Honda Civic GX Natural Gas Vehicle Review – Kelley Blue Book
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Honda Civic. We recently spent a week in a 2008 Honda Civic GX, the only natural gas vehicle (NGV) available to consumers today, and it didn’t take long to appreciate the range and availability of regular ol’ gasoline. The Civic GX is rated for combined fuel economy of 28 miles per GGE (Gasoline Gallon Equivalent, an NGV standard), but the tank holds just eight GGE. Leaving room for error, then, you have to refill the GX about every 180 to 200 miles. That wouldn’t be as big a problem if compressed natural gas (CNG) were available on every other street corner. The thrust of it, we learned in a typical week of cruising, commuting and grocery shopping, is that you have to plan ahead. The 113-horsepower GX is also slower than traditional Civics, and the extra-large fuel tank eats up all but six cubic feet of trunk space. Still, you can count us in as fans. Our nearby CNG stations are on the pricey side, but we still saved about 30 percent on fuel versus a regular Civic. Factor in solo access to the HOV lane, tax incentives and cleaner emissions, and it’s clear why the 2008Civic GX sold out in the first few months of the year. For more new car reviews, interviews and automotive news visit kbb.com today.
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Once the technology …
Once the technology evolves more so that they can run at the same rate as a gasoline vehicle, I would definitely consider it. That’s waaaaaay to much of a hit on HP.
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well at least the gas is…lol.
Check out Brazil – …
Check out Brazil – They have 3 fuel choices (excluding trucks, which use diesel and, soon, biodiesel): the standard gasoline, ethanol and natural gas. Ethanol is cheaper than gasoline and ethanol cars have been produced there since the late 70’s; Natural Gas is even cheaper than ethanol, and natural gas cars are a common choice for taxis in major Brazilian cities. The problem is that ng-cars have reduced mileage and lower hp (ethanol instead, increases hp)
Natural gas is the …
Natural gas is the next step in energy. The US has a large amount of NG, which could be the next step from oil and gasoline and then onto electric and solar powered vehicles.
haha.. are you a …
haha.. are you a serial killer??
The “review” was …
The “review” was crappy. I didn’t learn anything, and honestly, you presented yourself very unprofessionally. In fact, I would be turned off on an CNG car after watching this…if I were as uninformed as you must believe the viewers are.
I mean, I’m just sayin…
A dead human body …
A dead human body wont fit in that small trunk.
I just converted my …
I just converted my Scion xA to CNG and I’m real pleased with it. Unfortunately, it cost over $5000 to convert. I can run on gasoline or CNG. The Cvic GX was too expensive and only runs on CNG. Some days I’m in a gasoline mood and some days I’m in a CNG mood.
you can get any …
you can get any full injection car runnig with natural gas as long as the compression is higher than than 130 psi. And they are completely safe. it wont burn so don’t worry, and gas here in venezuela is free lol
in europe it’s the …
in europe it’s the LPG , and the tank can be a spare wheel like in its place or a big tube, but much smaller than you have in US.The filing takes about several minutes.Converting the car to LPG will cost you around 1000 dollars, and the gas is half the price of the gasoline
in europe it’s the …
in europe it’s the LPG , and the tank can be a spare wheel like in its place or a big tube, but much smaller than you have in US.The filing takes about several minutes.Converting the car to LPG will cost you around 1000 dollars, and the gas is half the price of the gasoline
Honda wants to …
Honda wants to develop more into the idea of a NGV Civic.
I would like to …
I would like to have a Civic GX. I can’t understand why Honda asks $25,000 for it. They build them in Ohio and Indiana and the technology behind it is quite simple.
Probably a cost …
Probably a cost issue, the gx is already expensive as it is, a hybrid system might meake it too expensive.
But it would work quite well actually, the battery pack could probably fit under the back seat so that’s not a problem, and it would help significantly with the range issue.
these are a time …
these are a time bomb waiting to explode
is that white head …
is that white head a hippie or a red neck….ha ha ha
I have neither and …
I have neither and mine sounds and performs great although it is an Si and not the NGV but still for the price it’s worth it. But I have nothing against muscle cars either, so that said show some love for those that do it different. Although even as the car i have now is my first civic I do think it is silly to put parts on a car that do nothing to enhance performance but then again people are going to spend money on what they want.
I’d love to have …
I’d love to have one of these! now.. if only they cost around $5,000 bucks.. ohh well.. guess I’ll just drive my 17mpg old truck around.
Probably not enough …
Probably not enough room for the batteries and the CNG tank
1940s’ish?! We …
1940s’ish?! We drive a larger SUV and my wife rides in back next to our child everyday. No offense, but your video is rather condescending toward a pretty cool car. What we need is Civic GX NG/hybrid vehicle. Why the is that not here yet?
They aren’t …
They aren’t completely reliable.
It took me over a …
It took me over a year to get my carpool lane sticker for my car because the stupid, incompetent morons at the California DMV had my car listed as gasoline-powered rather than natural gas powered. The red tape I had to go through to fix this was unbelieveable. At the DMV, I am convinced that they are just running a jobs program wherein they hire a group of bumblers to fix the screw-ups of the other bumblers. Trouble is, you then have to deal with a 3rd lever of bumblers to fix THEIR screwups.
are you being …
are you being sarcastic here or your actually asking a question?
hondas are reliable, nuff said
1:44 lol pop it on …
1:44 lol pop it on the nipple
nipple?? my head is …
nipple?? my head is filthy sorry