Honda Cars : Truth About Cars: Generation Why: What’s Eating Soichiro Honda? | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

The man himself....By Derek Kreindler of www.truthaboutcars.comOne of the most enduring narratives in the past few years has been the idea that somehow, Honda has lost it’s way. The maker of affordable, high-quality and fun to drive cars had suddenly become a purveyor of bland appliances that were the furthest thing from what they built their name on. I’d argue that those who only focus on the loss of the Integra Type-R, the S2000 and the double...

Honda Cars : Honda and Acura first automakers to offer Siri “Eyes Free” | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

by Nick Jaynes of www.digitaltrends.comNine automakers have agreed to welcome Siri into their vehicles. Honda and Acura are the fist out the gate for 2013 on selected models. Unfortunately, details on what Siri will be capable of accomplishing are slim.Both Honda and Acura announced this morning that both would be integrating the hotly anticipated Apple Siri “Eyes Free” into a select few of their vehicles this year. As soon as the systems are...

Honda Cars : 2013 Ward's Best Engines: Honda 2.4L DOHC I-4 | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Honda proves a bread-and-butter engine, its all-new 2.4L direct-injection 4-cyl. in the Accord, is more like a piled-high deli sandwich.by Tom Murphy of www.wardsauto.com Bread-and-butter engines make the auto industry go ’round, but they rarely dazzle us with superb refinement or sportiness. These types of high-volume engines are in affordable cars, and...

Honda Cars : Introducing HondaLink | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

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Honda Cars : Honda shows off future auto tech | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

by Richard Russell of 'You Auto Know' TOCHIGI, Japan — Honda fans rejoice, the company you have come to respect for its engineering prowess is back. There has been a bit of a draught on that front in recent years but a flood of new products and technologies will soon take care of that. During an intensive ‘Deep Dive’ at the company’s Research and Development Center here about two hours northwest of Tokyo, we were given a look at what is ahead and...

Honda Cars : Honda's HEARBO robot has excellent hearing | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

by Jason Falconer of www.gizmag.com A team led by Kazuhiro Nakadai at Honda Research Institute-Japan (HRI-JP) is improving how robots process and understand sound. The robot, aptly called HEARBO (HEARing roBOt), can parse four sounds (including voices) at once, and can tell where the sounds are coming from. The system, called HARK, could allow future robot servants to better understand verbal commands from several meters away. The HARK system...

Honda Cars : Honda launches new engine offensive | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

by Graeme Fletcher of  National PostTOCHIGI, JAPAN  Honda has suddenly awoken from the slumber that has seen several of its recent product launches arrive with what was essentially a carryover powertrain. Having introduced three new hybrid systems (see page DT4), Honda’s under-hood engineering is about to get a major overhaul.The activity will see a new range of engines, each of which will now feature direct injection along with Honda’s...

Honda Cars : Five Things We Learned About Honda’s Future Product Plans | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

After sampling prototype vehicles and touring Honda’s crash-testing facility, we had a chance to sit down with a group of American journalists and ask Honda Motor Co. President and CEO Takanobu Ito about his company’s future product plans. Here are five key things we learned. 1. Honda wants more sporty cars… eventually “I want!” Ito exclaimed in a rare burst of English when a reporter asks whether Honda will build more sports cars in the vein...

Honda Cars : Honda Demonstrates Automatic Emergency Braking, Green Wave, And i-ACC Technologies | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Tokyo — Honda has set itself the ambitious goal of having zero collisions in its cars ten years from now, and hinges most of that safety improvement on adding active safety features that help prevent accidents, as well as Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) technologies to give drivers more warning about their surroundings. We sampled some of the new ideas at a briefing at Honda’s R&D center in Japan. The first...

Honda Cars : Honda Micro Commuter prototype previews future city-sized EV | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

The 2013 Honda Micro Commuter prototype has been unveiled in Tokyo, symbolising the beginning of a new phase in the Japanese manufacturer’s electric vehicle development. The second-generation prototype trades many of the futuristic elements of the original Micro Commuter concept from 2011′s Tokyo motor show, replacing them with a more practical, user-friendly design intended to be suitable for use on public roads. Honda plans to begin testing...

Honda Cars : Honda Develops New Lightweight and Compact Hybrid System Named “SPORT HYBRID Intelligent Dual Clutch Drive” | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Three Different Honda SPORT HYBRID Systems Accommodate Different Vehicle Characteristics 11/12/2012 - TOKYO Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has developed a new SPORTS HYBRID Intelligent Dual Clutch Drive system, a lightweight and compact one-motor hybrid system optimized for small-sized vehicles. This new hybrid system will be the latest addition to the Earth Dreams Technology series of next generation powertrain technology that...

Honda Cars : One Pricey ‘Civic’: Honda Starts Production of $4.5 Million Airplane | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Honda said its production line will be able to turn out 80 planes in a year.By Jonathan Welsh For years people squawked about the roughly $80,000 price of the first-generation Acura NSX, an exotic sports car from Honda Motor Co.’s luxury-car division. Who would pay so much for what is, in the end, “just a Honda?” Well, how does $4.5 million sound – for what some people call a Civic? Honda said its aircraft unit has begun production of the...

Honda Cars : The Secrets behind Honda’s Success | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

The current economic climate is one of the most difficult since the Great Depression. Many carmakers have been on the verge of bankruptcy. Sales of some car makes and models have suffered, as consumers have taken on different priorities in this economy. However, one company continues to stand out and has been rather resilient during these tough times. This would be Honda whose sales figures have been consistent. Seeing the economic problems...

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 : 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 : Honda to extend its use of CDTi's new catalyst system - Analyst Blog | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Sure would be nice to see this in North America....Ian Gilson, CFA Clean Diesel Inc. ( CDTI ) has changed its name to CDTi although its legal name remains Clean Diesel Inc. Both Honda and Clean Diesel have announced that Clean Diesel will supply a new palladium only catalyst system (invented by CDTi), first for the 2013 model Accord currently being built in North America, and then to other Honda models. The new system will reduce precious metal content...

Honda Cars : Honda bets on new hybrid technology to revive momentum | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

By Paul Ingrassia and Norihiko Shirouzu (Reuters) - Plenty of people think Honda Motor Co (7267.T) is not the kind of daring, risk-taking company it once was. One of them is Takanobu Ito, who just happens to be the Japanese automaker's chief executive.His solution? A simple, gasoline-electric hybrid technology which he believes will set a new standard for fuel efficiency and recapture the success of the CVCC engine 40 years ago, which helped transform...

Honda Cars : Honda Develops New Catalyst to Significantly Reduce Use of Precious Metals | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

- 50% Reduction in Use of Rhodium - TOKYO, Japan, September 6, 2012 - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced the development of a new catalyst which reduces by 50% the use of rhodium, one of the precious metals used in a catalyst. Honda will adopt this new catalyst first to the North American version of the all-new 2013 Accord, which will go on sale in the United States on September 19, 2012, and will continue to adopt it sequentially to other models.With...

Honda Cars : All-New 2013 Honda Accord Brings Remarkable Levels of Luxury, Agility, Efficiency and Sophistication to Midsize Segment's Legendary Nameplate | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

09/05/2012 - TORRANCE, Calif. Honda today announced the all-new 2013 Accord Sedan and Coupe, a storied nameplate that will once again redefine sophistication, efficiency and driving joy in the midsize class. Completely redesigned for 2013, the all-new Honda Accord provides a host of powertrain, engineering, electronic and safety firsts combined with Honda's trademark visibility and smart design.Better, not bigger, the completely new Honda Accord...