Honda on Thursday announced the pricing of the completely redesigned 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid, the “most economical and environmentally responsible” Civic to date. The 2006 Civic Hybrid, which achieves an EPA estimated city/highway fuel economy of 50 miles per gallon goes on sale October 19 with a price of $21,850, or $23,350 when equipped with Honda’s optional satellite linked navigation system. “The all-new 2006 model delivers the ultimate in efficient technology and heightened safety, with the highest fuel economy of any Civic at a time when fuel economy matters more than ever,” said Dick Colliver, executive vice president, automobile sales. The car is built around a 1.3-liter i-VTEC 4-cylinder engine with 20-horsepower electric motor. Together, the motors produce 110 horsepower.
“It is the perfect example of how to balance the needs of our customers and the environment, while offering an unbeatable value.”
The latest generation of Honda’s Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) technology
allows the Civic to achieve an EPA estimated city/highway fuel economy of
50/50 miles per gallon.
Equipped with a continuously variable transmission (CVT) as standard equipment for 2006, Civic Hybrid fuel economy increases by 6 percent in the city and 4 percent on the highway as compared to the 2005 Civic Hybrid with CVT and AT-PZEV certification.
The Civic Hybrid can now deactivate all four of its cylinders and operate using only the electric motor in certain steady-state cruising situations. Compared to the 2006 Civic Sedan with an automatic transmission, the Civic Hybrid provides a city fuel economy increase of approximately 65 percent and a highway fuel economy increase of 25 percent.
