'06 Civic Hybrid Road Test in Car and Driver
#1
12-09-2005, 01:00 PM
'06 Civic Hybrid Road Test in Car and Driver
http://www.caranddriver.com/article....ticle_id=10393
Highs: Faster and more fuel efficient, hybrid system has learned a few new tricks, quieter and more refined than the previous generation.
Lows: Strange interior and exterior design, uncomfortable front seats, occasional whirring and beeping noises, still slow.
The Verdict: Toyota's only real competition gets better (and weirder) in its second generation.
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Overall not a very favorable review... they seem to like the Prius a lot better, although I have to disagree on their comment about the strange interior and exterior design... the Prius is much worse in that respect!
Highs: Faster and more fuel efficient, hybrid system has learned a few new tricks, quieter and more refined than the previous generation.
Lows: Strange interior and exterior design, uncomfortable front seats, occasional whirring and beeping noises, still slow.
The Verdict: Toyota's only real competition gets better (and weirder) in its second generation.
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Overall not a very favorable review... they seem to like the Prius a lot better, although I have to disagree on their comment about the strange interior and exterior design... the Prius is much worse in that respect!
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12-09-2005, 01:25 PM
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Re: '06 Civic Hybrid Road Test in Car and Driver
Originally Posted by EEngineer
Lows: Strange interior and exterior design, uncomfortable front seats, occasional whirring and beeping noises, still slow
as for the whirring and beeping noises, I hear them too when decelerating to a stop. but why is it a bad thing? pretend you're in a high-tech spaceship
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