Honda UK is celebrating its one millionth Swindon-built Civic today (Nov. 9, 2007). The Japanese carmaker began producing Civic’s at their Ken Keir, Managing Director of Honda (UK) and Senior Vice President of Honda Motor Europe said: “Civic remains the cornerstone of our
Albeit less impressive than the Accord Coupe HF-S Concept that we showed you yesterday (click here), the Accord Coupe HFP is a nicely customized vehicle that’s sporty but not flashy. It is equipped with dealer-installed Honda Factory Performance (hence the name “HFP”) components including a sports suspension package, 19-in. alloy wheels in 245/40R-19 rubber and a full aerodynamic body kit (front, sides and rear). -Details and pics after the jump
Press Release: As a dealer-installed accessory, Honda's in-house HFP products carry the same 3-year/36,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty as the rest of the vehicle, when installed at the time of new vehicle purchase, and are engineered to be fully compatible with the vehicle. The Accord HFP package includes a wide range of performance- and style-enhancing products.
The Sports Suspension package (available Spring 2008) reduces ride height by about 25 mm, lowering the vehicle's center of gravity, and enhancing the Accord Coupe's sporty road-handling characteristics. Larger wheels and tires include 19-inch, 10-spoke alloy wheels designed for high-performance 245/40R-19 tires (sold separately).
A full aerodynamic body kit (front, sides and rear) further elevates the style quotient of the entire vehicle. Interior and exterior HFP emblems complement the package. All of the Accord Coupe HFP components except suspension can currently be purchased individually, and the full HFP package including suspension will go on sale in the spring of 2008.
American Honda launched its performance accessory program in 2002 with the introduction of a Honda Factory Performance package for the Civic EX Coupe, and currently offers HFP products for the Civic, Accord and Fit.
Making its world debut today at the SEMA Show in Built by Honda Access
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Honda Access America, Inc., Honda's U.S. accessory development team designed and built the HF-S Concept to demonstrate how the customized use of technology could allow vehicle owners to fine-tune performance while adding their own senses of style. Key exterior and conceptual powertrain modifications represent functional performance and driving-experience enhancements.
Unique LED driving lights, placed on the fore-most corners, wrap around the front of the bumper providing increased visibility both forward and side for the driver while also creating a unique appearance. The shape of the front bumper is designed to create a vortex effect to enhance high-speed aerodynamics and engine cooling. On the sides of the vehicle, the shape of the carbon fiber panels decreases negative speed force around the wheel arches. The rear bumper diffuser is designed to reduce drag. The trunk spoiler is a prototype design engineered for high-speed down-force. The metallic color of the exterior is accented by Cadmium Orange Pearl - a color derived from super-heated metal. The use of this color for the brake calipers, badges, grille accent, and interior details underscores the vehicle's high-performance appearance.
Key to the concept is the use of technology to electronically customize throttle response, suspension settings, steering boost, and traction involvement to the driver's taste. Additionally, the exhaust is a two-stage design. It is engineered to be exceptionally quiet during relaxed cruising, and provide elevated levels of performance in high performance driving situations.
