Archive for the ‘honda’ Category
This past weekend has just seen the Tokyo Auto Salon 2009 where the Honda Access Corporation have been showing off two new concept vehicles – the Sports Modulo S2000 Concept and the Sports Modulo Fit Concept.
With totally unique styling, the new Honda is all about chiselled lines and eye-catching looks. Based on the S2000 convertible roadster, the Sports Modulo S2000 Concept is a sports car for those who truly appreciate the superior performance that Honda has to offer.
Good news to start the year off for new Honda owners or those looking to buy a new Honda!
Honda are so secure in the knowledge that their engines are the best around that they are offering three year warranties on select GX engines. This replaces the former two year warranty and became effective as of January 1st 2009. Honda GX, GXV and V-Twin engines are all covered by the extended warranty.
With the incidents of road traffic accidents approaching the annual high over the festive season, those thinking of buying a new car soon might just be thinking of the safety issues with each new model they look at.
They could do worse than look to a Honda Acura. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in the US has put the Honda through its paces and given it the highest accolade possible in terms of safety features.
As more and more countries pass legislation to ensure car manufacturers take responsibility for their vehicles at the end of their life, it’s good to see Honda are taking the bull by the horns and implementing all the measures they can to prolong our environment for future generations.
The End of Life Vehicle Recycling Law has been enforced in Japan, home of Honda, since 2005 and to that end Honda now has designated bases where they accept ‘dead’ vehicles that they can then strip down and recycle or dispose of responsibly.
The modern Honda motor company are a multi billion pound organization based in Japan who sell motor cars, motorcycles, trucks, scooters, robots, jets and jet engines, ATV (all terrain vehicles), water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment such as lawn mowers and leaf blowers, and aeronautical equipment for planes etc.
Their direct competitors are the other big Japanese brands such as Toyota and Nissan that make fairly similar cars.
This past week has seen Honda unveiling their new sports model at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show.
The hydrogen powered, three seat sports car is a futuristic looking model that fully uses Honda’s V Flow fuel cell technology. The Honda FC Sport shows Honda’s design flexibility in meeting demand for concept cars that are simply a new generation of motor vehicle.
It’s not just getting us around in their cars that concern Honda but also getting us around on our legs. As always, the employers at Honda are concerned with support and joints and length of life – not just in their cars but also in the people who work on the production line.
Staff who are paying meticulous attention to Honda detail are constantly bending and crouching and putting stress on their joints so Honda have come up with a revolutionary system to assist them which may also have a knock on effect to the wider population, as in the elderly and infirm.
Oh for an easier life! After a hard day at work the last thing we want is to climb into our cars and have a stressful journey home. Well, Honda have put measures in place to relieve that stress for you with several steps to not only making your drive easier but, more importantly, safer.
First of all, we have Adaptive Cruise Control. A radar set in the front grille looks where you are going. Not that you can take your eye off the road for one moment but a little bit of back up never hurt anyone. The ACC will not only maintain a set speed but also regulate it depending on the speed of the car in front.
Under the current strain of a difficult economy, people are looking to save money wherever possible. On top of this, we are urged to care for the environment yet little has been accomplished that show us the way to do both. Until now.
Honda have recently released their most economic, environmentally friendly vehicle to date. The Honda FCX has been welcomed with open arms in the US, with one of the first models going to eco-conscious actor Jamie Lee Curtis. This is a hybrid vehicle in a class all its own and just strengthens the ethos that Honda own so proudly of providing high performance vehicles at an affordable price – both to the pocket and the environment.
