the Honda Empire

Honda Motor Company or more commonly shortened to Honda is a multinational corporation, engine manufacturer and engineering corporation headquartered in Japan. The company manufactures automobiles, all terrain vehicles trucks, scooters, robots, jet engines, all terrain vehicles (ATV), water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical technologies. Honda’s line of luxury cars are branded as Acura in North America and China. Honda is the largest engine-maker in the world, producing more than 14 million internal combustion engines per year.

The Honda Civic was introduced in 1972 as a two-door coupe, followed by a three-door version. With transverse engine mounting of its 1169 cc engine and front-wheel drive like the British Mini, the car provided good interior space despite overall small dimensions. Early models of the Civic were typically outfitted with a basic AM radio, a rudimentary heater, foam-cushioned plastic trim, two-speed wipers and painted steel rims with a chromed wheel nut cap. The current Civic has become much more luxurious with satellite-linked navigation, a six-speed manual transmission, air conditioning, power locks, power windows, and leather upholstry available.

In the USA, the Civic is the second-longest continuously-running nameplate from a Japanese manufacturer; only the Toyota Corolla, introduced in 1968, has been in production longer.

For the 2003 model of the Civic, Honda added a continuously variable transmission and an Integrated Motor Assist hybrid system similar to that of the Honda Insight, creating a fuel efficient hybrid sedan (known as the Honda Civic Hybrid). It is an assist hybrid. Along with the conventional Civic, it received updated styling for 2004. It was redesigned in 2006 and based on the new Civic platform.

The Civic Hybrid’s engine won the International Engine of the Year “1 litre to 1.4 litre” size category award for three years straight from 2002 through 2004 as well as
the “Best Fuel Economy” category for 2003 and 2004. It has won Motor Trend 2006 Car of the Year award, along with the rest of the Civic range.

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