For those of you who simply have to burn oil, Honda’s finally joined the diesel brigade with their DTi-S Hatch. They have excluded much of the market by only bringing it to us with “shift-em-yourself” gears which is a huge mistake. Remember, 85% of the cars sold in OZ are automatic. The trim level inside lacks lashings of leather too. [...]
“Bigger on the inside, Smaller on the outside” is the claim made by Honda. Unlike some claims this one seems to be true. It’s been shrunk 20mm in height and 30mm in length. Of course length is usually where it counts but CRV feels as big inside as the previous model, if not a smidge bigger. Up front there is [...]
Roll over image for make and model Over the next few weeks we’ll be bringing you a few cars “at a glance”. Also new, all reviews and opinions will now include a recommendation from GayCarBoys as to whether we would buy this car for ourselves. We are often inundated with as many as [...]
Honda will launch Australia’s most affordable hybrid – the Jazz Hybrid - this month with a price tag of just $22,990* (MLP). “The Jazz Hybrid is another example of Honda’s commitment to producing fuel efficient engines for fun, stylish and practical cars,” Honda Australia’s Director and General Manager Sales and Marketing Mr. Stephen Collins said. The all-new Jazz Hybrid [...]
Honda Aircraft Company has commenced production on the much anticipated HondaJet, the world’s most advanced light jet. During a recent press conference at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) annual meeting and convention in Orlando, Fla., the company also highlighted key testing milestones that have been successfully accomplished with the HondaJet moving closer to certification and delivery. “An assembly [...]
There is a bit of a buzz around at Honda because they have just released the cheeky trio of civic sedans. They are purt and perky and intentionally playful. For me, this was a chance for Honda to go all out and dazzle us with as much razzmatazz as they could muster. The say it’s modelled after the fabulously [...]
Honda is reducing household energy consumption through its Smart Home System, demonstrated in two purpose built houses in Saitama, Japan. First unveiled at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, the Honda Smart Home System is one of Honda’s key products that will help it cut the carbon dioxide emissions of its products by 30 per cent (compared to [...]
We recently had the luxury version of Honda’s shiny new hybrid sports car, the CR-Z and we liked it. Its handling was sharp with steering that actual road feel to spite its electric steering. The nice Honda people said that if we liked the CVT version, we’d go potty for the manual CR-Z. It has to be said that [...]
Luggage Luggage space? What Luggage space. Rear A/C Luxury model with Satnav The question was “Is the Honda Odyssey quite suitable for a boy to use for Luxury wine tours and classy airport transfers” so we took one around the block a bit. It wasn’t nearly as embarrassing as you’d expect a people mover to be. A [...]
Honda Jazz: Impossibly cute and eager to please. The good: Compact and easy to park, good on fuel, cheap to buy, magic seats, plenty of goodies in top model, The bad: Slightly underpowered, understeers when pushed Outside: That impossibly cute face on what is a fairly standard mini-people mover makes the Jazz look like a new puppy yelping and [...]
