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2001-02 Honda Accord, Civic facing airbag recall

Matt Brogan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:10:47 +0000

America’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants to know why Honda recalled cars with faulty airbags in two separate groups over the past year rather than all together. Last November, Honda recalled 2001 model Accords and Civics to repair over-pressurised airbag inflators that, if deployed, had the potential to rupture the metal inflator body and cause [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

2001-02 Honda Accord, Civic facing airbag recall

Honda opens new Asia, Oceania R&D centre

Matt Brogan — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:40:27 +0000

Honda R&D Asia Pacific (HRAP) was officially launched today with the Minister of Industry, Mr. Chanchai Chairungruang, presiding over the inaugural ceremony. The primary focus of this new centre is to address the rapidly changing consumer needs and market demands as well as strengthening Honda’s competitiveness in Asia and Oceania region. “Today’s opening of Honda R&D Asia [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Honda opens new Asia, Oceania R&D centre

Honda Civic Hatch is UK’s Most Reliable Fleet Car

Matt Brogan — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:30:44 +0000

The Honda Civic Hatch has been named most reliable fleet car in the UK. The company car industry’s leading news paper Fleet News UK conducted a reliability survey, the biggest in the country. Honda claimed three of the top five most reliable cars in the UK, the Jazz and Accord listed third and fourth place. The 50 [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Honda Civic Hatch is UK’s Most Reliable Fleet Car

Honda Australia stands up to TAC’s motorcycle scare tactics

Matt Brogan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:26:42 +0000

Fed up with a number of new “scare tactics” advertising campaigns about motorcyclists, Honda Australia is instead emphasising the importance of appropriate training and riding advice in the lead up to summer. Honda Motorcycles general manager Tony Hinton says his company is working overtime to educate both current riders as well as those who have an [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Honda Australia stands up to TAC’s motorcycle scare tactics

Honda & industry body drive UK hybrid technician awards

Matt Brogan — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:31:39 +0000

Honda is working with the Institute of Motoring Industry’s (IMI) presenting body awards to bring out nationwide qualifications for maintaining hybrid cars in the UK. To be made available to mechanics across the industry, the Automotive Internal Combustion and Electric Hybrid Technology Components and Operation Award includes practical and theory components as well as a skills-based [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Honda & industry body drive UK hybrid technician awards

Honda leads industry awards

Matt Brogan — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:17:05 +0000

At the Tokyo Motor Show Honda strengthened its leadership position with the awareness of its dominance of the Japan Car of the Year award. The awards began in 1980, since then a Honda model has won the award ten times, more than any other manufacturer. The Civic won four times, the Accord three and two awards [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Honda leads industry awards

Honda stand at Tokyo Motor Show

Matt Brogan — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:28:36 +0000

The Honda stand at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show featured a number of environmentally orientated vehicles under Honda’s HELLO! program. The Honda stage featured such participants as the FCX Clarity, EV-N (a vehicle with looks originating in Honda’s early Scout models), Cub Electric Motorscooter, and U3-X unicycle concept. Honda explains the stand as follows: As the world prepares [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Honda stand at Tokyo Motor Show

MUGEN Civic Type R confirmed for limited production

George Skentzos — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:47:07 +0000

Honda’s in-house tuning arm, MUGEN, has confirmed a limited production run of the Civic Type R MUGEN, following huge interest in the concept version from the UK and overseas. Only 20 cars will be hand-built in the UK by MUGEN with customers receiving a unique, involved experience during the build process of each car. With over two [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

MUGEN Civic Type R confirmed for limited production

Toyota & Honda disagree on sports cars

Alborz Fallah — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:12:23 +0000

It’s always interesting when two car companies disagree with each other, but it’s even more interesting when it’s Toyota and Honda, Japan’s biggest manufacturers. Whilst Toyota has been stealing the limelight with its gorgeous new Lexus LFA, a two-seater supercar that’s powered by an incredible 4.8-litre V10 engine, Honda seems to think that’s old fashioned technology. The [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Toyota & Honda disagree on sports cars

Honda Jazz named UK’s most reliable used car

Matt Brogan — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:36:07 +0000

The Honda Jazz has been named as the UK’s most reliable car according to new research from insurance specialist, Warranty Direct. Data compiled from Warranty Direct’s 50,000 UK policies on four- to seven-year old cars shows that Jazz models were the most reliable in the survey period. According to the Warranty Direct Reliability Index, which measures [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Honda Jazz named UK’s most reliable used car

2009 Large Car Comparison

Paul Maric — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:22:32 +0000

Ford Falcon vs. Holden Commodore vs. Nissan Maxima vs. Honda Accord vs. Toyota Aurion vs. Skoda Superb Models Tested: 2009 Ford Falcon G6E Turbo; 4.0-litre, six-cylinder, petrol; six-speed automatic; sedan - $57,490 2009 Holden Commodore Calais V-Series; 3.6-litre, six-cylinder, petrol; six-speed automatic; sedan – $56,790 2009 Nissan Maxima Ti; 3.5-litre, six-cylinder, petrol; CVT gearbox; sedan – $46,990 2009 Honda Accord [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

