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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[aargh5]

A dead human body wont fit in that small trunk.

[apocgamer]

The reviewer is super annoying.

[raeleneteerlink]

@TheTuber124 the range is about 200 miles.

[MoshNikkiMosh]

@aargh5 Neither would Caylee Anthony.

[onthemoney90]

CNG - Natural Gas IS a fossil fuel! While a Prius is very efficient in saving fuel, the materials needed to build a Prius are a huge waste of natural resources, materials, usage & waste materials, which hugely outweigh any energy benefits, returned!

[buttkracken]

If you use the car pool lane, 114 HP at 60 mph is faster than 140 HP in Stop and Go traffic.

[claramperez]

where can you get the equipment of natural gas to install in my honda car?

[claramperez]

where can you get the equipment of natural gas to install in my honda car

[Pursuit4Truth09]

Shoot sounds better than all that electric vehicle BS with charging and battery nonsense. Its not much more than gas versions and the price of fuel is rediculously low compared to gas. I'll deal with the vacuum cleaner sound for a half hour a day before I become one of those people with a Prius.

[tnguyen318]

We can now convert used motor oil into fuel. We burn it at the refinery into a gas. The Honda Civic Methane gas can run on refined used motor oil.

[seau2007]

@apocgamer KBB in the auto industry is a joke anyway. Honda needs to get a true representative that understands what this car represents. This joker is exactly that. A joke. Natural gas is many times more abundant in the USA then oil. I have heard we the USA have 4 times the amount of natural gas then OPEC has oil. This is our way out of the connection to oil. CNG is about $1.40 in most states, get the same mileage and the engines last much longer. Plus, it pumps relatively no emissions.

[jameredith]

@aargh5 My wife will and that's all that counts.