Over the next five years, Honda plans to power all four-cylinder cars using either petrol hybrids with lithium-ion batteries or i-CTDi diesels. The 2010 Honda Civic Hybrid will use the 1.5L IMA hybrid engine powered by lithium-ion batteries with more than 150bhp and sub-120g/km CO2 emissions. An exciting new Civic Type R is also in the pipeline which will be powered by a 2.0 liter i-VTEC engine that might also get Honda’s new 4-cylinder hybrid electric-motor currently in development. Honda is currently restructuring manufacturing facilities to cater for large-scale hybrid production.

Honda Civic – Best in the small car class.
Price Range: $15,305 – $25,190
Body Style: Sedan, coupe

Specifications

Engines

Item sohc I41 dohc I42 sohc I4/electric3 sohc I44
Size, liters/cu. in. 1.8/110 2.0/122 1.3/82 1.8/110
Horsepower @ rpm. 140@6300 197@7800 110@6000 113@6300
Torque (lb-ft) @ rpm. 128@4300 139@6100 123@1000 109@4300
Availability Standard Standard Standard Standard
EPA City / highway mpg
5-speed manual 26/34 –/– –/– –/–
6-speed manual –/– 21/29 –/– –/–
5-speed automatic 25/36 –/– –/– 24/36
CVT automatic –/– –/– 40/45 –/–

Vehicle Dimensions

Specification Honda Civic 2-door coupe
Wheelbase, in. 104.3
Overall Length, in. 174.8
Overall Width, in. 68.9
Overall Height, in. 53.5
Curb Weight, lbs. 2586
Cargo Volume, cu. ft. 11.5
Standard Payload, lbs. –
Fuel Capacity, gals. 13.2
Seating Capacity 5
Front Head Room, in. 38.0
Max. Front Leg Room, in. 42.6
Rear Head Room, in. 35.1
Max. Rear Leg Room, in. 30.3