Honda CR-V 2011

Few automakers enjoy the exceptional reputation that Honda does. Although the 2011 Honda CR-V isn’t expected to vary considerably from the 2010 model, it brings topnotch reliability to the table. A single 2.4-liter 4-cylinder engine
remains the only option; however, front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive are both available. In terms of transmissions, options are limited - there’s only one, a 5-speed automatic. For a crossover SUV in this class, the CR-V’s starting MSRP of $25K is a bit high. Still, drivers are sure to love the 2011 CR-V. As a crossover SUV, the Honda CR-V has always done exceptionally well. Rated #1 out of 22 affordable compact SUVs according to U.S. News Rankings & Reviews in 2010, the CRV offers excellent safety, affordability and performance. IntelliChoice 5-Year Cost of Ownership rating for the 2010 Honda CR-V is “Excellent” across most of the trim styles available. Riding this wave of exceptional renown and good feelings going into 2011, are any significant changes expected from Honda?The Honda CR-V received some significant updates for the 2010 model year and so drastic changes are not expected for 2011. Expected specs are as follows. The sticker price of the car is approx. $25,000. The engine is 2.4 liter I-4 with 180 HP. The only transmission available is a five speed automatic. The fuel economy should remain unchanged from the 2010 EPA estimates of 21 mpg city and 28 on the highway. Safety features include antilock disc brakes, an antiskid system, side curtain airbags along with side airbags, stability control and an available back up camera complete the package. Not surprisingly, the CRV scored a perfect five out of five stars in government crash tests! Students with a good GPA should be able to apply for cheap students car insurance. Honda’s warranty is for 3-years/36,000 miles. The exterior of the 2011 Honda CR-V will not be significantly changed. The LX, EX, and EX-L models will return as either a front or all-wheel drive variant. The 17-inch wheels that were standard before will remain as well.
The inside of the CRV is very comfortable and functional. Controls are well-placed and nicely designed and the quality of the build is exceptional
. Luggage capacity will remain impressive in this class at around 35 cubic feet with the seats up and expanding to more than seventy cubic feet with the rear seats folded down. Full power features are standard on all trim levels as is air conditioning, cruise control, sliding and reclining rear seats, a four-speaker stereo system with CD/MP3 player and auxiliary jack and a tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel. Base models of the 2011 Honda CR-V boast clean designs and pretty good materials quality. By upping the ante and upgrading to the EX-L, though, drivers can enjoy a decidedly decadent all-leather interior. A Special Edition, or SE, trim is expected for the 2011 CR-V and it should add additional exciting features. Space is ample, as is cargo capacity, making the CR-V a natural choice for families on-the-go. When the power was increased for the 2010 model year for the CR-V reviewers cheered, but were still a bit disappointed at the lack of a V6 engine, which is what most of the competition offers. Honda’s 4-cylinder is capable…barely…but it is what it is and it doesn’t work miracles. The handling is nice and responsive as is the braking system. Nobody is going to go gaga over the 2011 Honda CR-V’s engine. The 2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine gets 180 horsepower and just 161 pound-feet of torque. The 5-speed automatic transmission is adequate but it occasionally has trouble finding the appropriate gear in any given situation. Front-wheel drive is standard, but all-wheel drive is definitely worth it - especially for people who live in areas where it snows every year. While the 2011 CR-V isn’t a muscle car, the legendary reliability of its engineering still puts it ahead of the game. The biggest Achilles Heel that the 2011 Honda CR-V has to deal with concerns its low-power engine. Indeed, the lack of available juice means that the CR-V sometimes has trouble accelerating. Its lack of pep, though, is largely mitigated by its superior handling and agile starting and stopping. Drivers will feel firmly in control when they are behind the wheel of the 2011 CR-V. Keep in mind, however, that the CR-V is not an off-roads vehicle; with a ground clearance of under 7 inches, this crossover should stay on city streets. The biggest pro involved with the 2011 Honda CR-V is that it is backed up by the well-known reliability of the Honda name. Although you’ll pay a bit more for a CR-V, you’ll earn that money back by not having to take it to the shop again and again as it gets older. Furthermore, the 2011 CR-V is a fun car, offering just enough neat features to keep most drivers more than happy. While it’s not designed for off-road travel, the CR-V is more than capable on city streets.

