I'd be suprized if Honda did not put a 2/4 cylinder engine in the hybrid Civic. Honda suggested such an engine in the IMAS concept car (sometimes dubbed the Insight II). This just does not seem that difficult to do.

The engineers would know how much horsepower is required for a Civic to cruise at 60 miles per hour. It would seem they would make the engine a little larger - say 2.0 liter if that's what it took to cruise on two cylinders. How could Honda resist offering a Civic that has more power and better FE?

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