|
|
|
Honda CR-Z
|
|
|
NEWS INDEX: Honda
Home >
News > Honda
Honda at Goodwood's Festival of Speed
21st June, 2010
Honda is taking part in the first ever Moving Motor Show at
Goodwood, which gives a limited number of car enthusiasts the chance to test drive two of its most exciting
cars around a 3.5 mile test track .....
more
Honda CR-Z proving popular
26th March, 2010
This new model has already achieved orders of 10,000
vehicles in its first month of sales .....
more
Honda's American Odyssey Concept
23rd February, 2010
The Honda Odyssey Concept, on display at the Chicago Motor Show, introduces a
distinctive exterior styling direction for the next generation of Honda's people mover, set to debut late this year .....
more
Honda updates the CR-V
22nd February, 2010
Heading the list of new features is the addition of curtain
airbags on the entry model; now every CR-V in the range has dual front, side and full-length curtain airbags as
standard .....
more
Honda Has a New Vibe
18th February, 2010
The Vibe adds to the features and styling of the Honda Jazz – it
receives a sports grille, alloy wheels (including spare), fog lights, Bluetooth system and exclusive Vibe badging .....
more
Top of page
Honda expands dealer network in China
15th November, 2009
Honda will open 100 new dealerships in the next 5 years to
meet the overwhelming demand in the world's most populated country .....
more
Honda Insight Achieves Top Euro NCAP Overall Safety Rating
1st September, 2009
The new Honda Insight has been rated one of Europe‘s safest cars, setting
the benchmark for hybrid vehicles, according to the new independent crash testing results from EuroNCAP .....
more
Honda UK to export Civic Type R to Japan
9th August, 2009
The model will be called the Type R EURO, to distinguish it from the
Japanese-spec 4-door Civic Type R saloon, and will be sold in limited numbers .....
more
Two new hybrids for Honda in 2010
13th July, 2009
Honda has today announced plans to begin sales in Japan of the CR-Z
sporty hybrid model in February 2010 and Fit (Jazz) Hybrid before the end of 2010 .....
more
Mugen To Build Honda Civic Type R Prototype
5th July, 2009
The car is being developed in Japan by MUGEN EURO – England's
Northampton-based subsidiary of Honda’s long standing tuning partner MUGEN .....
more
Honda Jazz ANCAP Result
15th June, 2009
ANCAP recently undertook testing of the entry model Honda Jazz GLi
which recorded a 4-star safety rating .....
more
Honda Commemorates 50 years of Innovation in America
14th June, 2009
Honda has marked its first 50 years in America, commemorating the
establishment of American Honda Motor Co .....
more
Honda Civic Si Released
21st April, 2009
At a time when some cars are growing increasingly similar, this
model has introduced a new approach to the small car .....
more
Acura ZDX Debuts at New York Motor Show
19th April, 2009
The production version of the dramatically styled prototype goes
on-sale across USA in Q3 2009 .....
more
New Honda Odyssey Released
3rd April, 2009
Honda has improved its Odyssey, revealing a more stylish, spacious
and powerful fourth generation model of its people mover .....
more
Enhanced Performance for Honda Civic Type R
17th March, 2009
The Honda Civic Type R has received mechanical enhancements and one
new colour for its 2009 update .....
more
New Honda Odyssey Close To Release
4th March, 2009
It will feature more power, more space, more safety and more
driver-focus .....
more
Honda to Introduce Civic 5-Door to Australia
1st March, 2009
At first glance the Civic Si has the appearance of a three door
hatch thanks to the placement of its rear door handles in the C-pillar, giving it a sporty appearance .....
more
Honda Reaches 300,000 Hybrid Vehicles Sales
19th February, 2009
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. yesterday announced that global sales of Honda
hybrid vehicles passed the 300,000 unit mark on a cumulative basis at the end of January 2009 .....
more
Honda City Released Locally
8th February, 2009
Honda is introducing the Thai-built City to Australia to compete in
the light car class .....
