Honda Civic GX

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The Honda Civic GX is a passenger car that has been created to run on CNG (Compressed Natural Gas).

[edit] History

The Civic GX first appeared in 1996 as a Civic LX that had been modified at the factory to run on CNG. The car looks and drives just like a Civic LX of the era but does not run on gasoline. The GX was first leased to the City of Los Angeles to be used by parking enforcement officers as a live beta. The GX follows the same model year design changes of the LX model until the year 2001 when a CVT is used instead of the 4 speed automatic transmission. In 2005 Honda started offering the GX directly to the public through dealers certified to repair the GX. Before only fleets were available to purchase a GX new. The latest, 8th generation Civic is also available as a GX model.

[edit] Performance

The GX has a 1.6 or 1.7 liter inline four cyliner engine. Performance is slightly less than a LX of the same model year. The CNG cylinder (fuel tank) holds 8.0 GGE (Gasoline Gallon Equivalent) at 3600 psi, remember CNG is a gas not a liquid like gasoline. Range on a full 3600 psi fill is 180-250 depending on driving conditions and style. The GX averages 25 MPG city and 32-36 MPG Highway.