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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HONDA AUSTRALIA has announced that the Honda Jazz and City will be fitted with stability control as standard from late next year onwards.

When we tested a Honda City VTi-L last month, we thought it an unusual oversight that electronic stability control (or Vehicle Stability Assist, as Honda calls it) was not available anywhere in the [...]

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THE TOYOTA PRIUS may be the iconic hybrid of the last decade, but Japan’s number two carmaker isn’t about to let that deter it.

With the 2010 Insight joining the Civic Hybrid in Honda’s global line-up (and expected here later next year), Honda is tackling Toyota’s head-start in the hybrid market front-on.

Now, Japan’s leading business paper [...]

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JUST AS KIA Australia Public Relations Manager Jonathan Fletcher predicted at the Australian launch of the 2009 Kia Soul, the Korean manufacturer’s funky new small car has achieved top honours in its Euro NCAP safety testing.

According to Euro NCAP, the Soul achieved maximum points in the program’s new testing scheme for child and adult protection [...]

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I LIKE the Honda Jazz. I like its style and I like the way it drives. And I also like its value. While not perfect, it is a good buy in a segment full of good buys.

The question for buyers though is which of the sharp-handling, sprightly and easy-to-own cars from a quality small car [...]

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After unveiling a futuristic-looking modified example at the Sydney Motor Show in October last year, Honda released its all-new Honda City small car into the Australian market this week.

The City badge first saw service in a number of Asian countries back in 1996, and over one million units have been sold since. Now, with the [...]

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While it’s doom and gloom over at GM, Ford and even Toyota, Honda’s Australian arm appears to be doing quite well despite the tumultuous economic climate.  Against the trend into the black hole of despair, Honda Australia has recorded its all-time best sales figures for the month of October.

Largely thanks to outstanding sales of [...]

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As promised (because a TMR promise is golden, my friends), Honda has not only brought the Honda City to the 2008 Australian International Motor Show, but the City unveiled today offered a few futuristic show-only styling additions.

Featuring custom headlights, tail lights, and large 17-inch alloy rims filling out the guards, the Honda City concept revealed [...]

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The TMR crew will be packing its bags (well, those of us who don’t live in Sydney) and heading to the Australian International Motor Show this week, and one car this writer’s looking forward to seeing is the stunning new Honda City.

The City name was first introduced in 1982 in the form of a three-door [...]

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Mazda Australia has announced that the newly updated BT-50 utility is now on sale, with a number of revisions making the rugged workhorse more powerful, more versatile and more… attractive(?) for 2009.

The range has been bolstered by the addition of two new 2WD models and five new 4WD models, bringing the total number of BT-50 [...]

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In today’s climate of high petrol costs, small cars are rapidly increasing in popularity as Aussie motorists move away from large cars and SUVs to something a little more frugal.

The timing then for Honda’s Australian release of the second-generation Honda Jazz could not be more perfect, as its spacious interior, light weight and thrifty [...]

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Honda have launched the Freed compact minivan in Japan, which delivers seating for up to eight people in a package that uses just 6.1 litres of fuel per 100km.

Based on the same platform as the Honda Jazz, the Freed lays claim to being the first true 8-seater in the small car class. Of course, it’s [...]

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