2009 Large Car Comparison

Honda Jazz begins UK production

Matt Brogan — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:59:32 +0000

The first European built Jazz has been driven off the production line at Honda’s factory in Swindon (UK), providing a boost to production volume and underlining the company’s long term commitment to its European operation. The five-door Jazz is one of Honda’s most successful cars in Europe, with over 70,000 sold in the region every year. [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Honda Jazz begins UK production

Coming Soon: 2009 Large Sedan Comparison

Paul Maric — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:04:27 +0000

CarAdvice has spent the best part of the week evaluating six of the best selling cars in the large car segment, including as an Australian first, a comparison with the new Holden Commodore Calais V-Series featuring the new SIDI V6 engine. The cars were put through a barrage of tests, ranging from ride and [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Coming Soon: 2009 Large Sedan Comparison

2009 People Mover Comparison

Matt Brogan — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:34:19 +0000

Honda Odyssey vs. Hyundai iMax Shuttle vs. Kia Grand Carnival vs. Mitsubishi Grandis vs. Toyota Tarago Models Tested: 2009 Honda Odyssey; 2.4-litre, four-cylinder, petrol; five-speed automatic; wagon – $43,990* 2009 Hyundai iMax Shuttle; 2.5-litre, four-cylinder, diesel; four-speed automatic; wagon – $42,490* 2009 Kia Grand Carnival; 2.9-litre, four-cylinder, diesel; five-speed automatic; wagon – $41,990* 2009 Mitsubishi Grandis VRX; 2.4-litre, four-cylinder, petrol; [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

2009 People Mover Comparison

Honda CR-Z sports hybrid concept nears production

George Skentzos — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:31:22 +0000

The latest iteration of Honda’s sporty CR-Z hybrid concept is set to be revealed at the Tokyo motor show in near-production trim as the spiritual successor to the original Honda CRX. The 2009 CR-Z Concept will arrive in the UK by 2010 as the world’s first sports hybrid car, and the first ever petrol-electric vehicle to [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Honda CR-Z sports hybrid concept nears production

Honda Accord Limited Edition 40th Anniversary

Alborz Fallah — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:46:04 +0000

In addition to the Honda Civic Limited Edition 40th Anniversary, Honda will also release the 40th Anniversary Limited Edition Accord to celebrate 40 years in Australia. Powered by a 133 kilowatt, 2.4 litre 4-cylinder i-VTEC engine, the Accord takes the honour of having the most power (4-cylinder) in the large car class. It’s mated to a 5-speed auto [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Honda Accord Limited Edition 40th Anniversary

Honda Civic Limited Edition 40th Anniversary

Alborz Fallah — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:38:04 +0000

Honda has now been in Australia for 40 years and in order to celebrate the Japanese company is introducing two limited edition models, a Civic and an Accord. The Honda 40th Anniversary Civic LE (Limited Edition) is based on the 1.8-litre Civic VTi (103 kilowatt i-VTEC engine) but comes standard with 15” alloy wheels, fog [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Honda Civic Limited Edition 40th Anniversary

Honda ready for Tokyo with Clarity, STEP WGN & Accord Euro Type R

Matt Brogan — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:47:12 +0000

Honda has announced its line-up of production and concept-models for display at next month’s Tokyo Motor Show. Covering the largest floor area of any single brand at the show, the Honda stand combines automobiles, motorcycles, power products and other highlights to present the distinctive world of Honda mobility under the theme of “Creating the [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Honda ready for Tokyo with Clarity, STEP WGN & Accord Euro Type R

Honda Civic Hybrid Review & Road Test

Matt Brogan — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:58:07 +0000

Discretion is the better part of valour Model Tested: 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid; 1.3-litre, four-cylinder, petrol-electric hybrid; continuously variable automatic; sedan – $35,990* Options (As Fitted): Metallic Paint $475 (Neutron Blue) Pricing & appearance against rival; smooth drivetrain; comfort & ergonomics Inconsistent brake feel; light steering at centre; diminished cargo capacity CarAdvice Rating: When you drive a hybrid car then [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Honda Civic Hybrid Review & Road Test

Honda CR-V gets new diesel, automatic in UK

Matt Brogan — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:09:21 +0000

A revised CR-V range will go on sale in the UK from Januray next year featuring, among other things, the addition of a new diesel engine to the model line-up. Since going on sale in 2007, the current CR-V has proved a popular seller in the UK but until now has lacked an automatic transmission on [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Honda CR-V gets new diesel, automatic in UK