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It's Matthew's Day Off
Posted: January 31, 2012 | by: Blog Editor | source: Youtube
It's Matthew's Day Off. Who would want to work on day like that when you got a CR-V.
The Next Accord
Posted: January 12, 2012 | by: Blog Editor | source: Wall Street Journal
The Accord is starting off 2012 right by losing a few pounds. The new Accord has a more athletic build, sits lower to the ground and more tech.
Honda Motor Co. has sent its best-selling Honda Accord model to the gym to bust off a few pounds. Honda on Tuesday unveiled a thinly disguised prototype of its next generation Accord coupe, which will be launched along with a new Accord sedan this fall. John Mendel, executive vice president of Honda's U.S. Sales operation says the new Accord will put Honda back in the game. Among the new Accord's key attributes, he said: it's smaller on the outside, a little lower to the ground and lighter. "It's stylish and more athletic," Mr. Mendel said at the unveiling today. With new, direct injection engines, the newly svelte Accord should get "class leading fuel economy." Honda is hoping to boost U.S. Accord sales above 300,000 cars a year in the first year of the new model, despite efforts by Ford Motor Co. Like some rivals, Honda will offer a plug in hybrid version of the Accord - the better to score credits with new U.S. Fuel economy rules. "We think the technology is now approaching the point..where it doesn't compromise the consumer," Mr. Mendel says.
Happy Honda Days
Posted: December 20, 2011 | by: Blog Editor | source: Honda Youtube
It's a gift for the whole family.
Accord & Fit Named in the 10 Best Cars
Posted: December 14, 2011 | by: Blog Editor | source: Honda.com
The Accord and Fit both nabbed a spot in Car and Drivers coveted "10 Best Cars" award. This is the Fit's 6th straight year earning a spot, and the Accord has made the list 26 out of 30 years.
Car and Driver magazine has named the 2012 Honda Accord 4-cylinder and the 2012 Honda Fit as two winners of its prestigious and highly competitive, annual "10Best Cars" award. Now in its eighth generation, the Accord has achieved "10Best Cars" status 26 times in the 30 years that Car and Driver editors have been conducting the competition, more than any other vehicle in the award's history. The Honda Fit has been honored with "10Best Cars" status in each of the six years that it has been on sale in the United States. "The Car and Driver '10Best Cars' awards document a proud history of great cars in America over the last 30 years," said John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "Honda is honored to again have two of our vehicles included among the best of the best." The Fit has been sold in the U.S. since the 2007 model year. The Accord has been sold in the U.S. since the 1976 model year.
The 2012 CR-V Is America's Family Compact SUV
Posted: November 29, 2011 | by: Blog Editor | source: Honda Youtube Channel
Whether you're looking to shuttle the kids to soccer, go out with friends on the weekend, or through your bikes in the back for a weekend adventure, the 2012 Honda CR-V can do it.
Million Mile Joe Lives Up To His Name
Posted: November 08, 2011 | by: Blog Editor | source: Youtube.com
Joe finally hit the million mile mark this month, and Honda did more than just hold a press conference for him.
Sneek Peek at the 4th Generation CR-V
Posted: October 28, 2011 | by: Blog Editor | source: Youtube.com
The 4th generation CR-V will have a sleeker look without giving up any cargo room.
The Redesigned 8 Passenger Pilot
Posted: October 12, 2011 | by: Blog Editor | source: Honda Youtube Channel
Honda's new national spot for the all new redesigned 8 passenger Honda.
2012 Accord Coupe, Nothing Short of Perfect
Posted: September 23, 2011 | by: Blog Editor | source: Honda.com
The 2012 Accord Coupe has hit the lots. Offering all the modern technology and safety features you'd expect out of a top vehicle.
The Honda Accord has been one of Honda’s all-time best sellers since its debut in 1976 and the 2012 Accord Coupe doesn't look like it'll be losing that accolade. Some might say the Accord was ahead of its time with its impressive fuel economy. A badge the flagship Honda has yet to hang up. The 2012 model is going to booast 33 highway mpg, and the V6 model is going to put out 26 highway mph. Get ready for the gadgets. One of the hottest items today is Bluetooth HandsFreelink. Enjoy hands-free calling while keeping your eyes on the road. Communicate with your phone using its intelligent voice recognition system, available on EX model and higher. Convenience doesn’t stop there. Never get lost again with satellite-linked navigation system. 24 global satellites are there to guide you to your destination safely and efficiently. It doesn’t matter though what route you’re taking if you don’t have the proper safety. That’s why all 2012 Accords come with 6 standard airbags, two in the front, two in the back, and two curtain. Hopefully Vehicle Stability Assist will make it so it’ll never come to that. A prevention system that senses oversteering or understeering in emergency situations; then adjusts break pressure on each wheel and/or reduces engine power. It’s all there for you. The 2012 Honda Accord, on sale now.
