When Consumer Reports tested the 2012 Honda Civic, it scored to low to even make the publication’s recommendation list. Well, the 2013 Honda Civic was just unveiled at the 2012 LA Auto Show and has been totally redesigned and reengineered. How does Consumer Reports feel about Honda’s new compact sedan now? Pretty well. Check out our post on [...]
As promised, Honda moved very fast in upgrading its Civic for the 2013 model year following negative reviews from critics for the 2012 model year version. “Our industry has never been more competitive or fast changing, and a significant refresh of Civic, America’s best-selling compact car, just one model year after its debut as an [...]
Honda today revealed the first look at the new 2013 Honda Civic prior to its debut at the 2012 LA AUto Show on Nov. 29. The 2013 Honda Civic comes updated and refreshed after receiving a bunch of negative press when the 2012 model year hit markets earlier this year. Honda says that the 2013 [...]
Honda is offering a $3,000 card to buyers of the new compressed natural gas-powered Honda Civic, taking advantage of high gasoline prices. Honda is hoping to lure in customers to the Civic that runs on cheap compressed natural gas. “The 2012 Civic Natural Gas Vehicle, the only OEM produced natural-gas powered passenger vehicle in the [...]
Honda has offered up the details on its latest Civic race car motor for the upcoming World Touring Car Championships, dubbed the HR412E. The motor is an inline-four 1.6-liter turbo with direct injection, and may be the precursor to a Honda Civic Type-R turbo. While Honda has not released any specs, we do know that [...]
At the 2013 Paris Motor Show in September, Honda plans to announce the development of the new Civic Type R, according to company insiders. The model will then be previewed in concept form at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show in March before it goes on sale later that year. No word on what will be [...]
The fourth consumer guide to toxic chemicals in cars has just been released by the Ecology Center. Since Americans spend on average 1.5 hours in their vehicles daily, the exposure is looked at as a considerable contribution to indoor pollution. Reviewing over 200 common vehicles with model years from 2011 and 2012, each was tested [...]
According to reports coming from dealers, Honda will be offering a mid-cycle update to the Honda Civic sedan this fall – just 18 months after the new model was launched. The move signals a rush to improve the Civic in time for the 2013 model year after it received critical reviews from Consumer Reports and [...]
Interested, perhaps distracted by the sucess of the Nissan Quashai compact crossover, Honda wants to jump in the game with a shrunken CR-V, which temporarily will be known as the Civic SUV until Honda publish a name for it. Initially, the concept drew me some worry, thinking there might be some Mercedes-esque micro niching going [...]
A $10,000 lawsuit has been filed against Honda Motor Co. by a Los Angeles woman who claims her Civic Hybrid doesn’t meet its gas mileage outlook. The claim was filed on Tuesday in American Honda headquarters city of Torrance, CA small claims court by 46 year old Heather Peters. Peters claims that the 50 mpg [...]
