I have been the owner of a Honda Civic Hybrid for three years and have been delighted with every aspect except for a couple of niggles. It's been used extensively on all journey types, around town and long distance. The list price now is £17,990 to £20,450, but we bought ours for £16,500 including the leather seats option plus £500 for the five year HondaCare that includes all servicing costs. At the time there was just the one model. The leather seats make it so much easier for ease of getting in and out, especially as the car is quite low. Ordered in April 2006 soon after launch we never got it till November due to production delays. Initially we ...  Read the complete review

WHAT IS IT? (Please note that it is NOT the Civic shown at the top of this page - the red car shown there being the hatchback, NOT offered with the Hybrid power plant) Now there’s a question! This is Honda’s answer to the rather better known Toyota Prius, i.e an ultra low emissions vehicle dependant on a combination of small (1.3 litre) petrol engine and a battery powered electric motor. The badge on the back reads “HYBRID”, the one on the speedometer “IMA” – Integrated Motor Assist. Both of these terms in practice amount to the same thing, a medium sized saloon car powered by two “engines” working together to produce an ultra-low ...  Read the complete review