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2013 Honda Civic Coupe     2013 Honda Civic Sedan  Honda today announced that its 2013 Civic Sedan and Coupe have become the first small cars in the automotive industry to earn a Top Safety Pick+ from the Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). According to IIHS, to earn Top Safety Pick+ vehicles must earn good ratings in at least 4 0f 5 tests and no less than acceptable in the 5th test.  The five tests include Moderate Overlap Front Test, Small Overlap Front Test, Side Test, Rollover Test, and Rear Test. Received significant front structure upgrades, the 2013 Honda Civic Sedan and Coupe got good grades in the following tests – Moderate Overlap Front, Small Overlap Front, Side Impact, and Rollover (Roof Strength) Test.  In addition to being the first small car to earn Top Safety Pick+, the 2013 Honda Civic also is the first to earn the Good rating on the new Small Overlap Front Test. See “Press Release” for Honda’s vehicles that earned TOP SA

Honda Civic Tourer Concept (2013) Unveiled at the 2013 Geneva International Motor Show, the Civic Tourer Concept provides strong cues for the exterior design of the next coming Civic Tourer. Designed in Europe for European market, the Honda Civic Tourer has a lot of similarities with the Civic hatchback.  Its low and wide stance along with the cab forward design and sleek cabin style gives it a sporty feel while still delivers class leading cargo space.

Honda has developed a new technology that joins steel and aluminum, which has been applied to the door panel of the all-new 2014 Acura RLX and will be applied to other Honda’s models. As the world’s first application to the mass production vehicles’ door panel, the technology helps improve fuel economy by reducing the door panel weight by about 17% compared to the conventional all-steel door panel.  Weight reduction on both sides of the vehicle consequently helps improve vehicle’s stability by moving the point of gravity toward the center of the vehicle. Technology to join dissimilar materials: adoption of “3D Lock Seam” structure, where the steel panel and aluminum panel are layered and hemmed together twice. Door Panel with Honda New Technology Joining Steel and Aluminum Technology to prevent electrical corrosion: adoption of highly anticorrosive steel for the inner panel and a new form that assures the complete filling of the gap with adhesive agent.

The 2014 Honda Accord PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) went on sale today in New York and California at limited Honda dealers with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $39,780. The 2014 Honda Accord PHEV is powered by the new “Earth Dream” 2.0-L 4-cyl 137 horsepower engine along with two-motor hybrid system to deliver 196 horsepower.  Combined with a CVT gearbox, the Accord (PHEV) Plug-in Hybrid Sedan can travel up to over 500 miles and run in full electric mode for 13 miles. The Honda Accord PHEV can be completely charged in less than three hours from a simple 120V household socket, and in less than one hour via a 240V “Level-2″ charger. With a fuel efficiency rating of 115 MPG-e when traveling in all electric mode (maximum EV mode driving range of 13 miles) and a gasoline fuel-economy rating of 47 city/46 highway/46 combined mpg, the 2014 Honda Accord (PHEV) Plug-in Hybrid is the most fuel-efficient sedan in the U.S. Availab