Honda Insight - second place of the safest cars in 2009 by EuroNCAP

EuroNCAP organization allocate 5 safest cars tested in the past year.

Specialists EuroNCAP summed up last year. Based on the results of crash tests, they were top-5 of the safest cars in 2009. First place went to VW Golf VI.

Second and third stage occupy Honda Insight and Toyota Prius hybrids, respectively. Certainly, such a result will please Honda, which can celebrate a small victory over his main rival in the market hybrids.

The fourth line went to Hyundai i20. Closes the top-5 together 3 cars - Toyota Avensis Volvo XC60 and the Opel / Vauxhall Astra. The results of these cars were the same.

Acura preparing a hybrid version of the TSX sedan in 2011

Sources say that the brand is preparing the first "green" car - a hybrid version of the Acura TSX. According to unofficial data, sales will be hybrid in 2011. Following automaker must submit two more "green" car.

Note that Honda has already developed a hybrid installation for large vehicles. According to a top manager of North American representation of Japanese corporations, hybrids are necessary Acura in the first place in order to successfully compete with other producers of premium segment.

American Honda took first place on indicators of car efficiency

In the 25th time in 34 years of EPAgency (the Agency for Environmental Protection) announced American Honda the leader in fuel economy. During the 2008 model year, the most recent year for which complete data are available, Honda and Acura brands together have the highest fuel economy across the fleet - 7.81 liters per 100 km (30.1 mi / gal).

EPA publishes the data for "marketing group" of leading automakers, but not on individual brands of cars. Since the EPA in 1975 began to vote automakers on fuel economy, Honda each year was in the uppermost ranks, or led the list.

Honda is constantly working on the development and promotion of environmental technologies worldwide. The most recent example of this was the debut in Detroit, the American version of the serial hybrid Honda CR-Z, which will be presented in Europe at the Geneva Motor Show in early March. Car Honda CR-Z has a high-speed capabilities, sporting dynamics and handling of all at 5 L/100 km, and low levels of CO2 elections and demonstrates the vision of Honda's eco-car that can satisfy consumer demand.