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Within the comfy confines of his maroon 2004 Honda Civic sedan, Smith admits to checking e-mail on his Blackberry and making phone calls, all while listening to the Russ Parr Morning Show. Smith is right up to the electronic line that's been drawn in the legal sand - he does everything but watch DVDs while rolling. The Ford Fusion, Honda Civic and Pontiac Solstice will vie for car honors, and the Honda Ridgeline pickup, Ford Explorer and Nissan Xterra SUVs will compete for the truck award. Winners will be announced Jan. 8. The hybrid will compete with popular rivals such as the Toyota Prius and the Honda Civic Hybrid. Wagoner said he did not know how many hybrids the automaker will make, because of the uncertainty of the size of the hybrid market.
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More extreme is the Civic Hybrid, which gets up to 51 mpg on regular unleaded. The Hybrid's gas engine is assisted by an electric motor. Unlike an electric car, the Hybrid never needs to be plugged in. Owning and driving a Civic Hybrid is just like life with a regular Civic. Well, almost. There's also a Civic GX sedan that burns natural gas; Honda claims it's the cleanest internal combustion engine in the world. Honda Civics come in three body styles: four-door sedan, two-door coupe, and the Si three-door hatchback. Sedans and coupes are available in DX, LX, and EX trim. A five-speed manual transmission is standard on all models.
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Other reviews place hybrid cars in competition with more conventional gasoline or diesel-powered vehicles. Car and Driver magazine, for example, pits the Toyota Prius and Honda Civic Hybrid against the conventional Toyota Echo and the diesel-powered Volkswagen Jetta GLS TDI in a pure economy test. The Honda Civic Hybrid comes standard with side-impact air bags and anti-lock brakes. It scores well in crash tests, earning praise in reviews for its highest ranking five-star scores for all passenger positions. Parent's Magazine lauds the Civic's safety and reliability record. It also finds the trunk space to be ample for a baby stroller and minor luggage, all while seating four comfortably. However, the Civic Hybrid has less trunk space than the non-hybrid Civic due to battery storage, and because of the position of the battery, the rear seats do not fold down. Experts like the Honda Civic Hybrid, and it scores first place for value in Car and Driver's "Frugalympics" economy test.
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Finally, the Civic GX sedan ($20,190) comes with 100-hp, natural gas-powered engine that requires a special fueling station for home use. The GX may have the cleanest internal combustion engine in the world, as Honda claims, but it's also the most expensive and one of the least powerful Civics.
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