尽管本轮混合动力车大战的赢家是丰田的普瑞斯，但本田明白市场是在不断进步的。有鉴于此，它将生产两款新的混合动力车以完善其油电混合动力车阵容。将在东京车展亮相的运动型混合动力车CR-Z是其中的一款车。另外一款低成本小型轿车定位将低于思域。这款小型混合动力车是全新的，并不是以现行的任何一款车为基础。尽管比思域小，但它的内部将可以容纳一个家庭乘坐。新车将强调本田的概念，这就是混合动力系统更适合配备在城市小型车上，而大型旅行车更适合采用清洁柴油车更适合引擎。这与丰田的理念正好相反，丰田为大型车配备混合驱动系统以降低二氧化碳排放。
Honda to build sport,compact hybrids over next 3 years
Although this round of the hybrid wars has been soundly won by Toyota’s Prius, Honda knows the market will evolve. Accordingly, it is building two new hybrids to complete its line of electric-assisted cars. The sports car hybrid CR-Z, currently on display in Tokyo, is one of them. The other will be a low-cost, small car to slot in below the Civic.
The smallest Honda hybrid will be all-new, not based on any current model. Although smaller than the Civic, the car will be capable of seating a family, reports What Car?. The new line will underscore Honda’s belief that hybrids are better suited to smaller city cars, while clean diesels are ideal for larger touring cars. This notion runs contrary to Toyota’s philosophy of adding hybrid drive to its biggest cars in an effort to cut CO2 emissions.
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