July 15, 2005 Honda will introduce a new Honda Hybrid System in the 2006 Civic Hybrid that features a 3-stage i-VTEC engine that employs Honda’s “intelligent” VTEC (Variable Valve Timing and Lift ...

Honda was technically the first name in hybrids in the U.S. market—with the original 1999 Honda Insight two-seat hatchback. But in recent years Honda’s Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) ‘mild hybrid’ ...

Hybrid is the latest everyday application in Honda’s quest to produce lighter, more powerful petrol engines which produce fewer emissions and deliver improved fuel economy. Honda’s Hybrid system is ...

1. The Insight costs just $19,800 ($23,900 CDN) to start. 2. It’s powered by Honda’s Integrated Motor Assist hybrid system, with an electric motor that helps the gasoline engine. 3. Fuel economy is ...

It wasn't even at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show, where Honda only showed a video of the new plug-in hybrid platform it only discussed But details of the new powertrain point the way toward a range of ...

Although barely more than 200 were sold in the UK, Honda is forging ahead with a 'mainstream' vehicle using its Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) technology, believing it could sell thousands. The Civic ...

1. A 1.5L i-VTEC 4-cylinder and 10-Kw electric motor combine to produce 122-hp and 128 ft-lbs of torque (123 ft-lbs with the CVT). 2. Honda’s IMA Hybrid system is a less advanced system than the one ...

Honda’s Accord Hybrid Sedan does not display spaceship styling or leafy badges to announce its driver is environmentally conscientious. Okay, so the sharp-eyed Accord watcher may notice the discreet ...

It's not 50 miles per gallon (rest, easy Prius), but the mpg numbers for the 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid impress us nonetheless: 44/44/44. That's city/highway/combined, and it's a nice jump – especially ...