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Honda NSX could get a second chance, but as a racing car only

Posted: Nov 17, 2009

Filed under: Acura, Honda

Last year, Honda shelved plans or a new-generation Acura NSX. However, it is now reported that plans for a front-engined replacement for the supercar could be revived courtesy of a change in the rules of Japan’s Super GT racing series.
According to a report by PistonHeads, Super GT regulations banning mid-engined layouts could give the front-engined [...]

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2010 Honda Accord Crosstour prices start at $29,670

Posted: Nov 03, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Breaking, Honda

Honda today announced the pricing details on its new 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour crossover model that will arrive in dealerships on November 20. Retail pricing starts at $26,670 ($30,380 when you include a destination and handling charge of $710).
The 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour is available in two trim-levels including EX and EX-L. The Accord Crosstour [...]

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2011 Acura TSX Sport Wagon confirmed for the U.S. for fall 2010

Posted: Oct 28, 2009

Filed under: 2011 Releases, Acura, Breaking, Honda

In an extremely short press release, Honda confirmed today that the Acura TSX sport wagon will be offered in United States in fall of 2010 as a 2011 model year.
“The TSX sport wagon will be based on the popular TSX sports sedan, which features balanced performance, advanced technology and bold styling,” Honda said in a [...]

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Report: Honda to reintroduce larger hybrid vehicles

Posted: Oct 27, 2009

Filed under: Honda, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News

After Honda’s hybrid Accord returned disappointing sales, Honda discontinued the sedan at the end of the 2007 model year. According to Automotive News, Honda will now be making a return to the large hybrid vehicle segment and unlike Honda’s current hybrid system, used in the Civic Hybrid and the Insight, the new hybrid system will [...]

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Honda reviewing entire next-generation lineup, Civic will be smaller, lighter

Posted: Oct 26, 2009

Filed under: Honda, Industry News

Honda’s new CEO Takanobu Ito said that the Japanese automaker is reviewing its entire lineup and is looking to build less costly and more fuel-efficient vehicles. That will mean making some major changes to some next-generations vehicles that are already well along in the development process.
One such vehicle undergoing changes is the next-generation Honda Civic.
“We [...]

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Tokyo 2009: Honda Skydeck Concept hints at next-generation FR-V or Odyssey

Posted: Oct 22, 2009

Filed under: Auto Shows, Honda

Honda’s new Skydeck Concept, which is being shown at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, hints at the Japanese automaker’s successor to the Honda FR-V in Europe. Production of the FR-V ended in August and at the time Honda said that it had no replacement planned.
The Honda Skydeck Concept is a 6-seater hybrid MPV with Lambo [...]

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Mugen could build a tricked out Honda CR-Z hybrid

Posted: Oct 22, 2009

Filed under: Honda, Hybrids, Green News, Tuner Cars

Could tuning packages for hybrid vehicles create a whole new market for third-party and in-houe tuning firms? Apparently so – Mugen said that it could very well build a bespoke tuned version of the upcoming Honda CR-Z hybrid sports car.
Hiroki Toyoda, the firm’s European vice president, told AutoCar that “the hybrid powertrain would create a [...]

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Honda CEO: I would like to make a sports car… but it would be environmentally friendly

Posted: Oct 22, 2009

Filed under: Honda, Industry News

Honda Motor Co., new CEO Takanobu Ito said that he would consider launching an environmentally friendly sports car when it has enough cash available, reports Automotive News.
“I would like to make a sports car,” Ito told reporters on the sidelines of the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. “Once we have that technology and once we have [...]

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Honda CR-Z Hybrid coming to U.S. in 2010, production model to debut in Detroit

Posted: Oct 21, 2009

Filed under: Breaking, Honda, Hybrids, Green News

Honda has taken the wraps off its new CR-Z Concept at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show. The Japanese automaker confirmed that the CR-Z will be introduced to the North American market in the second half of 2010 as a sporty, 2-seat hybrid model.
“The Honda CR-Z will expand our lineup of hybrid vehicles and reinforce the [...]

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Man kidnaps Honda salesman, takes car on a 1,000 mile test-drive

Posted: Oct 20, 2009

Filed under: Honda, Industry News

Police arrested a man who allegedly kidnapped a dealer during a test-drive of a Honda and drove the car more than 1,000 miles from Massachusetts to Wisconsin. Officials said that a Wisconsin State Patrol trooper pulled over the 32-year-old man on Friday for speeding, reckless driving and operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent.
The man will [...]