New Honda New car review 2008-2009

Just after Toyota’s announcement, that the production of the Plug-In Prius is fastened, Honda revealed the concept of new Honda Insight. The Honda Insight will be the world’s cheapest hybrid car ever, with a price of roughly $18,000, it will undercut the best selling hybrid car, the Toyota Prius, by at least $5,000. Honda announced the company’s goal is to sell around 200,000 Insight’s annually, 50 percent of that in the U.S. The Toyota Prius was sold 181,000 times last year, so Honda aims to build a best-seller.Honda will officially debut the concept of the new Insight at the Paris Autoshow next month. Although only a concept car, the Insight looks down-to-earth and ready for production. Honda declared the new Insight will look almost the same as the concept car, except some minor changes.

The Insight will be offered as a five-door hatchback, with five seats for the passengers. Honda’s new hybrid car will be built on a lately engineered platform. Power will be produced by the Honda Civic’s IMA electric motor coupled with a gasoline engine. The company also revealed the car will feature a lighter and weaker electric motor than the successful Honda Civic Hybrid. Thanks to the lighter engine, Honda managed to reduce the price of this vehicle. The company also promised the Insight will achieve an unbelievable 60 miles per gallon.

The new Honda Insight will be built in Japan and go on sale in the U.S., in Japan and on the old continent, Europe, in the middle of 2009.

The Price

The biggest disadvantage of hybrid cars is definitely the price! For instance, the 2008 Toyota Camry costs about $19,000, while the hybrid version costs almost $25,000. That is approximately a $6,000 difference, which is a lot of money. Another example is the 2008 Honda Civic with a base price of $15,000, while the Civic Hybrid is costs $7,000 more. On average, the hybrid version of a car costs between $2,000 and $4,000 more than the non- hybrid version.

Dangerous in Accidents

Although the electric engine gives you more mileage and helps you save gas, it can be also dangerous in a collision. Most hybrid cars use metal hydride batteries and the high voltage that they store can be really unsafe when the wires are exposed, thus there is a chance the driver will get electrocuted when involved in an accident.

The Battery

As mentioned above, the batteries in hybrid cars can kill theoretically. There are some other issues with the battery. Hybrid car manufacturers include warranties to cover the batteries for 80,000-100,000 miles. The carmakers also say the car’s battery will last forever. But what if something unforeseen happens and the car’s batteries are not under warranty anymore? Unfortunately batteries cost a fortune! The other problem with the batteries is that it needs to be recharged at least every second week. So, if you go to vacation you might need to find a “car-sitter” to take care of your car. Some hybrid car owners also report problems with the battery in cold weather.

Performance

No offense, but most hybrid cars are slow! They have slower acceleration and a lower top-speed than conventional counterparts. If you are in need for speed, hybrid cars won’t satisfy your needs! Hybrid cars will make you drive slow, which is actually not a bad thing!

Despite all these drawbacks, hybrid cars are the way to! Car manufacturers are working to eliminate these disadvantages. I am pretty sure hybrid cars in the near future will be lighter, safer and provide better performance!

Here are the top reasons not to buy a hydrogen conversion kit or invest in a hydrogen car:

1. Do I look like a mechanic? I’ll never figure it out! Hydrogen conversion kits are too complicated.

2. I’m not made of money! I can never afford a hydrogen car!

3. It will damage my car and then I’ll be out of several grand.

4. These are nothing but scams. There’s no way this hydrogen conversion kit can work, despite all evidence to the contrary.

5. I really like spending my money at the gas station. It gives me a reason to stop and buy candy and soda.

Let’s look at these items one at a time.

1. Building and installing a hydrogen conversion kit is a bit of a task, but if you are the kind of person who changes your own oil, you can make your own hydrogen car modification.

2. The instruction manuals are cheap these days. Most starting around the sixty dollar mark and the majority of the hydrogen conversion kits come with a money back guarantee. You can’t beat that.

3. Hydrogen conversion kits give you instructions to only produce hydrogen on demand, making it much safer than a hydrogen fuel cell car.

4. There have been papers written on the subject of hydrogen conversion kits. As well as a plethora of videos uploaded to YouTube from people like you who achieved success. The truth is, whether you believe it or not, people are getting positive results from creating hydrogen cars with hydrogen conversion kits they have bought online. Currently they are being bought and installed on thousands of cars. If hydrogen cars were not a viable option car manufactures such as Honda, Toyota, and Chrysler would not be wasting their time developing hydrogen car prototypes. Whether you believe it or not, it’s hard to deny the fact that hydrogen can be extracted from water and that hydrogen generators are currently working on thousands of cars.

