Car and Driver publishes full Clarity PHEV review

Finally, a review without glaring errors!!!
Thanks Sandroad

 

That is a great honest review. Really fits with nearly all my driving comments except for the rare engine revving that happens when battery is depleted. I like that he didn't put his own judgments of style into the review, etc. Let me decide if I like the look of a car, the reviewer doesn't need to tell me what I should think of the style, etc.

 

This can't be a Clarity review. He never mentioned the window into the trunk or the lack of lumbar support.

 

not to mention he complains the Clarity costs more. how could he not know about the rebates that make it much less than a comparably equipped Accord hybrid. He lost all credibility.

 

I did get the Continentals and have had them for several days now. So far I don't detect any problems, the handling seems to be improved, tighter and better tracking than the original tires. I have bought multiple sets of tires over the years from discount tire and never had an issue with them. They are easy to deal with, my wife ran up against a curb and messed up a tire and they replaced it without a problem. I will be paying close attention to the handling to see if I detect any issues. My last two cars were subarus with goodyear tripletreds and they handled very well on the wet roads that we see a lot of around here, so I am hoping to still get good handling in the wet despite no longer having AWD.

 

I have noticed that the range has dropped some, but I've not really tried to measure it before or after. I'm willing to loose some range for the better performance, its still much better than the average car of its size and features. My brother drives a Nissan Armada that gets less than 20 mpg even on the highway, I just said "nice car" and let it go at that...

 

Here's another negative review on Clarity PHEV from a reviewer who claimed to be tech expert:

http://www.thedrive.com/tech/19748/the-honda-clarity-plug-in-hybrids-technology-is-in-need-of-a-little-clarity-itself

He didn't like the technology found in the Clarity, saying they are too complex. Looks like he got a lots of backfires from the readers.

 

Just read it. What a terrible review. Can’t believe he got paid for that.
I’m a old guy that grew up with rotary phones, rabbit ears on the TV, and 8-tracks in HS and I have more tech savy in my little pinkie than this guy has!
If I can figure out how to best drive the Clarity with just a short time on line and in the manual, than anyone can!! And besides, 99% of the time you can just get in and drive it like any gasser and it will do just fine. And he couldn’t figure out that you just plug it in every night instead of gassing it up once a week??? (But I will give him that the mode buttons are not all that intuitive.) Doesn’t anyone read the manual anymore? Just reading the first 18 pages explanes all you need about it’s phevness.