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Honda's improved Insight hybrid now on British roads(08/12/2010)
Honda's improved Insight hybrid, featuring adjusted suspension to improve ride comfort and NVH levels and enhanced trim levels is now on British roads. A number of chassis changes have been implemented, including: adjusting the recoil rate of the springs, changing the rear camber angles, altering the V-shape rear suspension brace and adjusting mounts. The amendments promise to deliver improved ride, handling and stability. As well as these upgrades to suspension, Honda has added rear parki... [more]
Honda Insight for Lloyds Banking Group fleet(30/06/2009)
Lloyds Banking Group has announced that its fleet will be one of the first in the UK to use the Honda Insight, Honda's latest hybrid car. Following a deal negotiated by Lloyds TSB Autolease (LTSBA), 32 newly developed Honda Insight vehicles will form part of the Lloyds Banking Group's 'essential user' fleet, for field based employees who spend the majority of their time on the road. The hybrid cars' low CO2 emissions will not only lower the Group's environmental impact but also generate co... [more]
Up to £2,000 off with Civic summer savings(22/06/2009)
Civic customers can save up to £2,000 off their favourite model this summer, thanks to a range of scorching offers from Honda (UK). With its sporty looks, the 1.4-litre i-VTEC Civic Type S appeals to younger customers that want the Type R look, with more affordable running costs. Customers can save £1,200 this summer, with the model now priced at £13,550 on-the-road. Its five-door counterpart is equally economical thanks to the new 1.4-litre i-VTEC petrol engine introduced to the range for... [more]
Honda UK sells over 300 hybrid family cars in April(30/04/2009)
Honda has reported that with only a few days remaining in its first month of sales, the Honda Insight is outselling its competitors in the hybrid market. Since the hybrid car went on sale on 4 April, 229 Insights have been sold in the UK, ahead of its nearest rival the Toyota Prius (198 units). Together with Civic Hybrid (79 units), Honda (UK) has sold 308 hybrid family cars this month, despite April being known as one of the quietest months in the sales calendar. “The Insight is proving a... [more]
Honda Insight to rival the Toyota Prius(27/01/2009)
For most drivers, hybrid cars have been viewed as an expensive alternative to petrol and diesel models, akin to a status symbol rather than an efficient, cleaner mode of transport. The Insight is a 5-door hatchback with Honda's IMA hybrid system. It offers low-emission, fuel-efficient motoring in a practical, no-compromise package – at a lower price than any other hybrid on the market. The new Insight, and its price position, will make hybrid technology available to more people, including a ... [more]
Honda Ecological Drive Assist System will help drivers achieve better fuel economy(03/12/2008)
Honda's new Ecological Drive Assist System will help drivers achieve better fuel economy. The technology will feature on the new Insight family hybrid car, which goes on sale in spring 2009. The Insight will be a 5-door family hatchback, capable of carrying five people. It will be smaller than the Honda Civic Hybrid and based on a new platform. The Ecological Drive Assist System will be the first system to combine three different functions to enhance fuel economy: an ECON Mode which contro... [more]
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