5. If you really like spending an average of fifty dollars a week on gas, or more, then a hydrogen car isn’t for you. If you want to spend this summer home rather than on a family road trip, you should pass on the hydrogen conversion kit. Just keep on walking.

The highly acclaimed Civic and Accord saw Honda make rapid international progress. Today, the company makes everything from cars and motorbikes, robots, jets and jet engines, to lawn and garden equipment. Honda’s current crop of cars includes the Accord, CR-V, Civic, FR-V, Jazz, Legend and S2000.

HONDA HISTORY
In 1948 Honda’s founder, Soichiro Honda, started a new company: Honda Motor Co. They soon came up with the “batabata”, a motorised bicycle named after the sound the engine made which became a huge hit across Japan. Later, Honda’s most popular model, the Dream, could be spotted all over the Japanese islands.

Honda introduced its first car in 1957, the N360. In 1958, the American Honda Company was created. In 1972 Honda entered the American market with the small fuel efficient Civic - just as the energy crisis was hitting economies. In 1986 Honda introduced a luxury line of cars and in 2007 Honda announced plans to launch low-priced hybrids.

HONDA FACTS

• Type: Public company
• Founded: September 24, 1948
• Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
• Key People: Soichiro Honda, Founder. Takeo Fukui, CEO
• Industry: Automobile & Truck manufacturer & Motorcycle
• Products: cars, trucks, motorcycles, scooters, ATVs, electrical generators, robotics, marine equipment, jets and jet engines, and lawn and garden equipment, Acura vehicles.

FEATURED MODELS

• HONDA ACCORD - manufactured since 1976, first as a compact hatchback and then evolving into a premium large family estate and saloon car
• HONDA CIVIC - a compact car first manufactured in 1972 and now in its eighth generation. The Civic Type-R is a widely respected hot hatch, while the Civic IMA is a hybrid with an electric motor and petrol engine
• HONDA CR-V - public demand for a sport-utility vehicle from Honda led to the creation of this compact crossover SUV in 1996
• HONDA FR-V - a clever six seat MPV, which features three seats in the front and three in the back
• HONDA JAZZ - a five-door hatchback car first produced in 2001. It rivals the Ford Fiesta and Toyota Yaris and is known as the Fit in Japan, China, and America
• HONDA S2000 - a two-seat roadster created to celebrate Honda’s 50th anniversary and launched in April 1999
• HONDA LEGEND - a large luxury car which is currently in its fourth generation

DID YOU KNOW?

• The Honda Cub motorcycle is the best-selling vehicle in history, with around 50 million sold worldwide
• Soichiro Honda was president of the Honda Motor Company until retiring in 1973. He was labeled “the Japanese Henry Ford” by People magazine in 1980
• The first passenger vehicle in the world to have four-wheel steering technology was the Honda Prelude in 1987
• In 1964, Honda entered Formula One racing for the first time, recording its first victory the following year. It’s current F1 campaign is headed by British racer, Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello from Brazil
• In 1991, Honda posted its 10th consecutive win in the Isle of Man TT.

What Makes a Car a Hybrid?

Essentially, a hybrid vehicle is a vehicle that runs on two different fuel sources. A great example would be a sailboat that runs on rowing as well as electric power. Hybrid cars on the other hand run on both fuel and electricity. It then allows the car to run longer on lesser fuel. That makes the hybrid car an environmentally and wallet friendly vehicle.

Hybrid Cars and the Environment

Other than consuming lesser fuel, hybrid cars also generates lesser amounts of harmful car emissions compared to other vehicles. Here are a few ways that Hybrid cars save on fuel.

SUFFICIENT BATTERIES - The secondary power source of Hybrid cars are the batteries. Hybrid car batteries are capable of saving and reusing energy. It works similarly to electric cars, sans the plug, making it more convenient.

GASOLINE/ DIESEL CHOKE - regular cars use up a lot of gasoline when the engines continue running even when the car is at a standstill. Hybrid cars supplement that. They are designed to shut off the gasoline or diesel engine when it is not moving. During this time, the car relies on the power provided by the battery. A decrease in fuel use also means a decrease in car emissions.

Top Hybrid Cars in the Market Today

Hybrid cars are all the rage today because not only are they fuel efficient, they do the environment good too. The top three hybrid cars available today are as follows.

