Posts from ‘April, 2009’

Honda has completed the new engine plant assigned to supply cylinder blocks and casting part for its diesel engine in European models. The facility will begin its production this year after the completion of final instalation of equipment. The new factory is located in Ogawa, Japan. The facility was designed to decrease the amount of [...]

What an amazing and historical meeting! This is the only way to describe one of the best, or should I say, the most significant and emotional anniversary meet ever organized, absolutely perfectly! More than 220 S2000s and 450 people were gathered from all over Europe in Trento, Italy to celebrate the 10th anniversary of production [...]

Article by Edward Lee (600rr_rocket) We now nearing the halfway point in the 2009 S2K Challenge Series and just wrapped up our 5th event at Buttonwillow Raceway. As the most popular track amongst S2K track junkies in SoCal, the turnaround was strong as expected. The weather this time around was night and day compared to [...]

Article by Michael Tsay (Dipstick) S2k Challenge #4 was held April 11, 2009 at Thunderhill in Willows, CA. The long distance from SoCal and the Easter weekend did affect turnout. However, we did get many Bay Area S2000 drivers and had a blast driving one of the premier tracks on California! Thunderhill is SCCA’s home [...]

For the first time in the history of auto crash testing, an automotive company has achieved a dual top rank from NHTSA and IIHS for the entire lineup. Acura owners should be more than pleased, that their automotive brand produces the safest cars. More specifically, no matter from which side the impact comes, Acura cars [...]

Honda has announced that it will not participate in the IAA 2009, known as Frankfurt Auto Show. Due the marketing downturn Honda focus on new fuel cell research in Europe and to more hybrid vehicles. Apart from that, the New Honda Academy will strengthen Quality and Customer Service. In addition, Honda has reduced even further [...]