Honda offering flex-fuel Civic and Fit... in Brazil only
Honda doesn't offer any flex-fuel vehicles in North America or Europe, focusing on hybrids and, in the near future, diesels instead in these markets. This doesn't mean they are ignoring ethanol altogether. The biggest market for ethanol is in Brazil where drivers have been using sugar-cane ethanol since at least the early 1980s. Honda is now offering flex-fuel versions of both the Civic and Fit in the Brazilian market and, unlike US FFVs, they are optimized to run on E100 which is unavailable as a fuel here (read more on E100 in Brazil here).
[Source: 4WheelsBog]
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Joseph 9:57PM (10/21/2007)
I wonder what kind of mpg a vehicle with an ethanol optimized engine will get. Especially since its from Honda, well known for making thrifty little cars.
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small-wee-wee 9:45PM (10/21/2007)
I'd much rather see a clean B100 Fit and Civic being sold.
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why not the LS2/LS7? 11:27PM (10/21/2007)
Joseph:
It'll get crappy gas mileage. Ethanol contains far less energy per gallon (33% less). There's no getting around that.
http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/fuels/ethanol_what_is.html
1/3rd less energy per gallon means it'll use 50% more ethanol to go the same distance it would go on gas.
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MikeW 12:23PM (10/22/2007)
I'd like to seen Honda give up the ridiculous vtec implementation (inverse half VTEC) on the R series engines.
http://asia.vtec.net/Engines/R20A/index.html
Go for a traditional full lift on one valve, and a nearly idled/full on the other one.
It seems like the R18 could use the short runners at low speed/large throttle opening R20:65 degree throttle angle.
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