Honda Cars : 2010 Honda Odyssey: Odyssey In a class by itself | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

When Honda introduced its second-generation Odyssey minivan in 1999, it raised the bar for car makers. Here was a roomy, nimble, practical – and fast! – people-carrier that was actually fun to drive.It could easily match many so-called sports sedans in terms of performance, and was in a class all its own when it came to highway driving.When I drove this iteration of the Odyssey 10 years ago, I was pleasantly shocked with both its handling and power....

Honda Cars : Acura confirms sub-TSX model under consideration | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Just adding to the previous post....Honda President and CEO Takanobu Ito has already confirmed that the automaker’s luxury division is in line for a number of new hybrid offerings, but the automaker’s fuel efficient offerings could expand beyond the realm of gas-electric drivetrains.Acura already offers the 30mpg TSX, but Japanese automaker is considering another high-mileage offering. Jeff Conrad, vice president of Acura division, confirmed Acura...

Honda Cars : 2010 Honda Civic Sedan SPORT: A compact for the ages | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Globe rating 8.5/10 View Rating breakdownNo break on pricing here – you buy this runabout on its merits: No other car in this class has crisper steering, better brakes or superior ergonomicsFor six million years, the Honda Civic has been Canada's best-selling car. Just kidding.Actually, the Civic has been the top dog in passenger cars for 12 years running now – even though in 2009, Civic sales were down 13.5 per cent. (Note: the new-vehicle market...

Honda Cars : Incoming new president for Honda Canada Inc | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Honda Canada Inc will have a new President and Director beginning April 1.Masahiro Takedagawa, president of Honda Siel Cars India since 2005, will take over from Manabu Nishimae, who will have served less than two years when the changeover takes effect."During the five years of Takedagawa's leadership, HSCI witnessed rapid expansion from a production capacity of 30,000 units per annum in year 2005 to 100,000 units per annum in 2008 and commensurate...

Honda Cars : Acura Considering Small Car, New Hybrids | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Apart from Lexus, Japanese luxury brands still pale in comparison to their German rivals in terms of the number of models they produce and the prices they can command. Overall image in the marketplace and status on the street have likewise proven difficult to develop. That's why Acura is making a hard push specifically to boost its image and achieve 'tier 1' luxury automaker status, but in its own unique way.While many automakers use big powerful...

Honda Cars : Super GT Provisional Entry List Revealed | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

For those of you that don't know, this was going to be the replacement for the Acura/Honda NSX....It’s shaping up to be a great season of Super GT this year with the news that 13 GT500 and 25 GT300 teams have completed entry registrations.Among those 13 GT500 teams, 5 supported by Honda with its new HSV-010 GT with Epson, Keihin, Raybrig, ARTA and Weider teams running the new car. Only three teams, Calsonic Impul, HIS Advan Kondo and Motul Autech,...

Honda Cars : Toyota Parts Sellers Probed (by FBI) | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Yikes!U.S., Japanese and European investigators raided the offices of auto-parts suppliers tightly tied to Toyota Motor Corp. in recent days stemming from a probe in alleged anticompetitive practices.The probes aren't connected with the Japanese auto maker's quality issues. But it comes as Toyota faces political pressure at home and abroad after a series of quality lapses.Warrants were carried out on the Michigan offices of Yazaki Corp. in Canton,...

Honda Cars : MUGEN Accessorizes the Honda CR-Z Hybrid Coupe | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Honda fans, hold your 'horses'; Mugen's take on the new Honda CR-Z improves the Japanese hybrid coupe in all areas except the one that probably counts the most for you: Performance...However, there's still hope as Honda's official tuning arm has made it clear that it is still considering the development of a high-performance version of the CR-Z in the likes of the MUGEN Civic Type Rs, but until we see the car in the flesh, you'll have to do with...

Honda Cars : GM will wind down Hummer as the sale could not be completed | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

I guess the good news is that gas prices should go down with Hummer out of the game, it's that whole supply and demand thing.... alright, it's not that funny....As expected, GM announced today that the deal to sell Hummer to Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines Co., Ltd. (Tengzhong) was unable to be completed and as a result the American branf will be wound down.After Pontiac and Saturn, another one bites the dust! But don’t worry… GM will still continue...

