Honda Cars : Details on Nissan Leaf battery pack, including how recharging speed affects battery life | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Interesting....Nissan broke ground on a new battery plant in Smyrna, Tennessee yesterday (figuratively, anyway, the actual bulldozing doesn't start for a few weeks). For now, we will call this the U.S. Leaf battery plant, but it's really part of Nissan's strategy to electrify more and more of its vehicles. As we mentioned yesterday, once it is up and running at the end of 2012, the plant will have the capacity to make 200,000 battery packs a year....

Honda Cars : Strand Craft 122 super yacht comes with supercar and in-boat garage to hold it | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

All I can say is wow....We know what you're thinking. What business does a yacht – albeit one as ridiculously lustworthy as the Strand Craft 122 promises to be – have gracing the pages of Autoblog? Somewhat surprisingly, the answer is a garage. And also a supercar. That's right, this ultra-yacht design study comes with an integrated garage in the stern that houses an 880-horsepower V12-powered supercar.Despite the fact that the designer has shared...

Honda Cars : Euro-only next-gen Civic hatch spied | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Honda may ditch the British-built Civic from the local range, but the factory's working on a replacement Our spy photographers at Carparazzi have busted the next-generation Honda Civic testing in the Italian Alps. The test mule shows the upcoming Civic shares many of the same futuristic styling cues as debuted on the current model, which was first launched back in 2005.With a lineage stretching back to 1972, the Honda Civic is unarguably the brand's...

Honda Cars : TOV: What's in store for model year 2011? Odyssey | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Here's www.vtec.net with a little more information on the upcoming Odyssey....Odyssey 2010 marks the 6th year of the current Odyssey's model cycle, and a replacement will be in showrooms this fall. With the 2011 Odyssey, Honda has placed greater emphasis on styling and efficiency. The new model will feature V6-only power (with VCM cylinder cut technology) and a 6-speed automatic transmission - a combo that's said to be good for an EPA highway rating...

Honda Cars : Honda Aims to Buff Up Minivan's Image | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Popular Odyssey Gets Sleek, 'Athletic' Design, More Space, Better Fuel EfficiencyHonda Motor Co. is hoping to jump-start sales of its Odyssey, the top-selling minivan in the U.S., with a sleeker design that it describes as "athletic," while adding space and better fuel efficiency.Later this year, the auto maker will launch a redesigned version of the Odyssey that is sculpted and shaped to tone down the traditional squarish look and soccer-mom image—factors...

Honda Cars : Honda turns to China to develop electric vehicles | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Historically, Honda has been identified as a leader in environmentally friendly and high-efficiency vehicles, but recently the automaker has struggled to deliver class-leading products, and due to policy choices, risks falling further behind the competition.Toyota has established itself as a strong leader in the hybrid market, offering numerous hybrid vehicles, including the class-leading Prius gas-electric hybrid. Honda, by contrast, lagged behind...

Honda Cars : Honda to install brake override | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

This is an example of Honda being Honda, Proactive...Honda Motor Co. will install a brake override system on Honda and Acura brand vehicles starting in August and expects to have equipped all models with the safety system by the end of 2011.Congress is weighing mandatory brake override systems as a result of investigations into hundreds of reports of unintended acceleration of Toyota Motor Corp. as well as other vehicles.In vehicles equipped with...

Honda Cars : Doh! A1 rolls at public demo | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

What seemed like a good idea at the time....Red faces for Audi as publicity stunt goes wrong.The faces among Audi's crack driving team matched the colour of this rather worse for wear A1 this weekend.The car was being driven up and down a specially-constructed half pipe in the Parc du Cinquantenaire in Brussels as part of the build up to the car's public launch.But instead of demonstrating the car’s skateboard-like handling and fun-to-drive character,...

Honda Cars : Toyota FT-86 debut to be made in 2013! Hybrid version planned! | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

It appears that the same thing that happened with the Lexus LFA Supercar will happen with the new Toyota FT-86. For those who don’t know, the Lexus LFA was first unveiled in a concept form back in 2005 at the Detroit Auto Show.The production version was launched last year at the Tokyo Motor Show. The new Toyota FT-86 will likely have the same faith and people will get tired of waiting it! According to the latest reports from Japan’s Best Car magazine,...