From the Outside In, The Pilot is Getting Updates
Posted: September 13, 2011 | by: Blog Editor | source: Headline News
For 2012 the Honda Pilot will getting a cosmetic facelift and will also reduce cabin noise.
Throwing a little extra style, a number of comfort features and a boosted level of fuel economy into the mix, the new 2012 Honda Pilot seems to be stepping up its game ready to take on all comers in the new year. The first and most obvious change is the cosmetic facelift afforded to the front of the vehicle, where the new three bar grille takes centre stage between the new headlights and generally cleaner aerodynamics. Furthermore, most of the new models have now been upgraded to 17-inch wheels of a new design, while the upper and touring models have been afforded 18 inch alloys. With regard to the interior, the new Pilot provides and even quieter ride than before, thanks to a number of sound insulation features and acoustic glass. The upgraded trim provides a much more refined color palette and the dash overall is incredibly more sleek. Enhanced Honda Sat-Nav fronts the technological adornments, which includes 60GB of storage with 15GB set aside for driver media.
2012 Accord Gets Improved
Posted: August 31, 2011 | by: Blog Editor | source: Torque News
The Accord has been one of Honda's best sellers since its debut. And with the improvements it's getting for 2012 the streak promises to stay alive.
New for 2012 Honda Accord is a USB audio interface standard on Accord LX, LX-P and SE sedan models. The sedan's exterior has a prominent two-bar grille with chrome-style crossbars, windswept headlights, inset character lines along the body sides and distinct C-pillars. The coupe has a muscular stance, a sporty front fascia design, a sleek roof profile and a short wheelbase. The interior of the 2012 Honda Accord is comfortable. Climate-control buttons are positioned on the left side of the center stack within reach of the driver. The Accord sedan has earned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's highest score of 5 stars. The car scored a 5 for overall frontal crash safety, overall side-crash safety and rollover resistance. The most fuel-efficient Accord model is the 4-cylinder sedan equipped with 5-speed automatic transmission, which delivers 23/34/27 mpg city / highway / combined. The EPA-estimated fuel-economy rating for the Accord V6 sedan model is 20 / 30 / 24 mpg city / highway / combined, also with a 5-speed automatic. All Accords feature Vehicle Stability Assist with Traction Control and 4-wheel disc brakes with an Anti-Lock Braking System. Three audio systems are available – all with mp3 / Windows Media Audio playback capability, an auxiliary input jack and the USB audio interface. The standard system provides a single-disc CD player, six speakers and 160 watts of power. Steering wheel-mounted audio controls are standard on every Accord. The Accord EX sedan and LX-S coupe add a 6-disc in-dash changer. A premium 270-watt audio system is standard on the EX coupe and EX-L sedan. It includes a 6-disc CD changer and seven speakers, including an 8-inch subwoofer. XM Radio is standard equipment on all Accord EX-Ls. More than 95 percent of new U.S.-bound Accords are assembled in Marysville, Ohio. In its 2011 Initial Quality Study, J.D. Power & Associates named the Accord as having the highest initial quality in its segment. It also is a Car and Drive "10 Best" 25 times.
J.D. Power & Associates Most Awarded Manufacturer
Posted: August 23, 2011 | by: Blog Editor | source: Honda.com
Honda won more awards by the highly acclaimed J.D. Power and Associates than any other manufacturer for 2011.
Honda leads industry with seven segment-leading models, more than any other brand The Honda brand earned its best-ever ranking in J.D. Power and Associates' Initial Quality Study (IQS) for 2011, finishing second among all surveyed brands, including premium makes, the company announced today. Honda also led the industry with seven models earning the highest initial quality ranking in their respective segments, including its top-selling Accord and Civic models. In the manufacturing realm, the 2011 study recognized three Honda plants for superior quality, including Honda's newest U.S. auto plant in Greensburg, Ind. Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, producing the Civic Sedan, was one of only three plants around the world to earn the Platinum Plant Quality Award. The Suzuka, Japan plant, line 1, earned a Silver Plant Quality Award, Asia Pacific (tie), for production of Civic and Insight, while the East Liberty, Ohio, plant took home a Bronze Plant Quality Award, North/South America, for production of the Accord Crosstour, CR-V and Element. "Creating products of the highest quality and value is the foundation of our business, and it begins with a deep understanding of the customer," said Tetsuo Iwamura, president & CEO of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "These results are an important demonstration of our focus on the customer and the tireless efforts put forth by Honda associates throughout our organization—in R&D, in manufacturing and in sales—to exceed their high expectations of Honda and Acura." Of the seven Honda models earning the highest initial quality score in their segment – the most segment leaders of any brand – five were manufactured in North America: the Civic (compact car); the Element (compact crossover SUV—followed by the CR-V in second place); the Accord (midsize car); the Accord Crosstour (midsize crossover SUV); and the Ridgeline (midsize pickup). Those five models were joined on the 2011 segment leader list by the Insight hybrid (compact car, tie) and Honda Fit (sub-compact car). Honda automobiles made in North America are produced using domestic and globally-sourced parts. J.D. Power and Associates' Initial Quality Study serves as an important tool for consumers in evaluating the quality and design of new vehicles. Since 1987, J.D. Power and Associates has been surveying owners to measure the initial quality of new vehicles after the first 90 days of ownership.
