The Honda Civic may be a small hatchback, a cheap, reliable product but it is also the Japanese company's bread winner. Naturally, a car of this significance generally gets extra attention from its manufacturer so even though the following announcement is a surprise it makes perfect sense. After receiving some criticism on their 2012 model year Civic the management at...
Honda's new product excitement has gone away from some time now and while they're trying to get it back, the Japanese aren't exactly on the best of tracks. In actual news: After some disinterested rumors and leaks, they've finally unveiled some actual photos containing the production model of the 2012 Honda CR-V. Though i'd love to say it looks incredible,...
The 2012 model year Honda Insight Hybrid has been revealed at the recent Frankfurt Motor Show but it will reach the U.S. dealerships in the following weeks. In this situation, the Japanese company revealed the specification sheet of the revised model for the American market. At the exterior, the 2012 Insight Hybrid benefits from revised front and rear bumpers, new...
Even the new Honda Civic debuted recently at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the Japanese company wants to show that the new Civic is a very safe car by publishing a video demonstration. The crash tests were conducted by the Japanese engineers of the company at their high-tech facility in Tochigi, Japan. We are used to see each month new crash...
Honda Civic is certainly a long-history model as the first generation of the subcompact car entered the market in 1972 being sold as a 1973 model. The Japanese model replaced the Honda N360 and was offered in five body styles, namely two-door coupe, three-door hatchback, four-door sedan but also five-door hatchback and station wagon. Under the bonnet, power was delivered...
The ninth generation Honda Civic enters the British market with a starting price of £16,495 while the first vehicles will be delivered early next year. The entry-level Civic is powered by a 1.4-liter petrol unit able to offer 100 horsepower while for extra £1,500 you can get the more powerful 1.8-liter engine with 140 horsepower. There is also a diesel...
Ah, the Honda Accord, something almost nobody recalls as being anything other than a "very average car" actually has more of a story to tell than that. Since the early versions, even the Japanese realized that the Honda Civic was a tad on the small side and that there was a need for a slightly larger car. That's how the...
The Honda S2000 is a Japanese car built in the same sort of passionate and enthusiastic way as the company's founder started the entire business and engineering himself since it was built as a celebration of half a decade of tradition in roadsters. Back in the 1960s Honda's roadsters had small engines, not very far away from the powerplants Soichiro...
Call me Captain Obvious but I'm starting to think that manufacturers have taken a bit of a liking to previewing their new car courtesy of this unpleasant method. It's either that or the authorities that manage design patents and such have gotten some seriously passionate people hired recently and they've been leaking new cars to us. The latest in a...
We've got some unpleasant news for all the people driving certain Honda models as the Japanese manufacturer released information on three recalls for certain models. To begin with, the Honda Fit/Jazz built between 2005 and 2009 will be affected by this recall, around 960,000 of them to be more precise. Most of the models were sold in China and surrounding...
Of all the things that have been going on this year it seems like there's very little going on other than small and modest updates being done to almost new cars. Another one in this range of not very challenging facelifts comes from Honda and it regards the 2012 version of the Pilot, their shapely looking big SUV. The Big...
In a bit of a leap of faith Honda's preparation for the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show implies a mild facelift to their Insight hybrid. Under the 2012 modelyear, Honda's Insight doesn't get much of a considerable appearance change but there's a vital swap (in Europe at least) in its stats. The emissions now fall to 96 grams of CO2 per...
The Japanese people from Honda recently announced that the American factories, mainly the Ohio plants, will benefit from significant investments in order to boost the production. To be more precise, the company announced that they plan to invest around $355 million in extending and upgrading the plants which will result into an increased production rate. According to the official figures,...
Honda revealed the 2012 Accord which receives several improvements in terms of styling and fuel efficiency but keeps the pricing unchanged. At the exterior, the 2012 model year Accent comes with new two-bar grille with chrome details and windswept headlights but also few minor improvements at the interior. The Japanese manufacturer added a USB audio interface as standard to all...
In the last few days, we saw several manufacturers revealing their updated models for the next year. This time, the Japanese people from Honda unveiled the 2012 model year Fit, a model which receives only few styling tweaks and new equipment. Under the bonnet, the small Fit is powered by the same 1.5-liter four-cylinder unit capable of producing 117 horsepower...
Even the sales figure of the Japanese company in the US are not showing impressive growth, Honda still plans to build a new plant in Mexico, a facility which according to the official statements, will boost the production capacity in North America as there is a high demand for certain models. Honda said that the new Mexico plant will produce...
The Japanese at Honda are still taking their time in what is the process of unveiling the 2012 Civic's European version. On the brighter side however, there's something in seeing it about for us as well because every time we catch a set of spyshots, the company tells us what's going on with the development. Since this is the European...
There's exciting news out there but then there's stuff like this, recalls, problems and warnings from manufacturers or the NHTSA regarding the danger of owning or driving certain cars. Honda products have a general reputation for being reliable, incredibly easy to use and generally foolproof. Not this time though, quite a sizable number of them will be tested for a...
The Tokyo-based company decided to release the upgrade list for the 2012 Honda Crosstour, modifications which include more standard equipment and as you probably noticed, a small change in the model's name. To be more precise, Honda decided to name the 2012 model Crosstour, dropping the Accord moniker. Besides this insignificant details, Honda announced that the engine range remains unchanged...
Honda released all the important details of the exclusive one-off CR-Z Mugen hybrid, a model scheduled to be revealed at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July. Unfortunately, Honda has no plans to introduce this hybrid supercar into the series production but they are glad to receive such positive feedback. The Japanese manufacturer claims that the one-off hybrid is able...
