Re: Hybrids
The two most popular definitions for what CRX stood for were Civic Racing Experiment and Civic Renaissance Model X. I always believed in the former.
It is a very fuel efficient car but I think the reasons why new gas sippers like the Yaris can only manage 40 vs the 50 on the HF are new stricter emission standards, slightly better performance specs of modern cars, and the increased weight from additional and better safety systems (ABS, EBD, SRS, etc).
Hybrids still have a ways to go but I do believe they are a step in the right direction. If costs can be reduced further, better and environmentally safer batteries can be developed, and gas prices keep going up; hybrids will eventually become the better deal. I think hybrid technology is best applied to gas guzzlers like SUVs. They can make the most difference there vs applying hybrid tech to already fuel efficient cars like the Civic.
Smart cars are also very practical if our govt simply adopts more reasonable road regulations like separating auto traffic from truck traffic or requiring all drivers to take mandatory safety driving courses. Of course, all of this means cost. And it's always easier to sneak the cost back onto the consumer in the form of more safety features on cars instead of commonsense road rules or improving driver skills. That's why American market cars just keep getting bigger and bigger to be safer. It's just a nonstop ante up war. I'm waiting to buy a tank, pretty safe there.
Originally posted by craigwatanabe
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It is a very fuel efficient car but I think the reasons why new gas sippers like the Yaris can only manage 40 vs the 50 on the HF are new stricter emission standards, slightly better performance specs of modern cars, and the increased weight from additional and better safety systems (ABS, EBD, SRS, etc).
Hybrids still have a ways to go but I do believe they are a step in the right direction. If costs can be reduced further, better and environmentally safer batteries can be developed, and gas prices keep going up; hybrids will eventually become the better deal. I think hybrid technology is best applied to gas guzzlers like SUVs. They can make the most difference there vs applying hybrid tech to already fuel efficient cars like the Civic.
Smart cars are also very practical if our govt simply adopts more reasonable road regulations like separating auto traffic from truck traffic or requiring all drivers to take mandatory safety driving courses. Of course, all of this means cost. And it's always easier to sneak the cost back onto the consumer in the form of more safety features on cars instead of commonsense road rules or improving driver skills. That's why American market cars just keep getting bigger and bigger to be safer. It's just a nonstop ante up war. I'm waiting to buy a tank, pretty safe there.
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