Category: Honda

After giving its mid-sized SUV competitors a free kick by not offering either two-wheel drive or diesel power the Honda CR-V is now back in the thick of things with its fourth-generation model providing both options, albeit not together. While Australian car buyers continue to resist diesel engines in their passenger cars they do love it in their big workhorse utes and wagons but haven’t quite decided on their preference regarding compact SUVs. So it makes sense to give potential buyers the choice between petrol and diesel. ENGINES / TRANSMISSIONS… Read more

Honda has made a major change of direction in its fifth generation Odyssey people mover. Previously it has followed passenger-car, station-wagon lines, making it easy to drive and park and – dare I say it? – more popular with female drivers. Odyssey now has an extra 150 mm in height to give it a more spacious interior. Odyssey competes with the likes of Kia Carnival and Toyota Tarago in the people mover field. It almost impinges on the van-based VW Transporter, Mercedes Vito and Hyundai iMax. The Australian importer makes… Read more

Honda Accord has come a long way since it first arrived in Australia as a 1.6-litre three-door hatchback in 1977. The ninth-generation model, launched midway through this year, is a four-door sedan that’s around 20 per cent larger than that first model and comes with the option of 2.4-litre four-cylinder or 3.5-litre V6 engines. As well as growing in size over the years Accord has also grown in quality and is now bordering on luxury status but, despite a fairly significant hike in the price of the new model, without… Read more

There’s no surer way of really getting to know a vehicle than by spending long hours behind its wheel over an extended period. So when Honda Australia offered us a CR-V for two months rather than the usual rushed week we grabbed the opportunity. Little did the lady at Honda know that we were planning to move house during that two month period and that her beloved CR-V would become a miniature truck, indeed we soon referred to it as our ‘mini workhorse’. It wasn’t used as a full-on removalist… Read more

The all-new Honda Accord is an impressive piece of automotive engineering that’s aimed at those who realise it provides close to the same quality as the big German marques, but without their high price tags. Image is important to many car buyers, but the new Accord is worth serious consideration even if you can afford something more expensive. With the four-cylinder version of the Accord starting at just $31,490 you get a lot of car for a minimal outlay. The topline V6 Accord L is loaded with many upmarket features… Read more