The Honda display at the Las Vegas SEMA show on October 30 will include two factory-modified versions of the all-new 2008 Accord Coupe (click here to see video). The Accord Coupe HFP, whereas HFP stands for “Honda Factory Performance”, will be equipped a series of accessories that can be bought and installed by any official Honda dealer. We’ll have to wait for the show to get more details for that. The Accord Coupe HF-S on the other hand is a specialty concept created by Honda Access America, Inc., Honda's
Speaking at the 40th Tokyo Show opening yesterday (October 24), Honda’s President and CEO, Takeo Fukui, announced the Japanese carmaker’s plans to unveil a production version of the hydrogen - powered FCX Concept at the LA Show in mid-November. The FCX utilizes electricity generated by combining hydrogen and oxygen in a fuel cell stack, and electricity stored in its lithium-ion battery pack to power the vehicle's electric motor. According to Honda, the production version of the FCX Concept (pictured above) will go on sale to fleet and retail customers in the
Honda has confirmed plans to build a production version of the CR-Z prototype that made its worldwide debut today (Oct. 24, 2007) at the 40th Tokyo Show. Dubbed as the successor of the highly popular CR-X compact sports coupe, the CR-Z (which stands for Compact Renaissance – Zero) is powered by the latest iteration of Honda’s hybrid IMA powertrain which promises to deliver low emissions and fuel consumption figures. According to Honda’s own words, the road-going version of the CR-Z “will be a compact, lightweight sportscar powered by a hybrid powertrain”. Though the Japanese carmaker was hesitant to announce launch timings for the production version, our sources state that the CR-Z will be introduced sometime between late-2009 and mid-2010. While we might not be exactly crazy for the CR-Z’s appearance, the fact that it will be equipped with a hybrid powertrain has definitely sweetened it up. Follow the jump to check out our CR-Z Tokyo Show image gallery along with a few comments made by Honda UK’s Enviroment Manager, John Kingston. -Continued
“Hybrids have always been seen as niche products, and hybrid car design has mostly been based around practicality and versatility,” said John Kingston, Environment Manager at Honda (UK). “The CR-Z Concept looks stunning, and shows that green cars can be sexy and exciting – but also minimise environmental impact”
“The fact that we will be producing cars like this – and the global hybrid – proves that hybrid cars are becoming key volume products within our range. All of this means that Honda will be selling over 1/4 million hybrids a year by 2009.”
Honda will show-off a limited edition version of the S2000 roadster at this year’s Tokyo Show. The S2000 Type S is the Japanese market twin of the S2000 Club Racer that’s sold in the States. Like the CS, the Type S features an aerodynamic package, aggressive suspension settings and increased body and chassis rigidity.
Translated Press Release (It's nasty and we know it…)
Honda is a real sports car opened as a high reputation, "S2000" to the VSA and satellite speakers as standard, safety, comfort, improve with a dedicated aero parts, only SASUPENSHO NCHUNINGU to charity, aerodynamic performance and operation of the steering responsive to pursue a new type of "S-TYPE" set extra, October 25 (Thursday) from the release. In Honda, the facelift of the commercial vehicles, including domestic sales of all vehicles, the industry pioneer, established by the Health, Labor and Welfare of the indoor VOC concentration guidelines achieve. [VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds): formaldehyde, toluene and other volatile organic compounds
● major changes
All types VSA standard
All types of satellite speakers as standard
New recruitment DEZAINARUMIHOIRU
● "S-TYPE" The main contents of equipment
Only FABURIKKUSHITO & Interior (Black & Yellow)
Only ARUMISHIFUTONOBU
Private Emblem (Black)
Only bumpers
Only large RIASUPOIRA
Only CHUNINGUSASUPENSHON
Only color aluminum wheel (KAIZASHIRUBA metallic)
Punk emergency repair kit
Transmission type of engine-driven consumption before tax (consumption tax excluded)
S2000 2.2L DOHC
VTEC 6MT FR 3,864,000 yen (3,680,000 yen)
S2000 TYPE S ¥ 3,990,000 (3,800,000 yen) XX
The price of the insurance premiums, taxes (excluding consumption tax), registration and other costs are not included in the accompanying
The automobile recycling law enforcement will be required additional recycling fees. Recycling rates for the recycling deposit (shredder residue, airbag class, sort of recycling of chlorofluorocarbons necessary cost information management fee), and the fund management fee of the total amount
* Premium Color is 210,000 yen (consumption tax excluded 200,000 yen) High
○ body color (10 colors)
White Grand Prix, NYUFOMYURAREDDO the moon rock metallic, black bell Lina, NYUINDIIERO Pearl, Bermuda Blue Pearl (S2000 only color), the apex Blue Pearl (new color / S TYPE only color), synchro silver metallic (new colors), Platinum White Pearl (Premium Color), PUREMIAMUSANSETTOMOBU Pearl (new color / Premier MUKARA)
○ interior color (full color 5)
Black (fabric / S2000 color only), Black / Yellow (fabric / color TYPE S only), Black (leather), and red (leather), and Brown (leather),
* This is a manufacturer of leather seats and interior options
Honda’s official tuning partner wasted no time at all with the new Fit (Jazz in Europe and elsewhere) introducing a wide range of accessories just as the compact hatch went on sale in 