2012 Ridgeline Will Sport a New Trim
Posted: July 26, 2011 | by: Blog Editor | source: Cars.com
The new 2012 Ridgeline will be getting a new trim level. The 2012 Ridgeline Sport, which is slated to go on sale starting in November.
The Honda Ridgeline receives welcome improvements for 2012, including a new Sport trim package. The Ridgeline Sport, which looks reminiscent of the Ridgeline Sport project truck shown at SEMA in 2005, adds the following to the base Ridgeline RT's standard features: exclusive black 18-inch alloy wheels (+1 inch from RT steel wheels), exclusive black honeycomb grille, standard fog lights, black headlight and brake light housings, and black side mirrors and door handles. Also look for a slight boost in EPA mileage ratings for the 2012 Ridgeline, said Chris Martin, Honda spokesman. The 2012 Honda Ridgeline goes on sale in November.
The Honda Promise
Posted: July 06, 2011 | by: Blog Editor | source: Wall Street Journal
Can't find the right make or model you want, and you're worried incentives will expire? With the Honda Promise Program you can wait to take delivery and still get the same great incentives.
Honda Motor Co. on Wednesday told its U.S. dealers it is starting a new incentive policy aimed at letting customers know they can purchase cars even if the models they are seeking are out of stock. Honda said it will honor current incentives even if customers have to wait weeks until the exact models they buy become available. Honda launched the new effort - called the Honda Promise -- on Wednesday, along with other incentives, in an attempt to boost sales. The Honda Promise offer runs through Aug. 1. Under the new program, dealers can assure customers that they can wait to take delivery on cars and still get the same sales incentives that the company is offering now. Honda also will agree to extend expiring leases by 12 months for customers using Honda Financial Services. Honda has said that its production should return to nearly normal levels by August.
CR-V is Still in a League of its Own
Posted: June 28, 2011 | by: Blog Editor | source: Suwannee Democrat
Back when your choices were a bulky SUV, or your typical sedan/coupe, Honda decided to combine the two. Now every car-maker has a Crossover, but no one has the CR-V.
The Honda CR-V spawned a revolution when it was released back in the Jurassic period. It was a time when SUV dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Big, heavy vehicles like the Ford Explorer were the dominant species, shaking the ground and guzzling fuel with their massive, aging, body-on-frame designs. Along came the CR-V as a Darwinian milestone - a mammal in a land of giant reptiles. Crossovers now dot the landscape - the CR-V isn't the only mammal out there anymore - but the 2011 model shows the CR-V stays true to its origins and remains competitive. Unlike true SUVs, the original CR-V was built on a lightweight car chassis but still looked vaguely like the bulky Explorer. The result was a vehicle that gave you the best of both worlds - and a sales hit for Honda. Since the CR-V was built like a car, it drove like a car. It had a zippy, precise feeling that SUVs couldn't match. And its efficient, four-cylinder engine got far better gas mileage. It also retained the best parts of SUVs: their spacious cargo area, high ride height to give drivers a better view of the road, and some styling machismo that plain ol' family cars lacked. It was such a success, in fact, that many of today's most popular vehicles can trace their DNA to the first CR-V. Countless copycats are a great thing for buyers, who have a long list of excellent crossovers to pick from today. So why should anyone still consider the CR-V in a modern automotive ecosystem that's overpopulated with crossovers? The first reason should be obvious. It's a Honda. Honda is really the only mainstream company left with a long-term reputation for building bulletproof cars. Toyota has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons since 2008. American and Korean brands have made huge leaps in the last five years - in some ways they feel like they're built to a more luxurious standard than Honda's - but that's a recent development. The world is still waiting to see if they can keep it up. The second reason is the CR-V remains true to its roots. Thanks to the competition the CR-V helped create, crossovers come in all sorts of flavors today. You can buy high-performance crossovers, luxury crossovers, efficient crossovers and stripped-down, cheap crossovers. Honda easily could have made its crossover compete for one of those niches when redesigning the latest CR-V. Instead, Honda preserved the CR-V's everyman personality, which made it a hit from the beginning. The latest CR-V has a smooth ride, precise steering and great, grabby brakes. The suspension feeling is almost a carbon copy of the Accord, which is a perfect benchmark. And it's just sporty enough to be fun without being uncomfortable. The engine is an excellent match for this car. Some crossovers have more power; others give you better mileage. But few hit the sweet spot as perfectly as the CR-V's 2.4-liter engine, which makes 180 horsepower and is rated for 24 mpg on the highway. In fact, I'm beginning to wonder if scientists a million years from now will discover a CR-V encrusted in amber that looks just like their futuristic CR-Vs. Like the mosquito, some designs are so well-suited that they can thrive for eons with minimal evolutionary changes.