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Honda Civic Sedan 2011

Debuting now, the 2011 Honda Civic is the eighth generation of the blockbuster best-selling line. Not many changes were expected for 2011, although Honda may offer a special performance edition and a few new exterior colors. Buyers
can expect the same powertrain and trim options for 2011. Read on for our auto review of the 2011 Honda Civic. Eventually, Honda is expected to mold the Civic to look more like its futuristic-looking counterparts sold in foreign markets. For the 2011 Civic, however, styling changes are unlikely. Honda will probably offer a few new body colors to distinguish the 2011 from the previous model, but other than that, the car will remain unchanged. The 2011 Honda Civic is expected to be the last model released before a complete design overhaul. See our gallery of photos to check out how the new Civic will look. The 2011 Honda civic promises a much cleaner, simpler interior, minus an overly complex navigation system that hindered, instead of helping, the driving process. Depending on the trim level, the civic interior is always a successful blend of comfort and efficiency. Cotton/polyester blend seats with scotch guarding feel good in all weathers, and resist stains and other liquid mishaps. The center console offers cup holders and a fully equipped audio center, with ports for plugging in devices from an iPod to an iPhone to Bluetooth accessibility. The climate control system offers excellent heat and cooling in an instant. Don’t expect many changes in performance on the 2011 Honda Civic. Powertrains, chassis, and suspensions will stay the same, so handling, braking, and acceleration likely will as well. One industry rumor is that Honda will unveil a special high-performance edition of the Civic for 2011, known as the Type R, which has 220 horsepower and is currently only offered in Japan and Europe. The Honda Civic has a long history of reliability and excellent mechanical functioning. That said, the Civic has always been slow to accelerate. Although it can doggedly climb hills and cruise contently on long thorough fares, the Civic is not a sports car. It will not thrill anyone, but it will provide them with a smooth, uneventful ride, whether on the highway or in the tight confines of the city. The Civic has always primarily been a car that values efficiency over cheap thrills. In order to keep the gas mileage high and the incidence of accidents low, the 2011 Honda Civic maintains its steady, practical approach to driving. With extensive shocks, a sleek body, and a design that provides the driver with wide open vantage points through both the windshield and the side windows, cruising is the optimal way to describe how it feels to ride in this car. Over the long term, maintaining a Civic is one of the easiest and least stressful automotive experiences a car driver can have. Provided the fluids are changed at regular intervals, the tires rotated, and the appropriate equipment replaced, the Civics hold up incredibly well. In city environments, the brakes can wear down, but a Civic can travel for close to 80,000 miles without incurring significant expense. The interior features, such as climate control, work flawlessly for years. This car is a dream for anyone who prefers to concentrate on their life outside of the vehicle. The Honda is well suited to city commuters and other urban dwellers in particular. The interior features make riding comfortable, both for the passengers and the driver.

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Honda Accord Crosstour 2011

If Honda is your thing, and the Accord specifically is your thing, but you just want a little more room and a little more “oomph”, then the 2011 Accord Crosstour is for you. Styled like a large car, but billed as a crossover SUV, the Crosstour is roomy
, comfortable and offers high value for the money.For 2011, the Crosstour will essentially carry over many of its features from the previous year with a few styling differences. The price of the Crosstour is just under $30,000. The 2011 Accord Crosstour will be powered by a 3.5-liter V6 engine that generates 271 horsepower. The EPA estimates for the 2010 should carry over for the 2011 at 18/27 miles per gallon city/highway. The acceleration is okay which puts it at 7.5 secs for 0-60. Perfection is the order of the day in this category. The 2010 Accord Crosstour scored a perfect five out of five stars across the line in government crash tests. In the rollover category, the Crosstour only managed a still passable four out of five stars. Honda’s warranty is for 3-years/36,000 miles. The Crosstour is a four-door hatchback with a roofline that resembles that of a coupe. The wheelbase is virtually identical to the Accord sedan, though the body is somewhat wider and, of course, taller as well. Standard 17” or 18” wheels come on the Crosstour as do foglights and a sunroof. Though the look of the Crosstour is little like the Accord sedan, drivers will have no difficutly recognizing this vehicle from the inside. The inside of the Crosstour gives a commanding ride height which is nice, interior room is quite large for all persons concerned, but cargo is another matter entirely. Lifting the hatch shows off the Crosstour’s 25.7 cubic feet of cargo space which is larger than the Accord’s, yes, but compared to other crossover SUVs, is quite small. Otherwise, the interior is built much like a Honda Accord, and includes high-quality materials. There may be a little confusion in all of the buttons included in the center stack but if the optional navigation system is purchased, its voice command capabilities are quite nice. The 2011 Crosstour will continue to handle much like the Honda Accord does despite its additional bulk and weight. Refined steering and quite acceptable, even laudable handling are the order of the day. The V6 engine is sufficient to get the job done, but acceleration is nothing to get super-excited about. Exterior road noise is kept to a minimum in the Crosstour which is a nice addition to the overall style and feel of the vehicle.

