage is still cruddy gas mileage even if it is a bit better.

cc,
If you’re going to get on your high horse about gas consumption then I hope you do not own a car since they are about the least efficient form of transportation. Work from home or move within walking/biking distance from your office. Then you can jump on folks who think driving an SUV with less cruddy mileage is a great thing.

I have no room to talk as I do own a 4x4 pickup to pull our boat and horse trailer along with a Prius and a Matrix. But I have two children who need to have a quality planet to live on and I fully intend to stop driving as soon as possible.

By: Max Reid

Max Reid — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:15:16 +0000

Mr Special K

Good looks are not reserved for performance car alone. Honda brought the Performance Accord Hybrid with V6 engine and got a beating.

In 3 years, they sold under 25,000 units and closed the model.

With rising gas prices and oil crossing $93/barrel already, I bet its going to be a car which will cross 55 MPG threshold.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:39:14 +0000

Reading the article im being to be very optimistic at the cost of s hybrid. Im a student and would love to have a car to go to and from school. And like all college students, im broke as dirt. A hybrid under $20,000 would be fantastic! Honda make a hybrid under 20 grand, and you have a new buyer on the rocks.

By: domboy

domboy — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:47:01 +0000

I have heard many times that Honda is more interested in clean diesel powertrains for their larger models, and leave hybrid tech to smaller models. So we’re more likely to see a diesel CRV than a hybrid CRV in the US (if we see either). I believe Honda sells a diesel CRV in Europe (of course), so perhaps well get something similar. Then again, anything can change.

By: Special K!

Special K! — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:21:50 +0000

You must show me this 56 MPG Honda Fit you speak of... I will happily take mine back to Honda since mine apparently is defective.

Everybody else, please keep the arguments and stupid comments to yourself, keep comments relative.

Now, because of the good looks of this car, Honda will most likely go for performance hybrid. Do some research onto the Mitsubishi Eclipse Concept E and you'll see there are amazing sports car benefits to a hybrid powertrain. Ever since I saw this concept I've decided without a doubt I am buying one no matter the cost.

By: Max Reid

Max Reid — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:50:58 +0000

This car is a coupe, so should be bit cheaper,
With a hatch, it should offer more cargo space (like Prius)
Their Hybrid system is partial and can be lot cheaper.
Latest model Fit with CVT gives 56 MPG.

If they apply that sort of transmission and a light weight vehicle, they can sell the car for $16,000 with around 50 MPG

and Honda can sell 200,000 units.

Infact Honda can apply the Hybrid system in LX model Civic and sell it for $18,000 instead of being in EX model alone which costs $21,000.

But a bold challenge to the Prius-2009 which may be a plugin.

By: ddb

ddb — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 20:28:20 +0000

But I wonder what the purpose of denigrating the desire for a vehicle that is a "hybrid" serves? What is at cross purposes to want a small practical vehicle that jumps in mileage from 24 to , say, 36 mpg? In my world, "beautiful" hybrids take a back seat to purpose and function.

ddb

By: ohbuck9

ohbuck9 — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 20:27:37 +0000

I don't understand how having Hybrid SUVs defeat the purpose. An increase in fuel efficiency in trucks and SUVs will lessen our use of oil then an increase in fuel efficiency in cars.

Think about it. A 15 mpg SUV increases 5 mpg to 20 mpg. This is a 33% increase in efficiency. A car that gets 40 mpg increasing to 50 mpg, a 10 mpg increase, only increases efficiency by 25%.

I understand what you mean is people shouldn't drive SUVs. The problem is they do and will continue to. I'm not sure what it is like where you live, but I see more trucks and SUVs on a regular day than cars.