I found out the sweet spot for my 2020 Accord Hybrid is cruising at 60-65mph. I can consistently break 50+mpg, on a full tank, if I stay within those limits. Once you push past that, the mileage jumps down to between 43mpg to 48mp. Because of your review I rented a new Camry hybrid for the weekend, just for the fun of it from my local international airport. I achieved 55mpg on a 220 mile roundtrip, from ATL to CHA and back, running at 65 miles per hour. The next day I got 51mpg on a 330 mile roundtrip, from ATL to BHM and back, running at 70+ miles per gallon. Renting 'new' Accords when I've traveled got me about 49mpg. So the new Camry hybrid clearly beats my 2020 Accord Hybrid and the new Accord Hybrid. But if it comes to look, although both of them look boring (Camry vs Accord), I'd take the Accord any day because the interior does not 'feel' so cheap as it does in the LE hybrid and the controls are nicer. Plus, it just handles the curves better. But hey my last Camry lasted 17 years, making it up to 296,000 miles, before someone ran into it. My last old Honda, before my current one, lasted 307,000 miles for 19 years of use. We also have a 9 year old Mazda 6, hitting 195,000 miles. Hopefully, it too will join the super high mileage club soon. Honda, Mazda and Toyota, I won't buy anything else, my old Infiniti was great fun to drive, expensive to maintain.
We have the 2022 Accord Hybrid EX-L. Highway mileage - below 70mph we exceed the EPA ratings; 70+ mph (Atlanta freeway speeds when not gridlocked) it falls well below the rating and comes closer to my 2018 Civic ST hatch. But in the city, our Accord frequently exceeds 50mpg. The Honda hybrid system excels for city driving, but definitely falls short for high speed interstate driving. But the comfort makes up for it! As for the noise you're hearing out of the Civic A pillar, it's the same in my 2018, and the road noise itself is magnified by the fact that it's a hatch. I did notice the Civic sedan being slightly quieter, but negligible. As always, enjoyed the review!
Most, if not all, hybrid systems are like this due to the fact that city driving has a lot of stop-and-go which: 1) helps recharge the battery when you brake and 2) allows the electric motor, rather than the ICE, to kick in more often when you ease on the accelerator pedal.
The Camry being slightly bigger and heavier while getting ~62mpg (from your test) is quite impressive now after your results here. 47mpg obviously is great as well
Thanks for another interesting test. For a sedan comparison, car and driver tested two Volvo S60s, a 400hp /22 mile batt, and a 455hp /41 mile batt (at 75 mph for 200 miles), got 37 and 41 mpg. In every day driving for one year my 400hp car got 58mpg. For over two years my 455hp car has averaged 106 mpg. My last 2L ICE got 29.7.
Hey, I just got the 2025 Honda Civic hybrid sport touring. I’m averaging 53.5 it has about 3000 miles. The MPG keeps going up as it breaks in. Great video, Kirk!
I have a 2019 insight, and the Honda system mpg varies a lot depending on how you drive, the temperature, and most importantly using the regeneration paddles. You can far exceed the EPA rating or come up short depending on those conditions. In the summer I easily get 60-62 mpg, winter 47-50ish.
Agree. My older Civic lives on a razors edge. Colder out? mileage drops. Tire Pressure slightly lower due to temps? mileage drops. Sometimes its just a little precipitation on the pavement, a new tank of gas, or I hit the highway at 70+mph. But I still consider it a better daily driver for overall satisfaction than the Corolla or Camry, which always felt a little geriatric ghetto stripper to me. I'll take the tradeoffs.
I think Honda's hybrid system is very good. It may not be as fuel efficient as a Toyota hybrid but it's still very good. Where I think they dropped the ball is on long term durability of the battery. Like Toyota, the Civic has the battery under the rear seat which is cooled by a fan that pulls in cabin air to cool the battery. After making hybrids continuously for 27 years, Toyota has learned that over time dust and dirt build up in the cooling fan and battery significantly reduces cooling effectiveness. In turn it shortens battery life. Starting with the 4th generation hybrid system, all Toyota Hybrids now come with a serviceable air intake filter to prevent this from happening. Apparently their research has indicated it works good enough to raise the warranty on the battery to 10y/150,000 miles.
