Text/Shore Qing
"Honda hybrid technology is so strong, how come Civic has not produced a hybrid version?" This is a helpless cry issued by Civic car owners in the forum at the moment of soaring oil prices.
It is true that the problem of increasing oil prices during the festive season has always been the pre-obstacle condition for everyone to drive and dare not step on the accelerator, and at this time when the oil price will soar to 9 yuan unit price, many car owners have cast envious eyes on electric vehicles, look at the "oil tiger" next to them, and have the idea of replacing the generation.
First, the Civic hybrid version of the spy photo revealed
And for the beginning of the problem, thankfully, the Honda Civic hybrid version is expected to be listed this year, the current Honda Civic e: HEV hybrid version of the road test spy photo has been greatly flowed out, from the photos it is not difficult to find that the hybrid version of the Civic should be positioned in a compact car, the space performance of the hatchback for friends who love the large space of the sedan may be a little depressed.
The hybrid version of the Civic is expected to still take the sports fashion route, the new car uses a layered design, but the camouflage sticker on the front face of the car in the spy photo has left some mysterious conjectures, and it is expected that the official version will make some changes in appearance to distinguish it from the fuel version and increase recognition.
According to the current news, the Civic Hybrid Edition will be equipped with a hybrid system composed of a 2.0L engine + generator, and the transmission system will be matched with the E-CVT transmission, which is a new technology developed by Honda for its hybrid models, and the performance of the entire power system should be at the middle and upper level.
The overall layout is a front-facing front-drive layout, and it seems that the possibility of a four-wheel drive version will not be too large, and the Civic is now more inclined to the positioning of home use, and for daily driving, the two-wheel drive version is enough.
Second, how strong is the competitive Corolla?
Undoubtedly, Honda launched the Civic Hybrid Edition, will face the Corolla dual engine version of the formation of a competitive relationship, in the fuel vehicle market, the two models and even two brands have been in a state of competition, Japanese cars for the process of electrification has been late, and therefore, the two brands of hybrid models in the market has been a high voice.
The Corolla Dual Engine E+ currently uses a 1.8L engine, and if the Civic Hybrid version adopts a 2.0L system, it will be a direct contrast in terms of power. At the same time, combined with the positioning of the home to ensure the overall power performance, but also to ensure fuel economy, so the hybrid version of the model, very much in line with the honda Civic development trajectory and young consumers for the model standards.
However, in the hybrid version of the Civic body, the biggest problem is the compact hatchback layout, the current domestic market is more inclined to the large space of the sedan, if the Civic hybrid version insists on the hatchback, it may make some consumers "prohibitive".
Similarly, the price of the Civic fuel version is 11.99-16.99 million yuan, the Corolla fuel version is priced at 10.98-15.98 million yuan, coupled with the cost of the hybrid system and 2.0L, the price of the Civic hybrid version should be higher than the Corolla dual engine version, the current price of the Corolla dual engine is 2078-23.08 million yuan, and the price of the Civic hybrid version should also be around 200,000.
For now, Honda Toyota's hybrid technology is in a leading position, power performance and fuel economy can be satisfied, belong to their own characteristics, have to spell out a high and low can not be directly judged, more or depends on which system the user is more inclined to.
Write at the end:
The electrification layout of Japanese cars has always been somewhat late, which may be related to the country's overall electrification policy, and the Civic hybrid version of the road test is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for expectant users, and it also brings more to the follow-up hybrid market, but it is still the old saying, how the product's follow-up performance is still left to consumers to make a reasonable judgment.