Honda Cars : Eco Cars: Honda Native all-electric concept vehicle can change its color | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Eco Factor: Zero-emission concept vehicle designed to run on electricity.With the world in need of cars that are smarter, efficient and powered by clean fuels, industrial designers are working hard on next-gen vehicles that are light in weight, boast unique features and are powered by electric batteries. Auto designer Tudoran Liviu has come up with a concept electric vehicle dubbed the Honda Native, which packs all these requirements in a stunning...

Honda Cars : Benchmarking Shows Toyota, Honda Follow Different Paths to Hybridization | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

LYON, France –Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. Ltd. are the global hybrid leaders, together controlling 70% of the market, but a benchmarking teardown of their hybrid-electric vehicles gives a detailed view of the auto makers’ different strategies.While Toyota has worked to constantly improve hybrid performance, Honda’s strategy has been to reduce cost, says Antoine Chatelain, director of Mavel SA’s Mavtech subsidiary, which recently presented...

Honda Cars : Consumer Reports: Q and A: Why do car batteries die in winter? | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Q: Why do car batteries go dead in winter?A: Cold weather is often fingered as the culprit when car batteries die, but actually warm temperatures do the most damage to them. High temperatures quicken corrosion of internal plates and vaporize the electrolyte faster. But car batteries usually go dead in cold weather mostly because damage done during the summer doesn’t show up until the battery is more taxed. A cold battery has reduced cranking power,...

Honda Cars : New Mugen Kit for Honda Fit | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Mugen propose a 2 new Kit in Japan for the Honda Fit, with a selection of 2 different from spoiler and bumper as well as not less than 5 different set of wheels including 2 16” models and 3 15” ones.Our kit also includes sport suspension, a sport silencer, new breaking pads a quick sifter as well as some other accessories purely cosmetics including sport pedals and shift knobs…Source;http://www.nihoncar.com/en/news-1193-New+Mugen+Kit+for+Honda+F...

Honda Cars : Another proposed Toyota MR2 Hybrid Article | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Tell us if this sounds familiar: Hybrids will kill the driver-oriented sportscar. It's the line taken by no small share of enthusiasts, and some of them are among us here at Autoblog. But the skeptics were silenced – or temporarily hushed, at least – when Honda took the wraps off of its CR-Z coup concept. After all, anything that could bring back the CRX hatchback with added oomph at no extra cost at the fuel pumps has to sound good to anyone's ears,...

Honda Cars : Honda Helpful giving out free gas to SoCal Honda owners | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Honda pays it forward....If you live in Southern California, keep your eyes open for a blue tanker truck from now until December 31. SoCal Honda is sending their “Honda Helpful” teams to give out free gas to lucky Honda owners. The team is reportedly spread out across Southern California communities to perform good deeds including handing out umbrellas when it’s raining, handing out reusable grocery bags and feeding the homeless.“The majority are...

Honda Cars : Toyota to Revive MR2 as Hybrid Competitor to Honda CR-Z? Japanese Magazine Believes So | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Ever since Honda announced the CR-Z hybrid sports coupe, there have been rumors going around about the possibility of a corresponding Toyota model. Just to make it clear, we haven't heard anything official, but Japan's Best Car magazine is reporting/speculating/imagining (take your pick) that Toyota may revive the MR2 as a hybrid model called the MR-S to compete with Honda's CR-Z coupe that will go on sale in 2010.We'll have to wait until some of...

Honda Cars : Lexus LFA will be available on lease in the US and Canada | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

The 552hp Lexus LFA supercar will be available in North America on a lease basis for at least two years, after which, you can choose to purchase the car. Out of 500 units planned, about 140 are expected to be available in the US and 10 for the Canadian market. This is to prevent the cars from not being driven until they carry more value and subsequently sold. It also to avoid speculators from purchasing the car and selling it immediately for a huge...

Honda Cars : Corvette C6.BlackforceOne, by German tuners Loma Performance | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

This is one Bada$$ vette....Germans from Loma Performance have unveiled a tunned Corvette C6, with a particulary dark look and mean specs. Dubbed the “BlackForceOnce”, this mean machine is one of the best tunes we’ve seen this year, both when it comes to the design and the monster under the hood. With hopes that the name will spark no racism debate, we continue the article on the BlackForceOnce Corvette by Loma Performance…The inspiration is not...

