There was no surprise when reports showed the Honda Civic as
the most reliable vehicle in Europe. According to the trade publication Fleet
Newswhose study covered over a million vehicles, the Honda Civic along
with the Toyota Avensis were named in the top ten most reliable cars. This
isn’t the first time the award winning Civic has received accolades for its
reliability. Consumer
reports has recently come out with its list of most reliable vehicles,
where the Honda Civic and Toyota are top picks for reliability. The Honda
Insight was also recognized, as it was the highest scoring vehicle in predicted
reliability. Consumer reports also showed Honda as the top, among all
automakers, with every Honda vehicle or Acura surveyed having average or better
than average predicted reliability.
Honda’s success can be seen through the head to head
competition between local Honda Dealerships. Local Miami dealerships are fighting
for your business and are luring potential customers into their dealership by
offering attractive promotions. The government is also trying to stimulate
vehicle sales by offering a tax deduction on purchases of new vehicles. More
information on the bill can be found online at www.irs.gov.
Be sure to stop by your local Honda Dealership and check out the latest
specials they are offering.
It is no surprise Honda Dealership’s all over town are finding new ways to lure customers into their showroom this time around. Many Miami Honda Dealership’s are offering different promotions and “give-aways”, but which Honda dealership is actually giving away the best deal?
Honda Corporate has just released new lease options on all new 2010 Honda models, which all dealerships will be participating in. The Sales Tax Deduction on New Vehicles has also stirred up excitement with new Honda sales. These national offers might sound appealing to some customers but little do they know these aren’t dealership specific bargains. Consumers must look at what the dealership can offer them besides the national lease price or national incentives. One dealership in particular, Brickell Honda, runs a program called Brickell Plus where people who purchase new or used vehicles receive up to $3,000 in coupons and free gas. Under the Brickell Plus program, new vehicle customers will also receive up to 60,000 miles in free oil changes.
Your local Miami Honda Dealership is also having a limited time only promotion where every new vehicle purchase gets you a Free 42” Plasma TV. Also included in the promotion is any new vehicle purchase available for sign and drive no money down as well as 0% financing. Honda financing specials are also available with no payments until February 2010 on all vehicles. Don’t wait to long to purchase your new Honda vehicle in Miami because this deal won’t last forever!
The development of the 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour has stirred much excitement in the car industry. Honda has differentiated this vehicle more than any other model with its unique exterior structure. The exterior of the crosstour looks more like an Accord than the average crosstour you would see on the streets of Miami. The interior design and structure also feels more like an Accord with its sleek and structured front panel and seats. All Accord Crosstour models come standard with a 3.5-liter i-VTEC V-6 engine with Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) designed for power and efficiency. Power delivery on the new Honda Crosstour is particularly smooth, would you expect any less from a Honda?
The Accord Crosstour is available in two model choices, the EX or the EX-L. Standard features on the Accord Crosstour EX include: dual-zone automatic air conditioning with second row ventilation, 360-Watt AM/FM 6-disc audio system with seven speakers, easy fold-down 60-40 split rear seat back, 17-inch aluminum wheels with 225/65 R17 all-season tires, hidden removable utility box, cruise control, moon roof, auto up/down driver and front passenger side windows, rear privacy glass, steering wheel-integrated audio controls, compass and outside temperature indicator, projector beam headlights with auto-off, fog lights, chrome door handles, body-colored power side mirrors with defrost, and more.
Honda recently announced the starting price for the new 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour. The suggested retail price for the Crosstour, which will debut on November 20, starts at $29,670. Honda expects sales to rise on the new Crosstour and advises to visit your nearest Miami Honda Dealership and inquire more about the new Crosstour.
You are probably thinking, What is this person talking about? Honda Accords are not American. Let me tell you a secret. Just because a car wears a foreign nametag doesn’t mean that it was not built in the United States.
Since 1982, the Honda Accord became the first Japanese branded automobile built in the United States. There has been such an expansion since then, that 80 percent of Hondas sold in the United States are built here. You can identify the birth place of an automobile by its vin number. Those bearing a vin number starting with 1, 4 or 5 are American made. Also, if the automobile contains at least 50 percent of American parts, it is also recognized as American made.
That is one more thing to add to your list of why to buy a Honda Accord. You will be purchasing a reputable vehicle known for its quality and reliability. Your Honda Accord can be the best family sedan you have purchased. You will know that others agree with you because the Honda Accord has made it on the Car and Drivers 10 best list.
Show your patriotism and make a smart investment. Do your research by visiting http://www.brickellhonda.com and see what Accords are now available through limited time lease specials. You can call Brickell Honda directly at 888-407-9334 to get more information on the newest Honda's. Buy an American made Honda Accord.
