Honda Civic Hybrid 2008 0-113mph

[GmTruckCarLove]

Wake me up when I hit 60MPH.

[ba7rainiwaft5r]

i got question, all 2008 civic's stuck at 6000/rpm when they are going to shift?

[WanderingAi1]

@ba7rainiwaft5r: The HCH doesn't shift.

[thweepz]

@ba7rainiwaft5r these cars have a cvt transmission. there arent any gears in it. basically its like a rubberband. one side expands as the car accelerates and vice versa. there are no felt shifts as the cvt has an infinite number of ratios. basically the car holds 1 rpm throughout acceleration and the rpm depends on how hard u push down the gas

[fedders4]

It's kinda strange how Hybrid-Electric buses have no transmission at all, but hybrid-electric cars have them.

[beeroy26]

i like cookies



[crystalscan2002]

sounds like only one gear lol

[jijdom]

how do you charge the electric motor?

[rcfreak363]

113 going down hill with the wind?

[mpc12347]

I love people's comments saying it's slow, why else would you buy a hybrid I'm sure it's for better mpg not speed... Unless you get a tesla

[attilio19111]

Toyota camry hybrid has higher top speed at 119 mph. Also has a CVT.

[leitao1996]

that "one gear" sounds fucking annoying

[mysock351W]

Its got two speeds. Stop, and slow.

[tunerguy95]

113!!!!!!!!!!!

[aftermathsample305]

lol gotta love that CVT baby!!!

[BTehrani93]

were you using D or S? im thinking D.

[WanderingAi1]

@BTehrani93: S

[sturzynski]

I could broil a turkey in the time this thing gets to 60

[AUSTiNKiNSER]

The case of the Prius, you get the 2 elec. motors, one 10kW and another 50kW. In "full" hybrids, you can start up a hill and the gas engine can provide thrust, while also supplying power to 1 elec. motor to also propel the car, and also spin the 10kW M generator to charge the battery, so actually, you will most likely have a fuller battery at the top of the hill then you did when you started. Plus, full hybrids can run on pure EV power, and their switch from EV to gas, to a mix of both smoothly.

[AUSTiNKiNSER]

Then you can't even run on pure EV power, it makes the Civic hybrid feel jumpy and jittery at stop lights. See, I have a Prius, I know, I know. You guys are probably going to say "Oh, well no wonder he's hating on the Civic hybrid." No, I like it just as much as the next guy. It's a step in the right direction, but with "full" hybrids like Ford's, Nissan's, Toyota's, some of GM's, you get 2 elec. motors....

[AUSTiNKiNSER]

See, here's the problem with the Civic hybrid, it's got 1 elec. motor, so therefor if you live in an area with lot's of hills, like me in West Virginia, your going to start up that hill, your going to have the elec. motor assist until the IMA system's battery get's too low, then your left with the 88hp gas engine to haul the 3000 pound Civic, plus, that put's a lot a wear on a battery, discharging so rapidly.

[AUSTiNKiNSER]

The Civic hybrid has a "belt type" CVT, which means that it's got thousands of gear ratios for every driving condition. The only complaint I have with the Civic hybrid is that it's a "mild" hybrid, meaning that it has only 1 electric motor that is very small and can either consume electricity or give it back. Plus, the Civic hybrid and other Honda hybrids have very early EV battery cells. Their the Ni-MH D-cell type that are wrapped together.

[BTehrani93]

wow i found it pretty cool that i have a 2008 honda civic hybrid and an iphone 3g also but i would never try to max out in mine

[smbstressfest]

Yeah, looks like around 111 you reached the point where car wouldn't allow any more assist due to the depleted SOC and the IPU called for a force charge event. If you still own this car, have you had the latest suite of Honda software updates for the HCHII?

[awkgah]

50mph to 113 mph and rpm stayed on 6000. ..where is it getting all the motivation from ..lol ?

[davidmasson93]

I use S until I top out at ~70, and D for the rest of the way. I have the 2005 Civic Hybrid.

[VivaLaBamEpisodes]

CVT transmissions weird me out. lol

[TheDylan222222]

y is it not shifting or going 2 a lower rpm? idk about hybrid engines

[WanderingAi1]

@TheDylan222222: the transmission is a CVT. There is only 1 "gear"

[moshahaiduddin]

@WanderingAi1 only one gear wen its on hybrid mood only right?

[WanderingAi1]

@moshahaiduddin It drives a CVT. There is always only one gear.

[d3m0n8ch1ld]

@WanderingAi1 technicly there is infinity gear on that not one gear.

[FMXUnleashed]

@WanderingAi1 exactly.. cvt = constant variable tranny

[mb013962]

@FMXUnleashed *continuously* variable tranny

[stefan9876543]

@TheDylan222222 A lot of non hybrid cars have CVT transmations. Almost all Nissans and a few Subarus have CVTs. They're more efficient.

[fullyOwned]

so slow

[WanderingAi1]

@fullyOwned: It's a hybrid...

[snoman6363]

i think the assist bars went down was because these hybrids run on batter at highway speed and once the battery dies or gets really low, it just runs on plain gas and the battery trys to charge as much as possible

[snoman6363]

nice and what does the "s" mean like the gear below the D for drive? does it mean sport or sumthin?

[Warrimonk]

@snoman6363  S stands for Second "Gear"

[Warrimonk]

@snoman6363 S stands for Second "Gear"

[fabiogisa]

nice 1.3 is fast, my hybrid take 123 mph top speed

[ale03000]

S mode :)!!!

[ShawnD1]

Sucks it can't go any faster than this. My 2006 Civic LX topped out at 125mph. The hybrid is supposed to be the high end Civic, so shouldn't it at least go as fast?

[WanderingAi1]

@ShawnD1: They have different stock tires and different engines, that's why they have different caps. I do wish that it has a little more capacity though :P

[WanderingAi1]

Nah, other companies have it too. I think more and more are jumping on the bandwagon of the CVT because they offer better gas mileage?

[yaaseen555]

hy man  , my kuz has bought this cars , and his car as arrriving next week , lol , can you explain how does the CVT work , and how you accelerate the car like you did in this video , as i know that the car has an automatic gearbox

[WanderingAi1]

CVT behaves just like an auto, just step on the gas and the revs will go up depending on the pressure. I floored it in the video and the car revs close to the redline and stays there. Search up CVT and there is a video that explains how CTVs work better than I can. Hope this helps.

[yaaseen555]

as if not too much asking , can you tell me the different setting on the gearbox , as it seem to be a bit differant as usual automatic cars

[WanderingAi1]

The gearshift has 3 different drive settings. D for normal drive and normal acceleration, S for "second" where the car simulates driving in a lower gear by choosing better ratios in the cones or whatever it uses, and L for "low" where the car chooses ratios where it outputs the most power for climbing hills I think. hope this helps :)

[kouliebai]

why does it almost red line?

[WanderingAi1]

Probably because the car uses a CVT and the gas was pressed down all the way. There is no gear to shift to so it just maxes out on the only gear's power.

[kouliebai]

ohh thats right but i thought only nissan has cvt

[WanderingAi1]

I think lots of other companies started to develop CVT. I know Honda has one for awhile for their hybrids, Toyota probably too :P

[azboi911]

Keep your camera still Jimmy !!!!!!