Honda Cars : Honda Aircraft completes tests on HondaJet | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Awesome....Honda Aircraft Co., the company building HondaJet, said this week it has completed key tests on its HondaJet aircraft at its factory in Greensboro, North Carolina.HondaJet plans to build a $9 million sales and maintenance hangar at Albany International airport. Construction of the Albany hangar—initially scheduled to open this year—was delayed by the recession. HondaJet will provide sales and maintenance services for Honda Aircraft Co.The...

Honda Cars : NHTSA To Update Test Process for Five-Star Safety Ratings | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Just the Facts:NHTSA will test 55 vehicles using new crash methods.The new tests will result in a single, easy to compare score.NHTSA says it will be harder for vehicles to achieve the coveted five-star rating under the new test criteria.WASHINGTON — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will test 55 vehicles from the 2011 model year, putting them through a new "tougher" crash test and giving them a single overall safety grade at the...

Honda Cars : Honda, Mazda Improve Bottom Lines | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

TOKYO—Japanese automakers Honda Motor Co. and Mazda Motor Corp. both said that sales was growing strongly in Asia and North America as both reported improved earnings for the quarter.Honda fared better of the two, reporting a surge in net profit of 272.49 billion yen ($3.13 billion) in the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, a huge jump from 7.56 billion yen in the same period a year earlier. The company also boosted its full-year outlook as solid...

Honda Cars : 2012 Nissan Versa Spied | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

If it looks like the illustration, this could inject a little bit of life into the Versa.... Source;http://www.burlappcars.com/2010/07/2012-nissan-versa.h...

Honda Cars : Honda CRZ Game | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Check out a rather simple but nevertheless enjoyable arcade-style racing game featuring the Japanese carmaker's hybrid .... Link to the game;http://cr-z.honda.com/3-mode-man...

Honda Cars : You Asked For It, You Got It: Toyota Secures New Trademark on Supra Name | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Wow, Toyota's getting serious about this sportscar stuff....shame, no S2000, no Prelude, sure we are getting a new hybrid version of a CRX....Toyota has applied to trademark the iconic Supra name, according to documents it filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on July 16. The company’s previous trademark on the model name expired in 2006, and for the past four years Toyota didn’t bother to renew it.This may be more than just business as...

Honda Cars : Honda raises money for Make-A-Wish Canada | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Edmonton, Alberta – Honda Canada has raised $112,578 for the Make-A-Wish children’s charity, through two weeks of fundraising initiatives during races in Toronto and Edmonton.Honda donated its sponsorship signage to Make-A-Wish Canada for Canadian IndyCar driver Paul Tracy’s race suit, pit signage and car.Visitors to the Honda Indy Toronto and Hondy Indy Edmonton were invited to offer a donation in exchange for programming and interactive activities...

Honda Cars : 2011 Honda CR-Z hybrid is a sporty eco-activist | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

I've spoken to a few Honda people that have driven the CR-Z already and they were pleasantly surprised....The CRZ has a far more aggressive stance than other gas-electrics on the market and shows off its road-hugging ability. (Don Kelsen, Los Angeles Times / June 28, 2010)Cars typically force drivers to make a choice: sporty but piggish on fuel or efficient and underwhelming.With its 2011 CR-Z, Honda Motor Co. is playing with a new concept. It's...

Honda Cars : HONDA NSX (EXTENDED VERSION) BY FORMAT67.NET | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

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Honda Cars : Consumer Reports: Best used SUVs: Affordable utility | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

SUVs continue to be a popular vehicle choice for many drivers due to their higher driving position, versatile cargo-carrying capabilities, towing capacity, and available all-wheel drive. Plus, full-sized models can seat up to eight and offer even greater towing capacities. New SUVs range in price from around $17,000 to luxury models costing over $60,000. Used models can save you significantly as long as you choose wisely.The first major purchase...

Honda Cars : News Scoop – FT-86 is on time | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

I can't wait to see this car! C'mon Honda, bring back the Prelude!!!!!Good news FT-86 fans. I was invited as one of the only foreign journalists to attend a press day on Wednesday where the JDM only Noah and Voxy Minivans were being showcased by G’s, the sports vehicle oriented arm of Toyota Japan. The FT-86 though, didn’t take long to come up in the conversation…Most importantly, Toyota held the strictly invite only event not only to show off the...