Honda Cars : Honda 3R-C concept World Debut at Geneva International Motor Show 2010 | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Honda 3R-C concept World Debut at Geneva International Motor Show 2010The revolutionary Honda 3R-C concept will make its world debut in Geneva, alongside the EV-N concept which makes its European debut at the show.Both the three-wheeled 3R-C concept, which envisions a single occupant vehicle for zero emission commuting, and the EV-N urban concept, draw on Honda's vast working knowledge of vehicles utilising electric motors.3R-CThis revolutionary...

Honda Cars : Honda EU3000i Handi Portable Generator Earns Most Innovative Product Award | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

02/22/2010 - ALPHARETTA, Ga. -Rental Equipment Register (RER) magazine has named the Honda EU3000i Handi portable generator as a recipient of the prestigious 2009 Innovative Product Award. The EU3000i Handi tied for first place in the magazine's generators and welders category, selected by RER editors as displaying innovation in rental industry products.The RER Innovative Product Award was established in 2003 to honor excellence in new product development...

Honda Cars : Honda’s Hybrid Comeback: Hybrid Minivans and SUVs | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Honda unveiled a sleeker more stylish Odyssey minivan concept at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show. New design elements could appear in the 2011 Odyssey. Within three years, Honda could produce a hybrid gas-electric version of the minivan. Honda is developing a hybrid system suitable for larger cars such as the Odyssey minivan the Pilot sports utility vehicle. Tomohiko Kawanabe, Honda’s chief operating officer for automobile research and development, today...

Honda Cars : Toyota Remains Third in Consumer Reports Brand Ranking | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

In spite of all the recalls, Toyota was ranked third in the annual spring auto issue of Consumer Reports, the same rank the carmaker had last year.The magazine rankings are based on the performance, comfort, utility and reliability of more than 280 vehicles.Toyota builds extremely good, reliable cars, said David Champion, senior director of Consumer Reports’ Auto Test Center. “I think once they get through all the recalls,” he said, “you’ll see that...

Honda Cars : Honda Performance Development, Inc. Begins Honda FF Engine Deliveries for 2009 FIT | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

02/19/2010 - TORRANCE, Calif. -Honda Performance Development recently began shipping 1.5-liter Honda Fit engines to racers planning to run the engine in Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Formula F competition.Through its introduction to the category, HPD hopes to strengthen FF's position as the first step in American open-wheel auto racing.The initial batch of fuel-injected Honda L15A7 overhead-cam engines was shipped to competitors who had previously...

Honda Cars : Honda studying development of a small diesel engine for Europe and India | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Maybe one day, we'll get a Diesel engine in North America too....Honda is currently studying how to develop a small diesel engine for Europe and India. Tomohiko Kawanabe, Honda’s chief operating officer of automobile r&d, said that having a small diesel engine is crucial if any carmaker wants to compete in markets like India and Europe.Presently, Honda only has a 2.2-liter diesel engine fitted on the Accord and other models in Europe. The increasing...

Honda Cars : Report: Honda's large-car hybrid system getting closer | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Honda hasn't shared similar success with its various hybrid automobiles as cross-town rival Toyota, despite the fact that the two Japanese automakers introduced their first gasoline/electric models around the same time. The reasons for the sales disparity are many and varied, and at least due in part to the design of Honda Integrated Motor Assist drivetrain, which doesn't quite match the level of sophistication and fuel mileage of Toyota's Hybrid...

Honda Cars : Honda Launches Insight and Civic Sedan Hybrid Taxis in Europe | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Honda UKMost, if not all taxis on the other side of the pond run on diesel or LPG, but Honda believes it might be able to convince some European cabbies to try out its Insight and Civic mild-hybrid models. Both cars come in appropriate exterior colors and are equipped with pre-installed roof brackets and a mounting for the taxi-meter on the dashboard as well as some other special equipment such as heavy duty floor mats.In the European driving cycle,...

