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Unveiling the 2024 Honda CR-V: A Fusion of Power, Comfort, and Safety

February 9, 2024February 9, 2024 Car and Bike SA

Introducing the 6th generation of Honda’s beloved SUV, the 2024 Honda CR-V, where rugged meets sophistication, creating a vehicle perfectly suited for daily commutes or weekend adventures. With an array of enhancements both inside and out, this SUV promises a heightened driving experience. Let’s delve into the key features of this modern marvel: Exterior Design: The CR-V showcases an all-new rugged yet sophisticated design, boasting a sleek roofline and a more commanding presence on the road. Notable design elements include distinctive grille designs, standard LED headlights, and sleek 19-inch wheels…

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21YM HONDA NC750X(2021)

June 14, 2021 Car and Bike SA

One of Europe’s favourite all-rounders gets a well-rounded evolution: more power for the engine, plus higher redline and revised gearbox ratios, which come hand-in-hand with Throttle By Wire management, 3 riding modes and refined, expanded Honda Selectable Torque Control. Its renowned fuel efficiency is maintained, and a full 6kg has been shaved from the kerb weight. A redesigned frame is clothed in sharper-edged styling, the unique up-front storage compartment is usefully larger and seat height 30mm lower. The Dual Clutch Transmission variant continues to offer a technology unique to Honda…

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Honda Ballade – (2020) Prices and Spec

November 13, 2020 Ray Stewart

In 1982 the first-generation Honda Ballade was launched featuring the tilt up eye lids over the front headlights when you switched the lights on. 40 years later one of Honda’s most iconic models in South Africa remains one of our most recognised brand names and has played a significant role in cultivating the growth of Honda Motor SA on our shores. Now in 2020 the eighth generation Ballade is launched in SA a symbol of the brands evolution in Southern Africa. The Ballade raises the bar to a whole new…

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Honda’s BR-V Updated (2020)

February 25, 2020 Car and Bike SA

Honda Motor Southern Africa has refreshed its compact BR-V sport utility vehicle (SUV) range for 2020 by introducing some subtle changes to the interior and exterior design. The aim was to enhance both the styling and functionality along with improving on-road drivability. The BR-V is currently the only seven-seater sport utility vehicle and remains one of Honda’s core models in the SA line-up. This gives the BR-V significant advantage over its competitors and consistently makes it one of their top two best-sellers, the other being the Honda Amaze compact sedan.…

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Honda updates CRF450R

May 19, 2017 Car and Bike SA

HONDA HAS just announced its upgraded CRF450R motocross bike, which now comes with an electric starter for the first time. The electric starter is powered by a light lithium ion battery and has benefitted from a weight saving due to the removal of the kickstart. Honda has also toyed with front a rear suspension settings, ‘for more agile handling’, it says. The changes are incremental, but build on the 2017 version of the CRF450R, which was the first significant redesign of the CRF450R for eight years thanks with new chassis…

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Honda Rebel unveiled – A2 friendly bobber

November 21, 2016 Car and Bike SA

Honda have unveiled the Rebel – a bobber aimed at younger riders with an A2-friendly 471cc parallel twin The Honda Rebel is a whole new model targeting a whole new demographic. The Rebel is aimed at riders in Generation Y – those who have grown up in the digital age and for who motorcycles are more than just transport. The Rebel concept was born in the USA, where big cruisers are popular but have not captured the imagination of younger riders. The beating heart of the Rebel is a…

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Meet the woman in charge of designing the Honda NSX supercar

September 21, 2016September 21, 2016 Car and Bike SA

It’s hard to imagine any job more trustingly phallic or back-slappingly blokey than designing super cars. If you had to picture the process it would be a room full of men with beards and expensive pencils making “grrr” and “yeah” sounds in caveman voices, which is why it’s such a revelation to discover that the newest super car on the block, Honda’s reimagined NSX, was largely the work of a woman whose first design job was sketching prom dresses. Michelle Christensen the exterior design project leader for the fast and…

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Porsche Left a Cheeky Message On the 911 GT3 That Acura Bought to Develop the NSX

July 27, 2016July 27, 2016 Car and Bike SA

“Good luck, Honda . . .” A note to any automakers benchmarking cars built by Porsche: They will find you, and they’ll probably leave you goofy messages hidden somewhere in the car. That’s what happened when the 911 GT3 Acura was using to help develop the NSX’s steering went back to the dealer for a recall service. As many automakers do, Acura bought its 911 GT3 anonymously, but Porsche was able to figure out who it belonged to when it looked at the car’s black-box data, according to Automotive News.…

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