Honda Cars : Paris Auto Show: Honda CR-Z facelift – more details and interior pix | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

More details about the facelifted Honda CR-Z, which made its surprise world debut a week ago in Indonesia. The car is being showcased in Paris, the venue where it was originally supposed to have premiered. We reported that exterior changes were made up of a newly-designed front grille and front bumper, reworked fog lamps, new HID headlamps, rear LED combination lamps, door mirrors, rear diffuser and a new design 17-inch alloy wheel – no additions...

Honda Cars : Honda Civic Euro wagon body concept due in 2013 | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

A Honda Civic wagon will be added to the Civic range in the near future, with a concept version of the new model to be shown in 2013. Honda’s European President Manabu Nishimae announced this at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, where Honda exhibited new diesel versions of the Civic and CR-V. We last saw a wagon body Civic in the late 80s, and it was called the Honda Civic Shuttle. The wagon-loving European market only has one Honda model to buy now...

Honda Cars : Facelifted Honda CR-Z makes debut at Indonesia motor show | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

A revised version of the Honda CR-Z has been displayed at the Indonesia motor show, ahead of a European reveal at next week’s Paris show.The facelifted model uses a revised version of the current car’s 1.5-litre i-VTEC engine and electric drivetrain. Rumours suggest power will increase from the 124bhp and 128lb ft currently offered to around 134bhp and 140lb ft. Honda has already stated the engine changes will not affect its CO2 emissions of 117g/km.Honda...

Honda Cars : Toyota drops plan for widespread sales of electric car | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Hmmm, where have I heard this before???? By Yoko KubotaTOKYO | Mon Sep 24, 2012 3:39pm IST  (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp has scrapped plans for widespread sales of a new all-electric minicar, saying it had misread the market and the ability of still-emerging battery technology to meet consumer demands. Toyota, which had already taken a more conservative view of the market for battery-powered cars than rivals...

Honda Cars : MotorTrend: Mini Acura NSX Back on the Table | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Shrunken Supercar Rumored to Get AWD, Mid-Engine LayoutWhile the stillborn, V-10-powered NSX was being developed, Honda was also working on a related and obscure project referred to internally as the Small NSX. At the time it was just one of several advanced R&D ideas sitting in the design room. Then the financial crisis hit, causing Honda to kill the NSX and shelve all other sports car projects. But Honda has since rebounded, and as we...

Honda Cars : Details Surface: Chrysler Readying SRT Barracuda to Succeed Challenger | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Not much about the 2013 Viper deviates from the formula that made the car famous—it has a monstrous V-10, rear-wheel drive, and a manual transmission, and it still looks ready for a 10-on-1 bar fight. Branding it not a Dodge but an SRT, however, has raised eyebrows. Giving that new brand heft is a ­second model: the 2015 SRT Barracuda, the Dodge Challenger’s replacement.Unlike the Viper, it will be a dramatic departure. Chrysler’s LX platform...

Honda Cars : This is the New 2014 Subaru Forester Compact SUV! | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

It may have escaped from our scoop photographers' radar, but we finally caught up with the next iteration of Subaru's Forester compact SUV, which in its three previous generations, has built a name for itself as a robust and no-nonsense model that rides well both on and off the road.   These pictures are sourced from the new Forester's Japanese market brochure, but most of what you see here sans the engine range can be applied to the...

Honda Cars : Marvel's The Avengers and Acura RDX Bonus Deleted Scene | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

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Honda Cars : Honda diesel cars to be out by March 2014 | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Japanese automobile giant Honda announced on September 21st that it will be launching very first diesel-driven car in the country by March 2014. The Honda diesel engine for this will be produced locally at a plant which will be established in Rajasthan “In India, an all-new diesel engine will be adopted sequentially to new models starting in FY14 (fiscal year ending March 31, 2014),” Honda Motor Co Chief Executive Officer Takanobu Ito said.“In...

Honda Cars : Honda pledges to double global sales in five years | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Honda is aiming to double down. It plans to produce twice as many vehicles as it does today.That will take it to more than 6 million vehicles over the next five years as the Japanese automaker gears up for ambitious growth after bouncing back from last year's disasters."We have now reached the stage of going on the offensive," Honda President Takanobu Ito told reporters Friday, as he announced his worldwide target for the fiscal year ending...