more
Honda's 40 Years In Australia
5th February, 2009
Models names, over the the years, for the Honda brand in Australia
included: N360, Z360, Scamp, City, Jazz, Civic, Insight, Accord, Accord Euro, Prelude, Legend, Odyssey, HR-V, CR-V,
MDT, S600, CRX, 1300, S2000, NSX and T500 .....
more
End Of The Road For Honda S2000
1st February, 2009
The S2000 made its debut in 1999, as an open FR sports
car with what was at the time the world's top level, high performance 4-cylinder normally aspirated engine and
an ideal 50:50 front/rear body weight distribution that provided a "fun to drive" spirit and the "joy of
driving" .....
more
Honda Celebrates 40 Years in Australia
27th January, 2009
The limited edition Honda Accord is packed with extra features
including fog lights, rear parking sensors, Bluetooth, floor mats, illuminated door sill garnishes and 40th
Anniversary badging .....
more
Honda Insight Hybrid Debuts In Detroit
19th January, 2009
"At Honda, we look forward to introducing Australia to the new
Insight within the next twelve months" .....
more
Top of page
Honda Insight Hybrid to Make World Debut at Detroit Motor Show
5th December, 2008
Honda Australia’s Managing Director and CEO, Mr. Yasuhide
Mizuno, is looking forward to the Insight arriving in Australia .....
more
|
|
|
Self-Catering Holiday Accommodation in Denmark, WA
..... more
|
|
|
Honda's Hydrogen Powered Sports Concept
30th November, 2008
Honda revealed the FC Sport design study model, a hydrogen powered three-seat
sports car concept at the 2008 Los Angeles Motor Show .....
more
Honda's New Dummy
16th October, 2008
Honda has revealed plans to enhance safety testing procedures,
announcing that it will begin using its new third generation pedestrian dummy, POLAR III, in vehicle-to-pedestrian
crash tests .....
more
New Honda City For Local Release
13th October, 2008
In reviving the City nameplate, it must be noted that the new
car bears no resemblance to the Honda City of old .....
more
New Honda City For India
30th September, 2008
Honda Siel Cars India launched its all new third generation
Honda City with a completely new design, new engine, spacious cabin and equipped with various active and
passive safety features .....
more
|
|
|
Hear Chris Goodsell Talk Motoring On Radio & Internet
..... more
|
|
|
Honda At The Paris Motor Show
11th September, 2008
The two major debuts will be for the long awaited Insight Concept,
which demonstrates the direction of Honda's latest addition to its petrol electric hybrid line-up, and a restyled
Civic Hybrid .....
more
New Honda Jazz Arrives
8th September, 2008
Three variants are offered – a 1.3-litre Jazz GLi and two
1.5-litre i-VTEC models, Jazz VTi and VTi-S .....
more
Honda Legend Revised For 2009
19th August, 2008
Honda’s slow-selling flagship Legend sedan delivers more power to
luxury car buyers with the introduction of the new 2009 year model .....
more
Low Emission Honda Sports Car Study To Be Unveiled
11th July, 2008
The striking two-seat roadster aims to couple sleek looks with exciting
driving dynamics and more efficient engine technology, to give lower exhaust emissions .....
more
2008 Honda Accord Released
9th March, 2008
More power, more spacious and more technology herald the arrival of
the eighth-generation Honda Accord and indicate that Honda remains a tryer in the Australian large car segment .....
more
New Honda Accord To Make Its Australian Debut In Melbourne
24th January, 2008
The 8th generation Honda Accord range will make its Australian debut
at the Melbourne Motor Show this year .....
more
Top of page
Honda Reveals New Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car
16th November, 2007
Honda has unveiled the all-new FCX
Clarity fuel cell vehicle at the Los Angeles Motor Show, announcing plans to begin
limited retail marketing, in USA, of the hydrogen-powered car in mid-2008
more
Honda’s UK Plant Reaches Million Milestone
12th November, 2007
Honda U.K.’s Swindon plant has made its
one-millionth Civic, a red Type R destined for the British market .....
more
Two New Honda Concepts Unveiled At Tokyo Motor Show
6th November, 2007
The Honda CR-Z is a light-weight,
two-seater sports car equipped with Honda’s petrol-electric hybrid IMA powertrain.
