20 August 2008
The Honda Civic is enhanced inside and out for 2009 with new exterior styling, colors and available tech-friendly features like Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® and a USB Audio Interface 1. An exclusively-equipped Civic LX-S Sedan debuts with alloy wheels and sportier interior styling. A new Civic DX Value Package (DX-VP) S
28 July 2008
Honda will follow-up one of the most successful models in supermini history when its all-new Jazz goes on sale this Autumn. At a time of rising fuel prices and financial instability, a range of low emission, high economy petrol engines makes the new model an attractive option for the increasing number of motorists looking to downsize.
By enhancing its strongest qualities, Honda engineers have taken the innovative design and versatility of the
28 July 2008
American Honda Motor Co., Inc., today announced that Ron Yerxa and Annette Ballester took delivery of their hydrogen fuel cell-powered FCX Clarity on Friday, July 25, 2008 at Honda of Santa Monica, one of three dealerships in Southern California that are part of the first fuel cell vehicle dealership network. Yerxa and Ballester are the world’s first FCX Clarity customers and the first of approximately 200 customers who will lease the vehicle i
22 July 2008
Two-seat design study unveiled at British International Motor Show
Honda’s low-emission sportscar study model has been revealed at the British International Motor Show, at ExCel, London.
The lightweight roadster design study displays one of Honda’s core engineering principles – to design stylish and exciting cars that are also environmentally responsible.
Named the OSM (for Open Study Model), the two-seater joins the confirmed-for-production CR-Z sports hybrid and FCX Clarity hydrogen fuel cell car on
08 July 2008
Honda will unveil a low-emission, lightweight sports study model at the British International Motor Show later this month.
The striking two-seat roadster aims to couple sleek looks with exciting driving dynamics and more efficient engine technology, to give lower exhaust emissions.
The Honda OSM (for Open Study Model), was designed by Honda's R&D facility in Offenbach, Germany. It’s the latest example of the young talent being developed within Honda's design studios in Europe – following the Honda Sma
03 July 2008
Honda customers can get behind the wheel of a Civic for as little as £5 a month thanks to a range of incentives tailor-made to meet their individual requirements.Honda’s sensational 50:50 offer (launched on Jazz earlier this year) is now available on all Civic models too, which means a new customer pays 50 per cent of the full list price, followed by 11 monthly payments of £5 at the ultra-low rate of 1.9 per cent APR. After this, customers can either make the second 50 per cent payment or up
25 June 2008
The New ASIMO made its UK debut yesterday in the North East of England with a mission to inspire the regions' next generation of engineers.
Honda's humanoid robot travelled to the North East to attend the annual Youth Engineering Show (YES), this year held at Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton le Spring, near Newcastle.
The show, which runs from the 24th - 26th June, is a fast moving 85-minute educational event involving presentations, interviews, demonstrations and videos about the world of e
16 June 2008
Zero emission, hydrogen fuel cell cars roll off line for first time
Today (Monday, 16 June), the FCX Clarity - Honda's advanced hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicle - came off the line at the world's first dedicated fuel cell vehicle manufacturing facility in Japan. After 19 years of development, the arrival of this ‘real world' fuel cell car marks the beginning of a new era of cleaner motoring.
The FCX Clarity - which emits only water from
16 June 2008
06/16/2008 - TOCHIGI, Japan
ENGINEERING
Drive-by-Wire™ Throttle System
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Shift-by-Wire Gear Selector
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Front-Wheel Drive
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CARB Emissions Rating
ZEV
V FLOW FUEL CELL STACK
Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC)
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Power Output
100kW
Size (liters)
57
Weight (lbs)
148
ELECTRIC POWER STORAGE
Lithium-Ion Battery
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Output (Volts)
288
ELECTRIC MOTOR
AC Synchronous Permanent-Magnet Electric Motor
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04 June 2008
American Honda Motor Co., Inc., May sales of 167,997, up 11.3 percent on a daily-selling-rate basis(1), shattered the company's all-time sales record for any month as Civic sales reached 53,299, up 28.3 percent versus last May and surpassing the previous monthly record for any car in the lineup.
New all-time records set in May included (previous record in parentheses):
* American Honda total vehicle sales of 167,997 (August 2007:158,342)
04 June 2008
1. CEO Mid-Year Speech: Honda to Set Environmental Benchmark with Accessible Global Hybrid
During his mid-year speech, President and CEO of Honda Motor Co., Takeo Fukui announced that Honda is to launch an accessible hybrid car to allow more people around the world to adopt cleaner motoring technology and significantly reduce global car emissions. The car will be a convenient and compact 5-door/5-passenger size with an exterior design that employs the concept of the FCX Clarity. Its strengt
23 April 2008
Honda is announcing the arrival of the Honda Racer™, a much-anticipated 1/64th scale Hot Wheels® car designed by Honda R&D Americas, Inc., in Torrance. The Honda model, along with designs from five additional automakers, were selected as part of the Hot WheelsDesigner's Challenge™ as a way to celebrate the die-cast brand's 40th anniversary. The Honda Racer arrives on store shelves in May 2008.
"The Honda Racer combines the excitement