Honda Civic Noise & Relaxation 2012

High Levels of Refinement For The New Honda CivicIn order for the new 2012 Honda Civic to provide a quieter and more refined driving experience, the development team focused on sharpening every detail of the design, build and aerodynamics resulting in optimal interior refinement.The new Honda Civic was tested across Europe in order to tune the car to the varying road conditions found

Honda Installs Wind Tunnel Amid $355 Million Ohio Plant Upgrades

Honda Motor Co. is making $355 million of upgrades at plants in Ohio where it opened its first U.S. wind tunnel, seeking productivity and fuel-economy gains for models designed and built in North America.The Ohio projects for Japan’s first company to make cars in the U.S. include $166 million of improvements to its factory in East Liberty and a $64 million stamping press at its Marysville plant,

Honda FCX Clarity fuel-cell car shown off

Honda has announced that it will be showing off what it claims is the world's first production fuel-cell car, the FCX Clarity, at the EcoVelocity show next month.The FCX Clarity is designed to use hydrogen fuel cells as its power source, offering far greater performance than a traditional all-electric vehicle while maintaining the same zero harmful emission baseline.While fuel-cell cars are

Kelley's Blue Book: Big Things From Small Cars: Four new compacts compared

Like microbreweries, Lady Gaga hits and bad Ryan Reynolds movies, compact sedans are an inevitable part of the American consumer landscape. It is a given that at some time in our lives, each of us will drive a relatively affordable - starting at or below $17,000 and reaching up to the $24,000 mark - four-door like the four new cars we review in this comparison test. College car, commuter car,

2012 Honda CRV Trim Levels and Colours for Canada

Same trim levels as 2011 anyway....2012 Honda CRV LX-2WDNH-731P Black ext / Black intNH-700M Silver ext / Black intG-532M Green / Grey int2012 Honda CRV LX-4WDsame as above adding;B-570M Blue ext / Grey int2012 Honda CRV EX-2WDsame as above adding;NH-737M Grey ext / Black intchanging int colour for B-570MX Blue ext / Beige int2012 Honda CRV EX-4WDsame as above including both Blue interiors and

Honda Motor Assigned Patent

08/23/2011By Targeted News ServiceALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 23 -- Honda Motor, Tokyo, has been assigned a patent (7,997,070) developed by Yuji Yasui, Saitama-ken, Japan, and Ikue Kawasumi, Saitama, Japan, for an "exhaust emission control device for internal combustion engine."The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An exhaust emission control device for

Honda names former Chrysler exec to steer U.S. marketing

By Mark Rechtin, Crain News ServiceLOS ANGELES (Aug. 19, 2011) — American Honda Motor Co. has chosen an outsider and former Chrysler executive Michael Accavitti as its chief marketing officer.Mr. Accavitti most recently was executive automotive adviser for Cisco Systems, but is better known as the veteran Chrysler executive who was president of the Dodge brand and lead marketing executive of the

2012 Honda Fit Receives Updates and More Features

08/16/2011 - TORRANCE, Calif.The Honda Fit builds on its proven strengths for 2012 with updated styling on Fit Sport, interior upgrades on all models, and the addition of new standard and available features.The Fit's compact size and tight turning diameter (34.4 feet, curb-to-curb) can conveniently navigate space-confined urban areas and fit in small parking spaces. Yet a roomy and versatile

Honda reveals finer points about upcoming European Civic

Further details of 2012 Honda Civic model have been revealed. Details which will give us an insight into what to expect from the diesel powered Honda Civic, which is expected to be in dealer's showrooms by early 2012, were revealed by Honda earlier this week.Honda Civic is said to possess a 2.2 liter, i-DTEC four cylinder engine with 147 bhp and 184 Nm torque. Highly fuel efficient, as the engine

Daimler and Honda most likely for fuel cells

Boulder, Colorado – Daimler and Honda are most likely to bring light-duty fuel cell vehicles (FCV) to market, according to a new report by Pike Research. The study found that several of the major global automakers have aggressive programs to develop a commercial FCV as part of their suite of sustainable vehicles, while others have pulled back and a few new players have entered the arena.“