Honda Cars : Could Honda CR-Z Be The World's First Sexy Hybrid? | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Honda’s new CR-Z hybrid coupe is schedule to hit dealerships in the UK and USA at about the same time this summer. But while the Honda CR-Z has so far remained under the radar in America, the small sporty hybrid is garnering a lot of positive press on the other side of the pond.We can’t imagine that Honda Motor Europe’s project in group filmmaking, Live Every Litre, is the reason for the extra attention. The marketing effort—hypothetically designed...

Honda Cars : VIDEO: One Extremely Lucky Guy Avoids Oncoming Car | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Wow, this guy moves like a cat!Source;http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2010/05/video-one-extremely-lucky-guy-avoids.h...

Honda Cars : Chrysler, Honda, Nissan and Toyota betting on the old minivan comeback | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

There are signs that the minivan will be making a comeback and carmakers are only too eager to prepare for this scenario. Later this year or early in 2011, Chrysler Group, Toyota Motor Sales USA., American Honda Motor Co. and Nissan North America will be introducing new-generation vans to the market.Edmunds has noticed a sudden increase in Web traffic for consumers researching minivans on its site. On any typical month, only 2 to 3% of consumers...

Honda Cars : 2011 Honda Odyssey Interior Sketch | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Here's the 2011 Honda Odyssey Interior Sketch and below is the closest 'sneak peak' I could find of the Interior....

Honda Cars : 2010 Honda Civic Hybrid | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Yes, there will be a 2010 Honda Civic Hybrid and No, there won't be any changes.Source;Honda Can...

Honda Cars : Patent Search Reveals 2012 Honda Civic *update* | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Or at least what it may have looked like.... This looks pretty much like the smaller Honda City sold in Malaysia, so I don't know how accurate this would have been anyway.*UPDATE*This was old news, and the orig. site agrees that this is the 2009 Honda City.Source;http://thecollegedriver.com/posts/752-Patent-Search-Reveals-2012-Honda-Ci...

Honda Cars : TOV: Rumor: Next generation (2012) Civic Si to have 2.4L? And other 9th gen Civic tidbits. | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

We received this tip a while back but were asked to sit on it for reasons I won't get into, but here's what we got:"Just heard through the grapevine that the next-gen civic will definitely be getting a version of the TSX K24. Probably for Si model. Will incorporate integrated exhaust manifold"The integrated exhaust manifold the source is speaking of is the same sort of cast-in exhaust manifold that is currently found on Honda's J-series V6 engine...

Honda Cars : Honda Delays Launch of HondaJet to Late 2012 | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Looks like I'll have to wait a little while longer for my jet, I wonder if I can get my $500 deposit back if I change my mind by 2012....It appears the next-gen Civic won't be the only Honda product pushing away from the gate a little later than anticipated. According to Honda's aircraft division, supplier issues have prompted the company to delay the launch of the HondaJet small private jet until the third quarter of 2012."Our first priority is...

Honda Cars : Survey: Honda perceived to be tops in customer, quality commitment | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Among seven major auto brands, consumers consider Honda to be the most committed to customers and to product quality. Ford ranked second, followed by Nissan, Chevrolet, and Toyota, based on a new survey by the Consumer Reports National Research Center. Hyundai and Chrysler trailed the others by a significant margin. To see how consumers' perception of a brand's commitment to customers and quality has changed in the wake of Toyota's high-profile...

Honda Cars : Honda, Toyota plan to develop diesel engines | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

No, they are not developing this for our market in North America, but for India, however once the technology is developed, it can be used in other markets....MUMBAI: Japanese carmakers Honda and Toyota plan to develop diesel engines for their passenger cars even as rivals like Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai spend more on building and marketing diesel cars to keep pace with demand.Honda, which has only petrol-powered vehicles in its portfolio in the country,...

Honda Cars : Honda ’Lacks Confidence’ in Electric-Car Demand | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

May 18 (Bloomberg) -- Honda Motor Co. remains skeptical about demand for electric cars 10 years after it stopped selling its EV Plus battery-powered model, the head of research at Japan’s second-largest carmaker said.“We lack confidence” in the electric-vehicle business, Tomohiko Kawanabe, president of Honda’s research and development unit, said in an interview in Wako City, northwest of Tokyo. “It’s questionable whether consumers will accept the...