TOYOTA PRIUS - The Prius has been in the market for nearly a decade. Such longevity can only attest to the quality of the vehicle. It is the best car if you want to save money. This little beauty can run for miles and miles and still have a gallon or two to spare. The great thing about the Prius is that its manufacturers have made it functional as well. Unlike other hybrid models, the Prius comes with a spacious cargo hatch. It is also one of the most affordable hybrids in the market today.

SATURN VUE GREEN LINE - It may not be considered as a full hybrid, but the Saturn Vue Green Line can certainly hold off on fuel use. And, if you are looking for an SUV and save money on fuel at the same time, then this is the hybrid car for you. The only problem with this SUV hybrid is that it’s doesn’t have a 4-wheel drive option.

HONDA CIVIC HYBRID - The Honda Civic is one most recognizable car in the world. That is why it’s such a treat that the company has come up with a hybrid version. The Civic Hybrid can run up to 54% longer on a full tank of gas compared to a regular car. Not bad. As an added bonus, the Civic Hybrid is also a great car to drive.

Hybrid cars definitely help fight the pollution problem by reducing emissions.Hybrid cars combine a gasoline engine with a battery-powered electric motor. The electric motor kicks in at certain because of this hybrid engine gets significantly better gas mileage than a conventional gas engine.

Hybrids consume less gas and produce less pollution per mile than conventional gasoline engines. Hybrid cars have been on the market in the United States since 1999, but more and more are being developed and introduced each year.

The hybrid engine currently sold in the Honda Civic Hybrid gets 10 to 15 miles more per gallon than a regular gas engine in the same car. The hybrid engine of the Prius, made by Toyota, produces 90 percent fewer harmful emissions than a comparable gasoline engine. No doubt about it, these cars are good for the environment!

Hybrids are more expensive. Just like with any new technology, you will pay for the privilege of being a pioneer. The hybrid cars on the market today cost as much as $6000 more per car than comparable cars with conventional gas engines.

This means that the amount of money you save, or don’t save, by buying a hybrid is very much dependent on gasoline prices and also depends upon how long you intend to keep the vehicle.

If you are the type person who trades every two years you may very well not benefit from the savings. If gas is priced at $1.80 per gallon (we wish), it could take the average driver (15,000 miles per year) between 10 and 15 years to amortize the $3500 increase in the initial price.

If gas prices stay the way they are at the time of this writing in October, 2005 you will realize savings much more quickly.

The Federal government is still offering tax breaks to buyers of hybrid cars through 2006. The amount of the tax break you are able to claim depends on the year in which you file and the tax bracket you’re in. Some individual states also offer tax breaks for hybrid buyers. So maybe being an environmentalist has its tax advantages.

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Based on their functionality, style, and reliability, Honda Motorbikes are without a doubt some of the best motorcycles available today. The great thing about these bikes is that their functionality are matched by practicality and design which make them a perfect starter bike or one for advanced riders.For example there is the attractive Honda CBR1000, the amazing Honda 599, and the gorgeous Honda CBR250 are among the best product lines ever designed by Honda Motors Co. All these wonderful machines combine style and efficiency to create super motorcycles for every type of rider there is.

Since the start of its motorcycling business in 1949, Honda Motors Co. has maintained the beauty and efficiency of its extensive line of Honda Motorbikes. Year after year, it continuously improves its wide array of product offerings, featuring excellent innovations and other technological advances as the years go by. Aside from the company’s never ending quest to enhance its service, the high quality and efficiency of its products never fail to amaze all the motorcycle lovers out there.

The amazing Honda 599 is one of the finest motorbikes available today, with special features such as a six-notch transmission, computerized ignition controls, and 4-cylinder engine. With all these exciting capacities and features, the price for this super speed Honda Motorbike is set at $7399. In the meantime, the gorgeous Honda CBR 250 is a very appealing sports motorcycle available in seven exciting variants. Despite being the most powerful 4-stroke motorbike available these days, it requires very low maintenance from the customers.

Honda CBR1000 is a very attractive Honda Motorbike complete with excellent original features like a computer-operated valve, a Unit Pro-Link rear suspension, and a Dual Stage Fuel Injection System. Because of its 998cc engine, this Honda Motorbike is a really efficient, lightweight, and fast machine. Meanwhile, the travel-friendly Honda ST1100 is an outstanding motorbike specifically designed for longer distances of travel. An optional anti-lock brake system, 40 amp air-cooled alternator, and 7.4-U.S. gallon capacity fuel tank are among its very impressive features.

Another exciting Honda Motorbike available today is the easy-to-handle Honda RVF400, which is nicely designed with exciting features like upside-down front forks, colorful designs, and superior handling. This specific product line includes two of the most important changes from its predecessors, namely the exhaust valves and carburetors. Meanwhile, the company has its best 400cc machine in the form of the stunning Honda VFR400. According to many motorbike enthusiasts, they love this product for three main reasons, namely the air system, upside-down forks, as well as its stunning appearance.

