2014 Honda Civic Hybrid Review - Hybrid Cars News
Honda’s Civic Hybrid has been further refreshed along with its fairly sophisticated 2014 Civic siblings and is one of the most fuel-efficient sedans sold in America. Rated mpg this year for the otherwise well-equipped Civic Hybrid is 44 city, 47 highway, 45 combined – up from 44 city/highway/combined for 2012 and 2013. The 2014 Hybrid is also the only Civic model this year to receive an Insurance Institute of... Due to insufficient sales , Honda is discontinuing the Insight sibling, the Acura ILX Hybrid , and hints have gone forth that Honda may eventually axe the Civic Hybrid too. Common to the Honda and Acura hybrids is the Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) mild hybrid, front-wheel-drive powertrain. It’s been evolved and updated since 2001, it won design awards early on for its elegant efficiency, and the current Civic Hybrid is still an awarded car, but Honda now has more effective hybrid systems. Honda has not said it would do this, but is assessing more vehicles to transplant-in its two-motor system as found in the more-efficient new Accord Hybrid , and for now, the Hybrid is its ultimate Civic fuel sipper. Source: www.hybridcars.com