We just got a ‘25 Accord Hybrid Touring in my family. It’s an awesome car! Loving it so far. Averaging 45-46 mpg. Feels really well put together. Interior is borderline luxurious.
I’ve actually managed to squeeze 60+ MPG on some road trips. I live in a state where the speed limits on the highway is 55. So far I’ve usually gotten around 50+ MPG when I’ve done long distance driving. The hybrid sedan also has better EPA ratings on the highway.
I am not sure how you baby an engine where the battery is on in the city, and on the freeway the battery cuts off and the engine kicks in. I mean, I'd buy it if I drove more. Good bang for the buck. One of the best out there honestly.
You suggested that acoustic glass is one reason for better noise isolation in the Accord vs Civic. However, Honda states that the Civic Hybrids also employ acoustic glass. It wasn’t useful to use a Civic Hybrid *Hatchback* for a noise level comparison to the Accord Hybrid *Sedan* .
The CRV powertrain is slightly different with an extra “low range” gear for towing and SUV things. What these powertrains need is an extra HIGH gear to cruise above 65mph. As designed, the ICE has a single fixed gear from about 50mph to infinity- an extra overdrive gear would reduce RPMs and noise and increase highway MPH.
Show the wonderful hatch trunk please. I need a hatch for my bike and thrift furniture finds. Can you do a video on what fits in the hatch? Civic is bigger than prius and Civic mpg could be better. Maybe the rims are too big. The prius rear door handles are just ugly to me. Plug in Prius would be sweet but too expensive.
and the Honda battery vent under the back seat doesn't have a filter and no spare tire. Nothing touches the Camry (LE) economics wise. Ideally, I would like to buy a Camry XLE with the smaller LE wheels.
Drive a 21 Prius prime with no charge in power mode all day gets me 55mpg in city and 60mpg on highway constant 70mph. It’s an ugly car but the mpg keeps me happy driving it.
It would be interesting to see what the mpg's are like just driving like you would normally drive. Not babied... Same after a few thousand miles on it?
From my experience Honda hybrids do not do as well on the highway (less than rated). But I have found they shine in the city/ country roads, usually exceeding the rated fuel economy. Its a trade-off I am okay with.
@@marcinmerrimack1726 I know this. It's simply physics. I was clearly speaking/comparing to its EPA ratings for highway milage. Honda/EPA highway estimate is very generous compared to real life driving on highways. Conversely, they do better than EPA estimate for city/back road driving.
@momo62391 Ok, I understand your comment now. Makes sense. I guess it’s a way for Honda to state a more accurate ‘combined’ number while concealing the relatively poor highway efficiency.
I drive an Insight touring, more fuel efficient with the 1.5L, vice the civic's 2.0L. I can reach 62-68mpg in the city, 52hwy @ 65mph ... Hondas hybrid system is not so great over 65mph ... but Honda look and drive better than Toyota or Hyundai
Honda's series-parrallel hybrid doesnt have gears so its highway numbers will always be low, toyota's parallel only system still has gears for highway driving, on the hand with no gears power delivery is much quicker and with no lag and is much smoother, can run without engine on so its less noise and its a lighter system but more expensive to make. Its different philosophies but I think Toyota got it right
Kirk, Once again, a test has proven that Toyota has the best Hybrid system. If only they would offer us their Hybrid system in a CAR as practical as a Civic hatch ie the Corolla Touring Sports wagon. 🤩🤩
Yes, i can't believe they brought back the FX badge on a sedan ... it was an awesome hatchback utilitarian vehicle. Add a couple doors and a more vertical hatch and i'm all in.
Depends on your priorities. If you want maximum efficiency then Prius (if you can find one). If you want something more fun to drive then definitely the Civic. Drive both though because you won’t go wrong with either.
I checked out and test drove both and was leaning heavily towards the Prius because its made in Japan and it honestly feels like a fun little spaceship with the way everything is set up in it. Such a lovely little car. Nonetheless, I ended up picking the Civic Hatchback because while not as fuel efficient, it drives better, it has much more usable interior space (the new Prius feels really cramped, even with the rear seats folded down the new design narrows down everything inside), and Honda really did an outstanding job with its interiors for this generation of vehicles; they feel very minimalistic (not bulky) very much like late 80s and early 90s interiors.