Honda are retaining the petrol-electric, even though many see this technology as a
wasted opportunity .....
more
Honda To Release New Jazz In Japan
19th October, 2007
Honda will release the Honda Fit
(known as Jazz in Australia) in Japan on next Friday, 26th October, 2007 .....
more
Honda Begins Construction Of New Factory
25th September, 2007
Honda Motor Co last week began
construction of a new motor vehicle factory with a groundbreaking ceremony at Yorii,
Japan .....
more
Honda Shows Accord Tourer Concept At Frankfurt
19th September, 2007
Honda's President and CEO, Mr Takeo Fukui, has
unveiled the Accord Tourer concept at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show, giving potential styling clues
of the next generation Accord Euro range .....
more
Honda Australia 2006/07 Financial Results
7th August, 2007
Honda Australia Pty Ltd has
recorded a consolidated profit of $80 million after related income tax expense on
revenue of $1.9 billion for the financial year ended 31st March, 2007 .....
more
Honda Announces Global Expansion
20th July, 2007
Honda Motor Co's President and CEO,
Takeo Fukui, has announced plans for new factories and a boost in production to meet
Honda's global demand .....
more
Honda Tries The Sporty Approach For Civic
9th July, 2007
Honda expects to sell 100 Civic Type Rs
per month at a recommended retail price beginning at $39,990. At this price, the
Next Car team sees the class leading Volkswagen Golf GTI as a far more
attractive proposition .....
more
Honda Civic Type R Arrives For July Release
10th June, 2007
The first shipment of the British-built
Honda Civic Type Rs arrived last week from Southampton, en route to Honda showrooms for
the official on-sale date next month .....
more
Honda NSX Gathering In UK
30th May, 2007
Europe’s largest ever gathering of Honda NSX
sports cars took place at last weekend’s JapFest at Castle Combe in England .....
more
Honda S2000 CR Prototype
9th April, 2007
The club racer inspired 2008 Honda S2000
CR Prototype making its world debut at the New York Motor Show introduces a higher level
of track worthy performance and style to the S2000 roadster .....
more
Honda Updates Civic
1st April, 2007
The Thai-sourced Civic sedan range
gains a fully lined boot and an auxiliary audio input jack for playing personal MP3
players through the car’s audio system .....
more
Honda at the 2007 Melbourne Motor Show
4th March, 2007
Honda Australia's stand at the 2007
Melbourne Motor Show features a new small 3-door hatch from the UK, a limited
edition Accord Euro and a concept car from last year, the FCX .....
more
Honda Hydrogen Power For Melbourne
21st February, 2007
The future of motoring will be on display
at the Melbourne Motor Show in the form of a new Honda that consumes only hydrogen and
emits only water vapour .....
more
Honda Hybrid Concept for Geneva
7th February, 2007
The current Honda Civic Hybrid uses petrol as its primary
fuel source. Our Editor has his fingers crossed that Honda will switch to diesel as the primary fuel
source, thus avoiding a wasted opportunity .....
more
Honda Launches New Third-Generation CR-V
31st January, 2007
The new CR-V range is available in
three variants. All three variants feature a 2.4-litre DOHC i-VTEC engine with 125
kW of power (up 7 kW over the previous car) and a Real-Time 4WD system .....
more
Honda Previews Future NSX Design Direction
12th January, 2007
The Acura Advanced Sports Car Concept has made its world debut
at the 2007 Detroit Motor Show, providing a preview of the design direction for the successor to the Honda NSX .....
