Honda Cars : Honda CRV; the Most Popular SUV | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

The times have certainly changed for the sport utility market. While SUVs enjoyed tremendous sales success in recent years, the rising price of gasoline coupled with a weakened economy has driven down SUV sales more recently. As a result, dealers are struggling to move SUV inventory these days, even with attractive incentives. The hardest hit by this trend may be domestic automakers as they have relied on the sales successes of gas guzzling midsize...

Honda Cars : Honda wins energy efficiency rally | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

A Honda Civic Hybrid has won this week's AA Energywise four-day rally for completing the distance at the least cost.A record 59 vehicles were tested in this year's rally over motorways, unsealed roads, rural state highways, and in peak-hour city congestion.The vehicle that cost the least to run including fuel and road user charges, was the Honda Civic Hybrid, with a $111.72 bill for the 1641km rally which started and finished in Auckland.The driver...

Honda Cars : Visiting the Honda HSC | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

The Honda HSC (High-performance Sports Concept) was initially shown to the public at the 2003 Tokyo Auto Show and although Honda never confirmed it, most thought that the HSC was going to be the next generation NSX.The 2003 HSC featured a light weight, mid-mounted aluminum 3.5L V6 i-Vtec engine, with a 6 speed transmission controlled by either an F1 style paddle shifter on the steering wheel, or a unique dial shifter on the center console. When shifted...

Honda Cars : Honda Clarity Burns Hydrogen, Emits Only Water: Jason H. Harper | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Here's a good article from Bloomberg.com with some information on the Honda FCX Clartiy....Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- It’s not every day that you get to kick the wheels on the car of tomorrow. After all, the question of what will power future automobiles is a guessing game, with candidates ranging from electricity and compressed natural gas to hydrogen fuel cells.Honda made an expensive bet in that guessing game by designing the hydrogen-powered FCX...

Honda Cars : Honda president downplays BYD electric car | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Photo taken from Autoblog.com, I love it, "MEH" Shanghai, November 25 (Gasgoo.com) In a recent interview by auto163.com, Honda President Takeo Fukui said he didn’t think highly of BYD’s research and development of electric cars. Speaking of the electric vehicle (EV) development, Fukui said as the EV technology is still not mature, it is impossible to push out the electric cars now. The key point is it is hard to solve the problems of battery, especially...

Honda Cars : Car & Driver: 2010 Accord CUV Pic's from Brenda Priddy & Co. | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

This mule could be Honda's answer to the Toyota Venza.A gap exists in the Honda lineup between the mid-size Pilot and compact CR-V SUVs, and the company might be filling that hole with an Accord-based crossover. Caught here wearing no camouflage, this bash-up mule could turn into a vehicle that would do battle with the new Toyota Venza.Possibly based on the European-only Accord Tourer wagon, this CUV prototype wears the familiar U.S.-market Accord...

Honda Cars : TOV & Brenda Priddy; New Honda Accord based Crossover Spy Pic | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Wow, this came right out of left field for me and I'm not sure what to think of this. Alot of people have been clamouring for the return of the Accord wagon and Toyota is coming out with the new Venza, I just feel that this segment is already saturated. If this is a 'disguised' Latitude that turns out to be a smaller van with AWD, then I am sold.From Temple of Vtec;"This just in from Brenda Priddy & Co:"Michigan's first snow has also brought...

Honda Cars : Automobile's Man Of The Year: Honda's Takeo Fukui | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

In a year when the U.S. auto market has been knocked out cold by the one-two punch of spiking fuel prices and the financial meltdown, it's not easy finding a hero in the car business. Now that the tide of easy credit and cheap gasoline has gone out, we see that a lot of car companies have been swimming naked. But not Honda. Honda's steadfast refusal to follow the herd once looked stubborn but now appears prescient. In an era when platinum-paid executives...

Honda Cars : Honda Introduces New Residential MCHP | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

11/24/2008SustainableBusiness.com NewsAmerican Honda Motor Company, Inc. (NYSE: HMC) introduced a heat transfer and power generation device that provides home heating or water heating as well as electrical power for a variety of home applications.The Micro-sized Combined Heat and Power (MCHP) Deluxe cogeneration unit was showcased at the U.S. Green Building Council's Greenbuild International Conference and Expo 2008 in Boston, Massachusetts.Originally...

