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Eleven 2013 Honda models named Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ by IIHS

Friday, January 18th, 2013

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If safety is what you’re looking for in your new car, you can bet you have it in a 2013 Honda. In fact, you can actually take your pick among the lineup of eleven 2013 Honda models because they all passed the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) crash tests with the highest possible ratings.

The completely redesigned 2013 Honda Accord (sedan and coupe) took the crown among all earning a TOP SAFETY PICK+ by passing the new small overlap frontal crash test which now has more aggressive and stringent guidelines. This test replicates what happens when the front corner of a car crashes with another vehicle or an object (tree, utility pole, etc.). And the new Accord is one of the first vehicles ever to earn this safety rating.

If you’re looking for something that the Accord doesn’t offer, do not worry because the 2013 Civic Sedan, 2013 Fit, 2013 Crosstour, 2013 CR-V, 2013 CR-Z, 2013 Insight, 2013 Pilot, 2013 Odyssey and 2013 Ridgeline were also named TOP SAFETY PICK by the IIHS. All of the models earned the top rating of GOOD in the four rating areas tested.

Honda has a long history of engineering advanced safety technology and designs into their products. This commitment stems from their goal to be a company that society wants to exist. We’ve made this commitment as well. Although we can’t manufacture vehicles, we CAN and DO try our absolute hardest to be the Honda dealer in Austin that the city wants to exist. I hope you can help us achieve this goal (in your safe Honda, of course).

UPDATE: The redesigned 2013 Honda Civic (both sedan and coupe models) have earned the Top Safety Pick+ recognition as well! This is the first small car in the US to achieve the enhanced safety pick status, making Honda the only automaker to offer four different vehicles with Top Safety Pick+ marks.

2013 Honda Pilot

Wednesday, September 12th, 2012
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The 2013 Honda Pilot will be the best yet.

After last year’s mid-cycle refresh, the Honda Pilot is back as the most fuel-efficient and flexible full-sized SUV. What’s so great about the 2013 Honda Pilot you ask?

Besides the great features the Pilot is known and loved for, like its eight-passenger capacity, choice of 2WD and 4WD, and advanced safety and electronic features; Honda took the Pilot to a new level with outstanding fuel efficiency as well as a myriad of new standard features.

The 2013 Honda Pilot earned an excellent EPA fuel economy rating of 18MPG/city, 25MPG/highway, 21MPG/combined* for the 2WD; the highest fuel economy rating of any eight-passenger SUV.

Now, the standard features on the 2013 SUV are something to talk about. Every new Honda Pilot will come with rearview camera, Bluetooth HandsFreeLink, Bluetooth Audio, USB connection, high-res 8-inch intelligent Multi-Information Display (i-MID), tri-zone automatic climate controls, 2GB CD-Library, 3-row side curtain airbags, an Occupant Position Detection System, among many other safety and engineering features.

The Pilot still comes in four basic trim levels: LX (base), EX, EX-L and Touring. Additional features are available in each trim level; these include, XM Radio, HomeLink Remote System, automatic-dimming rearview mirror, Honda Satellite-Linked Navigation System, DVD rear system entertainment, FM traffic, Song by Voice, memory seats, corner and backup sensors, etc.

You’ll you need to come and see it for yourself. The new Honda Pilot is in Austin at Howdy Honda so schedule your test drive online right now.

*Based on 2013 EPA mileage ratings. Use for comparison purposes only. Your actual mileage will vary depending on how you drive and maintain your vehicle.

Honda assigns critical role to American engineers

Saturday, September 8th, 2012
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You may not know this little fact, but Honda has been in the states for three decades and stays in America to manufacture 85% of the vehicles it sells here. Now, the Honda Research & Development facility in Ohio is taking on an important role as our engineers are being assigned more critical responsibilities.

What started as just developing different body styles of cars that were first made in Japan, the crew has slowly been involved in more work. They began developing Acura models as well as light trucks, like the Honda Pilot and Honda Odyssey. Now the team has earned the responsibility of developing two very important cars for the future of Honda: Acura NSX supercar and the Honda Civic.

“It’s been a step-by-step process,” said Honda R&D Americas President, Erik Berkman. “It takes a long time to transplant the culture, beliefs and know-how of a company into new soil and then execute it consistently and at a high level.”

