Posted in Compact cars, Future Cars, Honda, Sports cars on Feb 25th, 2011
Honda has announced that the 2012 Honda Civic Si will get a larger, more powerful 2.4-liter engine than the 2011 Si. The Honda Civic Si is the sporty trim level of Honda’s iconic small car and the larger, more powerful engine will add to the Si’s appeal. The 2012 Civic Si will also get a […]
Posted in car buying incentives, Honda, Incentives on Jan 31st, 2011
During February, Honda is continuing the no down payment lease incentives and low interest rate car loan incentives from January. This month, the 2011 Honda Accord Coupe, Sedan and Crosstour, Civic Sedan, CR-V, Fit, Insight, Odyssey and Pilot are all available with sign and drive lease incentives with no money due at lease signing. Customers […]
The 2011 Honda Odyssey minivan is one of the first vehicles to earn a five-star crash rating under the new NHTSA ratings system. The NHTSA introduced a new crash rating system for 2011 and the Odyssey is only the second vehicle to earn five-star ratings in every seating position for every crash test. The only […]
Posted in Car Reviews, car shopping, Honda, Research, Reviews, SUV, Toyota on Jan 27th, 2011
The 2011 Toyota Venza and 2011 Honda Accord Crosstour are both the crossover SUV versions of their parent company’s popular midsize cars. The Venza is essentially a lifted up wagon version of the Camry and the Accord Crosstour is the same thing based on the Accord. The 2011 Toyota Venza starts at $26,625 with a […]
Posted in Car Reviews, car shopping, Cars For Commuting, Cars for families, Commuting, Compact cars, Comparisons, Fuel Economy, Honda, Toyota on Jan 18th, 2011
The Civic started life as a cheap commuter car with great gas mileage and not much else. The ultimate A to B car has grown over the years into a comfortable daily driver with amenities like heated leather seats and satellite navigation. Now the Civic competes with the other former commuter car, the Toyota Corolla, […]
Posted in Honda, Incentives on Jan 13th, 2011
During January 2011, Honda is offering no down payment leases on several models. Honda has been offering no down payment leases for several months now, but changes which vehicles are available with the incentive. Honda’s current incentives are available until the end of February, so buyers have a chance to take advantage of these for […]
Posted in car shopping, Honda, Toyota on Dec 30th, 2010
Kelley Blue Book has released a list of the most researched cars of 2010. Kelley Blue Book’s list for 2010 is very similar to last year’s list, but with notable drops for several Toyota models, most likely due to the publicity surrounding the company’s recalls this year. The top three most researched vehicles stayed the […]
Honda will discontinue the Element small SUV after the 2011 model year. Honda cited slow sales as the reason behind the Element’s cancellation. The Element has been on sale since 2003. The Element first went on sale in 2003, and its strange anti-styling made it pretty popular in its inaugural year. In 2003, 67,478 Honda […]
The 2011 Honda Insight hybrid is less expensive than the 2010 model. Honda has priced the base Insight at $18,950, down from $20,510. The Honda Insight’s base price is now $2,450 less than the Toyota Prius’ base price. Honda has removed some features from the base Insight to reach the new lower starting price, but […]
Posted in car buying incentives, Honda, Incentives, Leasing on Nov 4th, 2010
During November, Honda is continuing its no down payment lease incentive, but it is available on different vehicles this month than in October. In October, the $0 down lease was only available on the Honda Accord sedan and coupe. This month, the Honda Accord Crosstour (shown above), CR-V, Fit, Insight, Odyssey and Pilot can all […]
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