I have one too and hybrids as a whole don’t do that well in the winter months. What you can do to help it out is just set a temp on the automatic climate control (like 72 degrees) and then just leave it on Auto. The car will do everything and once the cabin is warmed up to the set temperature, the engine will shut off and go into EV mode. Just leaving it on High will keep the engine on full time.
Has that car only covered 503 miles since new? And, has it had its first service? If yes, and then no... then that economy is going to go up for the same drive. How much by is another matter, but up it will go.
Just picked up my sedan yesterday. I’ve got winter tires on with bad rolling resistance so I don’t expect the fuel economy numbers. The car feels super solid, it’s great!
Hey Kirk, there’s a little gear icon that appears on the engine in the powerflow page that tells you whenever the engine is sending power directly to the wheels
From the highway stuff, it was getting 30mpg when you had your foot on the gas (er - electricity?) but going the exact same speed in auto pilot, it went full EV. Interesting. As if the engine stays on in anticipation of what your foot will do with the pedal, ready to speed up if you press down further, which may be the most common action of drivers who have auto pilot available at that speed but aren't using it? But once you commit to a single speed, the battery can take over because it knows it can pretty much stay that way - other than slowing down for traffic. But it knows it won't have to go ABOVE your set speed. I wonder if the engine does kick in though if you have auto pilot set, but the car has slowed down automatically due to traffic, when it automatically gets up to speed again (NOT by you pressing the gas, but letting the car itself get back up to the set speed) if the engine still turns on again until it hits that set speed?
Unless on the highway, my Volvo is in “pure” mode all the time*. (the ICE only starts if you floor it). This is easy with a strong motor, this one delivers 445 pounds feet to the rear wheels instantaneously. That’s plenty for around town. * The car will go 87 mph on battery, but if you do the range will be cut in half.
47 miles per gallon = 20 km/litre = 0.50 liter per 10 km. This is very close to the Honda's advertised 48. Good, but not impressive. Honda screen shows almost exactly the same as Kirk's calculation, and that is good.
Toyota 2025 Camry LE wins by a landslide. In my opinion the best hybrid passenger car you can buy. Honda has lost its fuel economy place in the hybrid world.
@@DenisDamulira23 yeah that’s why I’m leaning Civic. Look better handles better, funner, faster . It’s got a hatch. Maybe smaller and get less mpg but that’s Minor
It's seems like Honda hybrid system is not that efficient for highway driving, which is what the vast majority of people drive on their commutes. This was the main reason for me leaning more into toyota hybrid, like 2025 camry le
I recently drove a friends 24 Honda CRV. The best I could get with it was 31 mpg. My friends with RAV4 hybrids are averaging 36-38 mpg in comparison. I average 48 mpg in my 18 Camry hybrid. Toyota's hybrid system is just superior to Honda's. Having said that though, I did enjoy Honda's "EV like" regenerative braking system for scooting around town that ties the braking into the throttle pedal similar to what an EV does.
Mine has about 2700 miles on it and i am rarely over 43 mpg. I have had 53 one time on the way to work in stop go traffic. Highway has been terrible bout 38 to 40... It is now 25 to 40 degrees out but this is unacceptable.
That has been my experience as well. I have the hatch with about 3000 miles on it. It gets about 40mpg. I do mostly highway driving on eco mode. The computer estimates about 43 mpg but my calculations puts it at 40.
A battery test for hilly and cold: This morning in S central Pa it was 20°F, and after preconditioning via the phone app, my battery range was 42 miles on the dash. I drove the car in pure mode 37.4 miles (40 to 50 mph) until the engine started. Ambient got up to 36°. Pass side seat heat was on.
I found out the sweet spot for my 2020 Accord Hybrid is cruising at 60-65mph. I can consistently break 50+mpg, on a full tank, if I stay within those limits.
Once you push past that, the mileage jumps down to between 43mpg to 48mp. Because of your review I rented a new Camry hybrid for the weekend, just for the fun of it from my local international airport. I achieved 55mpg on a 220 mile roundtrip, from ATL to CHA and back, running at 65 miles per hour. The next day I got 51mpg on a 330 mile roundtrip, from ATL to BHM and back, running at 70+ miles per gallon. Renting 'new' Accords when I've traveled got me about 49mpg.
