What’s funny is I just bought a 2008 Honda Civic Hybird. What’s even funnier is I live in Michigan! This “Piston Head” finds the Civic Hybird enjoyable to drive. It’s a bit challenging navigating the Detroit Freeway system, but not because it’s an import, but rather I feel real small among the SUV’s, Semi traffic, and pot holes more like Moon craters.

My Civic Hybird averages 32 MPG in cold weather (30 degrees and less), but managed 38 MPG on the HWY doing 70 MPH (still a bit slow for Detroit).

I admit the Civic’s performance is not impressive, but I choose it over the Prius only because I wanted to drive a fuel efficient vehicle that looked like a car and not an enviornmental statement.

I will never drive my Civic in heavy snows because I’m told the plastic skid plates on the undercarriage are designed for areodynamics and would probably get ripped off, so I’ll park it in the garage and drive the big gun Navigator (10 MPG). Yes, I love to drive big, fast, 8cyl vehicles, but at $3.00 (+) a gallon for gas, I’m learning to reserve the need for speed for short weekend drives.

If I was asked to rate my Civic Hybird on a scale 1 to 10, I would rate it an 8 for comfort, drivability, handeling, Safety, and fuel economy. But no one asked me to rate it!

The Civic Hybird does what it’s designed to do; save fuel and reduce our carbon footprint. No I’m not a tree hugger….yet!

I think you drove this car thinking it’s a SI sports car when it’s not made for it.

But it still feels like a regular Civic EX Sedan which, by all accounts, feels pretty good and solid and safe. I won’t put a 70 mph speed dash through the cones but to slam it because it doesn’t and call it the FUTURE??

This is Honda’s interpretation of the future…or immediate future option. Who said driving an ecomomical, fuel frugal car has to be boring?

I just don’t get that mentality.