Honda Cars : Honda 2010 Digital FactBook | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

05/17/2010 - Torrance, CA -The 2010 Digital FactBook is an annual report which provides an overview of Honda's global operations as well as detailed historical and up-to-date information concerning Honda's sales, manufacturing and R&D operations in North America. This report includes a general chronology which highlights the significant milestones in Honda's corporate history.The 2010 Digital FactBook includes the following:-Corporate directory...

Honda Cars : Autonet.ca: Quick 2010 Honda Accord Review | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Accord is simply desirableIt only takes a few minutes to realize what’s so refreshing about the 2010 Honda Accord sedan - it’s almost completely gimmick-free.There are no panoramic sunroofs, paddle shifters, cooled gloveboxes, push button ignitions or hip-sounding eco-friendly technologies to be found anywhere.Of course there’s certainly nothing wrong with those things - most of them anyways - but listening to the average consumer and even auto journalists...

Honda Cars : CarShark Software Lets You Hack Into, Control And Kill Any Car | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Whoa! Yikes!CarShark's a computer program that'll let someone hack into a car's onboard computer system to kill the brakes, disable the engine, blast music and otherwise wreak electronic havoc. It's both clever and absolutely frightening. Here's how it works.A team of researchers led by professors at the University of Washington and USCD hacked the Controller Area Network (CAN) system installed on all new cars built in the United States to show...

Honda Cars : Honda Mileage Marathon winner beats official mpg figure | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

The winner of Honda’s Mileage Marathon challenge for fleet drivers recorded an average of 63.6mpg in a Honda Insight, beating the official economy figure of 61.4 mpg (combined).The challenge involved six high mileage company car drivers swapping their existing cars for a Honda Insight for a month, to see if the hybrid could reduce their fuel costs.E-ON company car driver, Ray Hadlington, usually drives a Vauxhall Zafira Diesel. He improved his typical...

Honda Cars : Next-generation Honda Civic delayed until 2011 | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

News, but not unexpected news, the current Civic is still extremely competitive....We’re in dire need of a redesigned Civic (gotta admit, we're coming due....); however, according to John Mendel, American Honda Motor Co.’s executive vice president, the redesigned Honda Civic won’t arrive until 2011 (as a 2012 model of course). The schedule is well past the typical five-year product line for the compact car.Mendel said that changing market conditions...

Honda Cars : Business News: Consumer Reports Says Honda (NYSE:HMC) and Ford (NYSE: F) Top Brand Loyalty | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

A new survey from Consumer Reports shows that Honda (NYSE: HMC) is currently the top auto manufacturer in terms of customer loyalty, with 68% of current owners saying that they are likely to purchase another Honda as their next vehicle.Ford Motor Co (NYSE: F) ranked second in the report, with 61% of its owners saying that their next vehicle would likely be a Ford. This is a notable increase from its numbers two months again when Ford was fourth on...

Honda Cars : Honda’s VTEC System Explained | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

VTEC stands for Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control and represents a variable valve control system developed by Japanese car manufacturer Honda for its gasoline engines. The system was the first of its kind and although most car makers worldwide started developing their own variable valve timing and lift control systems, the VTEC witnessed the biggest success becoming a trademark and an integral part of Honda’s consumer perceived identity.History...

Honda Cars : Second Opinion: 2010 Acura RDX Technology | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Launched in 2006 as a 2007 model, the Acura RDX was the first vehicle to challenge BMW’s sporty X3 in the premium compact SUV market. A lot has happened since then. The segment is now congested with offerings from Mercedes-Benz, Land Rover, Audi, VW, Volvo, Cadillac, Infiniti and Mazda – and the term CUV (crossover utility vehicle) has come into favour.For 2010, the turbocharged four-cylinder RDX, with a base price of $39,990, gets a mid-cycle refresh...

Honda Cars : 2011 Honda CR-Z: the car for today’s and yesterday’s tuners? | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Regarding the Honda CR-Z sports hybrid coupe, the Japanese manufacturer’s main target are today’s and yesterday’s tuners. How is that?Well, according to John Mendel, executive vice president for automobile sales at American Honda Motor Co., the research shows that the “young people and guys my age, because it’s reminiscent of the CR-X, which was the ultimate tuner vehicle.” “We thought maybe the hybrid would turn the tuners off,” Mendel said. “Basically,...