Honda’s “Affordable” Hybrid to be launched in 2009

Posted on March 31, 2008
Filed Under Honda, Hybrid Cars, News

I know you like the Honda FCX Clarity, but it costs too much. Well, according to Honda’s president Takeo Fukui, it seems that the company is going to launch a new global hybrid in 2009. The Honda’s next hybrid is top secret, even top U.S. engineers have not seen photographs of the vehicle.

Some informations unveiled by Takeo Fukui in an interview with Automotive News :

- it will have a global nameplate, like the Accord and Civic
- the engine will be based on the Civic’s, but will use a newly designed motor and engine control unit, smaller and lighter
- the hybrid car will be priced below the current Civic Hybrid (which means it will become the least expensive hybrid on the U.S. market)
- the new hybrid will take its design cues from the sleek, wedge-shaped FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle
- the new hybrid will probably use nickel metal hydride batteries

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5 Responses to “Honda’s “Affordable” Hybrid to be launched in 2009”

Cyn on March 31st, 2008 9:45 pm

Not nearly as hip as the Insight.
Honda Racer on March 31st, 2008 10:39 pm

Great, America needs some hybrid options that are affordable. As it is now, it seems that buying a hybrid is like making a donation to Greenpeace on behalf of everyone else, because it won’t pay for itself in fuel savings for at least a decade.
MICHAEL J. SCHMITZ on April 1st, 2008 12:41 am

ITS GOOD FOR FUEL, BUT I’M A AMERICAN AND I LIKE BIG FULL SIZE CARS OR TRUCKS. I GREW UP DURING TIME OF AMERICAN DESIGN AND I SEE SOME OF YOU ARE RETURNING TO AMERICAN CHOPTOP DESIGN, BUT NOW WE NEED AMERICAN DESIGN AND FUEL EFFIENCY, INSTEAD OF EUROPE DESIGN. CARS AND TRUCKS FUEL EFFICIENT AND AMERICAN DESIGN IS THE ONLY WAY FOR AMERICANS. OH WE ARE’NT ALL SMALL.
fondamyhonda_com on April 16th, 2008 3:56 am

not sold on the look.
sunil sharma on October 31st, 2008 10:08 am

i want to know the best features othe car and price in delhi.