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larryr · 02-11-2009, 08:24 PM

No 2010 Honda Civic Hybrid will have that - the 2010 Honda Insite (hybrid only) will have that.

The engine is the same size but the IMA is half as powerful so it needs less battery space. that is why the seats can fold down.

I wish they had a larger IMA by 20 HP in the Civic so that passing wasn't so much fun. Guess the regenerative braking would stop it dead with that much extra power.

If the 2010 Insite sell well and the 2009 Civic Hybrid continues it poor sales, there might not be a 2011 Civic Hybrid. Honda is looking for projects to kill, I bet the Civic Hybrid is higher then the Ridgeline on the death list ( like the S2000 is dead, the V-8 is dead, the Accord Hybrid is Dead )

It is too bad Honda did not put a 2.4L in the Accord Hybrid instead of the gas hungry V-6 that would have been the right size. the 1.3L in the Civic Hybrid is acceptable wish the IMA was a little larger.

02-11-2009, 08:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
larryr Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bentonville, AR Posts: 29 Larry Rainey	No 2010 Honda Civic Hybrid will have that - the 2010 Honda Insite (hybrid only) will have that. The engine is the same size but the IMA is half as powerful so it needs less battery space. that is why the seats can fold down. I wish they had a larger IMA by 20 HP in the Civic so that passing wasn't so much fun. Guess the regenerative braking would stop it dead with that much extra power. If the 2010 Insite sell well and the 2009 Civic Hybrid continues it poor sales, there might not be a 2011 Civic Hybrid. Honda is looking for projects to kill, I bet the Civic Hybrid is higher then the Ridgeline on the death list ( like the S2000 is dead, the V-8 is dead, the Accord Hybrid is Dead ) It is too bad Honda did not put a 2.4L in the Accord Hybrid instead of the gas hungry V-6 that would have been the right size. the 1.3L in the Civic Hybrid is acceptable wish the IMA was a little larger. Last edited by larryr; 02-11-2009 at 08:30 PM.