Honda e:NY1 Advance review. For: handsome, high quality, super handling, excellent performance. Against: disappointing battery capacity, wonky range prediction. *** Price: £47,845 Competition: Tesla Model Y, Jeep Avenger, Skoda Enyaq, Volkswagen ID.4, Kia Niro, Nissan Ariya, Mazda MX-30 R-EV*, Toyota RAV4* “600-mile round trip? I’d leave the e:NY1 at home and jump into my petrol-powered […]
Honda Jazz Crosstar EX CVT 1.5 i-MMD review. For – tough, practical, economical, cute, good performance/handling. Against – pricey, baffling connectivity. ***** £23,185 I’ve had various Honda Jazz models over 18 years and I’m a big fan. I still have one. Solid, dependable, cute and utilitarian thanks to the magic seats. So well designed that […]
Affordable Electric Car? Honda e Advanced Review. For – cute, top quality interior, nifty screen, TV wing mirrors, excellent performance, high equipment level. Against – Too expensive, inadequate range. ** £29,160 Honda’s new little electric city car fails the affordability test, not to mention the acceptable range one, but it is a technology marvel with […]
Honda Jazz 1.5 i-VTEC Sport Navi Manual review. For – high quality, good performance/handling, looks terrific, well equipped. Against – Fiddly Sat-Nav, no Climate Control, gruff sounding engine, expensive. ***** Price £18,265 Competition – Ford Fiesta/Focus, Mazda2/3, BMW Mini, VW Polo/Golf, Audi A1, Citroen C3, Skoda Fabia, Suzuki Baleno, Hyundai i20/30, Nissan Micra, Renault Clio, […]
Honda NSX review. For – supercar perfection, even for golfers. Against – bigger names tempting. ***** £180,250 Competition – Ferrari 488GTB, McLaren 650S, Lamborghini Aventador, Aston Martin DB11, Noble M600, Porsche 911 Turbo, Audi R8, Mercedes ANG c63, Jaguar F-type R, BMWi8 The lottery has finally paid off and you have upwards of £180,000 to […]
Honda Civic 1.0 VTEC Turbo EX manual review. For – terrific quality, impressive engines, state of the art connectivity, safety, competitive prices. Against – ugly. *** £23,200 Honda has redesigned its Civic family car with this longer, wider and lower version. You can expect all the known Honda virtues of quality and durability, but you […]
Honda Jazz 1.3 i-VTEC EX Navi CVT Review. For – great quality, driveability, utility, looks, economy. Against – too pricey, needs more powerful version, or diesel. ***** £18,205 “When you combine the quality, the looks, the utility, the driveability and economy, the fact that it costs a bit more is quite justifiable. The Jazz truly […]
Honda HR-V Review 2015 – small SUV. For – handsome, well built, great technology, “magic” seats. Against – too pricey, no 4×4, dodgy automatic. *** From £17,995 LISBON, Portugal – I’m in the market for a small SUV, and the new Honda HR-V could have been “the one”. Unfortunately, it failed on two or three […]
Honda Civic Type R Review 2015 – Hot Hatch “As an example of cutting edge engineering, the Type R is hugely impressive. As candidate for your garage, it seems ridiculously OTT” “The styling and performance reek of a 14-year old’s bedroom posters, yet the prices are hefty and insurance premiums must be sky high, suggesting […]
Honda Civic Tourer Review 2015 – Practical And Handsome. Well-Equiped With Great Interior But Not Cheap. For – high quality, looks good, terrific utility. Against – pricey. **** out of 5 Price £24,355 The Honda Civic Tourer is a bit longer than the saloon it is based on and the added bodywork certainly makes it […]