Overall, the decision to trust American engineers with the development of cars that are staples in the American culture makes sense. Being that Honda makes 34% of its global sales in the U.S., Canada and Mexico; development and production in the U.S. is a smart move. In this way, Honda becomes more of an American company as it employs American workers all over the country to build and develop the Honda lineup for the American consumer.

Summer Means 2012 Honda Clearance

Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

For some summer means time to go to the beach and relax, for this Honda dealer it means time to get rid of almost the entire 2012 Honda in stock to make room for brand new 2013 models.

Here are the deals we have going on now through August 31st:

0% APR financing for 2012 Honda Accord and 2012 Honda Crosstour. The APR is available for 24 to 36 months of financing. 2012 Honda Summer Clearance Sale in Central Texas

0.9% APR financing for 2012 Honda Odyssey. This APR is available for terms up to 60 months of financing.

2012 Honda Odyssey for sale Austin TX

0.9% APR financing for 2012 Honda Civic, 2012 Honda Pilot and 2012 Honda Ridgeline.

This is the time to come out and look into seriously considering a 2012 Honda. You are welcome to give us a call at 512-443-4300 to schedule a test drive or you can easily schedule it online!

Extraordinary 4th of July Sales Event

Monday, June 25th, 2012

2012 Honda Accord Crosstour For Sale Central TexasThis 4th of July not only do we get to have fireworks again (yay for the rain!), but Honda is having a HUGE 4th of July sale. Really, you should check it out if you’re looking for a 2012 Honda around the Central Texas area. It’s going on right now until July 9th so you have exactly 14 days to decide which Honda you want.  

You can get 0% APR on a 2012 Honda Accord and 2012 Honda Crosstour

 

 

Or you can get a 2012 Honda Civic (except NGV, sorry) and 2012 Honda Pilot (yes, the SUV wrapped in awesomeness) with 0.9% APR.

2012 Honda Civic Pilot Sale in Central Texas

Five 2012 Honda Models Take Top Awards: Ratings Don’t Lie

Monday, June 11th, 2012
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Honda won four Total Car Score awards, in addition to three Vehicle Satisfaction Awards.

Honda has done it again, and this time five 2012 Honda models took home two distinct reputation awards: three models received the AutoPacific’s 2012 Vehicle Satisfaction Awards and four models were awarded Top Scoring Awards from Total Car Score.

The cars scoring highly on the Vehicle Satisfaction Awards (VSA) included the 2012 Honda CR-V, Honda Odyssey and Honda Pilot. These scores were taken from over 75,000 customer surveys, meaning actual owners of the vehicles did the ranking. Since the VSA’s are completely based on owner input, it’s an accurate measurement of how satisfied new owners are. And we can’t think of a better way to get an accurate ranking of a car than from someone who actually drives it on a daily basis.

The Top Scoring Awards went to the 2012 Honda Ridgeline, Honda Fit, Honda Odyssey and Honda CR-V. This award comes from Total Car Score, which turns the ratings cars receive from trusted automotive sites into percentages. These percentages translate into a car’s Total Car Score, a score used by shoppers to compare vehicles.

“It’s fantastic to have so much of Honda’s outstanding product line represented in these awards,” said American Honda VP of Marketing Michael Accavitti.

These awards can give you a sense of how new Honda owners feel about their car purchase and they demonstrate how well regarded Honda products are. If you want to come and check one out for yourself, let us know! You can call us at 512-443-4300 or schedule a test drive online. We can help you get in the best and most reliable car in the market.

Honda Gives Away a New 2012 Honda Pilot and a Family Trip to the Little League Baseball World Series

Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
Win A New 2012 Honda Pilot and Much More with Honda's New Giveaway

Win A New 2012 Honda Pilot and Much More with Honda's New Giveaway

If you’re currently looking for a 2012 Honda Pilot in Austin, would you be interested in winning one instead?

Of course you would! And Honda is making that happen right now in the Honda Going, Going, Gone Giveaway. This giveaway is part of Honda’s partnership with the Little League Baseball and the grand prizes include:

- A trip to the Little League Baseball World Series for your family

- A 2012 Honda Pilot with Honda genuine accessories

- A Honda EU2000i Generator

And not only can you win one of these grand prizes, Honda will also be giving away Visa gift cards and Honda stadium blankets every day. But, wait – there’s more! (At this point I’m starting to sound like an infomercial) For only $19.99…I’m joking!

Seriously though, at the end of the sweepstakes Honda is going to donate $5,000 to the local Little League Baseball Program with the most entries – so tell everyone you know to participate! Wouldn’t it be awesome for the Austin Little League to win?