So the new Camry hybrid clearly beats my 2020 Accord Hybrid and the new Accord Hybrid. But if it comes to look, although both of them look boring (Camry vs Accord), I'd take the Accord any day because the interior does not 'feel' so cheap as it does in the LE hybrid and the controls are nicer. Plus, it just handles the curves better. But hey my last Camry lasted 17 years, making it up to 296,000 miles, before someone ran into it. My last old Honda, before my current one, lasted 307,000 miles for 19 years of use.
We also have a 9 year old Mazda 6, hitting 195,000 miles. Hopefully, it too will join the super high mileage club soon. Honda, Mazda and Toyota, I won't buy anything else, my old Infiniti was great fun to drive, expensive to maintain.
We have the 2022 Accord Hybrid EX-L. Highway mileage - below 70mph we exceed the EPA ratings; 70+ mph (Atlanta freeway speeds when not gridlocked) it falls well below the rating and comes closer to my 2018 Civic ST hatch. But in the city, our Accord frequently exceeds 50mpg. The Honda hybrid system excels for city driving, but definitely falls short for high speed interstate driving. But the comfort makes up for it! As for the noise you're hearing out of the Civic A pillar, it's the same in my 2018, and the road noise itself is magnified by the fact that it's a hatch. I did notice the Civic sedan being slightly quieter, but negligible. As always, enjoyed the review!
Most, if not all, hybrid systems are like this due to the fact that city driving has a lot of stop-and-go which: 1) helps recharge the battery when you brake and 2) allows the electric motor, rather than the ICE, to kick in more often when you ease on the accelerator pedal.
Same here! My 2020 Accord EX, same as your body style, does great as long as I keep it below 70+. Above that it drops down to between 43 and 47mpg.
The Camry being slightly bigger and heavier while getting ~62mpg (from your test) is quite impressive now after your results here. 47mpg obviously is great as well
Thanks for another interesting test. For a sedan comparison, car and driver tested two Volvo S60s, a 400hp /22 mile batt, and a 455hp /41 mile batt (at 75 mph for 200 miles), got 37 and 41 mpg. In every day driving for one year my 400hp car got 58mpg. For over two years my 455hp car has averaged 106 mpg. My last 2L ICE got 29.7.
Hey, I just got the 2025 Honda Civic hybrid sport touring. I’m averaging 53.5 it has about 3000 miles. The MPG keeps going up as it breaks in. Great video, Kirk!
you live in a warm climate?
Also how’s the noise level? Might get the 2025 as well!
If you had a 25 camry le or prius and drive slow, you'd be getting 70+ mpgs
@@mrnarason and they’d also be in an uglier car that handles worse. You toyota fanboys need to relax. You’ll get your attention again soon
@@verynick Much better than last gen civics.
I drive mine around my city and I’m getting 50mpg pretty ez. I think the car is great. I chose it over a Prius! Drove both and I had my decision.
I have a 2019 insight, and the Honda system mpg varies a lot depending on how you drive, the temperature, and most importantly using the regeneration paddles. You can far exceed the EPA rating or come up short depending on those conditions. In the summer I easily get 60-62 mpg, winter 47-50ish.
Agree. My older Civic lives on a razors edge. Colder out? mileage drops. Tire Pressure slightly lower due to temps? mileage drops. Sometimes its just a little precipitation on the pavement, a new tank of gas, or I hit the highway at 70+mph. But I still consider it a better daily driver for overall satisfaction than the Corolla or Camry, which always felt a little geriatric ghetto stripper to me. I'll take the tradeoffs.
Please define winter in temperature - if it around -10 F or colder that's quite good but I fear you are probably much warmer
I think Honda's hybrid system is very good. It may not be as fuel efficient as a Toyota hybrid but it's still very good. Where I think they dropped the ball is on long term durability of the battery. Like Toyota, the Civic has the battery under the rear seat which is cooled by a fan that pulls in cabin air to cool the battery. After making hybrids continuously for 27 years, Toyota has learned that over time dust and dirt build up in the cooling fan and battery significantly reduces cooling effectiveness. In turn it shortens battery life. Starting with the 4th generation hybrid system, all Toyota Hybrids now come with a serviceable air intake filter to prevent this from happening. Apparently their research has indicated it works good enough to raise the warranty on the battery to 10y/150,000 miles.
