Honda Cars : Insight Hybrid Vehicle Wins Japan Automotive Hall of Fame Car of the Year 2009-2010 | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

TOKYO, Japan, October 29, 2009 - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that the Committee of Japan Automotive Hall of Fame had awarded its Car of the Year 2009-2010 to the Insight hybrid vehicle. The NonProfit Organization cited the following three factors in conferring the award on the Insight:1. The strategy of affordable pricing Honda used in marketing the hybrid Insight2. The Insight's balance of driving performance and environmental performance3....

Honda Cars : All-New TSX Sport Wagon to Arrive in Fall of 2010 | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Well done Honda, now if this could have only had the 'H' on it....TORRANCE, Calif. - 10/28/2009Acura announced today the addition of a TSX sport wagon to its 2011 vehicle lineup. Arriving at Acura dealerships in the Fall of 2010, the TSX sport wagon will be based on the popular TSX sports sedan, which features balanced performance, advanced technology and bold styling.Additional information on the 2011 TSX sport wagon will be announced at a later...

Honda Cars : Honda and Toyota Top Reliability Survey, but Ford Closes Gap | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Consumer Reports has released results from its annual car reliability survey, which will be published in the December issue of the magazine.According to the survey, Honda and Toyota continue to have the most reliable vehicles, but Ford is very close behind. The magazine said Ford’s performance in the survey “dispels the notion that only Japanese manufacturers make reliable cars.”Leading the way for Ford were the 4-cylinder versions of the Fusion...

Honda Cars : Honda Rises After Almost Tripling Profit Forecast | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Honda Motor Co., Japan’s second- biggest carmaker, rose the most in three months in Tokyo trading after almost tripling its full-year profit forecast on increasing sales in China and Japan.Honda gained as much as 4.9 percent to 2,985 yen and traded at 2,965 yen as of 9:39 a.m. in Tokyo. Japan’s Topix index fell 0.1 percent. Honda expects net income of 155 billion yen ($1.7 billion) in the year ending March 31, compared with...

Honda Cars : 2011 Subaru Coupe: Speculative Renderings and Rumors for AWD and Turbocharged Engines | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

The Toyota FT-86 coupe concept was only just introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show last week, but the internet-grapevine is already abuzz with speculation and chatter on its Subaru twin. These new speculative renderings of the Subaru-badged coupe that are based on Toyota'sFT-86 concept model were published in the latest issue of Japan's 'Best Car' magazine. The CGI's are accompanied by rumors of all-wheel drive and a turbocharged boxer engine for the...

Honda Cars : 2011-2012 (beyond?!?) Next Generation Honda Civic; What do you want to see? | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

The buzz is starting to get louder as information starts to see the light of day on North America's Honda Civic redesign. The latest news is "....Tanai ordered his engineers and designers to scrap their plans and redesign the next-gen Civic to be smaller, cheaper, lighter and more fuel efficient." Hmm. Smaller. How much smaller do they mean? I think it's the right size already, but, what do I know.Here's a chance for you to speak your mind by...

Honda Cars : Honda Goes back to the Drawing Board for a smaller, lighter next-gen Civic | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

If you introduced an '80s-era Honda Civic to its modern counterpart, it couldn't recognize what it's become. But after decades of growing dimensions, Honda's going back to the drawing board for the next-gen Civic.The change in direction was reportedly ordered last year before the global economy took a nose-dive by product chief Tsuneo Tanai who observed a rise in oil and raw metal prices. Once the financial sector hit rock bottom, the Civic emerged...

To put it mildly, sales of the Honda Accord Hybrid never quite set the world on fire. Regardless, Japan's second largest automaker is reportedly hard at work developing its proprietary Integrated Motor Assist hybrid platform so that it can once again be used to power larger vehicles like the Accord.To make it all work out, Honda is adding an extra electric motor to the mix for a total of two, both of which will be more powerful than the single pancake...

Honda Cars : Honda CEO says the decision to quit Formula 1 was absolutely necessary | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Honda CEO Takanobu Ito says he has no regrets withdrawing from Formula One racing last year, saying that it was necessary for the company’s survival. Honda’s former team, now named Brawn GP, had won both the drivers’ and constructors’ championships this season.When asked by reporters whether he had misgivings for pulling out of the sport, he said that after its withdrawal, it saw its team doing “extremely well” because of the efforts it put into...

Honda Cars : Honda Civic Type R MUGEN Confirmed for UK at £38,599 OTR | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

British tuners Mugen Euro will build up to 20 units of Honda Civic Type R Mugen, a "road-legal super hatch." The car will receive 240PS from the 2.0-liter i-VTEC engine, a 20% gain over the untuned version."Each Type R MUGEN will be an exclusive, hand-built race car for the road," said Mugen Euro VP Hiroki Toyoda. "When we launched the Civic Type RR saloon in Japan, we sold out of all 300 units in just six minutes. Given the interest we have already...