< href="http://www.nextcar.com.au/n.acura.concept.2007.advanced.sports.car.naias.07jan.html">more
Honda Reveals Styling Clues for Next-Generation Accord
11th January, 2007
American Honda has revealed the styling clues for the next
generation Accord with the unveiling of an Accord Coupe Concept at the 2007 Detroit Motor Show .....
more
Top of page
Acura ‘Advanced Sports Car Concept’
19th December, 2006
The concept provides a glimpse at the next generation Acura sports car,
a successor to the Honda (Acura) NSX .....
more
Honda Accord Coupe Concept For Detroit
7th December, 2006
A new look for the next generation Honda Accord Coupe will be unveiled at
Detroit’s North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), in January .....
more
Honda Remix Concept in LA
4th December, 2006
The Honda Remix small sport concept vehicle made its world debut at the
Los Angeles Motor Show last week. The Remix explores the shape and design of a two-seat sports car .....
more
Honda Shows Off Hydrogen-Powered FCX Concept
21st November, 2006
American Honda has shown off its next-generation
hydrogen-powered FCX concept car with a demonstration drive at the Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California .....
more
Soichiro Honda - Centenary of Birth
17th November, 2006
Born on 17th November, 1906, the son of a blacksmith and a
weaver, Soichiro Honda was fascinated by machines and how they worked .....
more
Honda’s Sports 4 Concept For Sydney
19th October, 2006
Honda will unveil its next-generation sports sedan concept car, the Honda
Sports 4, at Sydney’s Australian International Motor Show next week .....
more
Honda Sets Yet Another Sales Record
6th October, 2006
Honda Australia has smashed yet another sales record with the
company posting its best ever September result .....
more
British Car Industry Accelerates
1st October, 2006
Three good news stories show it's not all doom and gloom in British
manufacturing. Nissan, Mini and Honda announced investment in the UK, bringing an additional 2,000 jobs in car making .....
more
Honda Announces New Limited-Edition Accord
1st October, 2006
Honda is offering even better value on its four-cylinder
Accord VTi with a new limited-edition variant .....
more
Honda Unveils New Technologies
26th September, 2006
Honda Motor Co has unveiled a range of next
generation engine technologies as part of its global initiative to reduce CO2 emissions .....
more
Honda's All-New CR-V For 2007
1st September, 2006
An entirely-new CR-V is just around the corner (so to speak). It
promises improved equipment levels and Honda’s safety technology .....
more
Honda Begins Vehicle Operations in Vietnam
27th August, 2006
Honda Vietnam Co., Ltd. (HVN), Honda’s Vietnamese subsidiary,
has opened a new motor vehicle plant in the suburbs of Hanoi .....
more
Honda and London Police in Hybrid Deal
21st August, 2006
Honda has teamed up with London’s Police in the country’s
biggest ever hybrid car fleet deal .....
more
Honda Australia 2005/06 Financial Results
16th August, 2006
Honda Australia has recorded a
consolidated profit of $81 million after tax on revenue of $1.6 billion
for the financial year ended 31st March, 2006 .....
more
Honda Launches All-New Legend
14th August, 2006
Honda Australia has launched the new,
fourth-generation, Legend sedan with the most powerful road-going Honda engine ever .....
more
Honda Posts New Record
7th August, 2006
The record result sees Honda’s monthly
market share climb to 7.2 per cent and year-to-date market share rise to 5.7 per cent .....
more
Honda Sets All-Time Record
10th July, 2006
Honda smashed sales records in June,
powering past 5,000 units for the first time to finish with an all-time record of 5,762 sales .....
more
New Look for Honda Odyssey
3rd July, 2006
Honda’s Odyssey family wagon receives
a new look thanks to a mid-life facelift .....
more
Honda Announces Civic Type S For Europe
29th June, 2006
Honda Motor Europe has announced the new Civic Type S, a 3-door hatchback
which is the latest model in the transformation of Honda’s C-segment brand into an individual, sporty range .....
more
Survey Finds Civic Hybrid Cheapest to Run
26th June, 2006
The RACV’s 2006 Vehicle Operating Costs survey shows the cost
of running a Honda Civic Hybrid is $169.34 a week, $24.57 less than the Toyota Prius .....
