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...
Here we have a new concept using the air compression engine system such as the rivals in this competition. This time we talk about a Japanese concept brought towards us by Honda. The model designed by Honda is called Air Concept and as the other several rivals the keyword is "air". The Japanese at Honda managed to provide a total...
The hybrid Japanese model Honda CR-Z has been awarded by the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization (JIDPO) with the Good Design Award. The Japanese at Honda were not very surprised by this achievement as they managed to win for the third time the Good Design award. The good looking design and the inspired lines of the model made the jury...
Breaking news to be coming in from Honda. The Japanese manufacturer just teased us about their presence at the Los Angeles Motor Show. And if you're waiting for a new Honda S2000 or a new Honda NSX you shouldn't hold your breath. What Honda is actually doing is... bringing a new electric concept to the show. Honda announced that they...
The Japanese at Honda are well aware of the life many of their imports lead in the U.S. and so they took SEMA seriously. Besides offering quite a lot of customized versions of the 2011 Honda CR-Z they also launched a very special version of the hybrid hatchback. Meet the 2011 Honda CR-Z Mugen limited edition. The limited part of...
The Japanese over at Honda have decided to hit the JDM with a limited edition of the 2011 Civic Type R. It sounds weird doesn't it? Actually, it only sounds weird because there is some information missing. The actual limited edition of the 2011 Honda Civic Type R that'll soon be launched in Japan is something they didn't have there...
Few days ago Toyota faced a big recall of 1,5+ million units due to some brake fluid leak problems caused by the components supplied by the Japanese firm ADVICS Co., the same supplier that caused this recall for Honda, the reason being exactly the same. However, the Japanese manufacturer claims that there was not any incident happened by this problem,...
Those of you with good memories or those who are at least slightly passionate about automotive history will remember that Soichiro Honda, the company's founder, had an important dream of being at the cutting edge. Part of this dream lead to his success but today the announcement came from his company according to which they are on the verge of...
Introduced at Paris, the Jazz Hybrid already received more than 10,000 orders. The Japanese manufacturer announced unexpected sales, in just two days the Honda Jazz Hybrid managed to collect more than 10,000 orders. As the Jazz Hybrid is able to obtain low fuel consumption of just 4.4 liters/100 km and CO2 emissions of 104 g/km, the Japanese manufacturer claimed that...
The all-new Honda Jazz Hybrid manages to fit the hybrid propulsion system without compromising the interior or the trunk space. The hybrid system manages to keep the CO2 emissions at a level of 104 g/km while the fuel consumption estimated by people from Honda 4.4 l/100 km. IMA Hybrid technology was fitted on the Honda's hatchback together with the Magic...
It seems Honda got a bit of the previous recall spree because the car manufacturer recalled 3,336 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour units for inspection. The said cars are located in the United States and the reason: the front passenger arbag. Why all this commotion? Well, according to Honda, the some modules of the front passenger airbag didn't meet a federal...
People at Wraptivo together with the help of other numerous companies will prepare the CR-Z Type-F concept that is waited to hit the 2010 edition of SEMA Auto Show that will start in early November. The concept model received a more complex body paint being wrapped in Wraptivo™ Matte Black and Carbon Black Film. Honda CR-Z Type-F will benefit from...
NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) forced Honda to recall nearly 400.000, to be more precised, 383.000 units due to a malfunction of the ignition interlock system, a system that could go wrong and let the driver to pull out the key while the car is running. The Honda models affected by this recall are Civic, Accord and Element, and...
Even the current Honda Insight hybrid model was launched about a year ago, it gets a facelift version that improves some not very critical features of the car, such as the interior. Handling problems were reported for Insight model by customers, this facelift bringing also some improvements to the suspension in order to resolve the problems reported, but these changes...
The Automobile Club de l'Ouest announced revised technical regulations that will go into effect for the 2011 season and the current LMP1 and LMP2 classes will be combined into a single class based on the current P2 regulations but with smaller racing engines. The new rules also imply the creation of a new P2 class but that's least relevant right...
Honda have announced the plan that's destined to get its Chinese employees back to work and all it's plants in the People's Republic up and running again. The workers that staged a walk out that lead to the closing of four Honda plants in China have been demanding an increase of over 50 per cent in pay and benefits as...
