HONDA IS SET to up the ante in its hybrid rivalry with Toyota next year, today announcing its intent to bring two new petrol-electric models to market before the end of 2010.

The first will be the Honda CR-Z, the spiritual successor to the CRX of the 1990s and the first production hybrid sports car from [...]

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IT’S BEEN A WHILE since we last mentioned Honda’s hunchbacked hybrid the CR-Z, but the latest news is that Honda is preparing to reveal the production version of its hip hybrid sportscar at the upcoming 2009 Tokyo Motor Show in October.
The CR-Z - something of a modern-day CRX successor - is expected to arrive on [...]

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The current eighth-generation Honda Civic has been kicking around since 2006, and should have another year or so in it before an all-new model rears its head.

According to Japanese automotive magazine Mag-X, Honda is finalising the design and details for the 2012 Civic, and if the magazine is to be believed, we’ll see different sedan, [...]

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According to UK auto mag Auto Express, Toyota is planning to revive the MR2 nameplate as a direct competitor to Honda’s upcoming CR-Z Hybrid coupe

As is the case for the Honda, the new MR2 will be a hybrid affair and will use a modified version of the Prius’ drive train. Is this the Prius Coupe [...]

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Rumour has it that Honda will debut a hi-po Type R variant of its yet-to-be-launched CR-Z hybrid sportscar sometime next year, while a petrol-only powertrain may also be in the works.

We’ve no idea what mods would be needed to transform the hybrid CR-Z into an altogether more focused beast, but we’re hoping it will involve [...]

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Honda CEO Takeo Fukui wasn’t kidding when he said that Honda would renew its focus on small, fuel efficient vehicles. The latest news, courtesy of UK outfit AutoCar, indicates that Honda is looking to axe a number of models from its future line-up.

When Honda cancelled the NSX, we didn’t sleep properly for days. The latest [...]

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