I have a 2024 accord touring. I’m averaging 49 mpg in traffic-riddled Honolulu. I’m at 5000k miles and it gets better as the engine breaks in
i bought this car a month ago. i've been averaging about the same as your findings. mostly city driving. i really like the car.
Such a good car!
@@KirkKreifels City driving highly favors fuel efficiency in hybrids.
Love the review. I will stick to my 2021 Toyota Corolla hybrid with 210,000km. It has been absolutely flawless.
We just got a ‘25 Accord Hybrid Touring in my family. It’s an awesome car! Loving it so far. Averaging 45-46 mpg. Feels really well put together. Interior is borderline luxurious.
I used to get 43 mpg in my 2013 Nissan Sentra in city driving. That’s with a 1.8 liter gas engine … no turbo and no hybrid.
I’ve actually managed to squeeze 60+ MPG on some road trips. I live in a state where the speed limits on the highway is 55. So far I’ve usually gotten around 50+ MPG when I’ve done long distance driving. The hybrid sedan also has better EPA ratings on the highway.
I am not sure how you baby an engine where the battery is on in the city, and on the freeway the battery cuts off and the engine kicks in. I mean, I'd buy it if I drove more. Good bang for the buck. One of the best out there honestly.
Good Review but be advised. If you an owner of the Gen civic. Make sure that your car is not on the recall list. Thank you.
You suggested that acoustic glass is one reason for better noise isolation in the Accord vs Civic.
However, Honda states that the Civic Hybrids also employ acoustic glass.
It wasn’t useful to use a Civic Hybrid *Hatchback* for a noise level comparison to the Accord Hybrid *Sedan* .
Damn it now because of this video I don't know if I should switch over to the Civic hybrid hahah
The CRV powertrain is slightly different with an extra “low range” gear for towing and SUV things. What these powertrains need is an extra HIGH gear to cruise above 65mph. As designed, the ICE has a single fixed gear from about 50mph to infinity- an extra overdrive gear would reduce RPMs and noise and increase highway MPH.
5l/100km is so close to the rating mixed. I'm totally fine with that considering how quick it is off the line.
I got rid of my gr86 for this I love its great :)
Show the wonderful hatch trunk please. I need a hatch for my bike and thrift furniture finds. Can you do a video on what fits in the hatch?
Civic is bigger than prius and Civic mpg could be better. Maybe the rims are too big. The prius rear door handles are just ugly to me. Plug in Prius would be sweet but too expensive.
I think for the power 47mpg is pretty good. I had a 2005 civic hybrid 5 speed that got 55mpg it had under 100hp.
Cars arnt tin cans anymore plus stricter epa rules hence the fact we don't have 100mpg cars yet
Yea a dog with 100 hp
Guess your test vehicle wasn't on the STOP SALE list from Honda for the high-pressure fuel pump recall?
Kirk rocks!
From watching other reviewers Honda hybrids often have problems hitting the EPA rating. Seems Honda really optimized their cars for the test.
Kirk, I love this BLUE color 💙 😍 🇺🇸🇨🇦.
My 2016 Mazda 3 is rated at 38 city and 41 hwy no hybrid system
All of my Hondas always became much more fuel efficient after a break in period of 40-50k miles. +10mpg 😊
Kirk, can you shed any light on the production downtime for the Cyber truck. Is it the obvious reason? Or is there more to it?
I've been looking at these, thanks for doing. Need to find out what the difference is in insurance.
My '14 Accord Hybrid would alternate between electric and gas propulsion while on the highway. All imperceivable except for dash indicators.
I have a 2023 Prius, enough said.
and the Honda battery vent under the back seat doesn't have a filter and no spare tire. Nothing touches the Camry (LE) economics wise. Ideally, I would like to buy a Camry XLE with the smaller LE wheels.
So you can't clean the filter 😢
Drive a 21 Prius prime with no charge in power mode all day gets me 55mpg in city and 60mpg on highway constant 70mph. It’s an ugly car but the mpg keeps me happy driving it.
It would be interesting to see what the mpg's are like just driving like you would normally drive. Not babied... Same after a few thousand miles on it?
