Renderings: Honda’s Hybrid Prius Fighter.

One of our readers that goes by the alias “Uncle Evan” sent us a couple of scanned renderings featuring an artists impression of Honda’s forthcoming hybrid model that will compete head on with the Prius. A look at the FCX Clarity shows that the artist was clearly inspired from Honda’s fuel-cell vehicle. The Japanese carmaker has already made it official that it will present a new stand-alone hybrid model in 2009 at a price level lower than the Civic Hybrid. The reason is that Honda has (finally) acknowledged that when it comes to hybrid cars, being “green” is simply not enough. -One more pic after the jump