Honda Cars : Two Japanese Carmakers Leads Over All Other Mainstream Brands.Toyota, Honda | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Toyota, Honda and Volkswagen Take Top Spots in ALG's Fall 2009 Perceived Quality StudyLas Vegas (CRWENEWSWIRE) Nov. 23, 2009 Two Japanese carmakers, Toyota and Honda were the top performers among mainstream brands in ALG’s Fall 2009 Perceived Quality Score (PQS). German carmaker Volkswagen (VW), takes third spot .Ford Cars showed the strongest year-over-year improvement in perceived quality, followed by Ford Trucks/SUVs. Ford’s ability to avoid...

Honda Cars : Honda tops 2009 corporate fuel economy charts, Chrysler trails | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

The Environmental Protection Agency is currently in the process of compiling the the fleet average fuel economy numbers for model year 2009, which recently concluded, and it looks like Honda will be on top yet again. The final numbers are still some months away as the data is collected on exactly how many cars were sold and in what configurations. Based on early numbers, Honda's fleet average comes out to 23.6 mpg with Hyundai-Kia close behind at...

Honda Cars : Acura Announces Pricing and On-Sale Information for 2010 ZDX | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Provocative four-door sports coupe goes on-sale December 15TORRANCE, Calif. - 11/20/2009The all-new 2010 ZDX four-door sports coupe is set to go on-sale at Acura dealerships on December 15 with a manufacturers suggested retail price (MSRP) starting at $45,495, plus a destination and handling charge* of $810, Acura announced today.Designed, developed and manufactured in North America, the ZDX has already generated a tremendous amount of excitement...

Honda Cars : 2010 Honda Accord CrossTour Canadian Pricing | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Well, here we have it....Official sales date will be Nov 24, 2009, although we are said to recieve our first ones Nov. 20, 2009.2010 Honda Accord CrossTour EX-L V6 2WD Automatic$34,900 plus freight and pdi ($1,550 here in Manitoba), plus taxes2010 Honda Accord CrossTour EX-L V6 4WD Automatic$36,900 plus freight and pdi ($1,550 here in Manitoba), plus taxes2010 Honda Accord CrossTour EX-L V6 4WD Navigation Automatic$38,900 plus freight and pdi ($1,550...

Honda Cars : Honda arrives fashionably late | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

With the Accord Crosstour, Honda finally has a five-passenger mid-size crossover in this important market segment. The car maker may have taken its time – but it’s got it rightFord has the Edge. Subaru has the Outback. Toyota has the Venza. Nissan the Murano. Mazda the CX-7. Hyundai the Santa Fe. And now, coming later this month, Honda has the 2010 Accord Crosstour. Yes, Honda is late to this game. Very late. And even at that, Honda really is only...

Honda Cars : Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 27 winners of 2010 Top Safety Pick award | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

new requirement to win is good rating for protection in rolloversARLINGTON, VA — Nineteen cars and 8 SUVs earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick award for 2010. For the first time, good performance in a roof strength test to measure protection in a rollover is required to win. Top Safety Pick recognizes vehicles that do the best job of protecting people in front, side, rear, and now rollover crashes based on good ratings...

Honda Cars : Honda P-NUT Coupe Concept Destined for 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Crack as many jokes about the name as you want, but the P-NUT -- or Peronsal-Neo Urban Transport -- concept will be another look at an ultra-futuristic Honda coupe.Few details (and no images, the one above is a random logo pic) are being released at this time, but Honda does note that the concept, which is designed and crafted by the automaker’s Advanced Design Studio in Los Angeles, demonstrates “a futuristic concept for an ultra-compact, aggressively...

Honda Cars : Honda India: Honda may roll out new Small Car before 2011-12 | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Interesting....NEW DELHI: Honda Motor’s small car is likely to hit the Indian market earlier than expected. The new car (code named 2CV) being developed especially for India may be launched before 2011-12 to take on Toyota and break Suzuki’s stronghold on the Indian market.Toyota plans to launch its small car next year, while Suzuki with its seven compact models dominates the Indian small car segment with over 60% market share. Honda doesn’t have...

