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HONDA CIVIC TYPE-R

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Where has the time gone? It’s been five years since we last drove the Civic Type-R. It was incredible then and it’s still an amazing car to drive, engineered to deliver a thrilling driving experience and without doubt one of the best hot hatches in the world. Even so the Type-R’s days are probably numbered as the world moves with increasing speed towards an electric future where all cars will be lightning quick. Think about that for a moment. STYLING Type-R is priced from $72,600. That’s a national driveaway price… Read more

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HONDA CITY 2009 – 2019

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Honda City is a four-door sedan that shares most of its underpinnings with the Honda Jazz. However, it has a completely different body and sits on at longer wheelbase. The sedan body made the City almost as large as the five-door Honda Civic, though slightly narrower inside. Having said that, it might be worth you checking out a used Civic if you’re planning to use a Jazz as a family car. As they tend to be bought by sensible people Citys are often looked after, driven gently and serviced strictly… Read more

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HONDA SETS OUT ITS SUV STALL

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Honda has shown its hand for the future with a deft shuffle of its SUVs, including the addition of a new model, the ZR-V, slotting in between the present HR-V and CR-V. While the newcomer is different, it does go somewhat to cramping the style of its older siblings. However, Honda assures us that the coming of the all-new CR-V in 2024, as a bigger, more spacious model than at present, will resolve the situation. “The Honda ZR-V is Honda Australia’s first, brand-new core model to be introduced in Australia… Read more

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LATEST HONDA CR-V COMES WITH A HYBRID OPTION

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Honda Australia has released details of the latest (sixth-generation) version of its long-serving and popular CR-V mid-sized SUV. Due to go on also at the start of September the new CR-V will join the Civic, Accord, HR-V and ZR-V in offering the option of a hybrid powertrain, tagged e:HEV by Honda. The seven variants available from launch will be VTi X, VTi X7, VTi L, VTi L7, VTi L AWD, VTi LX AWD and e:HEV RS. New CR-V will come with a larger body as well as safety and technology… Read more

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HONDA HR-V Vi X

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Unlike most of its competitors, that have up to five SUVs in their range, Honda currently has just two, the small HR-V and mid-sized CR-V. That’s about to change with a third variant, ZR-V, due for release in a few weeks and which will slot into the space between the other two. This week we’re reviewing the HR-V. When it arrived here in 1999 it was one of the first compact SUVs around and at once set the standard for what has since become one of the fastest growing segments… Read more

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HONDA ANNOUNCES MORE DETAILS ON ITS NEW ZR-V SUV

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Honda Australia has revealed further details on its all-new ZR-V mid-sized SUV including pricing and colour options. The ZR-V sits between the well-established smaller HR-V and the larger CR-V. Although exterior specification details are yet to be announced it’s built on the same platform, and is around the same length, as the current Civic hatchback. New ZR-V will come with four variants: VTi X, VTi L, VTi LX and e:HEV LX. The first three will be powered by a 1.5-litre VTEC turbocharged petrol engine with the e:HEV LX hybrid using… Read more

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OH LA LA – TYPE R TAKES BACK RECORD

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Honda’s new Civic Type R hot hatch has posted a new lap record for the Nurburgring road circuit in Germany. The latest version of Honda’s three-door hottie set a time of seven minutes and 44.881 seconds, reclaiming the title of fastest front-drive production car. That’s a full half second faster than the Renault Megane RS Trophy R, which set the previous record of seven minutes and 45.389 seconds back in April, 2019. The pair have enjoyed a great tussle over the years, repeatedly swapped records at the ‘Ring, nicknamed the… Read more

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HONDA CIVIC e:HEV LX

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The name is a tad confusing but the new Honda Civic e:HEV is a conventional petrol- electric hybrid that competes against cars such as the Toyota Corolla hybrid. Launched here in September, 2022 it’s not the first Civic hybrid. The previous model was sold here from 2004 until 2016 when poor sales saw it dropped. Civic e:HEV is the third mainstream Honda model to be offered with an electrified powertrain in the Australian market, following on from HR-V and Accord. A fourth, the all-new ZR-V, will arrive here later this… Read more

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CIVIC TYPE R – THE CAR’S IN THE MAIL

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If you thought the previous Honda Civic Type R was expensive, you probably won’t be surprised to learn the latest version is even more so. Type R is priced from $72,600 driveaway, $12,000 more than before, and you can order one now. But don’t expect delivery any time soon. You could find yourself at the end of a waiting list that now stretches out to more than two years. The drawcard is that it’s the most powerful Type R ever, with a turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine that now produces up… Read more

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NEW ZR-V ADDS HYBRID OPTION TO THE HONDA SUV RANGE

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Honda Australia has announced details on its new ZR-V mid-sized SUV due to arrive here midway through this year. The ZR-V will sit between the well-established smaller HR-V and the larger (and soon to be larger) CR-V. It’s built on the same platform, and is around the same length, as the current Civic hatchback. In its press release Honda states that the ZR-V “sits lower than most SUVs for a sedan- like driving position” which is a bit odd given that one of the main selling points leading the SUV… Read more