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2007 Honda CR-V Road Test
2007-08-31 19:25:00
Is It Good Enough to Remain Number One in Global Sales?If you happen to own a compact sport utility vehicle, chances are good that its a Honda CR-V. Its the best selling compact SUV in the world, after all, with more than two and a half million sold since it debuted in 1995.Despite being in its final year of production, the current 2006 CR-V continued to sell well right up until the changeover to the 2007 model. If you combine general increased interest in the crossover market segment, expected to grow by 15 percent this coming year, most of which is focused on compact SUVs, its no wonder Honda is so bullish about the new models potential for success, despite the heavy competition in the compact crossover market segment.Part of the reason I think Honda will meet its goals for the new model is because of the current CR-Vs extremely high owner satisfaction index. More than 20 percent of the popular SUVs buyers repurchase it two or more times in a row, an astounding number.Not taking t...
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2007 Honda CR-V Road Test
2007-08-31 19:25:00
Is It Good Enough to Remain Number One in Global Sales?If you happen to own a compact sport utility vehicle, chances are good that its a Honda CR-V. Its the best selling compact SUV in the world, after all, with more than two and a half million sold since it debuted in 1995.Despite being in its final year of production, the current 2006 CR-V continued to sell well right up until the changeover to the 2007 model. If you combine general increased interest in the crossover market segment, expected to grow by 15 percent this coming year, most of which is focused on compact SUVs, its no wonder Honda is so bullish about the new models potential for success, despite the heavy competition in the compact crossover market segment.Part of the reason I think Honda will meet its goals for the new model is because of the current CR-Vs extremely high owner satisfaction index. More than 20 percent of the popular SUVs buyers repurchase it two or more times in a row, an astounding number.Not taking t...
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2005 Honda Accord Hybrid Road Test
2007-08-31 19:17:00
What Happens When Super Efficiency Meets Surging PowerIt looks like an Accord. It rides and drives like an Accord. Heck, it even smells like an Accord, but no, this is no regular Accord. Its an Accord Hybrid . As it might appear, Im making a big deal out of the fact that theres just one additional word at the end of this Honda s name. Big deal, you might say to yourself, and you know what, it is. That one little word, that one inconspicuous badge, makes a world of difference in performance and economy, plus it actually makes it the ultimate Accord.About this Accord; in a nutshell, its the third hybrid vehicle that Honda has committed to production and a new entry for 2005. Its role as environmentally friendly family transportation follows the compact Civic Hybrid sedan and the miniscule but ecologically sound Insight, but unlike the previous two trials, Honda has chosen a different tactic. Beneath its ordinary-clothes exterior lie advancements that place it bounds ahead of even the mo...
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Honda Increasing Ridgeline Pickup Truck
2007-08-31 19:05:00
nnovative Cargo Bed Trunk and Swing-Out Tailgate Put Ridgeline into Class of OneFew outside of Honda s inner circle could have predicted the popular Japanese brands new Ridgeline pickup truck would experience such a warm reception, but sales are exceeding expectations forcing the automaker to increase production at its Canadian plant.Initially, Honda of Canada Manufacturing was to produce 53,000 units for its fiscal year of 2006, divided into 3,000 for Canada, a market which sells far fewer midsize pickup trucks per capita than the U.S., which would take 50,000 in total. Now, the Japanese automaker has increased its daily input of its new Ridgelines, according to a report released by the Specialty Equipment Manufacturing Association, the automaker is on target to produce 80,000 pickup trucks annually.The unique truck seems to be carving out a niche among buyers who either wouldnt normally buy into the light truck segment or are looking for something more from the pickups they already...
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Suicide Doors
2007-08-30 20:26:00
What are suicide doors?Suicide doors are doors that open in the reverse direction. Why are they called "suicide" doors? In the old days, these doors were prone to open in a crash, and, since most vehicles did not have seatbelts, the driver and any passengers could be ejected out of the car in an accident. So driving a car this dangerous was said to be "suicidal."Also, you didn't have to be driving to be killed by the "suicide doors". If you are parked alongside the road and start to climb in or out of the car you better make absolutely sure that no vehicles are approaching. If you open a normal car door into traffic it will be ripped off the vehicle. However, if you have suicide doors and open the door into traffic it will be violently slammed shut. If you happened to be climbing in our out of the vehicle at the time, you would more than likely be crushed and killed instantly.Therefore, anybody crazy enough to own a vehicle with these doors would have to be suicidal.
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