shlammed

And getting ready for a fight? Interesting article with a major big time promise from Honda's CEO:

http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=188837

imported_gatherer

holy cow thats a huge announcement glad to see they are finding there cutting edge again.. I thought they had started to just sit on the bench and wait for the game to come to them.....

shlammed

hybrid accord for this fall that accelerates faster then the v6 accord right now? that sounds nuts...imagine how much gas you will save cruising on 3 cylinders and accelerating with great performance on all 6. insanity.

imported_gatherer

well hybrids have an advantage and thats the electrical motor really helps out low end torque ... the insight makes max torque at 2000 rpm thats crazy....

shlammed

that accord will have mileage of a civic and outperform the current v6 accord. I don't even wanna know what they're planning with the NSX with that bold statement he made.

imported_fine2ne

those guys really know what they are doing, Pretty smart but nothing new. They already have engines that shut down cylinders ie. Northstar, but none the less very cool stuff.

shlammed

is the northstar a hybrid though?

imported_gatherer

no the northstar is GM's shut down cylinder technology...


hmmmm isn't saturn using honda engines for certain cars now? and Honda is using GM technology in it's cars...

me thinks them there car companies have been getting in bed together again....

shlammed

well then the new accord is cooler then the northstar

Notorious

Thats insane!!

bbarbulo

iTrader: (2)

the cylinder cut off technology got abandoned for a reason

VTECRACER

I read in automotive news that Honda said the car will not be less then 350 hp and that the car will have very little cosmetic change, mainly the rear window....and it will be rebadged to the NSX.....Can't wait....now only if they can get their f1 dominance back like they had in the early 90's!

VTECRACER

1999 Honda Prelude
2001 Honda Civic
1985 BMW 735 Alpina

imported_QRTR

Honda needs some serious car with horse pwrrr out of the factory
thats affordable, to compete with our domestic counter parts....like the SRT's...these carz

shlammed

we compete in the sense that our cars don't break down

shlammed

I don't know if you guys saw but hundred's of people have Mazda 6's that are already rusting and Mazda doesn't wanna do anything about it...imagine that.