Euro 2012 Honda Civic Test Video

"An updated version of the 2.2-liter i-DTEC four-cylinder will be available when the new Civic goes on sale in early 2012. With around 147 horsepower and upwards of 184 pound-feet of torque, the revised mill – combined with the Civic's improved aerodynamics – will bring CO2 emissions down to 110g/km and should boost fuel economy by around 15 percent." --www.autoblog.com 's Damon LavrincSource;

Honda denies nuclear mission for robot

There was a report that Honda was going to outfit ASIMO with a few upgrades to help out in the disaster in Japan;http://gizmodo.com/5830373/hondas-most-adorable-robot-is-about-to-go-nuclearTOKYO — Japan's Honda has denied a press report it is hoping to retool its humanoid robot ASIMO to enable it to join emergency work inside the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.The Japanese

2013 Honda Beat Update

www.vtec.net member: TerencemunroAccording to the German Car Magazine AUTOBILD, Honda is developing a new version of the Honda Beat which will be introduced in 2013. They say it will base on the CR-Z platform an has up to 170 hp. Honda will also offer a dualclutch transmission from the Honda Bike VFR1200F Starting price is 14'000euroSource;http://www.vtec.net/forums/one-message?message_id=

Rumours; 2012 Honda CRV and 2012 Honda CrossTour

Nothing confirmed, but nothing denied either....Looks like the rumours of the Honda CRV having a 3rd row could be indeed true. If what I heard is right, Honda is looking to take the CRV into a larger territory, still smaller than the Pilot, but bigger than previous generations, say something like the Hyundai Santa Fe size, and with that - to fill a potential void of a smaller SUV (it's still

UK: 2012 Honda Civic gets cleaner diesel

Should you care? Yes. Revised 2.2-litre in new hatch is more frugal and more powerfulHonda has revised its diesel engine in the next generation Civic hatchback. It's now cleaner and more powerful.Wake up! This is lightly important news because the CO2 in the 2.2-litre i-DTEC engine drops from 129g/km to 110g/km, making a showroom-fresh 2012 Honda Civic tax-free for the first year and just £20 a

2012 Honda CRV Caught without Camo

I got to say, I am really liking this redesign, and that's not to say anything bad about the current one. Great shot of the interior and I love that front end.Source;http://jp-cardesigncorner.blogspot.com/2011/08/all-new-honda-cr-v-caught-undisguised.html

2012 Honda Ridgeline Trim Levels and Colours for Canada

Well, here are a couple of changes, gone is the EX-L model, replaced by the Touring, I'm guessing the leather model will be available in a Navi/Bluetooth/Backup Cam pkg, along with the introduction of the new Sport model pictured below....2012 Honda Ridgeline DXNH-578 White Ext / GM (?) IntNH-700MX Silver Ext / GM IntNH-731P Black Ext / GM IntNH-737M Grey Ext / GM Int2012 Honda Ridgeline VP (

2012 Honda Pilot Trim Levels and Colours for Canada

Well, no real changes in the trim levels, minor changes up front with the grill (I like it!), tail lights, alloys, not confirmed but I am expecting a few additions as Honda makes Bluetooth more available along the trim levels....2012 Honda Pilot LX 2WDNH-700MX Silver Ext / Grey IntNH-731P Black Ext / Grey IntNH-737MX Grey Ext / Grey IntNH-603PX White Ext / Grey Int2012 Honda Pilot LX 4WDSame as

Honda and Toyota: Getting Back on Track

This year hasn’t been the kindest to Japanese automakers Honda and Toyota. The devastation wrought by March’s earthquake and Tsunami in Japan, resulted in severe disruptions to their supply chains, causing dealer inventories to run low and other automakers to gain ground in sales.However, after a dismal July, there are signs that both Honda and Toyota are gaining momentum; supply from Japan has

Honda says studying shift overseas to avoid yen effect

* Working under assumption of 80 yen to dollar over next 3 years* Exports from Japan unsustainable at current dollar-yen rate -CFO* Discussion of shifting output to continue until last minute -CFO* Not optimistic that yen will weaken -CFO* Honda move could put pressure on Toyota, Nissan (Adds details)By Chang-Ran Kim, Asia autos correspondentTOKYO, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co is studying