No manufacturer has ever opted to take this route as India has a history of being a consumer driven market that thrives on a price war, therefore making such a decision didn't seem to make enough business sense.
The arrival if the Civic hybrid marks not just a commitment from the manufacturer to help curb air pollution and reduce the burden on fossil fuels, but also the fact that India is definitely a market to be taken seriously.
The evolution shows in the fact that a manufacturer like Honda, who has had a stellar run in the country with their vehicles, deems it possible to make a mark with such a technologically superior machine.
The all new Civic hybrid is literally a technological masterpiece on wheels. It comes fitted with a 3-stage 1.3 litre i-Vtec engine (which provides 3 stages of valve timing) mated to a brushless DC motor and is finally driven by an efficient CVT transmission. All three mechanisms work in perfect synchronization to offer the user an environmentally friendly car that is not just frugal but fun to drive.
It is one of the rarest combinations to find in an automobile, but Honda has made this possible with their Civic IMA (integrated motor assist) hybrid.
Priced at Rs 21.5 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi), the car is not cheap, but this is due to the fact that the Civic hybrid is a 100 per cent import from Japan, and therefore the duty of more than a 100 per cent has to be paid on it.
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