Hybrid Showdown

Rancid13 · Jan 5, 2006

From Edmunds via Aol Autos:

Updated:2006-01-03 17:23:20

'06 Honda Civic Hybrid vs. '05 Toyota Prius

By EDMUNDS.COM

Every office has one.

You know, the employee who has seemingly done no wrong since coming onboard. Every decision he makes turns into profits and every review comes with a healthy raise or promotion attached.

At first, the Golden Boy is loved by all. But after a few years, the mountains of praise start to annoy coworkers. Soon resentment sets in. His nicer attributes fade into the past while his flaws start to irritate you.

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Tideland Prius · Jan 5, 2006

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windstrings · Jan 10, 2006

Originally posted by Rancid13jan 5 2006, 05:31 PM
From Edmunds via Aol Autos:

Updated:2006-01-03 17:23:20

'06 Honda Civic Hybrid vs. '05 Toyota Prius

By EDMUNDS.COM

Every office has one.
You know, the employee who has seemingly done no wrong since coming onboard. Every decision he makes turns into profits and every review comes with a healthy raise or promotion attached.
At first, the Golden Boy is loved by all. But after a few years, the mountains of praise start to annoy coworkers. Soon resentment sets in. His nicer attributes fade into the past while his flaws start to irritate you.
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Scuttlebutt around the office was that the Prius was about to get its walking papers. But just as any office rumor, this one was eventually proven false. After "upper management" got its hands on the facts â€” the Prius was 2 seconds quicker from zero to 60, got better overall fuel economy, and offered a plethora of cool features not available on the Civic â€” the gossip mill was shut down and the Civic was passed over for promotion while the Prius kept its corner office and parking space.
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where the Prius happily hummed along up to 25 miles per hour on battery power alone, while the Civic kicked its gas engine on seemingly every time the car went above 5 mph
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Optionally awesome
The star of the show on the Prius â€” beyond its wonderful gas-electric drivetrain â€” is the availability of options. And we're not talking about lame options like a tape deck â€” these are premium offerings like Bluetooth connectivity and keyless entry/start taken straight from the Lexus line. While the Civic hybrid offers one option â€” navigation or no navigation â€” the Toyota offers as much customization as any normal sedan.Â
This allows buyers a great deal of price flexibility. While our loaded model â€” stability control, six-CD changer, navigation and more â€” ran $26,600, a stripped-down model would cost only $21,800. The base Civic hybrid costs $22,400 without navigation.

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The Prius also offers a huge amount of passenger space, with the cabin measuring 96.2 cubic feet compared with 90.9 for the Civic hybrid. (A Toyota Camry, for example, has 101.7 cubic feet.) This gives the Prius interior a feeling of airy openness, compared with the conventional pilot-in-cockpit feeling of the Civic. It's a matter of which you prefer.

The Prius can also fold its backseats down to accommodate additional cargo by cannibalizing the rear-passenger compartment. But the process is extremely simple on the Prius because there is no rear dash to contend with.
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Whether you get one with navigation or not, the screen in the center console gives you an in-depth look at the kind of mileage you've gotten in the past half-hour along with a diagram of how the car is working between electric and gasoline modes.

Using this feature, it's easy to maximize your mileage by adjusting driving habits. Not to mention, it gives the passengers a feeling like they aren't in a normal car â€” a major point for many hybrid enthusiasts.

The Civic hybrid offers a few gauges on the instrument panel that demonstrate how the car is working, but not with nearly the same ease of use or detail.
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At first, it seemed the Civic had everything we wanted and more. And it was through the strength of the challenge posed by the Honda that we came to realize what a truly wonderful champion the Prius remains.
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With the 2005 Toyota Prius, I've spent weeks driving this car and have always loved it. When we did our comparison test I forced myself to look at it with fresh eyes. It is clearly a breakthrough car and a wonderful demonstration of what can be done. The only thing I really dislike about the car is the floaty feeling it has on the freeway. The steering is very light and that communicates little road feel. While this might be a problem in other cars it somehow fits the Prius. In all electric mode, with the light steering, the impression is that this car is effortless to drive. One other concern: the rear visibility, with the split window on the hatchback, takes a lot of getting used to.
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