more
Honda Recalls Odyssey
20th June, 2006
Honda Motor Co has issued a safety recall
for Odyssey, CR-V and Step Wagon models manufactured between October 1994 and May 1997 .....
more
Revisions for Honda Accord
11th June, 2006
The Honda Accord has received some
styling changes and equipment upgrades .....
more
Summary of Honda's CEO Mid-Year Speech
17th May, 2006
Honda announced specific plans and initiatives which will
enable Honda to accelerate its efforts to strengthen the core characteristics that make Honda unique .....
more
Honda’s Natural Gas Civic For New York
28th April, 2006
American Honda has announced that it will begin retailing its
all-new compressed natural gas (CNG) powered Civic to New York state customers .....
more
Honda’s New Jazz
12th April, 2006
In one of the strangest moves by a
marketing department I have ever seen, Honda has 'aired' a television commercial
featuring an animated Honda Jazz .....
more
Civic Paves Way for Honda’s March Result
6th April, 2006
Honda Australia has set a new March sales
record of 4,611 units, up 543 over March 2005 .....
more
Honda MDX Concept At New York Motor Show
30th March, 2006
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Honda's Acura brand has
announced plans to debut a concept version of the all-new MDX luxury sport-utility vehicle .....
more
Honda Civic Type R Concept
21st March, 2006
At this year's Geneva Motor Show Honda displayed
the Civic Type R Concept with its promise of fun and exhilarating performance .....
more
Murray Walker Makes F1 Comeback with Honda
8th March, 2006
He's back! After a four year absence from the Formula One
Paddock, Murray Walker is making a comeback with the Honda Racing F1 Team .....
more
All-New Civic Boosts Honda Sales
6th March, 2006
Honda Australia has posted another strong sales
month, selling 3,484 units .....
more
Honda Updates Sports Models
15th February, 2006
Honda Australia has unveiled a sports variant of its Accord
Euro sedan and a facelifted S2000 at the Melbourne Motor Show .....
more
America's Honda Civic Si Sedan Concept
14th February, 2006
The
Civic Si Sedan Concept provides strong hints of the styling and
performance for a production Civic Si Sedan scheduled to go on sale
across America later this year .....
more
All Time Record Sales for Honda
7th February, 2006
After recording its third year of record sales of
28% in 2005, Honda has started 2006 recording its highest ever monthly sales of 4,751 units .....
more
Honda Launches All-New Civic Range
5th February, 2006
Honda Australia has launched the eighth-generation Civic with
new levels of power, fuel economy, refinement and comfort .....
more
Honda Achieves Record European Sales
23rd January, 2006
Honda achieved record automobile sales in Europe, reaching a high of
285,924** units during 2005 against a downturn of 0.7%* .....
more
Third Straight Record Year For Honda
6th January, 2006
Honda Australia is rewriting its record book for a third time in three
years thanks to another all-time sales record .....
more
Honda Takes 'Detroit News' Awards
1st January, 2006
The U.S. newspaper 'Detroit News' has named the new Honda Civic sedan as
its 2006 Car of the Year and the Honda Ridgeline as its 2006 Truck of the Year .....
more
Top of page
Honda Wins Two Awards In USA
18th December, 2005
Car and Driver Magazine has named the 2006 Honda Accord as the "Best
Family Sedan," and the Acura TSX (Accord Euro) as the “Best Sports Sedan” in its annual "10 Best Cars" award .....
more
New Look for Honda Accord Euro
28th November, 2005
Honda’s Accord Euro range receives a facelift for 2006 with a series of
subtle improvements .....
more
Honda Stars In Australia's Best Cars Awards
23rd November, 2005
Honda has been named twice in the 'Australia’s Best Cars' awards,
with the Accord Euro winning the Best Mid-Size car over $28,000 segment and the Odyssey Luxury taking the
Best People Mover .....
