With CR-Z, Honda Will Find Out if U.S. Is Ready for a Sporty Hybrid
Early in the development of the CR-Z, the president of American Honda said that Americans did not want a sporty hybrid.
2010 Honda Insight ? Long-Term Road Test Intro
Not quite the engineering marvel its predecessor was, Honda?s Insight hybrid starts its 40,000-mile journey with us. Date: March 2010 Current Mileage/Months in Fleet: 2075/2 months Average Fuel Economy/Range: 37 mpg/392 miles Service: $0 Normal Wear: $0 Repair: $0 A decade ago, Honda?s skunkworks released both the original aluminum-bodied Insight hybrid and the Honda S2000, at about the same time. Honda?s engineers were heard to comment that com...
After a Rocky Start, Honda's CR-Z Joins U.S. Hybrid Derby
After a Rocky Start, Honda's CR-Z Joins U.S. Hybrid Derby
REPORT: American Honda Didn?t Want CR-Z [Carpocalypse]
"It's ironic that the United States was the most vocal in saying they didn't want the car, but the CR-Z still made its world debut at the Detroit motor show," — Honda CR-Z's chief engineer Tetsuo Iwamura.Ironic because, according to Automotive News, American Honda was adamant that Americans didn't want a sporty-ish hybrid. "In the American market, people equate hybrids with the Prius," Tetsuo Iwamura reportedly told Honda Japan shortly befo...
Acura TSX Sport Wagons, Ho! U.S. Getting Honda Accord Wagon [Breaking]
Honda's heeded the chorus of "Eeews!" over the Accord Crosstour's design, bringing the euro Accord Wagon stateside as the Acura TSX Sport Wagon.Honda announced today it'll debut the Acura TSX Sport Wagon — you can't call anything just a wagon anymore — later this month at this year's New York Auto Show. This will be followed up by a quick trip to the dealerships in the "late fall" i.e. expect to wait until at least October. It's unfor...
Report: Honda CR-Z was almost killed twice, U.S. dealers didn't want it
Filed under: Hybrid, Honda 2011 Honda CR-Z - Click above for high-res image gallery Norio Tomobe, chief engineer of the Honda CR-Z, said "The CR-Z is supposed to be an intelligent sports car." We can spend a fair bit of time debating the 'intelligence' of a sports coupe that gets from 0-to-60 in 9.7 seconds and has just two seats but gets worse gas mileage than a Toyota Prius. However, we won't really be able to decide on the issue until we driv...
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This Is The Woman Who Crashed Her Honda Repeatedly Into A Ferrari Dealership [Car Crime]
This is Francesca Lavezzo, the improv comic from the Bay area who crashed her Honda repeatedly into a Ferrari dealership. After tasing her, police now believe she wasn't angry at Ferraris, just high.Lavezzo reportedly crashed her Honda Civic multiple times into Ron Tonkin Gran Turismo of Northwest Portland yesterday around 4:00 am. Police later apprehended the woman after she crashed into a fence trying to elude police. She initially resisted arr...
"Incoherent" Woman Repeatedly Slams Honda Into Exotic Car Dealership [Car Crime]
It's no secret Ferraris are renowned for their ability to drive women crazy. Unfortunately, a Portland dealership full of them drove one woman so insane she used her green Honda to punch a few holes in the showroom this morning.The police apprehended the woman who used her Honda to destroy the facade of Ron Tonkin Gran Turismo at a gas station and found the woman to be "incoherent," No reason was given for why she targeted this particular dealers...