2007 Honda Civic Hybrid Real-World Mileage - Cars.com (blog)
2007 Honda Civic Hybrid Real-World Mileage By Mike Hanley on July 27, 2007. Hybrid fuel economy has been a hot topic on the blog, so when I had a chance to take a 100-mile trip in Honda's Civic Hybrid, I made sure to keep detailed gas mileage notes. While my trip average of 40 mpg was much lower than the EPA's combined 50 mpg estimate for the Civic Hybrid, it's pretty close to the new combined rating of 42 mpg that 2008 Civic Hybrids will receive as a result of new government testing procedures. Of all the conditions I encountered, the Civic Hybrid returned the best gas mileage during traffic-free cruising. Unlike the Ford Escape Hybrid and other hybrids that are able to move through this type of situation on electric power, the Civic Hybrid's four-cylinder engine, which usually stops when the car comes to a halt, restarts every time you take your... It was also about 85 degrees outside during the second leg of my trip, so I had the air conditioning running with the windows up. If there are any Civic Hybrid owners out there with gas mileage stats of their own to report, leave a note in the... Source: www.cars.com
