Hybrids are part of the automotive universe now, and that’s a good thing. They specialize in doing what many cars do: commute in traffic bad enough to curl your toes. In fact, there should be more hybrids and clean-burning cars on the road, because as traffic worsens, hybrids are an excellent step in the right direction toward clean mobility. As one of the most popular cars on the planet, the Civic needs a Hybrid model -- and so we drove one. The 2006 version we drove (which carries over to the 2007 model year), had a sticker price of $23,195 -- including $595 destination. That's not cheap, but it’s loaded like an EX trim; the only add-on is a $1,650 navigation system.