Redline Review: 2016 Honda Pilot Elite

 

 

 

 

Facilitating the Power of Dreams - Honda's Silicon Valley operation

Honda’s Silicon Valley operation, which was first established in 2000, is charged with researching and prototyping game-changing innovations and harnessing new ideas and technology. Current areas of focus include connected mobility, novel human-machine interfaces, supporting app developers through initiatives like Honda Developer Studio and computer science research for vehicle intelligence. Silicon Valley engineers also spearhead the company’s working relationship with Silicon Valley-based technology companies

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Honda Introduces the Highest Tech Accord Yet in High Tech’s U.S. Hub—Silicon Valley

The 2016 Accord gets a major facelift with sportier, more sophisticated styling, front and rear. In front is a more sharply creased and intricately structured bumper fascia with outside edges that tuck into intake-like meshed areas that house new LED fog lights (Sport trim and above). A new aluminum hood features sharper character lines that meet up with a brighter, more expressive front grille. In the rear, the Accord gets restyled LED taillights and a similarly aggressive rear bumper fascia redesign.

  

All 2016 Accords also can now be equipped with Honda Sensing™, among the most comprehensive suite of advanced safety and driver-assistive technologies in the class. Honda Sensing includes a Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™) with Forward Collision Warning (FCW), Lane Keeping Assist (LKAS), Road Departure Mitigation (RDM) with Lane Departure Warning (LDW) and Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), and is available as a standalone option on all trims with the exception of Touring, where Honda Sensing is included as standard equipment.

• Upgraded 2016 Accord features one of the first applications of both Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™ in a volume-produced vehicle

This is the most high-tech Accord ever built, and now the highest-volume vehicle in the entire industry to offer Android Auto and Apple CarPlay®. Upgrades to Accord technology also include the adoption of Honda Sensing™, a comprehensive suite of safety and driver-assistive technologies.

• More dynamic styling, including first 19-inch wheels on Accord
   
• Honda Sensing™ safety and driver-assistive tech available on all trims
   
• New 7-inch Display Audio touchscreen interface

 

 

 

Looking for Excitement? - Drive a Honda!

A common thread in any Honda car or truck is that "fun to drive" factor.  By design, Hondas are design to maximize that 'factor'.
When it comes to designing a car, sometimes the most important design aspect becomes the feeling the vehicle invokes in its driver. For Honda, that was especially important when it came to the 2015 Honda Civic lineup. Check out Honda's latest ad for the 2015 Honda Civic lineup in the video below:



In a crowded segment of yawn worthy sedans, the 2015 Honda Civic continues to outshine its competition by providing a reliable and enjoyable driving experience. Available in either a sedan or coupe model, each with a variety of trim levels, the 2015 Honda Civic comes equipped with an in-line 4-cylinder engine and either a 5-speed manual transmission or Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT).

Regardless of transmission choice, drivers can look forward to experiencing superior gas mileage ratings upwards of 30 combined mpg. To further invoke that joyous feeling in its driver, each 2015 Honda Civic comes loaded with tech-savvy features such as Bluetooth HandsFreeLink, Pandora audio streaming compatibility and a rearview camera with guidelines.

It's all so easy.  If you're ready to make your next car buying purchase a 'fun oriented' occasion, and to sustain that spirit after you drive off, then stop by the Hendrick Honda Bradenton showroom in Bradenton, Florida.  We have what you're looking for.

Are you ready for this? - the 2016 Honda Fit

Honda Fit is Mega Hit with Buyers and Critics Alike as 2016 Model Goes On Sale Tomorrow

Offering one of the most space efficient and versatile packages in the U.S. market, the 2016 Honda Fit tops it off with fun, fuel efficiency and style.

 

Launching last year to strong reviews and eager buyers, the third-generation Honda Fit has since set a blistering sales pace while continuing to garner praise. Now the playful and practical 2016 Fit is ready to take the baton, carrying forward best-in-class passenger and cargo space, 41 mpg highway fuel-economy rating¹ and sporty yet refined dynamics when it goes on sale July 1 at Honda dealerships nationwide.

 

 

 

Outstanding versatility is fundamental to the design of the Fit. With class-leading interior space and clever configurability courtesy of its center-mounted fuel tank and ingenious Magic Seat®, the Fit epitomizes functionality with spacious and comfortable seating for five and the ability to accommodate large amounts of cargo, including long and tall items.

The 2016 Fit offers a sophisticated yet sporty ride, with responsive and stable handling dynamics. Honda's next-generation Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure also benefits handling, as well as safety performance. In fact, the Fit achieves the highest crash-safety ratings in its class for both the U.S. government and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

¹ LX model with Continuously Variable Transmission

A little bit of history - What's the common denominator?

Honda established operations in America in 1959 and now employs more than 39,000 associates in its North American sales, R&D and manufacturing operations, with total capital investment in North America exceeding $22 billion.

Based on its longstanding commitment to "build products close to the customer," Honda operates 16 major manufacturing facilities in North America, producing a wide range of Honda and Acura automobiles; automobile engines and transmissions; Honda all-terrain vehicles; power equipment products, such as lawn mowers, mini-tillers and general purpose engines; and the HondaJet advanced light jet.

Eight Honda auto plants in the region, including four in the U.S., have the capacity to produce 1.92 million automobiles each year. In 2014, more than 97 percent of the Honda and Acura automobiles sold in the U.S. were produced in North America. Those plants today manufacture 11 different models, including four passenger cars and seven light trucks, using domestic and globally sourced parts. A fifth U.S. auto plant, the Performance Manufacturing Center, is under construction in Marysville, Ohio, and in 2015 will become the exclusive global production location for the next generation NSX supercar.

Honda also operates 16 major research and development centers in the U.S. with the capacity to fully design, develop and engineer many of the products Honda produces in North America.