Honda hybrid tops fuel economy list

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10-12-2005, 01:16 PM

lkewin

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Honda hybrid tops fuel economy list

Per CNN:

http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/12/Auto...fficient_cars/

My question is where is the Honda Civic Hybrid ?

10-12-2005, 01:37 PM

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Re: Honda hybrid tops fuel economy list

"Honda hybrid tops fuel economy list"

gee, whoda guessed! i got 78 mpg on my drive to work this afternoon, 60-65 mph all the way. and my tires are about 4psi low, too.

andy g.

10-12-2005, 03:01 PM

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Re: Honda hybrid tops fuel economy list

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Mileage estimates for the redesigned 2006 Honda Civic hybrid are not yet available. The 2005 version ranked fourth overall last year, behind two versions of the Insight and the Prius.

10-12-2005, 05:00 PM

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Re: Honda hybrid tops fuel economy list

how does "Toyota Corolla (manual) -- 32/41" come in 2 places behind "Ford Escape Hybrid 4WD -- 33/29"?

10-12-2005, 05:26 PM

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Re: Honda hybrid tops fuel economy list

Hi IMAHybrid:

___They took the EPA city and in case of a tie, they gave the gold to the one with a higher Highway EPA. In the real world with the right driver, the Corolla would more then likely best the Escape HEV overall but it would be very very close depending on the conditions and how aggressive the Corolla driver was with his hypermiling techniques while cruising around town …

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