August 25th, 2010
Japan: The Jazz Hybrid will make its world motor show debut at the Paris Motor Show in September, further demonstrating Honda’s continuing commitment to petrol-electric hybrid technology.
The launch of the latest addition to the practical Jazz line-up will mark the first time a parallel hybrid vehicle has been available to B-segment consumers. The IMA hybrid [...]
August 25th, 2010
Europe: The Honda CR-Z has been rated one of Europe‘s safest cars, following on from the success of the Honda Insight, according to the new independent crash testing results from Euro NCAP.
Euro NCAP’s rating scheme focuses on the vehicle’s overall safety performance which gives consumers an easy to understand single score. The system considers occupant [...]
August 20th, 2010
CHASSIS DEVELOPMENT
From its inception the MDX targeted the dynamics and driving feel of its strongest European competitors. The essential elements of this engineering goal included steering, suspension, braking and overall dynamic performance, as well as excellent noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) control.
In the early stages of MDX development, engineers tested European luxury SUV competitors including [...]
August 20th, 2010
The award-winning Acura MDX luxury SUV continues to be the category benchmark for styling, performance and safety for 2011. Currently in its second generation, the MDX offers tremendous appeal thanks to a wide array of available technology features designed to make driving more enjoyable, more productive and safer.
The 2011 MDX continues to deliver eye-catching looks [...]
August 18th, 2010
Honda is smooth and powerful engine output characteristics are well received in good body size and maneuverability, “110 Super Cub”, and adding two new colors for color, August 20 (Friday)will release.
Here we add a new Pukoburu R and R virgin body color is beige, with neat styling apart from the 110 Super Cub, has adopted [...]
August 13th, 2010
Growing the sport of motorcycling and its public’s perception is integral to building a great brand and the acceptance from the community.
Yarrive Konsky Director of Full Throttle Sports started RED (Ride. Educate. Discover) RIDERS in 2003. The program has dual aims of equal importance.
Yarrive recently visited Seaford Park Primary School. RED Riders have been visiting [...]
August 13th, 2010
The Honda SMART program recently ran an advanced rider training course in Moe, Victoria on the Blue Rock circuit. The capacity filled school provided students with ample track time and coaching from Australian Champions Troy Dorron, Jye Harvey and state A-grader Ben Williams.
Billy Jackson who participated on the day accredited his following weekend’s results to [...]
August 13th, 2010
The ‘all new’ for 2010 Honda ‘Motokids’ is set to hit the sunshine state of Queensland for the first time in Brisbane early in September. The much anticipated event is scheduled for the North Brisbane Motorcycle club situated in Mudgee on Sunday the 5th September 2010.
The North Brisbane MCC is the perfect location for Honda [...]
August 13th, 2010
Honda will recall approximately 197,000 Accord and 117,000 Civic vehicles from the 2003 model year and roughly 69,000 Element vehicles from the 2003 and 2004 model years in the U.S. to prevent a malfunction of the ignition interlock feature of these vehicles. Honda has received several complaints about such failures in these vehicles and is [...]
August 11th, 2010
A subsidiary of Honda, which sells solar cell manufacturing (strain) Honda Soltec (NYSE: Kikuchi District, Kumamoto Prefecture, President: Akio Sato a few), the maximum output of 120W and 130W solar modules with a rated capacity of 5.5kW residential Today the power conditioner, and then released.
Maximum output 130W solar modules for residential use is to improve [...]