Honda's first hybrid-power car is a 2-seat hatchback coupe that leads all other cars in EPA fuel-economy ratings. It has aerodynamic styling, lightweight aluminum-intensive construction, and an electric motor to assist its 3-cyl gasoline engine. When coasting or decelerating, the motor becomes a generator for recharging its own battery pack, so no plug-in charging is required.

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Manual transmission is standard and a continuously variable transmission (CVT) is optional. The CVT furnishes variable drive ratios instead of conventional gear changes but has steering-wheel "D" and "S" buttons to select normal and higher-performance ranges. Antilock brakes are standard, but air conditioning is optional. Honda limits U.S. sales to about 6500 a year. Introduced in mid-2002 was a Civic Hybrid sedan, a direct challenger to Toyota's 5-passenger Prius hybrid.



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