Comments on: New Honda President: “Our Theme is Hybrids”

By: Rick S.

Rick S. — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:51:08 +0000

Dear Honda Executives,

I would like to see you develop and market in the U.S. a hybrid CR-V. I own a 2001 CR-V and am very satisfied with it. I live in snow country and love the way my CR-V handles in the snow, slush, and ice. Combine these capabilities with a hybrid system and I'd buy a hybrid CR-V tomorrow. I also own a 2007 Civic hybrid and am very satisfied with its performance, too, hence my desire for a hybrid CR-V. Toyota has the Highlander hybrid...can't you make a CR-V or Pilot hybrid?

Keep up the great work and great products!

By: Honda Lover

Honda Lover — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:21:43 +0000

Honda,

I am a really looking forward to the CRV coming out in a hybrid version. If and when can we expect it...Waiting Patiently to upgrade.

Loyal Honda Owner

By: John K.

John K. — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:19:07 +0000

They offer a Honda Civic Sedan Hybrid, but how about a Honda Civic Coupe Hybrid? Their Civic Coupe is one of the most attractive cars out there, IMO. It would be great for singles and couples w/o kids.

By: Luc

Luc — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:07:36 +0000

"The Honda Fit Hybrid will also be offered in North America."

That's not true. Honda officially said Monday that there are no plans for now to bring the Fit/Jazz Hybrid to US/Europe. See their press release. They may change their mind but seems unlikely at this point.

By: Dom

Dom — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:41:15 +0000

Dear Honda,

Please don't put all your eggs in one basket. Bring your clean diesel engines too!

Thank you.

By: Mr. Fusion

Mr. Fusion — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:08:47 +0000

Dear Honda,

Please make a hybrid pickup truck.

Thank you.

By: Samie

Samie — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:19:54 +0000

I think you are right Family Guy in that two common types of hybrids should emerge soon the hatchback/compact-sedan hybrid & the midsized-full sedan hybrid (including small SUV’s & a minivan??) that appeals to conventional uses eg. transporting families. Not that it doesn’t now but as market share grows more Americans will see the differences in types of full hybrids. I hope that the Fusion Hybrid comes down in price but maybe Toyota, Honda, & Nissan will make more improvements to their mid-sized CVT vehicles while reducing costs, putting pressure on Ford to do the same. Also as I said & others where is the Focus Hybrid? Maybe Ford needs to improve on technology before that’s available but adding another 20-23k hybrid to the mix would be great for consumers & for the industry to keep making improvements through more competition.

Has Honda missed the mark somewhat w/ the Insight & Civic hybrids? Some say yes but Honda is not one to quit or lay down & let Toyota dominate the hybrid market. Expect decent improvements to Honda’s hybrid system in the their next generation hybrids. Another question is how will the Insight be marketed if say a Honda Fit Hybrid made it to the U.S.? The market is still small where focusing on just a few hybrid models is still necessary but maybe that’s changing.

By: Charles

Charles — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:14:34 +0000

Scott, it is the hybrid Fusion, not Focus. The Fusion is a Camry size car. The Focus is Civic sized. 1 mpg better in the city for a much larger car is significant. When it comes to hybrids, I think Ford and Toyota have a far better system when compared to Honda or the mild hybrid GM cars. As for the quality of the Fusion, it is rated higher by Consumer Reports than the Accord or Camry (the Prius is best in its size class).

By: FamilyGuy

FamilyGuy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:32:03 +0000

“…the hybrid system to smaller vehicles will help Honda…”, that’s great. I used to own an Accord and was dissappointed that the hybrid went into the six cylinder. The Civic and Insight, two smaller cars. How about something more geared to the family of four perhaps? There’s no way that I’m putting my Wife, two kids and all of the stuff for the holidays for a six hour ride in a Fit. Sigh.

By: Geo

Geo — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:26:18 +0000

seems to me that adding a hybrid system to a compact car that already gets good mileage isn’t going to be big seller unless it significantly boosts mileage or performance or adds very little cost to the vehicle. I mean who really is going to pay an additional 2500+ dollars for a vehicle that gets an additional few mpg in the city?