Saddled with the high upfront costs currently attached to the early electric production cars, the new driving lifestyle will drastically affect the refueling environment for consumers. Whether a full EV (electric vehicle or a plug-in hybrid model, charging of a vehicle’s battery pack will see private parking lots or garage become an active hub for [...]
An Observation for Japanese abundant drive in design and innovation creativity, the Tokyo Motor Show has been a location symbolizing forward thinking. The Tokyo Motor Show has served as a unique showcase of cars, trucks and motorcycles depicting bold ideas along with the occasional bizarre attraction. Giving consumers a peek at new arrivals for dealerships, [...]
News about Acura’s next-generation NSX came out a few days ago. In the report was some information about a new SH-AWD hybrid drivetrain working in concert with a 3.5-liter V-6. Today we are hearing a bit more about that thanks to Honda’s new “Earth Dreams Technology” initiative. It is similar to Mazda’s companywide SkyActiv technology [...]
Styling plays an important part in new car purchases. Generally (there are exceptions….) if a car is ugly, it isn’t going to sell. Pontiac Aztek, anyone? Yeah, that didn’t sell too well. Honda as a whole hasn’t turned out the most stylish vehicles recently, especially in the crossover/SUV category. The Ridgeline and latest iteration of [...]
Auto manufacturers today realize the car ownership experience must be a far-extending phenomenon to promote loyalty. Auto companies like Ferrari fosters favour for vehicles like the latest 458 Italia thanks to a wide merchandising chain. Mopar merchandise and Mercedes-Benz apparel have also been hot sellers as companions for diehard brand followers blossoming into a [...]
When the 2012 Honda Civic design debuted at Detroit’s North American International Auto Show, a portion of the ninth-generation’s car crowd could possibly be heard yawning to what they deemed more of a mild redesign. The underwhelming styling has apparently cut into the reputation for the new Civic regardless to the fact there is [...]
In the 1950s, most auto company has defined safety features in a more simplistic way. Instead of engineering handling the safety aspects of a vehicle, carmakers tragically left the progression of safety to automotive stylist. Over decades, safety has evolved from being a laughing matter to a realistic intent for saving lives of motorists and [...]
Is the proverbial automotive grass greener on the other side of the pond? From some perspectives it is. I think we have it pretty good in the United States, as our vehicles match different buying tastes. However, Honda’s latest new European Civic is showing some improvements that certainly leapfrog what we have available here with [...]