Archive : Honda

Honda’s Beat was a success story for Honda but in its final stages of life, sales dwindled and the recession in 2008 didn’t help much. Honda discontinued the model in 2010 and since then fans have been desperately waiting for a successor as economies have been rebuilt. Honda has takes its time with the Beat and the successor will arrive sometime in 2013 according to a recent report. The [...]

Honda’s humanoid – the ASIMO which stands for Advanced Step In Innovative Mobility has turned 10 years old. Time flies, as some say! To mark ASIMO’s 10th birthday, Honda launched a dedicated website consisting of videos and photographs talking about ASIMO’s evolution since birth. A ‘Run with Asimo’ smartphone and iphone app have also been produced for fans to interact with the [...]

As Toyota gears up to launch a Prius minivan at the North American International Auto Show, rumor comes in from another town rival – Honda – that they will be extending the Honda Fit hybrid to rival Toyota’s product. Honda has developed a hybrid powertrain to suit the Fit/Jazz which they showcased at the recently concluded Paris Motor Show. The Honda Fit (in India known as Honda Jazz) is [...]

Romanian designer Andrus Ciprian‘s latest creation makes jaws drop. His Honda Pegasus is inspired by an aeroplane and would give pink cheeks to an F1 car. The airplane-inspired bodywork of the Honda Pegasus is as futuristic as it gets. The front/rear wings and aero kit will make this car slip through air like a butter through knife. The powertrain for this vehicle will be no V6 or V8. An airplane [...]

The Honda S2000 was discontinued by Honda in June 2009. This came as shock to many S2000 enthusiasts when Honda put an end to the S roadster which had no successor. The Front mid-engined, rear wheel drive roadster from Honda was highly acclaimed and was built to celebrate Honda’s 50th year anniversary. With the death of the Honda S2000, Honda doesn’t have a roadster in its lineup now. [...]

Honda is planning to develop an all-new, compact roadster, the rendering of which has trickled onto the internet. The new car will be developed from scratch and will not be based on the Honda CR-Z concept. The car will be a two-seater, rear-wheel drive, open-top roadster. The car will be a proper roadster, with a powerful engine and good ride and handling. The car will be launched in all the major [...]

Spy shots of the upcoming 9th generation 2012 Honda Civic test mules are doing their rounds in the internet. The Civic has been the most important car for Honda since 1972, when the first generation Civic hit the streets. Here are some renderings of the 9th gen European 2012 Civic hatchback. The 2012 Civic could be launched before the end of 2011. Takanobu Ito, Honda CEO - We are taking more time [...]

If you aren’t sending your car back to the company for replacing something, you’re lucky.Toyota, Honda, Chrysler, Citroen, Peugeot, Mitsubishi and Suzuki, [to name a few]. They want their cars back. Toyota will recall 437000 Priuses and Honda will recall 646000 Jazzs [Link] all over the world.Chrysler had to recall 1809 Jeep Wranglers, although it was limited to 07 and 08 models. Citroen [...]

The Fit[Jazz] is indeed Honda’s best-selling model in Japan and 6,46,000 isn’t a small figure. Honda has announced that it would recall 6,46,000 units of its Fit/Jazz Hatchback.1,40,000 vehicles from the United States and the rest from South America, Europe, South Africa and Asia have been recalled following a complaint about the power switch mechanism in the cars. Looks like water can [...]