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New 2022 Civic hits dealerships today. Here are some details!

Honda’s new Civic Sedan lineup arrives at dealerships today. The all-new 2022 vehicle features an elegant exterior, functional and cozy interior, agile dynamics and advanced technologies.

All 2022 Civic Sedan models benefit from extensive improvements made to the body, chassis and powertrain. Also, all new Civics come with Honda Sensing suite as a standard feature with tons of driver-assistive and safety technologies of which some are Traffic Jam Assist, Adaptive Cruise Control, Lane Keeping Assist System.

2022 Civic Sedan trim levels

The first in the lineup is the Civic LX, which comes with a naturally-aspirated 2.0-liter 4-cylinder power unit and a continuously variable gearbox. The setup produces a total of 158hp. Also standard are the 7-inch color touch screen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, push-button start, digital instrumentation, and LED headlights.

The next in line is the Civic Sport which builds on the previous trim level and adds exclusive 18-inch wheels, low-profile tires, black exterior accents and chrome exhaust finish. Inside, the model features an 8-speaker audio system, Sport-specific seating surfaces, leather-wrapped shift know and steering wheel, paddle shifters, sports pedals, and more.

Civic EX comes with a more advanced 1.5-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder power unit and a CVT that has undergone some fine-tuning. The vehicle produces a total of 180hp and 177lb-ft of torque. Some of the features include Blind-spot information, a one-touch power sliding moonroof, heated seats, and outside mirrors, and dual-zone automatic climate control are all standard.

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The last vehicle in the lineup is Civic Touring. This model features leather seats, power front seats, Sirius XM radio, satellite-based navigation system and more. Furthermore, 2022 Touring receives a larger 9-inch color touchscreen display, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto integration, a Civic-first Bose premium sound system, a new 10.2-inch all-digital and customizable instrument display, front and rear parking sensors, Sport driving mode, wireless smartphone charging, and LED fog lights. Touring also adds Civic’s first implementation of low-speed braking control.

June 17, 2021
Honda announces first details for its new interior design language [VIDEO]

In a new video, Honda reveals a new interior design philosophy that will shape the interior design of the new Honda vehicles. Inspired by the classic human-centered design of the early Honda days, the brand adopts a simplistic approach towards the design, but without sacrificing any of the advanced technological functions of today. The new idea features a renewed focus on Honda’s classic “Man Maximum/Machine Minimum” approach and maximizes the interior space and minimizes the space required for mechanical technologies.

Simplicity in design requires not only a strong philosophy but a discipline toward the user experience, says Johnathan Norman, Creative Lead for Honda Interior Design in the U.S, We’ve heard from designers working for other brands who say they were inspired by the simple, human-centered design of old Hondas. Well, so are we!

For the Honda team, all this means that the upcoming models will be free of visual clutter and will focus on thin pillars, low cowl, and a large greenhouse for excellent visibility, which enables the driver and passengers to see the road and environment around them more clearly and vividly.

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As it seems, Honda continues to impress both brand enthusiasts and skeptics by delivering safe and reliable vehicles. In fact, this is the brand with the highest fleet average fuel economy and lowest CO2 emissions of any major full-line automaker in America, according to new data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Honda lineup includes the Civic, Insight, Accord, and Clarity series passenger cars, along with the HR-V, CR-V, Passport and Pilot sport utility vehicles, the Ridgeline pickup, and the Odyssey minivan. Honda’s electrified vehicle lineup includes the Accord Hybrid, CR-V Hybrid, Insight hybrid, and the Clarity Fuel Cell and Clarity Plug-In Hybrid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKuuV8w4G0Y&feature=youtu.be

Source: Honda

April 27, 2021
Honda presents new and electrified HR-V lineup

The new HR-V e:HEV comes powered with Honda’s advanced two-motor hybrid powertrain technology, delivering a blend of efficiency and responsiveness. This sub-compact model lineup joins Honda’s larger electric range and represents the brand’s devotion to electrify its entire production.

