Acura, or Honda for most is continuously reinventing itself to be more competitive in terms of style and quality. The most admirable thing about their automobiles is that they are all committed to excellent performance and long life spans. The new Honda Integra is really no different.
Despite the popular demand for an Integra re-design for 1998, Honda chose to give the third generation model a slight facelift and re-release it. The 1998 Integra had larger headlights, more aggressive front bumpers, all-red taillights, and a revised rear bumper. There were also some minor shell changes to the interior and small revisions on the electrical and mechanical components. The GS-R edition received the blade style wheels as a stylistic change.
The cars sold last year were very strong figures of number over the corresponding period. Those latest figures come on the back of a very exceptionally good last year, its sales figure total rose 50pc over 2006 yearend figures. All the figures were revealed by the senior management of NMC, the exclusive dealers of Honda Car.
Not all sports cars are gas guzzlers, apparently, with the introduction of the CR-Z, a sports concept car from Honda.
Keeping true to it’s commitment to cooperate in reducing global warming, Honda’s CR-Z touts itself to be a hybrid gasoline-electric car which maintains the speed and power expected of a sports car but is also green and energy efficient.
Models are already currently in the works, with Honda saying that they might release the final version of the car sometime in late 2009 or later. It uses the Integrated Motor Assist system from Honda, as well as a 1.8 liter 140bhp engine. But other than this, no other details or specification for the vehicle have been released. The CR-Z can also sit up to 4 people at a time.
The looks of the Civic plus the cleanliness of a stove, get down and green with Honda’s Civic GX that runs on natural gas. Rated as an Advanced Technology Partial-Zero-Emission Vehicle(AT-PZEV), it is used in conjunction with the home refueling system called Phill for which they won the greenest car awards by presenting a realistic and proven technology you can drive now and not tomorrow. The vehicle is allowed on HOV lanes across the US and it sports a 113-HP, 4 cylinder 1.8 liter 16-valve SOHC i-VTEC engine that still offers the speed of the Civic without a single drop of gas in sight. The interior sports a two-tiered instrument panel and comes with MP3/WMA support for those digital audio files you wish to play while you drive around in your mean and clean Green Honda GX. Buy one and get a special Federal Tax Credit option for the US plus a free decal for the state of California (gives you unrestricted access HOV carpool lanes on the highway). The technology is here, and so is the Civic GX, with two more coming from the automaker, the CR-Z and the Insight coming soon to a dealer near you.
While we await the full release of Honda’s FCX Clarity which is now on limited lease (200 units) in the state of California, the next best thing would be to opt for the GX series which uses an engine adapted to run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). This take one closer to a full electric car which is the FCX and exceeds emission standards set for the state. With incorporated dual-stage/dual-threshold front airbags that detect the severity of collisions adjusting deployment speed, coupled with side-curtain airbags to take care of the sides, safety is excellent and greatly improved and comparable with more luxurious cars.
It uses the same technology to drive an F-18 Hornet (drive by wire) using computers to adjust the parameters of the engine to deliver maximum performance when needed. A projected 100 mile/ 160.9 kms range for a full tank of gas is also not bad. Refueling takes overnight for a fully depleted tank which is good if one has a home refueling system that loads fuel as you sleep waking to a full tank ready for another day’s driving.
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ホンダ・パイロットは、2008年のノース・アメリカン・インターナショナル・オートショウでパイロット・プロトタイプとして発表されました。その頃から、基本的な仕様は変わっていません。特徴的なヘッドライトが変更され、なじみ易いヘッドランプになりました。フォグランプのハウジングは当初より多少四角い形状になりました。テールライトも安価なものに変更されました。2009年型ホンダ・パイロットは、3列のシートに8人が座ることができます。ホンダの他のモデルと同じく、パイロットも安全性を最優先した設計になっています。高レベルの安全性でドライバーや同乗者を保護します。ホンダ・パイロットはサイドカーテン・エアバッグとデュアルチャンバー、フロントサイド・エアバッグ、ＯＰＤＳ（Occupant Position Detection System）、アクティブ・フロントシート・ヘッド・レストレインを搭載しています。アクティブ・フロントシート・ヘッド・レストレインは、後方からの衝突時の衝撃を大幅に軽減し、運転者の首を重大な怪我から守ります。
来たる１０月にパリで開催される車のショーでホンダは、最新ヴァージョンの新しく小さいハイブリッド車を披露する事になるだろう。 この車は１９９９年にアメリカとヨーロッパで初めて大量生産されたホンダのハイブリッドモデル車の名前に引き続き、ニューホンダ・インサイトと命名される。インサイト・スポーツは独特なスタイルと洗練されたデザイン、FCX明快なガソリン燃料電池のスタイルのヒントを共有している。ホンダの宣伝部によると新しいインサイトは、未来派のハッチバックの５ドアと、ホンダのモーターアシスト（IMA）と統合したより燃費の良い物として利用できるだろう。車の中心への低い重力、５つのドア、折りたためる後部座席はスタイルの良さと機能を提供したデザインとなっている。IMA システムはホンダ・インサイト車を１番購入しやすいハイブリッド車にし、より燃費の良さを成し遂げ顧客を助ける技術を提供している。インサイトは２００９年の春から販売予定となっている。
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Honda CRV 2009 has retained much of the features and some designs of its predecessor. You can choose between the five passenger SUV’s front wheel or its all wheel drive. It has three trim levels namely, LX, EX and its top of the line, EX-L which has an elegantly leathered upholstery. It has a 166hp 2.4liter 4 cylinder engine, 5 speed automatic transmission. It has towing capacity of 1500lbs. It provides standard safety features such as ABS, traction control, anti skid system, curtain side and front side airbags. Honda RVC EX-L has a power driver seat and an automatic dual-zone climate control. It also provides a navigation system, perfect for traveling anywhere.
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The Honda Pilot was released at the 2008 North American International Auto Show as the Pilot Prototype. Not much has changed from that time. The futuristic headlights discarded, and fitted with more affordable headlamps. The fog lamp housing was changed to a kind of boxy type. The rearlights have been adjusted with cheaper versions. The 2009 Honda Pilot can seat 8 people spread on 3 rows of seating. The Pilot, as with any other Honda models pursued the vehicle’s safety as its main priority. It had hoped to offer a high level of protection for its riders and passengers. Honda Pilot employs side curtain airbags and dual chamber, front-side airbags and OPDS or Occupant Position Detection System and an active front seat head restraints. This reduces greatly, sever neck injury from collissions in the rear side.
This October, Honda will reveal at the Paris Auto Show the latest version of their new small hybrid vehicle. This car will be named the new Honda Insight, following the name of Honda’s first mass-production hybrid model to the U.S. and Europe back in 1999. The Insight sports a unique style and sophisticated design, sharing styling cues with the FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle. According to Honda’s press release, the new Insight is a futuristic five-door hatcback that will utilize a more cost-efficient version of Honda’s Integrated Motor Assist (IMA). It is designed with a low center of gravity, five-door access, and folding rear seats that offers style and functionality. The IMA system will make the Insight the most affordable hybrid vehicle. It will also utilize technologies to assist customers in achieving more fuel efficient driving habits. The Insight is set to go on sale in the Spring of 2009.