In this edition of Jay Leno’s Garage, the US television host looks at the second-generation Honda NSX, or Acura NSX as it is known in North America. Leno is joined by NSX designer Michelle Christensen and project leader Ted Klaus. Honda’s office in New Zealand is not sure when the NSX will be available here. … [Read more...] about TV host looks at second-generation Honda NSX
honda
Sold out! Honda Civic Type R buyers snap up first shipment
A pre-production example of the new go-fast Honda Civic Type R hatchback is on show at the carmaker’s main outlet in Auckland, there to lure potential buyers of the second shipment – because all 26 cars in the first shipment have been sold sight unseen. Honda’s dealers have snapped them up, three months before they actually land in NZ. Most dealers already hold deposits from … [Read more...] about Sold out! Honda Civic Type R buyers snap up first shipment
Type R flyer heads Honda NZ’s new line-up of Civic hatchbacks
The new Honda Civic Type R will land in New Zealand with an early go-fast notch in its belt, that of being the fastest front-drive production car around the Nurburgring race track in Germany. The hatchback has lapped the famous circuit in 7 minutes, 43.8 seconds, beating by almost six seconds the previous best of 7min:49.21sec by the Volkswagen GTi Clubsport S, known in NZ … [Read more...] about Type R flyer heads Honda NZ’s new line-up of Civic hatchbacks
Hydrogen Honda good for 600km range between refiills
Welcome to Tomorrowland and the new zero emissions road warrior, a hydrogen-powered Honda sedan with a potential range of 600km, the most from any of the electric vehicles on the market. It’s called the Clarity and it can travel a claimed 100km further on a full charge than its nearest clean-burning rivals, the battery-powered Tesla Model S P100D and the hydrogen-powered … [Read more...] about Hydrogen Honda good for 600km range between refiills
Honda Civic R – what you see is what you’ll get in NZ
The next-generation Honda Civic Type R will be largely the same as the prototype pictured here when it lands in New Zealand later next year. The car has been unveiled at the Paris motor show, where Honda’s design chief Daisuke Tsutamori said: “You can expect that the car you see on the stand will be close to the car we will see on the road." That means the Civic R … [Read more...] about Honda Civic R – what you see is what you’ll get in NZ