Posted in Automotive, Honda on Dec 1st, 2008
Honda has done very well for itself with its Acura luxury brand. While Honda’s are sometimes held back by their need to be affordable and accessible, Acura’s are free to show off the Japanese company’s technological prowess. One of the ways they’ve done this is by refusing to offer a V8 engine in its cars, […]
Posted in Automotive, Honda on Nov 21st, 2008
In light of falling sales figures, Japanese car giant Honda has decided to cut production of certain vehicles in North America. Production will be cut by roughly 18,000 units by the end of the company’s fiscal year, which ends on March 31st. Included in the cuts are roughly 12,000 Odyssey minivans and Pilot SUV’s which […]
Posted in alternative fuel, Electric cars, Fuel cell, Honda, Sports cars, Technology on Nov 20th, 2008
Honda has recently revealed a concept study that shows the company’s vision for the sports car of the future. Called the FC Sport, it’s a radical shape that definitely screams “I come from the future.” More specifically, it shows what a fuel cell sports car should look like. The FC Sport distinguishes itself with its […]
Posted in Automotive, Honda on Oct 30th, 2008
Honda American Motor Co. has announced a significant price increase and subtle restyle for it’s popular Element crossover. Price for the base Element 2WD LX with a five-speed automatic transmission starts at $20,845 (including a $670 destination charge) which translates to a $1,195 increase over the outgoing model. Meanwhile the top-of-the-line 2009 Honda Element 4WD […]
Posted in Automotive, car buying incentives, car shopping, Honda, Incentives, Toyota on Oct 30th, 2008
In an obvious attempt to compete with Toyota’s recently announced 0% financing incentive, American Honda has just announced a few incentives of it’s own. Though Honda’s program does not cover 11 models like Toyota does, it does cover it’s most popular model, the Civic. Qualified buyers can now get 1.9% financing for a period of […]
Posted in Automotive, Honda, Sports cars on Oct 29th, 2008
The Honda S2000 is a great sports car. Boasting awesome looks, thrilling performance, and light weight the S2000 is a proper sports car through and through. Still, this little darling has been on the market for over 5 years now and is in need of a replacement. Honda is readying a whole new slew of […]
Posted in Automotive, Future Cars, Honda, Hybrids on Oct 7th, 2008
Honda’s newest hybrid model will be an ode to it’s first, the Insight. This time though, it’ll be a full sedan with four doors and four seats. The concept form for this new model was revealed recently at the 2008 Paris Auto Show to rave reviews by the automotive press. The Insight will take aim […]
Posted in Honda, Uncategorized on Sep 28th, 2008
Honda is fairing quite well in the U.S. market despite the situation getting worse and worse for a lot of auto manufactures. The company’s lineup of fuel efficient vehicles has been selling in record numbers lately with the advent of rising oil prices and the ever climbing costs associated with personal transportation. Still, Satoshi Aoki, […]
Posted in Automotive, Budget-friendly, Cars For Commuting, Honda, Hybrids on Sep 4th, 2008
When the first generation Honda Insight came out people didn’t even know what a hybrid was. It’s fuel efficient four cylinder motor, coupled to an electric motor, provided good pick-up and unheard of (at the time) fuel economy. On top of all that it came with a 5 speed manual! But alas, it came and […]
Posted in Automotive, Budget-friendly, Cars For Commuting, Cars for families, Honda, Hybrids on Aug 20th, 2008
As small cars get more and more popular, Honda is one of the companies that is actually benefiting from this fact. It’s newest Civic sedan has been selling in record numbers, but that doesn’t mean Honda will be resting on it’s laurels. For the 2009 model year the popular Civic will get a minor face-lift […]
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