Honda goes to the dogs
Click the photo above for fur friendly Honda images.Many folks consult their best friend before making a big purchase. Since the dog is known as man's best friend, owners tend to cater towards their pets when buying a new car. In the United States, that means dog lovers often end up with trucks, SUVs or crossovers. However, in Japan, efficient use of space is a bit more of a priority. That is why Honda Japan developed the Honda Dog website. It all started with the Honda Vamos Dog Edition, but has since...

Honda names new president amid slowdown | detnews.com | The Detroit News
TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co. named Takanobu Ito, head of core automaking operations, as its new chief executive Monday, in an effort to provide fresh leadership to battle a global crisis in the auto industry. Ito, a 55-year-old research and development expert with U.S. experience, replaces Takeo Fukui, 64, who will remain on the board as adviser, Japan's No. 2 automaker said in a statement. Both Fukui and Ito said the change at the helm is a message of its determination to turn a new leaf and press ahead...

Hot News: Honda Jazz SUV
News of Honda’s latest arrival should be music to the ears of Jazz fans. It has turned its supermini into a baby SUV!The soft-roader uses the front-wheel-drive platform of the Jazz as a starting point, but the body gets a chunky, off-road-style makeover.Performance promises to be strong, too, as under the bonnet is a 1.8-litre petrol engine. While the concept is a five-door, there are rumours Honda is working on a three-door. Buyers should get a wide choice of trims, while a range of exterior graphics...

Honda considering offering JDM models in the U.S.
Much attention has been paid to Ford's decision to bring six Euro Fords over to the States, but the Blue Oval isn't the only automaker that has good looking, fuel efficient vehicles overseas. Honda has a variety of petrol-sipping vehicles in its Japanese home market, and is now studying whether those are worth selling here in the U.S. The Japan-to-U.S. formula has already worked well with the stylish, sporty and efficient Fit, sales of which are up 73% this year. While the Fit has been sold in the U.S...

2009 Honda Pilot First Drive
A Crossover With More Utility, Not LessHonda knows the difference between revision and improvement, and you can see the evidence in the 2009 Honda Pilot. It looks different, only the same. Or maybe it's the same, only different. But what you can't see are the dozens and dozens of places within this utility package where the Honda engineers have fiddled with the details.It's easy to imagine the Honda engineers swarming over the 2009 Honda Pilot, relentlessly improving space-efficiency, utility, fuel...

Honda using Smart ForTwo to boost its scooter sales
There has been an ad of a new Honda scooter going around these days, and it’s pretty smart, comparing the diminutive Smart ForTwo to the even smaller 50cc Metropolitan scooter. Certainly, the two-wheeler by Honda practically outdoes its much larger 4-wheeled relative, more than doubling the fortwo’s EPA mileage figures. Again, it’s always difficult to contrast the attributes of a scooter with those of a car. It takes a lot of commitment to opt for open-air riding on the back of a little scooter in...

The 2009 VW Tiguan SUV Is Nice- But Does It Have A Chance In Hell Against The New Honda CR-V?
Agent 001 started the day at his Alma Mater the University of Colorado, Boulder and spent the rest of it testing the 2009 VW Tiguan through the mountains of Colorado.Highlights of the new SUV are the first GOOD navigation system from VW Including traffic reports/re-routing with a beautiful software interface, nice interior cabin/seat flexiblitity, attractive design and panoramic roof.From a driving perspective it drives like a heavier, roomier Passat, which is pleasant but not overly exciting.That being...

Honda's natural solution to high gas prices | detnews.com | The Detroit News
The price of clean fuel is angst. Other than that, it's pretty cheap. The No. 1 problem with the 2009 Honda Civic GX, the only natural gas burning compact car on sale today to the public, is it uses natural gas. Every time I started to enjoy the car, I would take a peek at the white fuel gauge and see it slowly ticking toward empty. My heart would race and this sick feeling would begin to overwhelm me. All I could hear was the voice of the man who dropped off the Civic for my week-long test...

Youth Concept From Honda
One of the future concepts at the 2008 Beijing Auto Show was presented by Honda. A mix of Honda Fit and Ford Fiesta, the new Guangzhou Li Nian will start in the beginning of 2010. According to the car makers’ predictions it is a youth-oriented vehicle. The new compact crossover is designed and engineered by Guangzhou Honda Automobile Research and Development. The manufacturers did not release any details concerning Li Nian, but they say the car is a combination of “dream-inspiring future and...

Honda's econo brand to rival Toyota's Scion
Honda has given us the first taste of its new budget brand with the unveiling of an unnamed hatchback concept at this weekend’s Beijing Motor Show. The new brand is designed along the lines of Toyota’s Scion sub-brand and will be testing the waters in emerging markets such as China and India before launching in more established markets.Honda is yet to pick an official name of the new brand but it’s currently carrying the title ‘Li Nian’ Chinese for ‘subject’. [source]