Never thought I'd own a Hybrid Civic, but it seemed like the smart choice and we recently traded in to get a new one.

Couple of questions about the new Civic Hybrid:

- Anyone know the weight on the stock alloy wheels?

- Is there a good place to find more information on the parts and design of the IMA system and 1.3l SOHC mill?

- What value in terms of efficiency would there be in lightening the overall weight of the car or the wheel weight? Also, would it benefit the frontal area and coefficient of drag to lower the vehicle by 1-1.5"? I suppose the real question is - do any of the common aftermarket civic parts have economy benefits?

- What are all the acronyms used on the board. I know ICE is internal combustion engine; png = pulse and glide; but there were others in the discussion about PNG that I did not recognize. Is there a glossary?

- At speed, with a manual transmission, what is the safest way to glide and shut off the ICE? Is there a trick to getting it to Auto Stop above 5mph?

Thanks for the info. The car's pretty slow, but I like it. Had it two days and got 45mpg average yesterday for 36miles and 54mpg for 21mi today. It's substantially downhill to work and the opposite on the way home.

Jason / Griffith Coachworks
Drivers:
'05 Civic Hybrid
'02 Subaru 2.5 RS
'79 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce

Projects:
'85 Jag XJS w/ 383cid SBC & Quad Sidedraft EFI
'78 IH Scout II w/ EFI & Eaton M90 Supercharger
'75 BMW 3.0 CS w/ T3/T04E Turbo