You have until July 26, 2012 to visit their website and enter.

Rear-View Camera To Become Standard For 2013 Honda Models

Monday, April 9th, 2012

Rearview camera on 2013 honda austin txHonda just announced that their 2013 vehicle models will feature a rear-view camera standard moving forward.

Vicki Poponi, American Honda’s Assistant VP of Product Planning, stated how important safety is to Honda, affirming that, “At Honda, we feel that this visibility feature will be important to many families and we’re widely applying it even before we may be required to do so. In addition to the wide application of the rear-view camera technology, Honda is also introducing several new features for enhanced driver safety, visibility and security in model-year 2013.”

Getting more into specifics, Honda announced that 94% of their total 2013 lineup will be offering the rear-view camera standard, leaving very few vehicles without it. The 2012 Honda CR-V already offers it as a standard feature and 100% of the 2013 Honda truck lineup will come standard with the rear-view camera. This means that all trim levels of the 2013 CR-V, Crosstour, Odyssey, Pilot, and Ridgeline will have this safety feature.

The rear-view camera will certainly offer drivers extra visibility, but it isn’t the only new safety feature on the 2013 Honda lineup. Honda is adding Forward Collision Warning and Lane Departure Warning systems as optional safety features. These two warning technologies will make their debuts on both the 2013 Honda Accord and the 2013 Honda Crosstour.

Are you looking forward to the 2013 Honda lineup?

Howdy Honda’s Priority Spotlight: Safety

Friday, February 17th, 2012

2012 Honda Safety Austin TXWhen buying a vehicle car buyers have an internal checklist of priorities that must be present in their new vehicle for them to buy it. Safety is almost always present in that checklist of priorities, and for some, it’s at the top of the list. Thankfully, Honda understands the importance of a safe vehicle, which is why their designs are centered on safety. As a consequence, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) awarded nine 2012 Honda models with a Top Safety Pick for 2012.   

The Honda models selected as Top Safety Picks for 2012 are the Honda Fit, Honda Civic (4-door), Honda CR-Z, Honda Insight, Honda Odyssey, Honda Ridgeline, Honda CR-V, Honda Accord and Honda Pilot. As you can see, everything from Honda’s small car, the Honda Fit, to their large pickup truck, Honda Ridgeline, were all named to this illustrious list by the IIHS. This shows that size does not matter; when you buy a Honda you’re buying safety.

Honda pushes for greatness in all respects, and safety is at the top of their list. Back in 2000, Honda opened the first indoor multi-directional crash test safety facility. In 2003, Honda added a new automotive safety research facility to their Research & Development center in Ohio. By doing so, Honda has two of the world’s most advanced indoor crash safety research facilities. At these facilities, Honda runs a vast number of tests to give the people at Honda a better understanding of real world collisions. With this information, Honda can make better technologies and offer safer vehicles.

With an emphasis on safety, Honda is associated with creating some of the safest vehicles in the world. If you want to check out a Honda in Austin, stop by Howdy Honda and check out the fleet of Top Safety Picks for 2012.

Cars.com Crowns 2012 Honda Pilot “Family Car of the Year”

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

2012 Honda Pilot Austin TX Best Car for FamiliesAmerican Honda Motor Co., Inc., recently revealed that the 2012 Honda Pilot was the recipient of Cars.com’s “Family Car of the Year” award. This comes just a couple of months after the 2012 Honda Pilot was crowned the winner in the “37K and Under SUV Shootout” by Cars.com, Motorweek and USA Today.

This should come as no surprise as the 2012 Honda Pilot recently made some design changes making the front face more appealing, equipping the Pilot with better interior options and bolstering fuel economy. These changes have gone over exceptionally as both critics and consumers have praised the tweaks for the 2012 model year.

Vicki Poponi,  American Honda Motor Co.’s Assistant VP of Product Planning, stated that, “We’re (Honda) delighted to see the eight-passenger Pilot’s versatility and family-friendly attributes recognized with this prestigious award. The newly refined and more fuel-efficient Pilot provides real value and surprising sophistication for anyone shopping in the segment.” This is the fifth year running that Cars.com has awarded a vehicle as “Family Car of the Year,” last year the Honda Odyssey was the recipient.

If you’re in the hunt for a family car, the 2012 Honda Pilot might just fit your needs. Give us a call at (512) 443-4300 or use our handy online schedule form to schedule a test drive.  



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