In general, hybrid is not efficient on the highway. It's more efficient in the city
Not true... you haven't had one have you? Big difference
This or the Camry or Prius? WhIch one you taking?
I only get 41 mpg. And the hand calc is off by 3mpg compared to computer. So true mpg is 38mpg.
From my experience Honda hybrids do not do as well on the highway (less than rated). But I have found they shine in the city/ country roads, usually exceeding the rated fuel economy. Its a trade-off I am okay with.
@matfryiscool All hybrids do less well with fuel economy in highway driving.
@@marcinmerrimack1726 I know this. It's simply physics. I was clearly speaking/comparing to its EPA ratings for highway milage. Honda/EPA highway estimate is very generous compared to real life driving on highways. Conversely, they do better than EPA estimate for city/back road driving.
Im doing great in the city also. Hit those regen paddles and keep the heat at 70. Easy 50 mpg.
@momo62391 Ok, I understand your comment now. Makes sense. I guess it’s a way for Honda to state a more accurate ‘combined’ number while concealing the relatively poor highway efficiency.
I drive an Insight touring, more fuel efficient with the 1.5L, vice the civic's 2.0L. I can reach 62-68mpg in the city, 52hwy @ 65mph ... Hondas hybrid system is not so great over 65mph ... but Honda look and drive better than Toyota or Hyundai
Honda's series-parrallel hybrid doesnt have gears so its highway numbers will always be low, toyota's parallel only system still has gears for highway driving, on the hand with no gears power delivery is much quicker and with no lag and is much smoother, can run without engine on so its less noise and its a lighter system but more expensive to make. Its different philosophies but I think Toyota got it right
Kirk, Once again, a test has proven that Toyota has the best Hybrid system. If only they would offer us their Hybrid system in a CAR as practical as a Civic hatch ie
the Corolla Touring Sports wagon. 🤩🤩
Yes, i can't believe they brought back the FX badge on a sedan ... it was an awesome hatchback utilitarian vehicle. Add a couple doors and a more vertical hatch and i'm all in.
hatch / wagon for the win! I'm tired of SUVs.
Offers more power than a Toyota.
So you’re describing a Corolla cross hybrid, but FWD and lower ground clearance.
@@xzimxzim No, the Cross is a bloated CUV not a sleek wagon.
Civic hatch hybrid or Prius (non-plug-in)?
Depends on your priorities. If you want maximum efficiency then Prius (if you can find one). If you want something more fun to drive then definitely the Civic. Drive both though because you won’t go wrong with either.
I checked out and test drove both and was leaning heavily towards the Prius because its made in Japan and it honestly feels like a fun little spaceship with the way everything is set up in it. Such a lovely little car.
Nonetheless, I ended up picking the Civic Hatchback because while not as fuel efficient, it drives better, it has much more usable interior space (the new Prius feels really cramped, even with the rear seats folded down the new design narrows down everything inside), and Honda really did an outstanding job with its interiors for this generation of vehicles; they feel very minimalistic (not bulky) very much like late 80s and early 90s interiors.
I have this car. I feel like it keeps being worse mileage. I assumed it could be the cold weather. I don't know.
If you drive highways then yeah you'd get worse.
I have one too and hybrids as a whole don’t do that well in the winter months. What you can do to help it out is just set a temp on the automatic climate control (like 72 degrees) and then just leave it on Auto. The car will do everything and once the cabin is warmed up to the set temperature, the engine will shut off and go into EV mode. Just leaving it on High will keep the engine on full time.
Has that car only covered 503 miles since new? And, has it had its first service? If yes, and then no... then that economy is going to go up for the same drive. How much by is another matter, but up it will go.
Test results are based against wrong speed on highway which 65 mph not 75 mph most states that above the limit so if course eating more gas
Just picked up my sedan yesterday. I’ve got winter tires on with bad rolling resistance so I don’t expect the fuel economy numbers. The car feels super solid, it’s great!
RECALLS!!!!
