The people from Euro NCAP, the well-known organization who tests the vehicles and classify them according the obtained results decided to made a standing regarding the safest cars tested last year. Thanks to Euro NCAP, we can see the manufacturers who managed to provide a good level of safety. Last year, just 65% of the tested cars managed to obtain...
Admittedly, a bit late when compared to "the old continent" the Americans have started properly testing the cars sold in their market in terms of testing. What better authority could there be for doing so than the well know NHTSA or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Their testing methods are are quite similar to what Euro NCAP uses, but...
Financial reports from the automotive industry come with mixed responses but this here bit of news in relation to a situation from Honda. As it turns out, the Japanese have just lost $180 million on a certain part of their business. What's surprising is how Honda's massive, multi-million dollar loss isn't related to the company's cars or bikes. While I'm...
The latest press release issued by the Japanese people from Honda announces that the new Accord facelift will be unveiled at Geneva, in March. The new Accord facelift will be available with new exterior colors options such as Graphite Lustre, Alabaster Silver and Celestial Blue Pearl together with a new chromed grille and bi-xenon headlights. According to Honda, both the...
A recent rumor had a few Honda CRX fans more than interested. There's more than enough consumer interest for what this rumor brings around. Britain's Autocar has quite the bit of information to deliver underneath your door. It seems that the Japanese at Honda are preparing themselves for a Honda CR-Z that's got all of the sport acquired and none...
Mistakes do happen don't they, cars are made by humans so I guess they do. This is why Honda has decided to recall several models of the Accord and CR-V. According to the NHTSA's latest press release, Honda will be notifying owners of just over 2.000 cars about their cars being called in. The precise number stands at 2.277 units...
Let's take a break from the norm, let's momentarily forget there's a Detroit Motor Show going on. Let's consider another motor show just for the fun of it. The target of choice should be the Tokyo Auto Salon. At this particular event, Honda will show off its CR-Z TS-1X concept. And if you think this name is weird, wait till...
Honda decided to bring at Detroit two concept based on the same model, Civic, giving us a glimpse on the new Civic generation expected to be revealed somewhere next year. We talk about two concepts which bring futuristic lines and aerodynamic shape, innovations and new ideas. The Japanese people from Honda brought in the front of the American audience two...
Frankly, I'm still amazed this can happen but, there you go. Sometimes, info on a new car turns up in print before it does so on the Internet. What we're faced with is a brochure from Japan, telling the story of a new body shape for the Honda Fit, a new station wagon like body shape for the Honda Fit....
Accidentaly or not, the new Honda Fit Shuttle has been revealed in a Japanese brochure that is now available on the Internet. We talk about a MPV vehicle which is scheduled to enter the market in the coming months the orders following to start somewhere in the middle of this year. Thanks to the leaked brochure we can admire the...
Of course there are many other ways to turn your tires to ash but doing a burnout it's a stylish way indeed. However, doing a burnout needs more than a car, you actually need some experience and thinking to this I really realize why they decided to bind the car to the concrete block. The guy behind the steering wheel...
Here is an interesting proposal coming from the Japanese tuners from Noblesse. They decided to create a tuning kit for a Japanese hatchback, the Honda CR-Z Hybrid Sport. Although we talk about a hybrid model, the tuners fron Noblesse fitted the model with variou tuning components, this way increasing the appearance of the model. Together with the photos revealing the...
You're probably glued to your monitor right now, reading up on this fabulous idea, a Honda CR-Z limited edition. Could it be the hotter one? Could it be the one with no hybrid system and a much bigger engine? Well,... erm... no. The Honda CR-Z Memorial Award Edition is something the Japanese thought off while having some serious sake. In...
Honda claims that this new sedan is designed for the young generation as it brings an attractive design together with enough power under the bonnet. Guangqi Honda Automobile Co., Ltd, namely the Chinese department of the Japanese manufacturer Honda released the first details and photos on the newest model designed for China. It is called Li Nian S1 and aims...
The well-known Playboy magazine decided to make its own top including several categories, the most important one being the Car of the Year, and this year, the award goes to Mercedes SLS AMG. Thus, the German supercar has been picked as the hottest car launched this year, getting the big prize - the Car of the Year award. However, there...
The Japanese people from Honda decided to reveal the first drawing for the new Honda Civic, more exactly for the ninth generation of the model, a model which will be introduced soon by a concept prototype, the unveiling date being set for the Detroit Auto Show which will start on January 10th, next year. At a glance we can see...
2010 brought us the Honda CR-Z which came with a bit of a disappointment to driving purists. Everybody wanted a successor to the CRX, a true pocket rocket. What Honda delivered was something radically new, a sporty hybrid. In actual fact, the 2011 Honda CR-Z does manage to deliver thrills quite well. The only problem is that driving purists tend...
The Japanese manufacturer decided to reveal the first details and photos on the facelifted version of Jazz, a model which received several aesthetic improvements but alse few optimizations in the engine range. Under the bonnet Jazz facelift comes with no new engines but according to the first information the 1.4-liter engine suffered few changes which improve the CO2 emissions to...
In a recent announcement from the Japanese we find that they are soon to kill off what has been described as "the first ever cool Honda". Cool or not, the Element has had a 9 year run and with recent sales numbers being poor Honda saw at as no longer economically viable. The Honda Element has had it's debut back...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has just announced that they're pulling out all the stops in a new investigation. The latest NHTSA investigation focuses on the Honda Accord Hybrid and a serious problem which may be related to unintended acceleration. Apparently the owner of a 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid got into an accident which led to a fatality (the...
