Kudos to Honda ! The hybrid is an incremental upgrade -- nice but not anything to shout about. The non-hybrid civics are hot.

I'm looking forward to checking out the '06 lineup, even though I am not buying.

Because of the car's technical and design merits, I was certain the '06 civic lineup would be a smashing commercial success, until I saw the prices. I was expecting 13 - 14K, so 18K was a shocker, and had me thinking a regular Corolla is a better value. We'll see.

R2-E2, 2G Prius.
Highway/City/Husband/Wife MPG: 56.5, as of 12/2005, 26K miles

Jac Nasser, Ford President: "We are planning to launch a hybrid version of
this car [P2000] within this year [1998]. We will also make FCEV available in
2004."