Exterior design

The latest generation of HR-V e:HEV embodies a simple, clean, and contemporary design philosophy that is already seen in many other Honda models.

The silhouette of the vehicle is sleek and although playful in spirit, contributes to some enhanced performance, thanks to the increased 10mm clearance, reduced roof height by 20mm, and the adoption of 18-inch alloy wheels that further enhance the robust appeal.

Aerodynamic improvements are achieved without the need for unnecessary design features and additions that compromise elegant styling. There’s an air curtain slit at the front bumper, rear side sill lip, and sleek rear light shape that altogether reduce drag and are aided by a rear side spoiler which reduces the turbulence behind the vehicle.

Interior design

Inside the new HR-V, every component is dedicated to achieving as much as possible spaciousness and coziness at the same time. The cabin design also focuses on practicality and ease of use of all systems, buttons, and functions.

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The design team has included “Air Diffusion System” where L-shaped vents are positioned in the top corners of the dashboard and contribute to cleaner interior air by directing a stream of air along with the front side windows to the roof, which creates vortex of air beside and above occupants. Also, Honda’s next-gen body stabilizing front seats are present with pat-structure support, smart positioning of the dashboard, and controls.

Drivetrain system

Honda has included its agile and efficient 1.5-liter i-VTEC petrol unit with a peak power output of 131hp and 253Nm of torque at 4,500rpm.

Furthermore, the drivetrain system features three selectable driving modes – Sport, Normal, and Econ, each giving a different feel and serving a specific role.

Also, the vehicle adopts an Adaptive Cruise Control system, Blind Spot Information system, Mitigation steering System and Collision Mitigation Brake System, Cross-Traffic Monitor, Hill Descent Control, and others.

Source: Honda

April 23, 2021
Honda e is named 2021 World Urban Car

The Road to the 2021 World Car Awards event concluded today with the announcement of Honda e as the 2021 World Urban Car winner. The vehicle was nominated and voted for by a demanding jury, consisted of 93 experts from 23 countries.

Honda e was chosen from an initial entry list of a total of 7 cars from all over the world. Gradually the list of contestants was narrowed down to a total of three models – Honda e, Honda Jazz, and Toyota Yaris.

Alongside all technical requirements and performance rates that the contestant vehicles must feature, the jury also showcases some specific requirements: the vehicles eligible for the World Urban Car award must be produced in volumes of at least 5,000 units/year and must be “on-sale” in at least two major markets, on at least two separate continents, between May 1, 2020, and May 1, 2021. In addition, vehicles must be a maximum of 4.20 meters in overall length and be approved for operation on public roads.

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The Road to the World Car Awards is an annual event that follows the international jurors as they test-drive, and vote on, the eligible vehicles for the awards season.

Source: World Car Awards

April 21, 2021
Honda announces new Special Editions for the Talon and Pioneer lineups

Honda announced an expansion of the side-by-side lineup for 2021, with Special Edition versions of the Talon 1000 and Pioneer 1000 models. The SE versions of both two- and four-seat Talon come with an extended list of standard accessories. Along with these, buyers will also benefit from the exclusive Viper Urban Camo graphics, created through a special collaboration with TrueTimber.

Designed to enhance the off-road driving experience and add a touch of precision and quality, the Special Edition Talon brings Honda’s race engineering experience to mass production vehicles. This is why, along with the standard equipment, the Honda team also offers some aftermarket upgrades like a front bumper, winch kit, vented windscreen, light assembly, rear-view mirror and door lowers.

As it comes to the Pioneer lineup, this remains Honda’s ideal option for work and play, combining comfort, handling, and user-friendly features. Coming with a six-speed Dual Clutch gearbox, the SE Pioneer also can be specified in three- and five-seat versions and comes with improved performance, visual flair, and exclusive roof, windscreen, fender flares, winch kit, rear-view mirror, and LED light bar.

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Both SE Talon 1000 and Pioneer 1000 will be available in Summer 2021.