more
Honda Achieves a Sales Milestone
16th November, 2005
After record sales in 2003 and 2004 Honda Australia announced
yesterday it has achieved another milestone, selling its 40,000th vehicle in one year for the first time .....
more
Honda Passion Shines Through
8th November, 2005
After months of searching and assessing candidates Honda has
found the most passionate Honda motor vehicle owner in Australia .....
more
Honda at SEMA 2005
8th November, 2005
Honda showed more than 50
vehicles at this year's SEMA show in Las Vegas, including nineteen 2006 Civic Si coupes .....
more
Honda Sports 4 Concept Car
24th October, 2005
The Sports 4 Concept is Honda's vision of a sports car of the future, a vehicle
that allows anyone, not just expert drivers, to experience a high-performance automobile .....
more
Honda's Diversity on Show in Sydney
17th October, 2005
Attractions on Honda's stand at Sydney's Motor Show include
the 30th Anniversary Accord and CR-V Special Edition, the all-new Legend .....
more
Honda To Double Production In Pakistan
7th September, 2005
Honda Atlas Cars (Pakistan) Ltd. (HACPL), Honda’s car
production and sales joint venture in Pakistan, held a Manufacturing
Capacity Expansion ceremony of its production plant on Monday .....
more
Honda Continues Sales Success
6th September, 2005
Honda Australia’s record-breaking run in 2005 continues with
the company setting its best-ever August sales result of 4,006 units .....
more
Honda Announces All New 2006 Civic for the US
5th September, 2005
Honda has announced four completely-redesigned Civic models
including the Civic Si Coupe, Civic Hybrid sedan, Civic Sedan and Civic Coupe, for the US market .....
more
Price Changes to Honda CR-V Range
1st September, 2005
Honda Australia has announced price changes to its CR-V range .....
more
Honda Announces All New Civic for Europe
2nd August, 2005
Honda Motor Europe Ltd. yesterday announced the all-new,
eighth generation Civic for the European market. Wider and lower
than the out-going model .....
more
Honda Announces Fuel-Efficiency Targets
21st July, 2005
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has released an overview of its
next-generation power train technology and fuel economy targets for
cars due to be introduced in coming years. Also, see Honda
President's Mid-Year Global Speech .....
more
Honda To Discontinue The NSX
13th July, 2005
Honda has
announced that it will discontinue production of the NSX, a vehicle
that has enjoyed considerable popularity as pure sports car and won
many fans worldwide .....
more
Honda’s Record Year Continues
3rd July, 2005
Honda
Australia celebrated its most successful six months ever and set
another all time record in June with 4,746 sales .....
more
Get Me To The Church On Time!
2nd June, 2005
You can enjoy
various exciting and fun experiences at Honda’s Twin-Ring Motegi
race track – including getting married .....
more
Honda Sets Yet Another Sales Record
1st June, 2005
Honda
Australia has overturned yet another sales record with the company’s
best ever May result .....
more
Honda Reaches 100,000 Hybrid Sales
25th May, 2005
Honda
Motor Co., Ltd. yesterday announced that its cumulative worldwide
sales of hybrid vehicles reached 100,000 units in April 2005 .....
more
Kannan Claims Indy 500 Pole for Honda
16th May, 2005
Led by
Andretti Green Racing's Tony Kanaan, Honda drivers once again
prevailed in Pole Day qualifying for the 89th running of the
Indianapolis 500, with the defending Indy Car Series champion
claiming his first '500' pole in his fourth attempt .....
more
Honda's Record April
2nd May, 2005
Honda Australia enjoyed
its best ever April result with total sales of 3,677 units .....
more
Honda Introduces All-new Airwave In Japan
8th April, 2005
Honda yesterday announced the debut of the Airwave, in Japan,
an all-new 1.5-litre compact wagon that boasts an extra-large glass Sky Roof .....
more
Honda’s Record Year Marches On
4th April, 2005
Three months into 2005 and Honda has set another new sales record for
the third successive month .....
more
Top of page
|