| So, you need a new car, do you? Have you | | | | later it still commands an important part of |
| considered Honda? Not too long ago your | | | | the Honda line up. |
| choices were the Civic, Accord, or Prelude. | | | | |
| Today, Honda has expanded their line up to | | | | Odyssey - The new benchmark for minivans is |
| cover just about every segment going. Let's | | | | the Honda Odyssey. In just a few short years, |
| take a look at their current line up and see | | | | Honda transformed a Plain Jane people mover |
| how Honda stacks up against the competition. | | | | into a van with pizzazz. The Odyssey |
| | | | routinely competes with the Toyota Sienna for |
| Accord - Soon after the Civic entered the | | | | top honors in the North American market. |
| North American market, the Accord was | | | | |
| introduced. The car has been so well received | | | | Pilot - A 7 passenger SUV, the Pilot is |
| that it routinely battles with the Toyota | | | | Honda's first large SUV. Competing against |
| Camry for the top spot in the American | | | | the Ford Explorer, Chevrolet TrailBlazer, GMC |
| market. Every few years the Accord receives a | | | | Envoy, and Toyota 4Runner, the Pilot has |
| complete makeover; today's Accord is | | | | performed well and has gained respect in the |
| available in three models: coupe, sedan, and | | | | tough, competitive American market. |
| hybrid | | | | |
| | | | Ridgeline - A four door AWD truck, the |
| Civic - When Honda entered the US market in | | | | Ridgeline goes where no Honda has gone |
| the early 1970s, it was the Civic that led | | | | before: off the road. Sure, other Hondas come |
| the way. The reason? High fuel economy. At | | | | equipped with AWD or 4WD, but the Ridgeline |
| that time, Detroit was primarily building gas | | | | was built expressly to handle hill as well as |
| guzzling behemoths and the American market | | | | highway. The unique five foot long bed has a |
| was ripe for an affordable and economical | | | | trunk built into it; certainly the Ridgeline |
| compact car. Despite being derided by some - | | | | defies easy comparison. |
| pregnant roller skate was one of the terms | | | | |
| given to the Civic - the car proved to be the | | | | S2000 Roadster - Honda's race car |
| toehold Honda needed to get established in | | | | capabilities are displayed with the S2000 |
| the North American market. Today's Civic | | | | Roadster a two seat coupe that compares |
| bears no resemblance to the original and it | | | | favorably with the BMW Z4 Roadster. Ranked as |
| is available in three models: coupe, sedan, | | | | one of the best wanted car by consumers with |
| and hybrid. | | | | several leading automobile magazines and web |
| | | | sites including |
| CR-V - Available in either FWD or 4WD, the | | | | |
| CR-V is Honda's compact SUV with seating for | | | | Honda's top competitor is Toyota and both now |
| as many as five adults. | | | | have luxury brands from which motorists can |
| | | | purchase more upscale versions of their |
| Element - The Element defies easy | | | | vehicles. Toyota's Lexus division and Honda's |
| characterization. Some call it a bread box on | | | | Acura division offer to consumers vehicles |
| wheels. Available as a FWD or 4WD vehicle, | | | | that go beyond their standard brands. Still, |
| the Element is targeted to the youth set and | | | | you can't go wrong if you buy a Honda, an |
| is an alternative to Toyota's Scion brand. | | | | automotive line which continues to expand and |
| | | | grow because of high quality and consumer |
| Insight - The first gasoline-electric hybrid | | | | loyalty. |
| sold in the US was the Insight. Five years | | | | |