Honda Cars : Fuel cell vehicles finish 707-mile demonstration run in Japan | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Toyota, Nissan and Honda all participated in a fuel cell demonstration run in Japan last week. The three automakers brought their most advanced hydrogen fuel cell vehicles out for the two-day trip from Tokyo to Fukuoka with an overnight stop in Osaka. The driving teams piloted a Honda FCX Clarity, a Nissan X-Trail FCV and a Toyota Highlander FCHV-adv. Back in 2007, a Toyota FCHV traveled from Osaka to Tokyo on one tank of H2. Over the course of...

Honda Cars : Special Star Wars Kit for Honda Del Sol (sorry sold out).... | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Words cannot describe.... Source;http://thechive.com/2009/03/daily-afternoon-randomness-31909-20-photos-2/kid-bike-back-...

Honda Cars : 7tune; New Super GT Honda Confirmed | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

With the last race of this year’s Super GT already over and done with, fans of Honda have been left wondering what will replace the current NSX GT car for next season.Due to new Super GT regulations forcing the use of FR cars for the 2010 season, fans of the mid-engine Honda saw the last race of their venerate NSX earlier this month at Twin Ring Motegi Circuit here in Japan. With it’s first debut back in 1997 at the then All Japan GTC (followed by...

Honda Cars : Honda’s Rodney Dangerfield of Alt-Fuel Vehicles | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

With all the excitement about electric vehicles these days, the natural gas Honda Civic GX just doesn’t get any respect. Perhaps that’s because it still burns fossil fuel in an internal combustion engine, which may seem to some like incremental innovation. But a closer look at the car, which debuted in 1998 and has sold several thousand since then, reveals an interesting story about the cleanest internal combustion vehicle in the United States.The...

Honda Cars : Honda Civic Type R Euro Tuned by Mugen | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Sorry folks, only for Japan and Europe....As you know, the European version of the Civic Type R is now available in Japan, and just a couple of days after its launch in Japan, Mugen decided to provide its Own kit for this very special guest in Japan.The kit obviously includes some aero parts, but also some performances ones like improved sport suspension, brakes and so on…Source;http://www.nihoncar.com/en/news-1188-Honda+Civic+Type+R+Euro+Tuned+...

Honda Cars : Dartz drops the idea of whale penis interior | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

File this one under "You've gotta be kidding me...."After a month of protests, PROMBRON has decided to drop its plan to deck the interior upholstery of the Dartz Prombron, an ultra-luxury armored SUV, with whale penis leather. Apparently, the negative e-mails from Greenpeace, WWF and also Pamela Anderson, made it decide against its initial plan.In a release, the company explained that it never intended to kill the whales and that the penis leather...

Honda Cars : Lest We Forget.... | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

To all the men and women that have protected and continue to protect our lands, thank y...

Honda Cars : Honda Tuner; 1994 Honda Del Sol | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Here's a great article about a Honda Tuner's personal project car....1994 Honda Del Sol S - The BeaterWhen Your Daily Looks Better Than Most People's Project Cars, You Know You're Working On A "Miracle Whip"By Joey LeePhotography by RodrezFerd Natividad's 1994 Honda Del Sol S Anyone who has ever built a project car that has reached any amount of success will promise the next project will be even better. The hunger just doesn't die. If you build a...

Honda Cars : 2010 Honda Accord CrossTour Review Video | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

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Honda Cars : LA Preview: Toyota set to debut 2011 Sienna minivan | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Soccer moms, NASCAR dads and empty-nesters rejoice! It looks like Toyota is going to debut its 2011 Sienna minivan in Cali next month at the 2009 LA Auto Show. Although the minivan market doesn't get a lot of playtime on enthusiast websites, the segment remains an important (if shrinking) one for full-line manufacturers. While Toyota's past minivans have ranged from the bizarrely interesting (Previa) to the drab but competent (current Sienna), word...

Honda Cars : Various Bit's of Information about the 2010 Honda Accord CrossTour | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Here's some more of what might be considered 'little known facts' of the 2010 Honda Accord CrossTour.... Source;Honda Can...