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BLUF: 2018 Touring owner. Pleased overall. Very low gasoline usage because my roundtrip commute to/from work is under the 46-mile range. Nav sucks. CarPlay is glitchy.
While commuting in town, my Clarity requires about 3 gal of gas per quarter. I guess that is just to allow it to run the gas fuel system enough to keep it from clogging or the gas from going bad.
I've been on one cross-country trip and got about 45-mpg. I was unable to charge at hotels. It was painful watching my avg fuel economy plummet from 199.9 mpg :grin: to 48 mpg
lain: by the time I completed the 3K-mile trip, but that's still very respectable for a full-sized car. After nine more months of commuting, it's back up to 130.2 mpg. I won't see 199.9 again :sad: The more concerning issue is that the gas-only range is a bit scary when traveling in the western states. Cities are very far apart and there are no fast-charging stations that are Clarity compatible. I had canceled Tesla Model 3 reservation to get the Clarity and have not regretted it, primarily because getting the range extension on the Model 3 would have seriously bumped its price. Considering I got the $7,500 federal tax credit, my only regret is in getting the Touring vs. the next-lower trim level and adding the features I wanted. I would recommend bypassing the nav and other unimpressive media features (unless Honda has fixed their issues).
Unhappy with navigation package. The Garmin interface is highly inconvenient. It hasn't been improved since my first Garmin Nuvi circa 1995. Honda took the low (subterranean) road on that technical choice. To add insult to injury, Garmin is now blocking my nav from working unless I BUY a map upgrade. Extortion. For a car at this price, Honda should be keeping the navigation up to date. Systems updates like this are an area where Honda is stone-aged compared with Tesla.
Also, Apple CarPlay only works via a cable (not Bluetooth) and is unreliable but, since the Garmin nav is too kludgey to use and is now INOP, we need to rely on mapping tools on my iPhone X. I often give up with CarPlay, due to the inability to maintain a connection. I've resorted to wearing a Bluetooth headset paired to the phone in order to have reliable navigation. Nothing to brag about.
In sum, I feel I have a restyled Accord with a great urban-commuting electric range. That's good. The issues above are flies in an otherwise good dish.
While commuting in town, my Clarity requires about 3 gal of gas per quarter. I guess that is just to allow it to run the gas fuel system enough to keep it from clogging or the gas from going bad.
I've been on one cross-country trip and got about 45-mpg. I was unable to charge at hotels. It was painful watching my avg fuel economy plummet from 199.9 mpg :grin: to 48 mpg
Unhappy with navigation package. The Garmin interface is highly inconvenient. It hasn't been improved since my first Garmin Nuvi circa 1995. Honda took the low (subterranean) road on that technical choice. To add insult to injury, Garmin is now blocking my nav from working unless I BUY a map upgrade. Extortion. For a car at this price, Honda should be keeping the navigation up to date. Systems updates like this are an area where Honda is stone-aged compared with Tesla.
Also, Apple CarPlay only works via a cable (not Bluetooth) and is unreliable but, since the Garmin nav is too kludgey to use and is now INOP, we need to rely on mapping tools on my iPhone X. I often give up with CarPlay, due to the inability to maintain a connection. I've resorted to wearing a Bluetooth headset paired to the phone in order to have reliable navigation. Nothing to brag about.
In sum, I feel I have a restyled Accord with a great urban-commuting electric range. That's good. The issues above are flies in an otherwise good dish.