Posts from ‘May, 2009’

First spy photos of Honda’s CrossTour

Since yesterday, several photos are available on the internet of what it looks like a CrossTour car. It looks like this is not a ZDX based model, but a different car. Check out for more photos in the link below. First Spy Pictures

Honda CR-V 2010 gets a facelift?

It looks like a different kind of CR-V was photographed outside a restaurant in Dublin Ohio. Apart from the different front part of the car which includes chrome grill and wider parts, a set of different alloy wheels was noted; however the photo taken cannot give as a clear view. This could be a 2010 [...]

Euro NCAP gives five stars on safety to Honda Jazz

The Honda Jazz has been awarded the maximum 5-star rating which follows on from the five star results achieved by both, Honda Civic and Honda Accord. The new rating scheme, which was introduced in February 2009, uses a weighted score, combining many aspects of a car’s safety performance for adult (50%), child (20%) and pedestrian [...]

Honda Jazz sales reach half a million units in Europe

Since 2002, the Honda Jazz has sold 500,000 units in Europe. A small size car with so many large interior spaces, that made it very popular. In 2008, the launch of the all-new Jazz managed to maintain the personality of the car. Honda Motor Europe, Senior Vice President, Ken Keir said that: “The Jazz really [...]

Honda S2000 successor could be hybrid with all wheel drive

Some things will never change, and rumors want an S2000 successor to come to life with hybrid technology and all wheel drive. In Japan there is a speculation that Honda could be working on a car that will replace the S2000. The car will be more powerful than the CR-Z and this puts a smile [...]

Acura develops a four door coupe?

It looks like; rumors are travelling very fast around the globe especially when it involves a new design or car to be manufactured. Both German (Auto Motor & Sport) and Japanese (Holiday) magazines, mention the possible development of Acura’s four door coupe. The car will be longer than the TSX but also wider and lower. [...]

Helio Castroneves becomes a three-time Indy Champion

Castroneves gets another win in the Indy Championship and this time is pure joy for him as he is now entered in the rank of the three-time Indy Champions. Talk about Honda reliably it’s really worth saying that for the fourth consecutive season, Honda powered the entire 33-car Indianapolis 500 starting field, and for a [...]

Honda UK workers vote for a pay cut to save their jobs

UK Honda workers vote a decrease on their wages, rather than loosing their jobs. With a drop of 50% in production of UK’s car industry, some factories are shutting down while others are running over the edge. Honda has given a choice to its workers to take a pay cut; otherwise 490 employees will be [...]

Honda’s Safe Driving Educational Software

Honda has combined new educational software for safe driving together with a retail personal computer and accessories. The Honda Safety Navi, as it called, will provide an easy to use automobile driving simulator. The package can be sold separately and you can obtain just the software if you don’t want to get the complete hardware [...]

S2K Challenge Series: 6th race at Willow Springs International Motorsports Park

Article by Edward Lee (600rr_rocket) We have now passed the halfway mark in the exciting 2009 S2K Challenge Series. The sixth S2K Challenge event was held on 5/10/09 at Streets of Willow track in the Willow Springs International Motorsports Park. This time around, we ran the clockwise configuration; back in 3/6/09 (S2K Challenge #3), we [...]