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The desire for a brand-new car starts with the shiny, unscratched paint. And then there's the lure of all of the new gadgets you can get in your new mode of transportation. By the time you slide into the driver's seat for a test drive, that new-car smell really puts it over the top, right? Oh, we know all about it - pretty much everybody that sits in one of the new Honda models...

At the beginning of the year, the team here at Pflueger Honda has our eyes and ears carefully tuned into the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. This is where automakers like Honda make their proclamations for the year ahead, and it's where we get our first glimpse of the models and concepts that are set to determine the future of the company.

We were particularly excited to see what Honda had in...

When Honda unveiled their Fit EV concept at the LA Auto Show last year, they promised a quick turnaround time. That is to say - they assured everybody that a production model was well on its way and we'd see it soon. Well, they've come through on their promise, and the very first Fit EV made its way to California this month.

Owned by the Municipality of Torrance, CA, the first EV is part...

Can you imagine a sports car that's fun to drive and good to the environment? Well, with the release of the Honda CR-Z, Honolulu drivers can have all the fun of a manual-transmission sports car with a hybrid engine. That's right, it's the first production model of its kind, and Pflueger Honda is proud to say that we think the Japanese automaker has hit a home run with this one.

We're not just saying that either, in fact, the...

The Honda Civic has been the well-favored car in the Honda lineup for years. It gets so much love, that Honda has created enough variants of it to suit every lifestyle. Right now at Pflueger Honda, you can get behind the wheel of the original Honda Civic, the Civic Coupe, Civic Si (Coupe and Sedan), Civic HF, and even a Civic Hybrid.  What you may not know, however, is that Honda is one of the...

In achieving the goal they set five years ago, to cut carbon (CO) levels by 10 percent compared to levels documented in the New Millennium, Honda is now striving to reduce their CO emissions by 30 percent compared to 2000 levels. Targeting not only their products, but the operations employed to produce them, the Japanese automaker is hoping to attain their goal by 2020.

To motivate all of its respective employees to succeed in this laudable mission, Honda has adopted the mantra: "Blue Skies for our Children". More than a marketing ploy, the slogan speaks to Honda engineers' dedication to…

Honda certainly made a grand entrance at this year's Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race. Specifically, the Japanese automaker decided to showcase a CR-Z hybrid coupe in the special "Le Mans vers le Futur" exhibition. Their hint at what's to come at the future of the legendary event couldn't be clearer.

The organizers of the world-famous endurance race, the Automobile Club de l'Quest (ACO), have in fact organized the "Le Mans vers le Futur" special exhibition for two consecutive years, now. It's a testament to their dedication to making the event increasingly sustainable.

Honda, an…

Honda profits jumped to huge numbers during 2011, while the Japanese auto maker has received a great honor - Greenest Auto Maker. This is the 5th straight year Honda has become Greenest Automaker. The 2011 Honda Civic GX, fueled by compressed natural gas, was also named Greenest Vehicles of 2011 by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy.¹

The Honda Civic Hybrid, which receives 40 miles per gallon city and 43 miles per gallon highway, is another great green car for the company. Even Honda SUV's receive top of the line gas mileage of 22 miles per gallon…