Honda Cars : Jalopnik: The All-Acrylic Lexus LFA Looks Cold As Ice | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

So cool that it needs no explanation....This transparent sculpture, by Japanese architect Scu Fujimoto, displayed at Milan Design Week earlier this year, of the new $375,000 Lexus LFA super car just revealed at the Tokyo Motor Show is stunning. Old, yes, but still stunning.What's most impressive about the piece is details like the seats, instrument panel, engine and the suspension can all be seen. According to Lexus, the sculpture is constructed...

Honda Cars : Edmunds: Tire Test: All-Season vs. Snow vs. Summer | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

I often get people asking me what the difference between Winter Tires and All-Seasons, here's a great article explaining how things work, pros, and cons.Will It Grip or Will It Slip?It's a chilly February morning in northern Minnesota, and a broad expanse of groomed snow stretches before our thermally booted feet. We're standing on the 54-acre snow VDA (Vehicle Dynamics Area) at Automotive Enviro Testing (AET), a company that builds and maintains...

Honda Cars : Honda Aircraft Company Announces Major Milestones for Its HondaJet | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Does it come in Red?....-Major structural assemblies for first conforming aircraft completed-Production avionics suite debuts-First flight of Advanced Systems Integration Test Facility accomplished-In-flight Entertainment System availability confirmed-Flight ReadyTM Maintenance Service Program announced-Construction of HondaJet production facility has commenced-FedEx® logistics partnership formalisedOctober 21, 2009 - Honda Aircraft Company, Inc.,...

Honda Cars : Canadian Driver: Honda Civic – 36 years in Canada | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Alliston, Ontario, Honda PlantBy Paul WilliamsPhoto Gallery:Honda, Alliston, OntarioWhile many vehicle models (and some manufacturers) come and go, the Honda Civic celebrates its 36th anniversary in Canada in 2009, where it has been an unequivocal success story.The first year for Civic in Canada was 1973, with the company selling 747 1973 models here. Annual sales in Canada have risen to 72,463 Civics in 2008, at which time it was the best selling...

Honda Cars : Honda Design Explain Changes to Production CRZ | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

For the first time in its history, Honda invited a select group of North American media to pay a visit to its design studio this week following the Tokyo Motor Show. While we didn't see any secret new cars today, we did sit down for a chat with Nobuki Ebisawa, general manager of global design for Honda. Among other things we discussed the design of the new CR-Z hybrid sport coupe.Honda unveiled an updated concept version of the CR-Z at the show that...

Honda Cars : Tokyo 2009: Honda SkyDeck, the future of the Odyssey? | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Unlike the CR-Z which is nothing more than a thinly veiled preview of an upcoming production model, the Honda Skydeck remains a pure design study at this point. While most automakers would provide a full list of specifications for a concept that is nothing more than a fiberglass buck, Honda isn't bothering with even that. The only thing the automaker says about this Tokyo Motor Show star is that it's a theoretical hybrid.The SkyDeck is a six-seat...

Honda Cars : TOV: 41st Tokyo Motor Show: Address by President and CEO Takanobu Ito | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Since Honda's foundation, creating personal mobility as a means to provide basic transportation for people has been the primary focus of our business. By continuing to provide more freedom and the fun of mobility and help people lead more convenient and comfortable lives, last year, we provided some 23 million motorcycles, automobiles and power products to our customers around the world.Leveraging our strength as a manufacturer of motorcycles, automobiles,...

Honda Cars : Honda considering electric car launch in major markets, CEO says | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Hybrids and fuel cells. That's where Honda seems to have put the vast majority of its engineering resources over the last decade or so, first with the two-seat Insight – the first hybrid sold here in the States, beating the much more successful Toyota Prius to market by a few months – and later the FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle. According to company CEO Takanobu Ito, though, a new wind may be blowing into a town near you, and it's electric.While...

Honda Cars : Honda Issues 2009 North American Environmental Report | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

10/20/2009 - TORRANCE, Calif. -American Honda Motor Co., Inc., today released its fifth annual report on the company's environmental performance in North America. To help reduce the environmental impact of its environmental reporting activities, the company is releasing this year's report in electronic format only, and it has also launched a micro-site highlighting key elements of the report for stakeholders, consumers, and other audiences with an...

Honda Cars : Tokyo 2009: Honda EV-N concept combines future drive with retro style | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Honda's new CEO Takanobu Ito started off his tenure at the head of the company today by unveiling a new plug-in battery electric concept. The EV-N showcar hides its futuristic electron pumping powertrain in a decidedly retro bodystyle thanks to a design reminiscent of the subcompact 600N of the Sixties.Honda has yet to reveal much in the way of technical details about the diminutive hatch, but we do know it uses lithium-ion batteries and the electric...