AUTO MODIFIED 2011

Honda's new aggressive plan to introduce new fuel efficient cars in the United States includes the participation of Stanford University, Google Inc., and the City of Torrance, CA. Torrance is expected to get the first plug-in hybrid test vehicle in the United States this year. The plan seems to be nearing its final stages as Honda rolls out its test vehicles in the United States and Japan. The company should see some immediate success with the introduction of the Civic hybrid because of the cars already high sales numbers and well known brand name.

The Civic Sedan and Civic Si Coupe concepts are the stars of Honda's Detroit Auto Show stand. The two concept models are essentially pre-production studies of the actual ninth-generation Civic that will be introduced to the North American market this Spring. Bear in mind that the Detroit show Civics do not preview the upcoming three- and five-door hatchback models for the European market.