Honda Cars : Honda's new CR-Z Type R | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

It would be nice to think that we'd get this over here in North America, but I for one wouldn't hold my breath....Honda’s eco Type R promises 45mpg economy as bigger electric motor boosts power to 200bhp. From hybrid to high-performance! Honda’s new petrol-electric coupe, the CR-Z, is being readied for Type R treatment, and Auto Express can bring you the first exclusive images of how the hot new model is shaping up. Revealed in production trim at...

Honda Cars : Rendered Speculation: Porsche 928 successor | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

I've got to admit this is one sweet looking concept....If all the rumors, wishes and Internet chatter about a new Porsche 928 can actually make the car happen, we are all for it – there are few automobiles we miss as lustily as the 1992-1995 928 GTS. We do know that Porsche has seven new models in the works and a 928 successor could be one of them, but until we have something more substantial to go on it looks like we're in for a slew of crowd-sourced...

Honda Cars : No Significant Changes for 2011 Honda Ridgeline | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

No all-new Honda Ridgeline is expected in the next 18 months, Honda said late Friday. We've been in touch with Honda's PR team since our post earlier this week on the next-generation Honda Ridgeline.Last March, Dave Marek, chief designer and senior manager of the automotive styling group at Honda Research and Development, Americas, told PickupTrucks.com that design work on the next Ridgeline was under way.“The (current) Ridgeline was the right thing...

Honda Cars : Euro 2010 Toyota RAV-4 Facelift: First Official Photo Released Ahead of Geneva Show Debut | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

This year's edition of the Geneva Motor Show will see Toyota lifting the wraps off the refreshed RAV-4 compact SUV. According to the Japanese automaker, for the 2010 model year, the European specification RAV-4 receives a new front-end design and a more refined interior, plus engineering tweaks to further nudge CO2 emissions downwards.In what concerns the exterior updates, the single photo released by Toyota suggests that the automaker's designers...

Honda Cars : Honda FIT Hybrid pic's | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Here are a couple of pic's of the 'pending(?!?)' Fit Hybrid; Source;http://www.burlappcars.com/2010/02/honda-fit-hybrid.h...

Honda Cars : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Vancouver 2010 Olympics start today!Here's the official site;http://www.vancouver2010.com/February 12, 2010 – The much awaited event this winter season is now here. Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics will have its opening ceremony tonight live from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Schedules are complete and time table for the sports events are prepared so get ready and be sure to watch it tonight.The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony...

Honda Cars : Car and Driver: Honda Odyssey Concept @ 2010 Chicago Auto Show – Video | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

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Honda Cars : Next Generation Honda Ridgeline Coming for 2011 Model Year | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

At five years old, the Honda Ridgeline is one of the oldest vehicles in Honda’s lineup. That’s expected to be fixed by next year, according to Vicki Poponi, Honda’s assistant vice president of product planning, at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show.A new Ridgeline “is coming in ’11, for the 2011 model year,” Poponi said.The midsize, unibody Ridgeline arrived in 2005. It did away with conventional leaf springs in favor of an independent rear suspension that...

Honda Cars : More 2011 Honda Odyssey Concpet Pic's | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

This will be a sharp indication of what the production version will be, looks great so far! I can't wait to see what they have up their sleeves for the interior....These pic's are from the Autoblog, here's a link with more photo's;http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/2011-honda-odyssey-concept-in-chicago/#2Here's the link to Honda's Press Release(s);http://bestscoops.blogspot.com/2010/02/2010-chicago-auto-show-remarks-by-vicki.htmlhttp://bestscoops....

Honda Cars : 2010 Chicago Auto Show Remarks by Vicki Poponi, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., and Catalin Matei, Honda R&D Americas, Inc. | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

02/10/2010 - CHICAGO -Vicki Poponi, Assistant Vice President of Product PlanningGood morning and thank you for joining us.We're thrilled to be here with you in Chicago as we take our first important step toward the introduction of an all-new 2011 Honda Odyssey, the top-to-bottom redesign of America's best-selling minivan, about to enter its 4th generation, and will launch later this year.The Odyssey is Honda's flagship vehicle for families, and over...