Honda Cars : 2013 Honda Accord Commercials | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

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Honda Cars : Honda’s Global Product Plans: Civic Type R, Beat Roadster, FCX Successors Confirmed | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Written by: Evan McCausland of www.motortrend.com We would have expected Honda to formally announce future product plans at next week’s Paris Motor Show, but instead, CEO Takanobu Ito outlined a number of new launches while detailing Honda’s global corporate goals. From an automotive perspective, Honda hopes to sell 6 million cars annually by the close of the 2017 fiscal year, effectively doubling its volume. Here’s a little taste...

Honda Cars : Acura to Debut Flagship 2014 RLX Sedan at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

2013 Acura RLX Concept 09/20/2012 The production model of the all-new 2014 Acura RLX will debut on November 28, 2012, the first press day of the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show, it was announced today. The new Acura flagship sedan will employ an array of new technologies unique to Acura, including the Precision All Wheel Steer™ system, the next-generation AcuraLink® Communication System, and the all-new Jewel Eye™ LED headlamps...

Honda Cars : Summary of CEO Speech on September 21, 2012 | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

In 2010, I set Honda’s “Direction for the next 10 years” which is "to provide good products to our customers with speed, affordability and low CO2 emissions." Since then, we have been devoting our full efforts in leveraging Honda’s unique technologies, ideas and ingenuity to create attractive products that please our customers who purchased such products. In addition, as a manufacturer of personal mobility products, we have been proactively executing...

Honda Cars : Interesting Acura NSX 'shop' Job from 2007 by armandodesign | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

 Thanks for the find Jay!This here is my answer to the Acura design problem for the new NSX. This model would contain a mid mounted naturally aspirated 10 banger with rear biased all wheel drive! made to compete with murcielago, 599, GTR and upcoming LFA. I may post more drawings for the improvment of this concept so please comment and tell me what you think! Thanks *done on photoshop CSSource;http://armandodesign.deviantart.com/art/Honda-NSX-Concept-75906371...

Honda Cars : Car and Driver takes the 2013 Honda Accord for a First Drive | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

There were low points in the past few years when we doubted Honda, but Big H might be on its way back. The new, ninth-generation Accord is a convincing reminder of the company’s core values and—considering all Honda has been through, including an earthquake that smashed its Tochigi R&D center and floods in Thailand that crimped production—a triumphant return to form.This latest Accord is 3.5 inches shorter bumper to bumper and 0.9 inch tighter...

Honda Cars : Carscoop; Honda to Debut New 1.6-liter Diesel-Powered Civic Hatchback in Paris | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

After making the announcement on the development of a new 1.6-liter turbocharged diesel engine at the Geneva Salon, Honda is now ready to show its smaller displacement oil burner on the latest Civic hatchback.   The 1.6-liter i-DTEC is the first engine in Europe to feature Honda's Earth Dreams Technology series (in North America, the automaker introduced the series with the new Accord's 2.4-liter petrol unit).  It is rated...

Honda Cars : Spied: 2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Caught Testing Yet Again | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

ILLUSTRATION BY RADOVAN VARICAKOur spy photographers have once again caught the next-generation Chevrolet Corvette testing. Known as the C7 in reference to the car’s seventh generation, the 2014 Corvette is almost certain to debut publicly in early 2013, likely at the Detroit auto show.This photo appears to show a 2014 Chevrolet Corvette with a removable targa-style roof panel; as with the current car, coupe and convertible models are also expected...

Honda Cars : Revised Honda CR-Z shown ahead of Paris show | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Hybrid coupé gets power hike for petrol engine and electric motor, plus interior and exterior styling tweaks by Matt Burt of www.autocar.co.uk A revised version of the Honda CR-Z hybrid coupé has been unveiled ahead of its debut at the Paris motor show later this month.The facelifted CR-Z gets mild exterior and interior styling tweaks, but the more significant changes have occurred under the bonnet. Honda has hiked the power of the car’s 1.5-litre...

Honda Cars : Official Honda Concept S Video May Mean it Hits Production | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Posted on 09.12.2012 02:00 by Justin CuplerWhen the Honda Concept S hit the stage at the 2012 Beijing Auto Show, two models came to mind, the Odyssey and the Jazz. It is slightly larger than your average hatchback, but significantly smaller than the American Honda Odyssey, so the final production name is up in the air. Keep in mind that the Odyssey in some Asian markets has a much lower-slung roof and a shallower windshield rake than the American version, so therein lays the possibility that it could become the new Odyssey.Of...