Civic came from ...

Compound Vortex Controlled Combustion (CVCC)

 

WTF?!

 

In 1975, Honda introduced its first high-fuel-economy, low-emissions achievement, the Compound Vortex Controlled Combustion (CVCC) Civic. It was the first vehicle to meet the 1970 Clean Air Act standards without using a catalytic converter, while running on regular gasoline.
It would become the first in a long history of Honda achievements in the realm of lower emissions and resource conservation, culminating in this year's launch of the 2000 Honda Insight. Insight is the first gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle to be sold in the United States. It offers the world's highest fuel economy in a mass-produced gasoline-fueled car, while also achieving ultra-low emissions.

It's been a quarter century since Americans first learned that a commodity they had always thought of as cheap and endlessly available was in fact a limited resource, and could become quite expensive. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) had staged an oil embargo, leading to long lines at the gas pump and a tripling of gasoline prices.

Yet long before the oil embargo, Honda had already embarked on its CVCC project. While the rest of the auto industry was trying to control emissions by treating engine exhaust, Honda engineers believed that more efficient combustion would be a better solution. Their work led to the development of the CVCC engine. It was designed to run smoothly on a very lean air/fuel mixture, lowering emissions of hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide without sacrificing performance and driveability

 

Yep

If you guys want some interesting reading pick up Popular Science Magazine. It has a car that can go from NYC to DC on ONE GALLON! Now of course the car is a concept and weighs 700lbs with carbon fiber, titanium and magnesium components. But just imagine not filling up your tank for a month of two.

 

the new personal transportation device (i forget what its called) runs on only 2 wheels, senses which direction u want to go, and requires 1 penny of electricty a day to run

or something close to that, im too lazy to get the exact number

 

I've always wondered what that meant. I guess now I know, and knowing is half the battle...

 

what about that gyro scooter that moves you without any energy used beside gravity?

that would be crazy.

 

that sounds almost as efficient as a damn nuclear submarine

 

we need an "old-school" smiley.



oh...and to the tread poster: thanks for that info, you are a wonderful person

 

Thank you Mr. Brittanica...

the cvcc has *****in' hood louvres too. There's one on blocks in my neighborhood.