Hey Kirk, there’s a little gear icon that appears on the engine in the powerflow page that tells you whenever the engine is sending power directly to the wheels
Is the civic noise still bad? How it is compare to an accord? I have 21accord sport
From the highway stuff, it was getting 30mpg when you had your foot on the gas (er - electricity?) but going the exact same speed in auto pilot, it went full EV. Interesting. As if the engine stays on in anticipation of what your foot will do with the pedal, ready to speed up if you press down further, which may be the most common action of drivers who have auto pilot available at that speed but aren't using it? But once you commit to a single speed, the battery can take over because it knows it can pretty much stay that way - other than slowing down for traffic. But it knows it won't have to go ABOVE your set speed. I wonder if the engine does kick in though if you have auto pilot set, but the car has slowed down automatically due to traffic, when it automatically gets up to speed again (NOT by you pressing the gas, but letting the car itself get back up to the set speed) if the engine still turns on again until it hits that set speed?
Unless on the highway, my Volvo is in “pure” mode all the time*. (the ICE only starts if you floor it). This is easy with a strong motor, this one delivers 445 pounds feet to the rear wheels instantaneously. That’s plenty for around town.
* The car will go 87 mph on battery, but if you do the range will be cut in half.
I'm actually very interested in seeing how this car does in terms of MPG when you drive it like a maniac, mostly in the city.
tayota is always better
47 still isn’t on Toyotas level. Prius gets 60+ looks way better, and plug in option that offers more power
47 miles per gallon = 20 km/litre = 0.50 liter per 10 km. This is very close to the Honda's advertised 48. Good, but not impressive.
Honda screen shows almost exactly the same as Kirk's calculation, and that is good.
Toyota 2025 Camry LE wins by a landslide. In my opinion the best hybrid passenger car you can buy. Honda has lost its fuel economy place in the hybrid world.
I wish Mazda would come out with a hatch hybrid . That would be amazing . I’m debating between getting the Camry le or the civic hatch hybrid .
yeah, but it's ugly. Broken in hybrid civics are averaging 50-52 MPGs. Also love the way the civic looks vs the generic econobox looks of the Camry.
@@DenisDamulira23 yeah that’s why I’m leaning Civic. Look better handles better, funner, faster . It’s got a hatch. Maybe smaller and get less mpg but that’s Minor
Need this boost blue color and hybrid powertrain in the HR-V already. The HR-V needs it real bad.
It's seems like Honda hybrid system is not that efficient for highway driving, which is what the vast majority of people drive on their commutes. This was the main reason for me leaning more into toyota hybrid, like 2025 camry le
I had guessed 49 mpg. I failed lol.
I recently drove a friends 24 Honda CRV. The best I could get with it was 31 mpg. My friends with RAV4 hybrids are averaging 36-38 mpg in comparison. I average 48 mpg in my 18 Camry hybrid. Toyota's hybrid system is just superior to Honda's. Having said that though, I did enjoy Honda's "EV like" regenerative braking system for scooting around town that ties the braking into the throttle pedal similar to what an EV does.
Mine has about 2700 miles on it and i am rarely over 43 mpg. I have had 53 one time on the way to work in stop go traffic. Highway has been terrible bout 38 to 40... It is now 25 to 40 degrees out but this is unacceptable.
If you blast the heater it makes a big difference.
That has been my experience as well. I have the hatch with about 3000 miles on it. It gets about 40mpg. I do mostly highway driving on eco mode. The computer estimates about 43 mpg but my calculations puts it at 40.
Turn the heat down to 70 once the cabin warms up you are good to go
@@scottkronmiller3746 Volvo says use the steering wheel and seat heat more, the cabin heater less, for optimum efficiency.
@@scottkronmiller3746 73 isnt blasting...
Your mixed driving conditions and distance you drive for MPG testing is unique. 168 miles of driving you do it is very appreciated.
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Wonder why it took Honda so long to put a hybrid in the civic....guessing they wanted people to buy accords & CRVs.
Now, go to a hilly and cold area and do the same test. I bet you won't get 47 MPG.
It would be something. Imma try it out as I live in cold hilly areas and picking up this car today.
A battery test for hilly and cold: This morning in S central Pa it was 20°F, and after preconditioning via the phone app, my battery range was 42 miles on the dash.
I drove the car in pure mode 37.4 miles (40 to 50 mph) until the engine started. Ambient got up to 36°. Pass side seat heat was on.
Cool
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HEY
No thanks I will take a Camry at 60 MPG.
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