Miami drivers appreciate a reliable stylish ride and that is why many of them choose the Honda Civic. A variety of changes can be seen on the new 2010 Honda Civic, starting with a sharper definition to the grille and lower front bumper. Although it doesn’t have the longest body in the class, no compact competitor has a longer wheelbase than the Honda Civic four-door sedan. All Civics have front-wheel drive and are well-served by smooth-running four-cylinder engines. The electric motor can propel the Civic Hybrid for very short distances on battery power alone, but mostly acts as an assist to the engine. This helps save fuel and lower emissions by allowing use of a smaller gas engine and by enabling the engine to shut off at stops and then restart automatically as the driver depresses the accelerator. Ask for features, every Civic comes with antilock brakes, a tilt/telescope steering wheel, a height-adjustable driver’s seat, and power windows. Notable features include antiskid control to stabilize the car in changes of direction; it’s standard on the Civic EX-L, Hybrid, and Si.
Still need more facts to steer your thoughts towards a Honda Civic? Well Brickell Honda in Miami is offering the new 2010 Honda Civic VP for as low as $169 a month. Visit Brickell Honda online at http://www.brickellhonda.com or call them directly at 888-407-9334.
The Honda Civic is ranked by women as their number one choice for a compact car. It is a few paces behind for the men. The men place the Honda Civic as their forth choice when purchasing a compact car. The Civic appeals to the practical side of a women’s mind. They are thinking, cost, efficiency and reliability. The men, on the other hand, are impressed by style, power and of course, the available technology.
The Honda civic ranges in cost between $15, 000 - $25, 000 for sedans and coupes. The efficiency, based on gas mileage, ranges between 21 – 26 miles per gallon. The Honda civic is known as a reliable car with minimal repairs.
As viewed by men, the Honda civic is hot, flashy and goes really fast. What more can I say? It has the attention of the guys. The Honda civic has new exterior styling. Depending on the model chosen, the engine will deliver horsepower within ranges of 113 – 197. Technology is at its best. It now includes the Bluetooth hands free link and the USB audio interface.
You can see why the Honda Civic is ranked number one and number four by women and men, respectively in the compact car division. Read up on the Honda Civic at Brickell Honda online, just go to http://www.brickellhonda.com to see the latest deals this Miami Honda dealership is offering.
Thinking about getting into a lease? You should know that the answer to that is to put the Honda Accord at the top of your list. Leasing is the alternative to buying. It gives you the flexibility to have a different car within fewer years. We all enjoy some changes in our life sometimes, and being able to drive a new car every few years is a good change.
The Honda Accord lease is the answer for many. According to Car & Driver 10 Best Awards, the Honda Accord has won the record 22 times. It is by far one of the best all around cars in the market. It features a comfortable and roomy interior. It has an outstanding safety record. The Honda Accord is known as a family sedan but it is also a fun ride.
On the monetary side, leasing a Honda Accord allows you to pay only a portion of the cost of the car. Essentially you are only paying for what you are using. A lease also gives you the option to make a down payment. Your lease payments will be lower than loan payments, giving you the option to put your money into more productive uses. You will not have to worry on major repairs.
Leasing a Honda Accord is a smart decision. You will enjoy driving a new car every 2-3 years, have lower monthly payments and you will always be driving a car with the latest safety features. Leasing a Honda Accord can be your smart decision. Visit Brickell Honda online at www.brickellhonda.com to see how easy it is to lease a Honda Accord in Miami. You can also call them at 888-407-9334 for more information.
From Consumer Reports More powerful 2010 Honda CR-V
2010-Honda-CR-V Honda has announced some power and feature upgrades to the best-selling Honda CR-V for the 2010 model year. Most notable is a 14-hp increase to 180-hp. Along with more power, the 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine also boasts an increase in EPA-estimated fuel economy by one mpg in both city and highway driving, which becomes an estimated 21/27/23 for city/highway/overall for the EX AWD model. In our tests of the previous version, we measured 15/29/21. We also found the CR-V only had adequate acceleration, but the new increase in horsepower could help.
Besides the changes under the hood, the front grille gets a facelift with a single horizontal cross bar instead of the double trim accent from the previous design. The front fascia now has more paint color instead of the black lower valence and the hood now is flush into the grille, instead of wrapping down and around.
Other detail changes include a new interior door handle design with a rubberized grip and the front seat center arm rests increases in width by one inch. Ten-spoke alloy wheels, standard on the EX and EX-L, replace the seven-spoke design. Bluetooth connectivity will now be available on models equipped with the navigation package and automatic on/off headlights will be standard on the EX-L line.
Retail prices will range from $21,545 for the base 2WD LX to $29,745 for the top of the line EX-L AWD with navigation system. A $710 destination charge will be added. The 2010 CR-V will hit dealerships in the coming weeks.
The CR-V is one of the top-scoring small SUVs Consumer Reports has tested. For more on our Ratings, reliability, fuel economy, safety and more, see our Honda CR-V model overview.
