Honda Cars : Burlapp Fine; 2012 Euro Honda Civic? | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Not too sure what to think about this one, the front doesn't go with the body in my opinion.... Source;http://www.burlappcars.com/2011/06/2012-euro-honda-civic.h...

Honda Cars : Woodyscarsite Find: 2012 Toyota Camry Illustration? | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Source;http://www.woodyscarsite.com/2011/06/2012-toyota-camry.h...

Honda Cars : Honda Insight Hybrid racer banned - it's too fast | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Modified, previous-generation Honda Insight has blown away a field of conventional rally cars.Technically, the car you see here is a hybrid capable of some pretty impressive consumption, yet it's been banned from rallying for being too fast.Yes, the world's greenest rally car has been kicked out of its championship because it's too quick.The petrol-electric (previous shape) Honda Insight hybrid, which competes in the Formula 1000 rally championship...

Honda Cars : Honda: Operating profit forecast not conservative | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

TOKYO: Honda Motor Co's annual operating profit forecast is not conservative given yen strength and rising raw materials prices, the automaker's chief financial officer said on Tuesday."I don't think assuming 80 yen to the dollar is conservative at all," Fumihiko Ike told a small group of reporters. "The same goes for raw material prices," he said.Japan's No.3 automaker this month forecast a worse-than-expected 65 per cent fall in annual operating...

Honda Cars : Car and Driver Mag: 2012 Honda Pilot Spy Photos - Future Cars | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

The cyborg grille is gone, but the rest of the Pilot remains mostly unchanged.BY JUSTIN BERKOWITZ, PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRENDA PRIDDY & CO. AND THE MANUFACTURER June 2011 The Honda Pilot isn’t as weird as a Citroën, nor is it as thrilling as a BMW M3. In spite of this—or perhaps because of it—Honda’s eight-passenger crossover SUV sells in substantial numbers, impressive work for a car that debuted in its second generation for 2008. (It joined our long-term...

Honda Cars : Report: The two 'most American' cars are Japanese | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

The two most American cars aren't, well, American, according to a new ranking by our friends at Cars.com. For the third straight year, Toyota Camry, a product of Japan's largest automaker, is the "most American car," as determined by Cars.com formula. Honda Accord, the flagship of Japan's second largest automaker, is second.The highest car on Cars.com annual ranking from a Detroit Big 3 maker is General Motors' Chevrolet Malibu.Cars.com's annual...

Honda Cars : 2012 Honda CRV website up and running | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Shrawan Raja of the sites below was kind enough to send a 'heads up' to the new 2012 Honda CRV teaser site up and running here http://automobiles.honda.com/2012-cr-v/http://indianautosblog.comhttp://indianmotosblog.comhttp://steeringnews.comThis is straight from Shrawan's site;Here’s what the website says -With a new design—both inside and out, new features and new possibilities, the 2012 CR-V will set a new standard for the class. As a top-selling...

Honda Cars : 2012 - 2013 Euro Honda Civic's | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Here are a couple of pic's of what may be in store for UK Honda, a Hatchback (like the 2002-2005 Civic SiR that we saw here) and the sedan version of the Civic?!?Thanks for pointing this out Ron!Source (via Ron);http://visions-autos.sport24....

Honda Cars : Honda is the brand with fewest warranty claims, study says | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

UK warranty specialist MB&G states that the companies that filed the fewest number of claims for the past year are those from Japan and Korea. Honda has received the top spot in this study. MB&G noted that as drivers have decided to keep the cars until they’re in their fourth years or even up to six years, there are some drivers who will be surprised with the type of maintenance costs that they’d have to incur.Kevin Pearce, a director of...

Honda Cars : Honda Greensburg plant gets survey's highest award | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Honda Greensburg was named one of the world's best car assembly plants.J.D. Power and Associates, a research firm that hands out an annual prize likened to the Academy Awards of vehicle manufacturing, on Thursday singled out the southeast Indiana factory.Honda Greensburg received the researcher's highest rating, the Platinum Plant Quality award.The Greensburg plant, which assembles the Civic car, scored 24 problems per 100 vehicles, compared with...

Honda Cars : Lexus, Honda top J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey, Ford plummets | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Despite being caught in the undertow of Toyota's recall and safety issues last year, Lexis tops J.D. Power and Associates' Initial Quality Study (IQS) as the best brand in the survey being released today. Even better, Lexus' flagship LS sedan had the fewest problems of any vehicle in the first 90 days of ownership.Meanwhile Ford, which was fifth last year and the only mass-market brand in the top five, fell to 23rd this year. It had 116 problems...