Source: Honda

April 7, 2021
2021 Honda CR-V Hybrid increases style, efficiency, and comfort

Honda UK has today announced details of the revised and updated 2021MY CR-V Hybrid. Available in dealerships from the start of December the midsized SUV is now solely available as a hybrid; built around Honda’s innovative i-MMD system for unparalleled levels of efficiency and refinement. A number of revisions and styling tweaks, inside and out, refresh and align the CR-V more clearly with Honda’s other e:TECHNOLOGY products.

Priced from £30,180, all models of the 2021 CR-V gain blue-ringed H badges and e:HEV nomenclature to highlight their electrified credentials. Other revisions include a new silver finish applied to key visual elements on the centre console, doors cards and dashboard accents. Other updates include a new 18” alloy wheel design for all grades and privacy glass from SE models upwards. The range topping EX grade CR-V also gains wireless smartphone charging for improved seamless connectivity.

Mechanically, the CR-V retains Honda’s responsive and highly efficient advanced hybrid powertrain technology, which is built around two electric motors, an Atkinson-cycle petrol engine, and an innovative fixed-gear transmission.

On the WLTP combined cycle, this fuel-efficient hybrid system produces CO2 emissions of just 151g/km and fuel economy of 42.2mpg on front-wheel drive models, and 161g/km and 39.2mpg for all-wheel drive models.

Further under skin revisions include tweaks to the suspension that has been retuned for more linear handling responses and to provide increased low longitudinal rigidity for optimised ride compliance. The Dual pinion variable-ratio electric power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering has been refined for improved low-speed manoeuvrability.

Ensuring safety for all occupants, the CR-V’s platform design incorporates Honda’s exclusive next-generation ACE™ (Advanced Compatibility Engineering) body structure design technology. This employs a network of connected structural elements to distribute crash energy more evenly. In line with Honda’s ‘Safety for Everyone’ philosophy, the CR-V’s class-leading suite of passive and active safety systems continue to be available as standard for all variants. The Honda Sensing package is among the most comprehensive suites of active safety and driver-assistive technologies in the class, combining radar and camera information to assist the driver.

Rebecca Stead, Head of Automobile at Honda UK, commented: “The CR-V is such an iconic part of Honda’s range and history it is only fitting that the revised 2021 model is ready to take on a changing and challenging market place, equipped with the latest technologies and equipment to make consumer’s lives that little bit easier.”

January 8, 2021
New Honda Jazz will benefit from F1 technologies! Details here!
New Honda Jazz will be launched later this year and according to the Japanese manufacturer, the latest family member will feature tons of advanced technologies and systems. Let’s find out more, shall we?

As it seems, Honda engineers are drawing inspiration from the Formula 1 Hybrid Power Unit program – the goal is to improve the efficiency of the hybrid system, but also boost the performance rates. As you might know, the latest Honda Formula 1 Hybrid Power unit, named RA620H, uses an advanced 1600cc six-cylinder internal combustion power unit, blended with an Energy Recovery System.

Additionally, there’s an advanced electrical system that further recycles energy produced by the brakes and exhaust gases. By doing so, the technology generates extra boost for acceleration and also reduces turbo lag.

The latest road-going beneficiary of the F1 benefits is the recycling cycle of the e:HEV system. By incorporating the same approach in the new Jazz, engineers achieve better battery energy output, more agile performance, and seamless switch between the selectable modes.

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As expected, the e:HEV is exclusively shaped and molded in order to fit the new Jazz. The system consists of two powerful electric motors which are further connected to a 1.5-liter DOHC i-VTEC petrol unit and also to the lithium-ion battery and the entirely revised transmission. All these components work harmoniously in order to provide a smooth and direct response. Furthermore, the e:HEV system offers three interchangeable driving modes:
- EV Drive: the lithium-ion battery supplies power to the electric propulsion motor directly.
- Hybrid Drive: the engine supplies power to the electric generator motor, which in turn supplies it to the electric propulsion motor.
- Engine Drive: the petrol engine is connected directly to the wheels via a lock-up clutch and drive force is transmitted directly from the engine to the wheels.
Enjoy!

