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Honda has completely redesigned its second best-selling car for 2006. The gas-powered Civic gets a new engine that is lighter, more powerful and more fuel efficient, and the Civic Hybrid also gets a new engine and hybrid system that seems improved in all aspects compared to the previous one. You can see a well done video presentation about it here, and a press release here. The new hybrid powertrain should deliver 20% more power while being 5% lighter, and it should have an estimated 5% better fuel economy (but that always depends a lot on driving-style, so it could be higher than that for some).

There is also a 10% improvement in energy recovery through braking and battery output is 30% higher than the previous generation. Biggest novelty probably is that during light crusing the engine shuts down and the car can be powered by the electric motor alone. This is not quite like the Prius, which can use electricity only from a complete stop and travel relatively long distances at moderate speed on battery alone, but it's a step forward.

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005...mation_abo.php

 
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So the Prius is still a step ahead by sounds of things.
Honda need to step it up, Toyota are really leading in this market.

 
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Isn't Toyota far ahead in a lot of areas?

I wonder how sales of the hybrid Camry will go.

 
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Theres a hybrid camry?
That will probably fail as did the Accord, the car is too big.
Its defeating the purpose making a hybrid 6.