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NEWS DIGEST > LATEST PRODUCT NEWS AND REVIEWS FROM ACROSS THE MEDIA ISSUE 02 | OCTOBER 2016 WELCOME Dear colleague, I am delighted to present Issue 2 of the DNA News Digest. This newsletter provides an overview of what the media have written about Honda in the last month. It’s also interactive. When you see the play symbol in the digest, click it to watch video reviews. I’d be interested to hear your feedback on this newsletter karen.parry@honda-eu.com Kind regards, Karen Parry Manager, Corporate Affairs HONDA CIVIC PUNCHY AND ROOMY “The new Honda Civic makes its debut, sporting 1.0-litre and 1.5-litre turbocharged engines, and an all-new platform,” writes Anthony Ingram for Evo. “Styled by Daisuke Tsutamori, the latest Civic’s shape was penned with European tastes specifically in mind. It’s betterproportioned than before, thanks to a 30mm wider, 130mm longer body, while it’s also 20mm lower. LED daytime running lights are of course present and correct, and higher-spec versions will have full LED headlights too.” The new shape “liberates more interior volume, and despite the new rear suspension setup boot space has barely decreased, from 487 to 478 litres. “The entry-level unit is a 1.0-litre, threecylinder unit producing a healthy 130hp at 5,500rpm. For the time being, a 1.5-litre, four-cylinder turbocharged VTEC unit will top the range. With 180hp, it offers significantly greater punch than the old 1.8-litre naturally aspirated petrol model. “Suspension – for the first time since the seventh-generation Civic – is once again fully independent all-round, with struts at the front and a multi-link setup at the rear. Adaptive damping will also be available on some models.” (Link: Evo, 19 September)
HONDA HR-V - AUTO TRADER > Issue 02 Views: 9,062 108 7 9 Sep HONDA NSX A SPORTS CAR OF THE HIGHEST ORDER “The NSX returns to the sports car elite – and magnificently,” says Matt Prior of Autocar, in the mag’s comparison of the “hard-hitting” NSX, the McLaren 570S, and the BMW i8. Boasting a total output of 560hp, “the car’s mid-mounted twin-turbo 3.5-litre V6 accounts for 500bhp of its total, while a 50hp electric motor assists at the rear, and two 40hp motors help out at the front. “If you ask questions of the NSX, then it delivers. Honda’s development team had surprisingly little experience of developing sports cars – limited to the three engineers who had worked on the previous NSX – but even so, they’ve done a magnificent job here. As you get towards the NSX’s 7,500rpm redline, it’s eye-poppingly fast. Neither suspension mode is too harsh for the road, but the softer setting is better on British back roads. Body control is terrific and because there is torque going to both front and rear, traction is magnificent. The NSX reacts in a more overtly sporting manner than the i8.” There’s a “good level of feel” to the steering, “and handling never strays beyond engaging and gripping.” Exterior design and interior quality draw praise from Prior: “With composite bodywork over an aluminium chassis, the NSX looks as contemporary as its technical makeup. The NSX also has conventional doors, rather than the dihedral ones like the other two cars. The NSX also has the widest, most accommodating seats of the three. The driving position is sound and visibility is spot on. “The Honda is a sports car of the highest order. There are times when you’d have a strop on a back road, a long cruise on a motorway, and get out at the end and know you’d driven one of the most interesting, engaging, and capable sports cars of modern times. The ‘land of the rising sun’ has a supercar to be proud of here. No question, the NSX is back.” (Source: Autocar, 28 September) CIVIC TYPE R A BLISTERING SUCCESS Summary: The HR-V is spacious practical, and very easy to live with. Positive: Chunky tires and low suspension make for a comfortable drive on rough roads. The HR-V is “pretty well-tied down in corners, and doesn’t roll around too much.” An elevated driving position and wide windscreen “give you excellent visibility.” The driving position s incredibly comfortable. Interior quality is “high, it’s very stylish”. The HR-V’s “trump card is its load space, offering more versatility than all other SUVs.” Negative: “Initial acceleration is very sluggish, and the engine feels a bit flat.” (Link: YouTube, 9 September) “After nine months with the Honda Civic Type R, it’s time for the hot Honda to leave the Auto Express fleet, so what better way to say sayonara than with a top speed run”, writes Jonathan Burn for Auto Express. “Carrying monumental speed through tight corners is something the Type R excels at, thanks to its huge level of mechanical grip and an effective limited-slip differential to help put the power down. The super-precise and grippy front end means you can really lean into corners. Overall, Burn rates the Civic Type R as “one of the finest hot hatches to drive. It’s ludicrously fast and has race car reflexes, and while it’s not a car I fell head over heels for immediately, the Type R has truly shone.” (Source: Auto Express, 7 September)
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