Posts Tagged ‘grasp’

Officially Official: Honda unveils updated 2009 Civic

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Honda Civic LX-SJust last weekend we brought you some leaked scans revealing the new face of the 2009 Civic, and today Honda makes it official by revealing all the changes made to its popular small car. As we've already learned, exterior changes include a......

Surprise! - well, not really: Insight, Prius top Consumer Reports most frugal used cars

Monday, August 11th, 2008
If you're already stretched paper thin under the financial weight of a thirsty, expensive vehicle, getting out of it for something more fuel efficient might seem like an unattainable dream. Fear not, the smarties over at Consumer Reports have rightly pointed out that since depreciation accounts for ......

Honda’s Prius-fighter coming to Paris

Thursday, August 7th, 2008
Last month we showed you spy photos of Honda's Prius-fighting hybrid testing in the desert, and now we have confirmation that the dedicated hybrid will be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in October. The hybrid-only model, which looks awfully Prius-like when camo'd, will carry many styling cues from......

Toyota to launch Hybrid prius in India

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
The battle of green is all set to move into a new battleground the India. While the civic hybrid is already here and soon the prius hybrid may hit the Indian shores soon. Toyota has said it plans to launch the prius hybrid soon in India. “We are preparing to bring Prius into the Indian market thou......

Spy Shots: Honda’s hybrid Prius-fighter caught

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of Honda's new hybrid.Honda's oft-discussed, yet never spied Prius-fighter has been caught by the merry minions at KGP. A parade of three cars were shot in the desert, including the prototype you see above, a facelifted Civic Hybrid and the new model's arch rival, ......

Honda launches Civic Hybrid in India

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
Honda today launched first hybrid car in India, Civic Hybrid. An 1.3 litre petrol engine produces 95PS and an electric motor which produces 16bhp power the new civic hybrid. India is the 33rd country where Honda has launched its Civic Hybrid. “This is yet another step to strengthen Honda’s prese......

Honda’s next hybrid could revive Insight name

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the Honda CR-Z conceptFirst Honda said it was going to press the reset button on its hybrid efforts and come out with something bolder than the Civic Hybrid. Then it laid out plans for a number of hybrids that would be priced considerably more aggressively than th......

Honda offers new details on Prius-fighting hybrid

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Much has already been written about Honda's plan to introduce a fleet of new hybrid models to take on Toyota's dominance in the segment. It's strategy includes a new dedicated hybrid model, a sporty hybrid based on the CR-Z concept, and hybridized versions of the Civic and Fit. Yesterday Honda's Pre......

Prius fighter: Honda reveals details about new global hybrid

Saturday, March 29th, 2008
Click on the image for more shots of the Honda FCX ClarityHonda's upcoming dedicated hybrid model is expected to debut at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, and a recent interview with Honda CEO Takeo Fukui revealed that the car will look similar to its hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, the FCX Clarity. Although......

Lexus looking for successor to L-Finesse design

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Lexus LF-A roadster concept.Lexus' L-finesse design language was meant to stand for "Seamless Anticipation," "Intriguing Elegance," and "Incisive Simplicity." If we put aside the marketing speak for a moment, the point of L-f was to give Lexus design a great......