A silver Civic for Honda hybrid’s silver anniversary
Honda wan’t the first automaker to put hybrid vehicles in series production. Still, that doesn’t take away anything from the Japanese automaker in making electrified vehicles more mainstream. Without its efforts , hybrids might not be where there are today.
2024 is a very special year for Honda’s hybrid vehicles. That’s because this year marks the 25th anniversary of the company’s hybrid journey. To commemorate that milestone, Honda has made a one-off silver Civic.Toyota conquers 8 Hours of Bahrain to win 2024 WEC constructors titleOkay, what makes it so special and why is it a one-off? We’ll get to that a little later, but first, a quick history lesson.Honda’s first hybrid rolled out in 1999 with the Insight.
Now, we arrive at the latest version of Honda’s hybrid technology, e:HEV. It’s currently applied in most of the company’s Japan market vehicles, as well as popular global models like the HR-V, CR-V, and yes, the Civic to name a few.So, what makes this silver one-off Civic so special, then? Aside from the fact that it’s the hatchback that we so desperately want here, it’s painted in something called Silveriest Silver. One might giggle at the name, but serious work was put into making the paint.
It was created by artist Stuart Semple and uses 64% real silver flakes and pigments blended in an acrylic suspension. To simplify, the shade you’re seeing here is as close as it gets to the real precious metal. Oh, and it took three days to apply in a climate-controlled area for a smooth and even finish.Obviously, this one-off car doesn’t get any upgrades under the hood, but the Euro-spec version does use the same hardware as the recently-launched Civic e:HEV in the Philippines. That means a 2.
As for Honda’s hybrid plans in the Philippines, the company says we can expect more down the line. For us, we’d like to see the HR-V e:HEV here someday and we’re keeping our fingers crossed for the Accord’s comeback, as well as the future Prelude.
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