Moreover, Honda XR600 is a hybrid motorbike that combines some of the best engine features of RFVC and XR500 product lines. Many observers easily notice the reliability and flexibility of this machine’s engine, which easily translates into better output. Lastly, Honda CBR60 completes the company’s latest roster of super outstanding Honda Motorbikes. After years of fruitful and successful designs, the vast developments and improvements in all of Honda’s product offerings are very much evident.

People are starting to think outside the box and even experimenting with things like water4gas and the infamous water car.

What, a car that runs on water? Whatever! Now you’ve heard it all, right?

I checked into this claim, when I received a targeted email from a company, or rather research group. THey were building and testing small units that turn water into a gas that could be burned along with your regular fuel, to increase gas mileage and engine efficiency.

I read their case studies and realized that it actually could be done.

I was always interested in the idea of using hydrogen for fuel instead of gas. But there were problems and danger associated with storing hydrogen in tanks under pressure in a vehicle. Have you ever heard of Hydrogen Bombs?

But these people weren’t making hydrogen and storing it, but using HHO or Browns gas, which some people call it, to burn along with their fuel to significantly increase gas mileage. The water car that they are using is actually a hydrogen on demand hybrid.

Water4gas technology uses this Browns Gas or HHO(2 parts hydrogen to 1 part oxygen) to produce a safe and constant supply of gas to make their engines more efficient, and use less gas in the process.

The emission from the browns gas after burning is water. Your emissions are cleaner and better for the environment.

Hydrogen generators are being built by these back yard mechanics and being installed, to produce claims of 30-60% increases in MPG or more. One man was using a 99 Toyota Corolla and had experienced 62 MPG using water4gas technology. His water car, or hybrid was just one example that was illustrated on the website.

It appears that his technology has been around for awhile. Fuel prices have caused this water4gas technology to be resurrected, with everyday people experiencing great success.

Cheap parts using everyday items are used to build these hydrogen-on-demand systems and are easily installed on your car or truck. Pre-built units are available for people that aren’t mechanically inclined.

There are increasing numbers of people that have started new businesses that utilize the water4gas technology. These people build the units and install them for people that want their own water car, or water hybrid.

So there you have it, an old technology in a new time. What do you have to lose by at least checking out the possibility of turning your gas hog into a fuel saving hybrid. THis is perfect for people who want to decrease their carbon footprint.

Technically speaking, you are turning your car into a water burning hybrid where you still use standard gasoline or diesel fuel. Although you do not have to modify your car’s engine or computer, the conversion kit is a powerful addition to your vehicle.

Your on-demand hydrogen generator can be built for under $65 and with parts found locally. The technology is proven safe and effective and many people are getting amazing gas mileage increases.

25-35% seems to be the increases most people get on their first attempts at building their own hydrogen generators…which is nothing to sneeze at. You can increase this by using modulating current, bypassing the oxygen sensor, installing a fuel heater, etc.

There is a lot you can do yourself to increase your gas mileage despite the efforts the auto-makers and the tax hungry government have gone to to prevent it.

I can’t afford a new hybrid vehicle and I’m certainly not looking forward to the development of hydrogen fuel cells that basically pack explosive hydrogen gas in tanks under thousands of pounds of pressure and put a seat on top of it. No thanks!

But I can afford the few dollars it takes to build a hydrogen generator and feel good that I’m making a difference in my life and that of my kids. More money in my pocket because of lower gas bills means more food in my children’s tummies.

The improved gas mileage is great but the improved engine performance and documented extension of my car’s engine life is an added bonus, not to mention the emissions are better for the environment.

There has been a lot of negative press on the hydroge generator and water for gas concept. It is ashmae because thousands of people have been using this technology to increase gas mileage since the early seventies.

These critics are financially driven and have no clue what they are talking about. I wish gas prices had not gone through the roof so these vultues wood not have come out of the woodwork to scare people away from this proven technology.

Do the research. Check out what people are saying on line and then make your own call. Don’t listen to the critics until you have heard the whole story. And please do check out those who say this does not work only to turn around and offer you a solution that they say “actually works”, with a price attached to it of course!

I’m so glad I heard about this concept and built my own hydrogen generator before people started to bash it or I may never have believed it would work and would not be experiencing the incredible savings I see at the pump each and everytime I fill my tank with that liqid gold…gasoline.