Honda Civic GX

Honda Civic GX
Overview
Manufacturer	Honda
Production	1998-2015
Body and chassis
Class	Subcompact (1998-2000) Compact (2001-present)
Body style	4-door sedan
Layout	FF layout

First generation
Overview
Production	1998-2000
Assembly	East Liberty, Ohio (ELAP)
Body and chassis
Platform	Sixth-generation Honda Civic
Related	Acura EL Honda CR-V Honda/Acura Integra Isuzu Gemini Honda Domani
Powertrain
Engine	1.6L I4
Transmission	4-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	103.2 in (2,621 mm)
Length	175.1 in (4,448 mm)
Width	67.1 in (1,704 mm)
Height	54.7 in (1,389 mm)

Second generation
Overview
Production	2001-2005
Assembly	East Liberty, Ohio (ELAP)
Body and chassis
Platform	Seventh-generation Honda Civic
Related	Acura EL Honda CR-V Honda Element Acura/Honda Integra Acura RSX/Honda Integra DC5 Honda Civic Hybrid
Powertrain
Engine	1.7L I4
Transmission	CVT
Dimensions
Wheelbase	103.1 in (2,619 mm)
Length	174.6 in (4,435 mm) (2001-03) 175.4 in (4,455 mm) (2004-05)
Width	67.7 in (1,720 mm)
Height	56.9 in (1,445 mm)

Third generation
Overview
Production	2006-2011
Assembly	East Liberty, Ohio (ELAP)'06~'08 Greensburg, Indiana '09~present (HMI)
Body and chassis
Platform	Eighth-generation Honda Civic
Related	Acura CSX Honda CR-V Honda Element Acura RSX/Honda Integra DC5 Honda Civic Hybrid
Powertrain
Engine	1.8L I4
Transmission	5-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	106.3 in (2700 mm)
Length	176.7 in (4470 mm) (2006-08) 177.3 in (4503 mm) (2009-)
Width	69.0 in (1750 mm)
Height	56.5 in (1420 mm)

The Honda Civic GX was the only car factory-built to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) in the U.S. available to non-fleet customers. The GX was based on the Honda Civic and available for fleet sales in all 50 states in the US. It was previously available for retail sales in four states (California, New York, Utah and Oklahoma), but later was made available to retail consumers in 35 states throughout the U.S. The GX was manufactured in Honda's Greensburg, Indiana plant together with the production of conventional Civics from late 2009. It was previously produced in East Liberty, Ohio.

The third generation GX was awarded the 2012 Green Car of the Year by the Green Car Journal in November 2011 at the Los Angeles Auto Show. For eight years up to 2011, the Civic GX was rated first by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy in the "Greenest Vehicle of the Year" list (excluding the years 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2006 when the Honda Insight hybrid topped the list). (See http://www.greenercars.org/archive.html ). For 2012 the GX was surpassed by the Mitsubishi i-MiEV. For 2014, the GX ranked 10th, after several hybrids and electric vehicles. 2015 was the last model year for the Civic GX.

The Honda Civic GX first appeared in 1998 as a factory-modified Civic LX that had been designed to run exclusively on CNG (compressed natural gas). In 1998 the Civic GX cost $4500 more than a comparable Civic LX. The car looked and drove just like a contemporary Honda Civic LX, but did not run on gasoline. In 2001, the Civic GX was rated the cleanest-burning internal combustion engine in the world by the EPA.

The GX was first leased to the City of Los Angeles to be used by parking enforcement officers and other city employees as a live beta test. The GX followed the same model year design changes as the Civic LX model, until the model year 2001 when a CVT (continuously variable transmission) was introduced in place of the 4 speed automatic transmission. In the 2006 year model, the GX again was equipped with the automatic 5 speed transmission, which increased its mileage and extended its range to 250 miles. In 1998 the GX was available for special order in some states to consumers (California and Colorado in particular).

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