The new 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid won the World Car of the Year Award for greenest car...
A jury of 46 international automotive journalists selected the 2006 Civic Hybrid as the winner of the 2006 World Green Car.
"The award-winning 2006 Civic Hybrid is the latest embodiment of Honda's long-term commitment to the development of environmentally friendly technologies that are also fun to drive," says Hiroaki Shibata, managing director, Honda South Africa.
Characterised by advanced new styling, Honda's all-new Civic Hybrid also offers the latest in safety technology, as well an array of standard features, such as multiple audio entertainment choices, that increase content and value.
Equipped with a continuously variable transmission (CVT) as standard equipment for 2006, the Civic Hybrid can now deactivate all four of its cylinders and operate using only the electric motor in certain steady-state cruising situations.
Compared to the 2006 Civic Sedan with an automatic transmission, the Civic Hybrid provides a city fuel economy increase of approximately 63% and a highway fuel economy increase of 27%.
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