Who would have thought $3-a-gallon gas would be such a fond memory?

Of course, when prices were that low you were thinking how good $2.50 looked, but by now you've probably forgotten the last time you paid so little to fill up, anyway.

For me, it was last week, and, frankly, I overpaid. I overpaid a lot.

While it looks like every other Honda Civic on the road, the $24,590 Civic GX I was testing runs on compressed natural gas (CNG). The 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine under the hood isnt much different than one found in a black gold-powered car, but a pressurized fuel system has been installed to deal with gas that is actually in gaseous form.

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You would never notice the change from the driver's seat; the GX starts up and runs just like a regular car. It's only... // FOXNews

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Home builders have long offered incentives and discounts for home buyers. They’ve also thrown in material perks like a Mercedes, a trip to Maui or even another house . Now a home builder wants to help ease the burden of a long commute and soaring gas prices by giving buyers a free 2008 Honda Civic , according to an article in today’s WSJ.

William Grant, the owner of Brodheadsville, Pa.-based Grant Homes Inc., is using the Hondas to lure prospective buyers to a new 75-home development in rural Pennsylvania. Allentown, the largest center of... // Wall Street Journal Blogs

Round eleven of the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship takes the Honda Racing F1 Team to Budapest for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The 70-lap race is one of the most technically and physically demanding of the year, thanks to the twisting and tortuous nature of the 4.381km (2.722-mile) Hungaroring .

Hungary has been a regular fixture on the F1 calendar since 1986, when more than 200,000 people turned up to see Nelson Piquet win the inaugural race in a Williams- Honda . Since then Honda has won at the Hungaroring on five further occasions, the most recent victory coming in 2006 when Jenson Button emerged victorious from the only wet race in the Hungarian Grand Prix's history. Rubens Barrichello has also his share of success at the track, having won the race for Ferrari in 2002.

The... // pitpass.com

Round eleven of the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship takes the Honda Racing F1 Team to Budapest for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The 70-lap race is one of the most technically and physically demanding of the year, thanks to the twisting and tortuous nature of the 4.381km (2.722-mile) Hungaroring.

Hungary has been a regular fixture on the F1 calendar since 1986, when more than 200,000 people turned up to see Nelson Piquet win the inaugural race in a Williams-Honda. Since then Honda has won at the Hungaroring on five further occasions, the most recent victory coming in 2006 when Jenson Button emerged victorious from the only wet race in the Hungarian Grand Prix's history. Rubens Barrichello has also his share of success at the track, having won the race for Ferrari in 2002.

The... // Motorsport.com

Formula One preview. Honda F1 technical challenge, Team Talk and a lap of the track with Alex Wurz : -

Round eleven of the 2008 FiA Formula One World Championship takes the Honda Racing F1 Team to Budapest for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

The 70 lap race is one of the most technically and physically demanding of the year, thanks to the twisting and tortuous nature of the 4.381km (2.722 mile) Hungaroring.

Hungary has been a regular fixture on the Formula 1 calendar since 1986, when more than 200,000 people turned up to see Nelson Piquet win the inaugural race in a Williams Honda. Since then Honda has won at the Hungaroring on five further occasions, the most recent victory coming in 2006 when Jenson Button emerged victorious from the only wet race in the Hungarian Grand Prix's history.... // F1SA

Q. Do you enjoy returning to the Hungaroring after your first win there in 2006?

"The Hungarian Grand Prix will always be a special race for me as the venue of my first win in Formula One but obviously I would much prefer to be going back with the chance to challenge for the win again. The new parts which we tested in Jerez last week are a small step forward, so it will be interesting to see how this places us in the midfield pack for the race weekend.

"The Hungaroring circuit itself has a good rhythm and a nice mix of slow-speed and high-speed turns. A lap around the circuit is actually quite a challenge because there is no respite and no opportunity to relax your hands, so you are gripping the steering wheel hard the whole time. As a city, Budapest is fantastic and definitely one of... // autosport.com

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There are sports cars and then there are sports car wannabes. The 2008 Honda Civic Si belongs in the first group. While it may look like the 70,000 other Civics that were sold in Canada last year, this compact Japanese has stronger muscles and all the ingredients to deliver plenty of driving thrills.

London is currently hosting the 2008 British International Motor Show. Subaru was there to showcase three spiced-up Impreza models. First, the... // Auto123