As part of a US-focused business update, Honda has confirmed that hybrid versions of the Civic compact car range will arrive in the United States in calendar year 2024 — potentially spending it for the 2024 model year. .
United States Civic Hybrid, confirmed with Discontinue production of Insight hybrid sedan Returning in April, but with no exact timeline, will receive excellent fuel economy ratings and deliver excellent driving dynamics, according to Mamadou Diallo, Honda Motor’s Vice President of Sales at America, in a presentation Wednesday.
The models that excel in terms of fuel economy will be the Toyota Corolla Hybrid and Hyundai Elantra Hybrid, both of which will achieve 50 mpg combined EPA-rated consumption in 2023.
Honda said the arrival of the Civic Hybrid is part of its strategy to increase sales of hybrid vehicles through its core models as a bridge to “all-electric vehicles”. It was aimed at promoting CR-V Hybrid and the Accord Hybrid account for 50% of sales, so it’s possible the brand could target that with the Civic.
Prologue Honda 2024
Same future, different path
Both Honda and Acura are currently aiming for a predominantly battery-electric future, but between Honda and the luxury brand Acura, there is a difference that needs analysis in terms of how quickly they intend to embrace them.
Honda doesn’t plan to focus on plug-in hybrids “for the foreseeable future,” although the brand does seem to be making hints that they could arrive later this decade, alongside a lineup of vehicles. electricity is growing — some of them Developed with GM.
Diallo bluntly states that hybrids and plug-in hybrids won’t be for Acura; instead, it will switch to battery-powered models much faster.
“They are skipping it at a much faster pace towards electrification,” he said.
While some traditional luxury performance brands like Mercedes’ AMG unit have managed to performance plug-in hybrid system To take track time to the next level, Acura will instead focus on performance EVs. The upcoming ZDX EV, as the brand has announced, will come in a Type S performance variant.
The Honda brand is also not closing down on hydrogen fuel cells in passenger cars. As announced last November, it will begin implementing a CR-V fuel cell—first hydrogen fuel cell vehicle with some plug-in hybrid capabilities as well—in Ohio in 2024.