Source: Honda
May 14, 2020
2020 Honda Jazz: Safety Features Quick Overview
Honda’s latest Jazz model is a pure manifestation of the brand’s desire to deliver us enhanced safety features blended with high-tech gadgets. The vehicle offers massive upgrades compared to older models, but also showcases completely new concepts and ideas! Let’s find out more, shall we?

Enhanced active safety systems

The vehicle comes with an enriched Honda Sensing suite that aids drivers and passengers in any road situation and manages to keep them safe and comfortable. For the new model year, the engineering team has included a revised City-Brake Active System with sensors. There’s also a dedicated camera to recognizing and evaluating the more comprehensive road surface and traffic characteristics. Camera’s activity includes detecting vehicle approaches, road signs, and unusual driver’s driving behavior. This gadget is also capable of eliminating the fog effect and provide a clear field of view.

Revised Central Airbag System

The new front central airbag is fitted within the back of the driver’s seat and expands into the space between driver and passenger. With this new system, new Jazz manages to avoid direct contact and reduce the impact between the driver and the passenger in the event of a side-on collision. In order to ensure reliable installation and precision, the airbag is fitted by three attachment tethers that guide the airbag around the driver in a curve.

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Further improvements include a double-structured airbag, installed in the rear seat pad, which activates in case of impact against the door and C-pillar in the event of side-on collisions. The airbag is also designed in order to detract from the Magic Seat function of the vehicle.

Additional Honda Sensing technologies include:
- Collision Mitigation Braking System
- Adaptive Cruise Control
- Lane Keeping Assist System
- Road Departure Mitigation System
- Traffic Sign Recognition System
- Auto High-Beam
- Intelligent Speed Limiter
- Blind Spot Information
Source: Honda
April 30, 2020
Honda is recognized as Best Value Brand – details here!

For a sixth consecutive year, Honda has been chosen as America’s “Best Value Brand” in Kelley Blue Book’s Brand Image Awards, which recognizes automobile manufacturer’s success in fostering and retaining brand attributes that customers appreciate and pay attention to. In awarding its “Best Value Brand” award for 2020, Kelley Blue Book recognized Honda for its quality, reliability, durability and overall advanced technologies that the brand incorporates in its vehicles.

The 2020 Brand Image Awards are based on consumer automotive perception data from Kelley Blue Books’ Brand Watch study. This Brand Watch is an online brand and model perception tracking study, which taps into more than 12,000 in-market new-vehicle shoppers annually on KBB.com, and offers insight into how shoppers perceive important factors driving their purchase decisions, including capturing brand and model familiarity and loyalty among new-car shoppers.

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As it comes to Honda, the prominent manufacturer offers a full line of reliable fuel-efficient and fun-to-drive vehicles with advanced safety technologies sold over 1,000 independent US dealers. Brand’s portfolio includes the famous Fit, Civic, Insight and Accord passenger cars, all along with HR-V, CR-V, Passport and Pilot SUVs. Honda’s electrified lineup includes Insight hybrid-electric sedan, Accord Hybrid, CR-V Hybrid and the Clarity series.

Source: Honda

April 20, 2020
2021 Honda Insight is here! Here’s a quick overview!

2021 Honda Insight will arrive at dealerships with tons of newly available advanced features: Blind Spot Information system and Cross Traffic Monitor, all along with new exterior changes and a new finish: Radiant Red Metallic. Neat!

The vehicle features best-in-class passenger space, upscale interior appointments, and overall refined driving experience. With an affordable starting price, new Insight is definitely a worthy family member. Let’s check out more, shall we?

New Insight comes with Honda Sensing suite and is the only compact hybrid sedan to earn a Top Safety Pick Plus rating from the IIHS. Furthermore, the Insight has also recently received a top-five green score from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, beating numerous honorable plug-in and battery electric vehicles.

