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 Report: Honda Canada discontinuing Insight and Civic hybrid |
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Aug 23, 2010 - 5:31 PM - by Honda Forum
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Filed under: Hybrid, Sedan, Hatchback, Honda, Canada
It's no secret that the revived 2010 Honda Insight has been a huge sales disappointment in North America. The once-robust sales of the Civic hybrid have also evaporated in the last two years. Apparently, things are far worse for Honda's hybrids in Canada where higher fuel prices typically cause people to buy more efficient vehicles.
An unconfirmed report from a Canadian web site indicates that both the Civic hybrid and the Insight are being discontinued there. Checking the Canadian sales charts, the Civic as a whole is one of the top-selling cars in Canada with 31,604 units sold in 2010 through July.
While hybrid sales are not broken out by Honda Canada, we can do a little educated guessing. Since only 643 of those Civic sales were imports and the hybrids come from Japan, we can figure... [Read More]
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IndyCar: 2010 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma [SPOILERS] |
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Aug 23, 2010 - 3:03 PM - by Honda Forum
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Filed under: Motorsports, Honda, Racing
2010 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma - Click above for high-res image gallery
Just five races remain on the 2010 Indy Racing League IndyCar schedule, and only one of those is a road course. The final four rounds of the championship will all be contested on ovals - but this weekend the drivers will be taking on Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. Last race at Mid-Ohio, series points leader Will Power saw his lead shrink a bit when second place Dario Franchitti took the win. Still, Power clinched the inaugural Mario Andretti trophy for being the road course champ. Not a lot of drivers have a shot at catching the seemingly invincible super Power, but Franchitti has a better track record at Sonoma...and on ovals.
In fact, Power had a pretty nasty crash at Infineon just last year, while Franchitti claimed victory, so it was going to be interesting... [Read More]
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Honda's fix for prematurely dying Civic hybrid batteries hurting fuel economy, perfor |
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Aug 16, 2010 - 4:02 PM - by Honda Forum
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Filed under: Hybrid, Sedan, Technology, Honda
 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery
Until the past year or so, the Civic Hybrid had been by far the best selling gas-electric model introduced by Honda. However, the second-generation model introduced in 2006 has not been entirely problem-free. There have been several lawsuits against Honda claiming that the Civic doesn't meet its advertised mileage claims. While those sort of claims are often dubious given their dependency on factors like driving style, climate and terrain, premature battery failures are not.
According to the Los Angeles Times, it appears that 2006-2008 Civic Hybrid models are suffering an abnormally high rate of battery failure at... [Read More]
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Autoblog Podcast #190 - Chrysler profit, Top Gear USA and small Buicks |
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Aug 10, 2010 - 11:01 PM - by Honda Forum
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Filed under: Podcasts, Etc., Government/Legal, Safety, Buick, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Ford, GM, Honda, Lexus, Lincoln, Earnings/Financials
 Click above for the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes, RSS or listen now!
Chris, Sam and Dan come back for Episode #190 of the... [Read More]
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Report: Honda Fit Hybrid to cost $18,600* in Japan |
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Aug 09, 2010 - 5:46 PM - by Honda Forum
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Filed under: Hybrid, Japan, Hatchback, Honda
 Honda Fit Sport - Click above for high-res image gallery
Honda is finally set to launch the Fit hybrid in Japan this October and pricing is rumored to start at ¥1.59 million or about $18,600 at current exchange rates. That's a $4,700 premium over a standard gasoline powered Fit in Japan, but $3,500 less than the Insight, which makes it the cheapest hybrid available across the Pacific.
The Insight and Fit are built on the same platform, so the five-door Fit will likely use the same 1.3-liter mild-hybrid powertrain as its sibling. When we reviewed the Insight last year we concluded that its packaging sacrifices weren't really worth the price premium over the... [Read More]
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Honda to supply new 2.4L turbo V6 for 2012 Indycars |
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Aug 09, 2010 - 12:31 PM - by Honda Forum
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Filed under: Motorsports, Honda
Honda Performance Development will continue its involvement in IndyCar through the 2012 season when new engine and chassis rules take effect. The current, normally aspirated 3.5-liter V8s will be replaced after the 2011 season with smaller displacement and lower cost units that are limited to 2.4-liters. Honda announced this weekend at the Mid-Ohio race that it will produce a new twin-turbocharged 2.4-liter V6 available for lease at a price 40-percent below the current engine's price.
The new formula is open to all manufacturers, but so far Honda has been the only company to commit to the new engines. Honda has been the sole supplier of IndyCar engines since 2006 following Chevrolet's withdrawal from the series.
Gallery: 2010 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio
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Worth the Paper Cuts: Cardboard Honda NSX racer assembly shots are awesome |
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Aug 04, 2010 - 5:15 PM - by Honda Forum
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Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Performance, Etc., Japan, Marketing/Advertising, Honda, Design/Style, Racing
 Epson papercraft Honda NSX build - Click either image for high-res gallery
 We were never the kinds of kids to be able to sit down and be able to crank out a plastic model with any sort of aplomb. In fact, we have a stack of half-finished kits in the hall closet that fire... [Read More]
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