Thread: HX Civic 2door
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Old 12 Oct 2004, 12:59 pm
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Default Re: HX Civic 2door

Mark <dsffdsa@adsgdsf.com> wrote:
> My brother got a '98 HX with CVT this summer with 108k miles. I drove it
> on some highway trips while fixing it up for him and was impressed. I
> thought it had really nice power and I got into the low 40's for mpg. If
> you keep it tuned up, with the manual you should be able to do better.


The CVT is such a wonderful device in my Hybrid that I would seriously
consider it for the HX. Some Civic Hybrid owners report getting better
mileage with the CVT than the 5 speed, but I think that has to do with the
odd RPM-torque needs of the Hybrid, and might not apply to the HX.

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