Honda Cars : 2012 Dodge Durango/Magnum Revealed....via Twitter | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

This is for those interested....Source (via autospies);http://twitpic.com/27l...

Honda Cars : This Man Fought Toyota For Stealing His Hybrid Tech And Won | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Wow, interesting read....Alex Severinsky, a Soviet emigrant who began his career developing antitank-warfare instrumentation, patented a system for powering gas-electric hybrids in 1994. Toyota used his system for the Prius without permission or payment. Until this week.Alex Severinsky recieved his master's degree in electrical engineering from the Kharkov College of Radioelectronics, in Kharkov, Ukraine, in 1967. Eight years later, he earned his...

Honda Cars : 2012 Euro Honda Civic Spied! | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Well, look at what we have here. Back in May, our intrepid spy shooters managed to snap off a series of images showing the next-gen European Honda Civic hiding in plain sight under an amalgam of ill-fitting current-gen bodywork. The latest set of spy photos seen here prove that Honda's little compact hatchback is progressing along rather nicely.Unlike previous spy photos, it's clear that the car being tested is wearing its new bodywork... though...

Honda Cars : Edmunds Inside Line: 2011 Honda CR-Z vs. 1987 Honda CRX Si | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Honda has pretty much dared everyone to do this comparison. If it had called its new hybrid two-seater the Insight Coupe or the H2S or the EI-EI-O, then maybe those of the thick-headed persuasion would never thought of comparing the 2011 Honda CR-Z with a 1987 Honda CRX Si.But no, Honda went and called its new car "CR-Z" (it stands for "Compact Renaissance Zero," the corporate product planners tell us), so we're all comparing it to the CRX in our...

Honda Cars : Honda improves the specification and settings of its Insight hybrid | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

This is confirmed for the UK market, I'd imagine we'll get the same treatment here in North America....Honda announced today that it has improved the specification and settings of its Insight hybrid helped by customer feedback. The changes include a new suspension adjusted to improve ride comfort and NVH levels as well as high-spec interior with leather and Sat nav.Honda also announced a new, top-of-the-range, EX model, featuring black leather upholstery...

Honda Cars : Summary of 2010 Mid-Year CEO Speech | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

07/20/2010 -One year has passed since I acceded to the president of the company in June of last year, and we have entered into the stage where we need to draw up and execute a new growth strategy.In the past several years, consumer preference has quickly shifted toward smaller sized vehicles in every automobile market around the world due to increasing environmental awareness on a global basis, as well as the structural changes that happened to the...

Honda Cars : Summary of Honda Announcements Regarding New Advanced Environmental Technologies | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles will be introduced in the U.S. in 2012; Demonstration program of the technologies will begin in 2010.07/20/2010 - TORRANCE, Calif. -Honda will introduce new advanced environmental technology vehicles, including a battery-electric vehicle and a new plug-in hybrid vehicle, to the U.S. market in 2012, the company announced today in the mid-year address by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., President & CEO Takanobu...

Honda Cars : Honda to Build Plug-in Hybrids and Electric Vehicle in 2012 | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Honda Motor Co. president Takanobu Ito at the start of a press conference in Wako near Tokyo Tuesday. Ito said Honda will start selling an electric vehicle as well as a plug-in hybrid in 2012 in the U.S. and Japan. -CBC.caHonda was one of the first automakers to sell a hybrid vehicle with the original Insight coupe in 1999, but has since fallen behind in hybrid and electric vehicle technology. According Honda CEO Taknobu Ito, the Japanese automaker...

Honda Cars : 2003-2007 Honda Accord Convertible | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

I always wondered what a Honda Accord would look like as a convertible, now I know....

Honda Cars : Next Gen Honda Civic Coupe Rendering | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Not sure if this is a rendering of what the actual 2011 (12) model was going to look like (Honda is revising their original plans on the Next Gen Honda Civic) or if this is what the actual 2012 North American Civic is going to look like. Nice either way.... Source;http://www.autoincar.com/rendering-2011-honda-civic-coupe-2hc-codena...

Honda Cars : 2011 Honda Civic News | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Nothing official from Honda Canada yet, but from a reliable source; all indications are that even though there won't be a major model change for 2011 like originally planned, the Honda Civic will get a SE (Special Edition) trim level for both the 2dr and the 4dr models. No word on what will be "Special", but I'm expecting something ni...