Honda Insight: The Once and Future Mileage King August 27, 2006
Can an automobile be ahead of its time and yet be obsolete? As it heads into retirement, the Honda Insight certainly looks that way. CAN an automobile be ahead of its time and yet be obsolete? As it heads into retirement, the Honda Insight certainly looks that way. When it was introduced in 1999 as the first gasoline-electric hybrid sold in America in modern times, it was also the most fuel-efficient mass-produced car. Although production ended this summer, it remains the nation?s mileage champ after seven years.Honda says the Insight will be replaced in two years with a …
Honda to Drop a Hybrid and Eventually Offer a New One May 18, 2006
DETROIT, May 17 ? The Honda Insight, the first gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle to be sold in the United States and the most fuel-efficient car in America, will be discontinued later this year, American Honda said Wednesday. Honda is dropping the Insight, a quirky two-seater that gets an estimated 66 miles a gallon with a manual transmission and can go 670 miles on a tank of gas, because it is preparing to introduce a new hybrid vehicle in 2009. Honda also sells hybrid versions of its small Civic and midsize Accord. Honda started selling the Insight in 1999, a few …
Honda Plans a New U.S. Plant, and Indiana Craves It May 17, 2006
DETROIT, May 16 ? Japan’s Honda Motor Company, on a push to expand its sales of fuel-efficient cars in the United States, said it would spend $400 million to build a sixth North American assembly plant, creating 1,500 jobs. At a news conference Wednesday morning in Tokyo, Honda President Takeo Fakui said the company would also spend $639 million to build its first new plant in Japan since 1976, and $140 million on an engine plant in Canada.Further, Honda said it would build a new family-size hybrid electric car that would go on sale in 2009, and hoped to …
Honda to produce diesel engines in Britain April 17, 2006
TOKYO (Reuters) — Honda Motor Co. Ltd. plans to produce diesel engines in Britain to meet strong demand in Europe for fuel-efficient vehicles, a Japanese financial daily reported on Sunday.
Behind the Wheel: 2007 Honda Fit and Toyota Yaris: Small, but Tasty, Portions April 9, 2006
Set aside any lingering pint-size prejudices ? these new fuel-efficient subcompacts are not stripped-down penalty boxes like the economy cars of yesteryear. Read more
Behind the Wheel: Honda Accord and Toyota Camry: Hybrids for Ozzie and Harriet April 2, 2006
Reliable, practical and popular, the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry are as mainstream as white bread and as exciting as mom’s meatloaf. But technology has transcutting-edge green machines. Read more
Honda expands R&D capabilities in North America March 28, 2006
Honda Motor Company has begun the construction of a new $15 million Acura Design Center in Torrance, California. Read more
Trading the Hummer for a Honda March 18, 2006
Luxury sport utilities are becoming decidedly less cool than just three years ago, when they were the hottest things on wheels. Read more
Plug Power, Honda sign home fuel cell agreements March 17, 2006
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Plug Power Inc. said it signed two agreements with Honda Motor Co. Read more
Behind the Wheel: 2006 Honda Civic: Once Strait-Laced, Now Spacey March 12, 2006
After three weeks of back-to-back test drives of the broadly-acclaimed sedan, coupe and hybrid, I remain unenthusiastic about the new Honda Civic. Read more
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