There are more Hybrid exclusives too, such as standard Brake Assist (BA), a safety feature that senses the application speed and
pressure rate a driver places on the brake pedal, and if needed applies the brakes more firmly than most drivers ever would, reducing braking distances and therefore minimizing prospective accidents. BA complements the four-wheel discs with ABS and electronic brake force distribution (EBD) that come standard on all Civic sedans.
The Hybrid is also the only Civic to feature those cool triangular turn signals on the sideview mirrors I spoke of earlier, a unique rear decklid spoiler, automatic climate control instead of basic air conditioning, digital fuel mileage indicator, and a bevy of hybrid-only digital instruments in the gauge clusters.
The Hybrid
does not include the one-touch power moonroof standard on the EX, and there isn't a rear seat armrest, also only available on the EX. All other Civics include a folding rear seatback too, with the EX getting a 60/40 split-folding rear seatback, but no such convenience with the Hybrid.
Of course, when your monthly credit card bill comes and your fuel costs have been cut substantially, will you really be concerned about that time you couldn't fit your mountain bike into the slightly smaller, 295 L (10.4 cu ft) trunk? You got a bike rack, problem solved? Honda has many accessories for making the Civic Hybrid, and other Civics more convenient.
So now it makes more sense than ever to get an HEV, and my guess is that Honda will benefit by dramatically increasing its Civic Hybrid sales and by so doing, garnering a much larger percentage of HEV market share. It certainly deserves your attention.
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| The Hybrid gets a few exclusive features that no other Civics can be optioned out with, one of which is an automatic climate control system instead of basic air conditioning. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press) |
The Hybrid is also the only Civic to feature those cool triangular turn signals on the sideview mirrors I spoke of earlier, a unique rear decklid spoiler, automatic climate control instead of basic air conditioning, digital fuel mileage indicator, and a bevy of hybrid-only digital instruments in the gauge clusters.
The Hybrid
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| So now it makes more sense than ever to get an HEV. Heck, it might even be cleaner than rapid transit! (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press) |
Of course, when your monthly credit card bill comes and your fuel costs have been cut substantially, will you really be concerned about that time you couldn't fit your mountain bike into the slightly smaller, 295 L (10.4 cu ft) trunk? You got a bike rack, problem solved? Honda has many accessories for making the Civic Hybrid, and other Civics more convenient.
So now it makes more sense than ever to get an HEV, and my guess is that Honda will benefit by dramatically increasing its Civic Hybrid sales and by so doing, garnering a much larger percentage of HEV market share. It certainly deserves your attention.