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Available in LX, EX and Touring trim levels, all 2021 Insight models come standard with multi-element LED headlights, push-button start, and tons of advanced passive and active safety technologies. New for 2021 model year is the Blind Spot Information and Rear Cross Traffic Monitor, while the 8-inch Display Audio with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration remains part of the standard equipment. Exclusively for the Touring trim level, designers and engineers have included leather seating surfaces, an 8-way power driver’s seat, Honda Satellite-Linked Navigation System, dual-zone automatic climate control and numerous more.

The vehicle is made exclusively at Honda’s Greensburg, Indiana, alongside Civic and CR-V, using domestic and globally-sourced parts. Its hybrid drivetrain system is consistent of a 1.5-liter Atkinson-cycle, two-motor system and an intelligent power unit that contains the hybrid battery pack. All of these parts are produced in Ohio.

Sweet!

Source: Honda

March 24, 2020
Honda reveals first details for new 2021 Odyssey lineup!

Honda’s 2020 New York International Auto Show exhibit will feature the world debut of the new 2021 Odyssey, the heir to the best-selling minivan in America for the last ten years. The new family member benefits from numerous styling upgrades, new technologies, and safety features. In fact, 2021 Odyssey comes with an industry-first Rear-Seat Reminder system integrated with the car’s CabinWatch rear-seat camera system. Sweet!

Major upgrades to the vehicle include more powerful and efficient LED headlights, a revised blackout grille topped by a chrome strip, and a revised lower front fascia and fog light housings. Also, buyers will benefit from new glossy-black trim under the rear window, accented by a chrome strip. And last, but not least, Odyssey Elite trim level comes with newly designed 19-inch alloys and auto-dimming side mirrors.

For the interior, engineers and designers have managed to update climate controls and second-row seatbacks that fold flat for easier seat removal. EX and higher trims get new tri-color floor mats and illuminated USB poets, while EX-L and higher levels benefit from revised seats with contrast stitching, power lumbar support for the front passenger seat and second-row seatback pockets.

All 2021 Honda Odyssey vehicles will come with Honda Sensing suite as part of the standard feature – the pack includes Adaptive Cruise Control with Low-Speed Follow, And pedestrian Emergency Braking, all along with the standard technologies for the suite.

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Powered by a 3.5-liter i-VTEC V6 engine that produces a total of 280hp, Odyssey comes with brand’s new 10-speed automatic gearbox, along with push-button start. Vehicle’s powerful and refined V6 engine utilizes Variable Cylinder Management, with the capability to switch between three- and six-cylinder operation.

Exclusively produced at the Lincoln, Alabama plant, alongside Pilot, Passport, and Ridgeline, 2021 Odyssey will be available for purchase this April.

Stick with us for further information!

Source: Honda

March 10, 2020
2020 CR-V Hybrid has earned the TOP SAFETY PICK award by IIHS!

2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid has earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) 2020 Top Safety Pick rating. The vehicle joins the rest of the CR-V lineup that has won such an award when geared with specific headlights. Other Honda vehicles that have been recognized with the prize are Accord, Civic, and Insight.

For 2020 model year, all CR-V models are offered with Honda Sensing as a standard feature on all trim levels. The suite features comprehensive safety and driver-assistive technologies as Collision Mitigation Braking System, Pedestrian Detection, Forward Collision Warning, Road Departure Mitigation, Lane Departure Warning, Lane Keeping Assist System and Adaptive Cruise Control.

Furthermore, all Honda vehicles benefit from the brand’s Advanced Compatibility Engineering body structure, designed to protect occupants in a wide variety of frontal collisions, along with advanced supplemental restraint systems.

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As it comes to the award itself, in order to earn it, a vehicle must score “GOOD” crashworthiness ratings in all test modes, including the famous passenger-side small overlap test. A top-rated vehicle must also offer front crash prevention that earns “ADVANCED” or “SUPERIOR” rating in both vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian tests, as well as “GOOD” or “ACCEPTABLE” ratings for available headlights.

Source: Honda

March 10, 2020