Posts Tagged ‘hybrid’

Honda Insight gets a very significant award by the Committee of Japan Automotive Hall of Fame as the Car of the Year 2009-2010.
The three basic factors which led to this award are, the strategy of affordable pricing Honda used in marketing the hybrid Insight; the Insight’s balance of driving performance and environmental performance and last [...]

Following our first official photos of the CR-Z here comes the official video of this amazing and very interesting model. Powered by an 1.5 liter hybrid engine and a six speed manual gear box, this car will really be the center of attention and the first real hybrid sports car. Enjoy the video below!

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Here are the first official photos of the CR-Z hybrid sports coupe. In fact this is the successor of Honda’s fans favorite CR-X model. The CR-Z concept was presented in 2007 and we are happy that no major differences have been applied to the final production car that will be available in Japan on [...]

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) gave Honda Insight the Top Safety Pick Award which means that the Insight achieved the highest rating of good in front, side, and rear impact tests. Together with the Honda Insight, Toyota Prius and Kia Soul also earned the same award. This is good news for all potential buyers [...]

We certainly did not expect to see some tuning on the new Honda Insight hybrid but there is no stopping of doing so. Exclusive Zeus has lowered the car with redesigned exterior and a set of of new shiny wheels. Perhaps we shall see more from other tuners as well. All we can say is [...]

The rumors just keep coming, confusing everyone. This time rumors describe that the NSX successor will go hybrid and will be the competitor of Toyota’s FT-HS hybrid sports car. A hybrid sports car with a 3.5lt V6 engine that gives 450hps will probably be the answer to the long story of the NSX successor. Honda’s [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

In order to support the launch of its new hybrid car, the Insight, Honda will debut in April its latest TV ad “Let it Shine”. This advertisement is another part of the integrated marketing campaign presenting Honda’s environmental leadership in Europe, Russia, Middle East and Africa.
March 26, 2009 - Honda will debut its latest TV [...]

It was back in December of 2008 when GS Yuasa and Honda signed a basic aggrement to establish a joint venture company that will manufacture, sell and conduct R&D for high-performance lithium-ion batteries for applications with a central focus on hybrid vehicles. The contract was signed and the name of the joint venture company is [...]