Honda Small Hybrid Concept Headed to Paris Motor Show

Honda is planning to bring a concept version of its upcoming small hybrid offering to the Paris Motor Show this year, and the car is said to be a “clear picture” of the production version to come.

Honda has grand plans for its new hybrid, hoping that building the car from the ground up instead of retrofitting current models with hybrid drivetrains, will make the car better packaged, more efficient, and cheaper than its predecessors. Honda would like to make hybrids a significant portion of its future lineup, wishing to see the models account for 10 percent of passenger car output by 2010.

The new Honda will reportedly be smaller than both the Civic and the Toyota Prius, with a planned production volume of 200,000 units per year.

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