Honda’s product range is one of the most diverse on the market but it’s all steadily heading in one direction towards pure battery power over the next few years. In the meantime, and probably being very wise to hedge bets about the roll out of the battery electric vehicle industry, Honda has given us the widest choice and the family friendly CR-V series. The Honda CR-V was launched in 1995 as … [Read more...]
Newslines 12 July
The Honda Civic was launched 50 years ago today. It has sold 27.5m around the world and the 11thgeneration order books have opened today from £29,595 and deliveries commence in September. Ferry and motoring trips to Europe are expected to escalate this summer as airports and airlines slash flights. The cost of flying and queues with the possibility of last minute cancellations after airports … [Read more...]
Newslines 23 July
The new four-door Honda Civic will start from £19,395 when it reaches showrooms next month. There will also be highly competitive PCP offers from £259 a month for the new saloon which is available in both 1.0 i-VTEC Turbo or 1.6 i-DTEC with manual, CVT or automatic transmissions and the top EX diesel automatic will be £27,120. British-born Mike Manley is the new ceo of the Fiat Group. The … [Read more...]
Eight cars get top marks for safety
In a busy November for Euro NCAP’s car safety experts, the month’s second set of crash testing results has been released with eight vehicles achieving 5-star ratings. Crucially, all are on sale with standard-fit Autonomous Emergency Braking systems. The Citroen DS 7 Crossback, Jaguar E-Pace, BMW X3, Porsche Cayenne, Mercedes-Benz X-Class, Subaru XV, Subaru Impreza and the reassessed Honda … [Read more...]
Seat Ibiza has something to celebrate
The SEAT Ibiza sets "a new benchmark in safety for the Supermini price point category", says Thatcham Research, who praised and criticised Ford at the same time. Following an unfavourable safety rating earlier this year, Ford has resubmitted its flagship Mustang sports car for testing, on this occasion earning a Three Star Euro NCAP rating. This follows the addition of standard-fit … [Read more...]
Newslines 16 August
A 60-tonne crane has caused queues of up to 15 miles on the M4 after it broke down during Monday morning's rush hour. At its peak, eastbound traffic was backed up to junction 30 (Cardiff Gate) as the crane blocked a lane in Newport between junctions 25 (Caerleon) and 24 (Coldra). A new road layout at University Hospital of Wales, Heath, Cardiff will prioritise vehicles heading to … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Honda Civic 1600 DTEC SR diesel manual
The Honda Civic is synonymous with Swindon and the 10th generation of the series is the lifeblood of its global manufacturing plant, so its good to find the newcomer is in good shape after a facelift. In fact, style is what the Civic is all about and it’s arguably one of the most immediately recognizable five-doors on the road and now enhanced by new nose and tail styling with a revised … [Read more...]
Weekend road test: Honda Civic 1.6 DTEC ES T Manual
Honda’s latest diesel engine has not moved the goal-posts in the market, it has introduced a completely new game and left existing players in the dressing room. We were accustomed to gradual economy and performance improvements with diesel engines but the new Honda i-DTEC 1.6 has taken big strides in economy, performance and low emissions. While pumping out just 94gkms of CO2, the … [Read more...]
At last, Honda has a credible Civic diesel to take on rivals
Although Honda is the world’s largest manufacturer of combustion engines, everything from garden equipment to outboard motors, to motorcycles to cars and many more including a new F1 engine, it was only 10 years ago they introduced their first diesel engine, a 2.2-litre four cylinder unit initially for their Accord range. This engine then went into their CR-V off-roader and latterly into the … [Read more...]