Honda Cars : 2013 Chevrolet Corvette? | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Before the test, said that the C7 Corvette 2013 model approach readers have not yet reached the production stage. In fact, the model 2012 has not yet reached showrooms. So why the debate on the 2013 model? That’s because GM plans to start production in April 2012. And the buyers who want to buy a Corvette C7 this year can expect to see bits and address of the current model. Here are some details on the C7 Corvette 2013.Athletes Corvette is very old...

Honda Cars : Burlapp find: 2013 Mitsubishi EVO Illustration | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Gotta say, nice looking illustration...."Another illustration, so who know what it will look like.But Road and Track reports that the Evo is not dead.And the new version would be powered by a Hybrid system, paired with a 1.6 Liter Turbo engine.Why not?We still need fun cars around. I just wish they also looked more fun. So far it's just been tricked out versions of the boring Lancer.How about its own design, for once. "Source;http://www.burlappc...

Honda Cars : Toyota to reveal GRMN Hybrid concept at Nürburgring 24 | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

TOYOTA TO UNVEIL NEW GRMN HYBRID CONCEPT AT NÜRBURGRINGToyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will show the "GRMN (GAZOO Racing1 tuned by MN2) SPORTS HYBRID Concept II", a convertible mid-engined petrol-electric hybrid concept, at the 39th Nürburgring 24-hour endurance race taking place this weekend.The GRMN SPORTS HYBRID Concept II is an updated version of a petrol-electric sports concept shown at Tokyo Auto Salon in 2010. The vehicle features advanced...

Honda Cars : Honda Mugen CR-Z driven | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

-Hybrid hot hatch tested-1.5-litre supercharged petrol engine and electric motor-Not on sale yet - production version could cost £30kWhat is it? Honda's tuning partner Mugen has been charged with demonstrating what can be achieved with hybrid technology by turning the eco-focused CR-Z sports coupe into a proper road rocket.What's it like to drive? Although power output from the electric motor is unchanged, by strapping a supercharger to the 1.5-litre...

Honda Cars : Honda Announces Global CO(2) Emissions Reduction Targets, Including 30 Per Cent Reduction for Products | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

New Global Environmental Slogan EstablishedTOKYO, June 21, 2011 /CNW/ - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today issued its 2011 Environmental Annual Report. Striving to realize the Honda environmental vision of the joy and freedom of mobility and a sustainable society where people can enjoy life, Honda has established 2020 CO2 emissions reduction targets to address the most important business management issues of climate change and energy issues. At the same...

Honda Cars : Honda Beat Successor Rumored With Dual-Clutch Transmission | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Beat it, just Beat it! Honda is looking to revive its adorable, legendary (adoregendary?) kei-class convertible, the Lilliputian Beat, this time with motorcycle technology.The last Beat was built from 1991 to 1996 and featured a 650cc engine in the middle, three cylinders, 63 horsepower, rear-wheel drive, and a name that endlessly amuses Westerners. The next Beat, however, will presumably be bigger than that. It will also feature a dual-clutch transmission—for...

Honda Cars : 2012 Honda Civic Si Coupe - Road Test | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Now Playing: Upsized and downrevved for the enthusiast of tomorrow.BY JOHN PHILLIPS, PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROY RITCHIE May 2011For the past six years, we’ve felt a little like Estragon and Vladimir in Waiting for Godot. So many hours have been lost debating whether the previous-gen Honda Civic Si produced enough power to hold its head above water in the pocket-rocket pond. Eventually, this existential controversy morphed into a kind of recreation, with...

Honda Cars : Car and Driver: 2012 Honda Civic Si Review | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

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Honda Cars : Honda rakes up 7,000 orders for Fit Shuttle, Fit Shuttle Hybrid | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Earlier this week, Honda unveiled the new Fit Shuttle and Fit Shuttle Hybrid. The Honda Fit Shuttle and the Honda Fit Shuttle Hybrid are both offered in 2wD and 4WD with prices starting at at ¥1,610,000 for the Fit Shuttle and ¥1,810,000 for the Fit Shuttle Hybrid.So far, Honda has raked up 7,000 orders for the new model with 90 percent of the pre-order sales coming in for the Honda Fit Shuttle Hybrid.Will this encourage Honda to bring the Fit Shuttle...

