This car will be a variant of the Honda Clarity.

New Car:


Clarity

It will look much better when they get all the cover-up off, I'm sure! H

The articles I've seen about this say that Honda is concerned that with the retirement of the Insight they no longer have a visually distinctive Hybrid. They want a model that people can get the "Eco-Bling" exposure. The Prius is becoming a status symbol among the "Nouveau-Eco" crowd.

Did you know that the "Nouveau-Eco" types are actually hold "Green Speed Dating" meetings?? They recently held one in LA and you'd be amazed at the number of non-hybrid SUV's that showed up. One person, an aviation engineer showed up on his bicycle, all the rest drove less than green ICE gas guzzlers.

Matt in Moore Tafetta White 2008 HCHII

At first thought, I felt the car looks way too much like a Prius. However, that may not be a bad thing in the grand scheme of things. Think of how many Prius cars have been sold. The key will be a true hybrid car, that can really compete with the Prius, and hopefully be better in terms of battery power and electric HP without compromising the rest.

I was laughing today, about how many people told me last year that I was "crazy", etc. for buying a hybrid and that it would never make a difference.....needless to say, I'm getting the last laugh at most of them, because they are paying $75-100 a fill up @ 20mpg.

OK, I'm open to liking the way it might look, its the shape resulting from wind tunnel testing and typical Honda efficiency, which is why I like them.