Honda Cars : Honda wins “Automotive Lease Guide Residual” award | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

The outstanding value of a vehicle can be a complicated suggestion. There are so many factors to consider such as age, mileage, general condition, segment and brand of the vehicle make a whole lot of difference in ascertaining its value. If strong residual value is what you are looking for in a vehicle, then Honda would be a good choice, as the manufacturer from Japan has won six consecutive Automotive Lease Guide residual award. The Acura division...

Honda Cars : 2009 Honda Accord Sedan: Yahoo! Autos Excelerator Award Winner | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

By Matt DeLorenzoNovember 2008With all-new head-turning styling introduced last year, the Honda Accord has cemented its reputation as one of the best-selling family sedans in the American market. That popularity as a practical yet stylish 4-door is one of the reasons why the Accord has captured the first ever Yahoo! Autos Excelerator Award.This new honor is an annual award to designate the No. 1 car on Yahoo! Autos. The award criteria are based on...

Honda Cars : Guangzhou-Honda Linian Prototype | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

The Linian is a cooperative project between the Guangzhou Automotive Group (GAG) and Honda, bringing together the visual aspects of a Honda S2000, new Nissan 370Zish headlights and just a touch of Saturn Astra in the rear. There are no details available regarding engine choices, drive layout or just about any information at all for that matter (probably because it will never be produced). The badge adorning that scowl of a front fascia is neither...

Honda Cars : Iguida.com Speculates on the 2010 Honda Odyssey | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

2010 Honda Odyssey Changes-Styling: The sharp lines of the 2009 Odyssey prove design flair can be applied to what is essentially a box on wheels. Look for Honda to fine-tune that approach on the 2010 Honda Odyssey. Sources suggest a more swept back look but one that sustains the outgoing model’s presence and planted-to-the-road form. The new lowered, tapered noise with its drooping grille and thinly sliced headlamps is previewed on Honda’s all-new...

Honda Cars : Say What?!? Big Three CEOs Flew Private Jets to Plead for Public Funds | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Above are the 3 wisemen in question, how would you like to be one of the unfortunate workers that just got laid off (just before Christmas) and you see this. Ever wonder why they are in such bad shape?!? It seems like they are just asking for it. Auto Industry Close to Bankruptcy But They Get Pricey Perk The CEOs of the big three automakers flew to the nation's capital yesterday in private luxurious jets to make their case to Washington that the...

Honda Cars : 2010 Honda Insight Features, Pic's, and Information | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Details on the instrument panel and driver assist systems on the new 2010 Honda Insight have been released and it seems Honda is intent on training the new hybrid's drivers in much the same way other auto manufacturers have announced. The "Ecological Drive Assist System" uses a combination of color cues in the speedometer and "leaves which grow" to encourages economical driving behaviors. When you push the "Eco" mode button, the speedo turns green...

Honda Cars : More Honda FC Sport Pic's | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Here is my orig. post on the subject with more pic's and information;http://bestscoops.blogspot.com/2008/11/2008-la-auto-show-honda-fc-sport.h...

Honda Cars : Next Gen Mazda 3 gets New Look and More Power | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Looks like a nice car.The new 2010 Mazda3 Sedan has been unveiled ahead of its official launch at the LA Auto Show and the Nagare design cues are plain to see. The twisted arches and fat lip treatment leave the car looking better built and more refined than other compacts cars in the market. The aggressive good looks translate into a new MZR 2.5 liter four cylinder borrowed from the larger all-new 2009 Mazda6. The new engine uses the same construction...

Honda Cars : Honda Insight to Introduce Ecological Drive Assist System in Spring 2009 | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

11/19/2008 - LOS ANGELES -American Honda Motor Co., Inc., today announced that a new interactive, driver-focused fuel economy enhancement technology named the Ecological Drive Assist System (Eco Assist™) will debut on the new Honda Insight in spring 2009.The Honda Insight Concept, making its North American debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show, provides a strong indication of the design and styling of the all-new gasoline-electric hybrid model from...

Honda Cars : 2008 LA Auto Show; Honda FC Sport Hydrogen Car | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Honda FC Sport Design Study Suggests Hydrogen Sports Car FutureInnovative fuel cell packaging demonstrates green performance potential11/19/2008 - LOS ANGELES -Honda today revealed the Honda FC Sport design study model, a hydrogen-powered, three-seat sports car concept, at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show.The FC Sport emphasizes the design flexibility and potential of Honda's V Flow fuel cell technology - already deployed in the Honda FCX Clarity sedan...