Honda Cars : Don't Call it a Comeback....Honda Beat | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Well, where there's usually this much smoke, there's fire....Successor to tiny Nineties’ drop-top is on wayBy Peter Lyon10th June 2011The Beat goes on, Auto Express can reveal. Sources in Japan say that Honda will combine the best of its car and motorcycle technologies to create a front-wheel-drive, two-seater sports coupé successor to the Nineties Beat.The original was a 3.3-metre-long drop-top, produced between 1991 and 1996, that had a 660cc engine...

Honda Cars : Honda offers free parking at three malls to mark Father's Day | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Here's a fun gimmick today related to Father's Day tomorrow.Honda is putting teams of blue-uniformed valet parkers at three Southern California shopping malls today to try to create goodwill with potential car buyers. They say they will park any car -- not just Hondas.Honda is providing free valet parking to all shoppers looking for last-minute Father's Day gifts at The Westfield Shopping Centers in Century City, Santa Anita, and Topanga.Shoppers...

Honda Cars : Honda Owner Nears One Million Miles | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

The average American driver racks up 13,476 miles per year on their odometer. That makes “Million-Mile” Joe, of Norway, Maine, well above average; Joe has accumulated nearly one million miles on his 1990 Honda Accord over the last fifteen years. That works out to be nearly 4,700 miles of driving per month, meaning that Joe drives as much in a season as the average American drives in a year.A former automotive service technician turned insurance claims...

Honda Cars : 2012 Honda FIT Shuttle Late Honda car debut turns into hot event | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Not for us in North America.... yet....Honda headquarters is sweltering, executives are without ties and reporters are fanning themselves in a scene illustrative of the nation's struggle to conserve electricity since March 11, when the massive earthquake and tsunami sent the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into meltdown.The scene unfolded as Honda Motor Co. launched the Fit Shuttle station wagon, including hybrid versions, for the domestic market Thursday...

Honda Cars : MotorTrend: 2012 Euro Honda Civic 5dr HB Spied | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Whether or not the looks of the 2012 Honda Civic sedan and coupe do anything for you, if you’re a Honda fan, you’ve probably coveted the not-for-U.S.-consumption hatchback model at some point or another. While Europe got three- and five-door versions of the last-generation Civic, a hatchback hasn’t been offered in the U.S. since the seventh-generation Civic Si ended production. Even if that doesn’t change with the current generation, our spy photographer...

Honda Cars : UPDATE: Honda Pres: Yen Remains Big Concern As Seeks To Restore Ops | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

By Yoshio TakahashiOf DOW JONES NEWSWIRESTOKYO (Dow Jones)--Honda Motor Co.'s (7267.TO) chief executive voiced concern about the yen's strength Thursday, noting its current position could offset the Japanese auto maker's attempt to recover after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami."My feeling is that (the business) situation is tough, especially foreign exchange. I hope that the (unfavorable yen level) will change," Takanobu Ito, president and chief...

Honda Cars : Edmunds: 2012 Honda Civic Si vs. 1999 Honda Civic Si | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Very interesting read, if anything it says alot about Honda's past....Has Honda Betrayed What the Civic Si Once Was?By John Pearley Huffman, Sighing Published Jun 13, 2011 The difference between the 2012 Honda Civic Si and the car which defined the Si name back in 1999 isn't measured in lateral Gs, quarter-mile times or slalom speed. Nope, it's measured in soul — the nebulous and obscure character of a car that makes it memorable, gives it timeless...

Honda Cars : ABC News: Find out the % that your car was built in the USA | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Interesting....ABC World News with Diane Sawyer recently launched “Made in America Summer,” a continuation of the broadcast’s popular series focused on American manufacturing, the economy, and what things American citizens can do every day to help power/increase jobs in the United States.ABC’s David Muir and Sharyn Alfonsi than decided to examine which car and automaker creates the most American jobs. What did the find? Well, first of all they found, that there are 698,700 people employed by the U.S. motor vehicle manufacturing industry and each...

Honda Cars : Honda hunts for documentary star | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Honda is conducting a nationwide search for customers who use its products in extraordinary and unique ways.One of the Honda owners who uses any of its products such as car, motorbike, lawn mower, marine engine, ATV or generator, in the most unusual way will be cast in the firm's next documentary film.The documentary film based on the winner's story will be released online and broadcast on Channel 4 and More 4 as part of the company's documentary...