More information on the new Honda CR-V, including a personalized quick quote engine, is available at http://www.brickellhondadirect.com . You can also visit Brickell Honda of Miami to test drive or get your own 2010 CR-V. Call them
The Subaru Legacy GT, Infiniti G35 and Acura TSX are paid-in-full members of the practical power automotive niche. They cater to financially responsible enthusiasts who want their reliability served with a supersized side of hoon and a la carte cog-swapping. Although Honda’s new Accord V-6 packs a 268-horsepower punch, the four-door’s a pedal short in the row-your-own department. Fortunately, the Accord EX-L coupe boasts a six-speed manual transmission. So is the EX-L a category killer or just another vanilla thrilla?
The EX-L coupe is a rolling homage to BMWs 3 through 8, adorned with a small sprinkling of performance cues: chrome door handles (ew), coffee can chromed pipes (huh?) and 18” rims (bow-chicka-bow-wow). And get a load of that teeny little spoiler– no compensating for anything here. In terms of sporting proportions, the EX-L is the automotive definition of cognitive dissonance: a two-door vehicle that stretches farther than a standard four-door. Clearly, this baby has a lot of ass to haul.
On the upside, the EX-L’s bootylicious bounteousness makes the rear seats roomy enough for at least two adults. Unfortunately the back seat is a journey, not a destination; ensconcing oneself in the EX-L’s rearmost chairs is a convoluted and agonizing process. Returning to the positive spin, the Accord's huge trunk compensates for the back seats’ limited access– especially for coupe drivers familiar with the fine art of securing grocery bags with shoulder belts.
The view from behind the EX-L’s wheel is strangely… feminine. Like the Dodge logo and the Subaru Tribeca, the EX-L’s interior offers-up a pistonhead paean to the female reproductive system. From the way the dashboard curves sweep inward like fallopian tubes into the uterus slash radio/climate control unit, to the oversized, top-heavy H on the steering wheel, Freud would have had a heyday.
Yes, well, the outward edges of the dash connected with my knees more than once while I was entering and exiting the vehicle, leading to some decidedly un-Ladylike cursing. (Take it from me, fallopian tubes are not known for their ergonomics.) As for the radio head unit (so to speak), Honda's answer to complaints of overly-complex controls is the engineering equivalent of talking louder. They've made the buttons bigger and the writing larger. It may be easier for fat-fingered folks to grope through the ICE menus, but it's no more intuitive than before– or BMW's iDrive.
Ergonomics be damned. Practical funsters focus on less prosaic matters, like sheer horsepower. Turn the key, fire-up the filly and slip into the bliss that is a well-tuned Honda V6. This mill’s got torque all over and horsepower galore, all mated to yet another blissfully smooth and easy-shifting Honda gearbox. Girth aside, Road and Track’s resident tire shredders mustered a very respectable 5.9 seconds on the zero to 60 sprint– a hair behind most of the competition. The EX-L won’t light your hair on fire, but at this price you’ll shut up and drive.
The ridiculous pipes provide a terrific aural balance between a savory exhaust note and cruising silence. Punch the gas and you’ll be cackling before you know it. The exhaust's sexy bwaaahhhhh is almost enough to drown out the unholy road noise those 18” tires unleash beneath you. (I had to double-check to make sure some bureaucrat didn’t accidentally ship a car with snow tires to the dirty South.) Charitable drivers should consider the EX-L’s din a not-so-subtle advertisement for Acura.
In a straight line, the EX-L coupe is silken joy. Try to throw this porker around a corner and you’ll get an abrupt reminder of why God invented rear wheel-drive. It’s like talking your inebriated, obese buddy into being the rear part of a two-person horse costume. No matter how hard you try, the EX-L's rear end is sluggish and unwieldy. Eventually you give up and just drag the stupid ass along behind you. Honda’s point-and-shoot steering and crisp turn-in are also absent, sacrificed on the altar of a comfortably numb ride. Anyone wanting a manual EX-L is probably more interested in sampling some Si-style driving dynamics than keeping the cups in their holders; failing to tune the EX-L’s suspension to match the coupe’s demeanor one of da meanest things Honda’s done to enthusiasts in quite some time.
The EX-L coupe is a conflicted vehicle. It’s got a powerful engine with a snick-happy transmission mated to an average suspension. It’s got all the appearance of a luxury vehicle, with none of the quiet and little of the luxuriousness. It’s fun to drive, but not REALLY fun.
Yes, the EX-L's a strange offering, given Honda aspirations for the Accord as the nü full-size family sedan. With a sport-tuned suspension, SH-AWD and a few more toys, the EX-L would blow its competitors into the weeds. As it is, the EX-L is… um… I’m sorry. What were we talking about?
Get your Accord EXL at Brickell Honda in Miami. Visit them online at http://www.brickellhonda.com or call them directly at 888-407-9334.
