Honda Pledges Equipment for Haitian Earthquake Relief

From the Honda website:

Honda today announced a donation to the Red Cross of more than $300,000, as well as portable generators, water pumps, and other Honda products for use during humanitarian relief and recovery efforts in Haiti.


The donation represents the collective contribution of the Honda family of companies in North America, which consists of sales, manufacturing, finance and research and development operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, with employment of more than 31,000 associates.

"We want to help address the dire human need that Haiti is experiencing as a result of this disaster," said Tetsuo Iwamura, president & chief executive officer of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., and chief operating officer of Honda's North American region. "Honda has a longstanding relationship with the Red Cross, and we will work continuously with them to assist with the effort to provide much-needed relief."

The Red Cross has emphasized that the greatest current need is funding to support on-site emergency response teams. Honda has also been in close communication with the Red Cross regarding its need for material and equipment such as generators and water pumps on site, and Honda will continue to work with the Red Cross to determine its need for such support in Haiti.

The Honda donation consists of more than $300,000 in cash. This pledge will be augmented by a company matching gift available at various Honda companies, with funds designated to the Red Cross.

Take a Look at the 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour

Autotoob recently took a look at Honda's new Accord Crosstour.  This video shows some highlights of the vehicle:

For more information on the 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour, visit Tyrrell-Doyle Honda in Cheyenne.

2011 Honda CR-Z Sport Hybrid Makes Debut

The much-awaited 2011 Honda CR-Z Sport Hybrid made its debut at the Detroit Auto Show this week.  The vehicle comes in two well-appointed trim levels;  the CR-Z and the CR-Z EX.  Both are expected to hit dealerships in late summer.  The press release here provides many interesting details and specs for the 2011 CR-Z. 

For more information on this vehicle or any of Honda's quality cars, contact Tyrrell-Doyle Honda.

Three Honda Vehicles Receive Residual Value Awards

The 2010 Honda Accord, 2010 Honda Fit and 2010 Honda Odyssey have all received the ALG's 2010 Residual Value Awards.  These rewards are based on predictions of how likely the vehicle is to retain a high percentage of orignal price after three years. 

For more information, read the press release or visit Tyrrell-Doyle Honda.

Enter to Win a Trip to Disneyland From Honda

The 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour is on display at the Disneyland Resort through the holiday season.  In honor of that, Honda would like to send one lucky sweepstakes winner to Disneyland!

Enter to win the Honda Holiday Family Gathering Sweepstakes and you might win a family getaway for 4 to Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.  The sweepstakes ends 1/3/10 and there are restrictions/ details available on the sweepstakes webpage.

Stop by Tyrrell-Doyle Honda to test drive the 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour!

Motor Trend Drives the 2010 Honda Insight

Recently Motor Trend found out how fun and fuel- efficient the 2010 Honda Insight is.  This video gives some great information on the Insight, and shows how fun it is to drive!

For more information on the 2010 Honda Insight, contact Tyrrell-Doyle Honda.

Motor Trend Test Drives the 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour

Motor Trend recently took a First Test Drive of the 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour.  Here is an excerpt from the article, but the full article can be read here. 

Inside, the Crosstour's Accord origins are entirely familar, and a good thing, too. Our example was an EX-L with Navi (Crosstour's trims consist of either EX, EX-L, or EX-L with Navi -- no base LX), and it makes for a very premium environment. Unique to Crosstours are blue instrument lighting effects, a nice faux wood trim, and interiors that are either all black, or, like ours, a split, upper black/lower tan motif. Compared with the sedan, there's a smidgeon more head- and shoulder room, but the news, naturally, is the cargo bay's nominal 25.7 cubic feet (expanding to 51.3 when the split rear seats are folded) vis-a-vis the sedan's puny 14.0.

Lifting the hatch raises the aft portion of a two-part security screen (an EX-L feature), revealing a handsomely finished flat-floored luggage compartment (including scrap plate) that's conveniently extensible via twin rear-accessible seatback releases. It's an awfully handy volume, though the multilink rear suspension's spring towers do noticeably intrude. Stashed under the reversible floor panel (carpeted on one side, plastic on the other for grimy items) is a removable and washable, 1.9-cubic-foot plastic bin; under the stern is a space-saver spare that lowers by cranking.

Dynamically, the added height's hardly noticeable. This is partly creditable, we're told, to curious, new springs (yep, second small coils) added above the front shocks. It's said to aid in keeping the inside tire better planted during cornering (hmm); interestingly, it was also employed on the original Acura Legend back in 1987. An old Honda trick, it would appear. Whatever, the result is unlike any Accord I've ever driven. It's smooth, supple (though rarely floaty), and simultaneously nearly absent the tire noise we've come to grudgingly endure in Accords. Frankly, it rides more like a big Toyota or Lexus. The steering too, is more languid, with intentionally slower response than the Accord sedan. Again, Lexuslike.

For more info on the 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour, contact Tyrrell-Doyle Honda.