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Honda Accord Sedan 2011

For 2011, the Honda Accord receives the first significant updates for its current-generation platform. Most notably, fuel economy is up thanks to revised aerodynamics plus tweaks to the engines and transmissions.
The SE trim level has been added and there are new optional features as well, including an iPod/USB interface, a rearview camera, driver memory functions and shift paddles. The exterior has been given a mild refresh, while the interior's climate-control buttons have been rearranged for compatibility with the optional navigation system. "What midsize sedan should I buy?" The answer to this question has long been "Honda Accord." It's the instinctive response, like being asked your birthday or your dog's name. The Accord has been a top choice in the segment so consistently that recommending one has always been easy. Times are changing, however. With impressive new competitors, the 2011 Honda Accord now has more serious rivals to compete against.
The current-generation Accord (it debuted in 2008) is the biggest yet, offering the most accommodating interior in its class. Yet this super-sizing of the Accord also comes with a downside, because it no longer feels like the "right-size" choice in the family sedan class. While its steering remains responsive and tactile, the Accord has a tendency to feel super-sized when driven around corners. Its acceleration is also a bit underwhelming, with a five-speed automatic transmission doing duty here when most competing models now offer snappier six-speeds. There is one bright spot for 2011, because the Accord's engines choices are now more frugal. Thanks to aerodynamic tweaks, engine friction reductions and revised transmission gearing, the four-cylinder Accord now has an EPA rating of 23 city/34 highway, a rise of about 2 mpg that takes the Accord to the top of the fuel economy chart for family sedans. The V6 is also a bit more efficient this year, too. Unfortunately, the Accord's interior hasn't changed much for 2011. Compared to newer competitors like the Ford Fusion, Hyundai Sonata and Kia Optima, the Accord's cabin looks and feels a bit down-market. The plastics aren't as nice and the look is rather drab -- especially if you opt for gray. Honda has made some slight changes to the convoluted climate controls found on navigation-equipped models this year, but the Accord's center stack continues to be plagued by far too many buttons. Nevertheless, it's important to note that the 2011 Honda Accord remains a solid pick among family sedans. It's spacious, fuel-efficient and reliable and should hold its value well. The Accord also comes in a sporty coupe body style, something that few other automakers offer in their midsize models. So we still recommend the Accord. But choices like the Fusion, Optima, Sonata, Mazda 6 and even the Suzuki Kizashi now outpace the Accord in many areas, so the answer to "What midsize sedan should I buy?" is now more muddled than it used to be. The 2011 Honda Accord is available as a midsize sedan and coupe. The sedan comes in LX, LX-P, SE, EX and EX-L trim levels, while the coupe comes in LX-S, EX and EX-L trims. The base LX trim comes equipped with 16-inch steel wheels, keyless entry, full power accessories, air-conditioning, cruise control, a tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel, a height-adjustable manual driver seat and a six-speaker sound system with CD player and an auxiliary audio jack. The LX-P trim adds 16-inch alloy wheels and an eight-way power driver seat. The SE adds leather upholstery, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, power-adjustable driver lumbar and heated front seats. The EX adds or supplants LX-P equipment with 17-inch alloys, a more powerful four-cylinder engine, a sunroof, heated mirrors, power-adjustable driver lumbar, upgraded interior trim, a six-CD changer and a USB audio jack. The EX-L adds automatic headlights, dual-zone automatic climate control, heated front seats, leather upholstery, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, Bluetooth, a seven-speaker upgraded sound system, satellite radio and the option of a navigation system with voice control and a rearview camera. A V6-equipped EX-L also gains driver seat memory settings and a four-way power passenger seat.
The coupe's LX-S trim is equipped similarly to the LX sedan, but gets 17-inch wheels and a six-disc CD changer. The EX coupe does not include the power-adjustable driver lumbar, but does get the EX-L sedan's upgraded stereo without satellite radio. Both lumbar and satellite radio are added to the EX-L. Opting for the EX-L with a V6 also adds 18-inch wheels. The 2011 Honda Accord LX trims and SE are powered by a 2.4-liter inline-4 engine that produces 177 horsepower and 161 pound-feet of torque. The EX version of this engine produces 190 hp and 162 lb-ft of torque. Both versions come standard with a five-speed manual transmission, while a five-speed automatic is optional. In Edmunds performance testing, an automatic-equipped LX-P went from zero to 60 mph in 9.1 seconds, which is on the slow side for this class. With the automatic, EPA-estimated fuel economy for both LX and EX versions is 23 mpg city/34 mpg highway and 27 mpg combined. The manual lowers the city number by 1 mpg. The Accord EX and EX-L can be equipped with a 3.5-liter V6 good for 271 hp and 254 lb-ft of torque (251 with the manual-equipped coupe). A five-speed automatic is standard on both body styles, with the coupe getting shift paddles. The coupe can also be equipped with a six-speed manual gearbox. In Edmunds performance testing, a V6 sedan went from zero to 60 mph in 7 seconds, whereas a manual-equipped coupe did it in 6.3. The sedan achieves an EPA-estimated 20/30/24, while the coupe gets 19/28/22 with the automatic and 17/26/21 with the manual. Every 2011 Honda Accord comes with antilock disc brakes, stability and traction control, front side airbags and side curtain airbags. In Edmunds brake testing, the various Accords we've tested over the years have stopped from 60 mph in about 130 feet -- on the long side for this class of car. In the government's new, more strenuous crash testing for 2011, the Accord earned top five-star ratings all around for overall performance, front-impact protection and side-impact protection. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the Accord a top score of "Good" for the car's performance in frontal-offset and side-impact collisions and a second-best rating of "Acceptable" in the roof-strength test. The Honda Accord no longer features the sort of class-leading materials and construction that used to make its cabin a benchmark. There are more hard plastics than in some competing vehicles, and fit and finish has gone down a bit from the car's predecessors. A rather uninspired design with an abundance of buttons doesn't do it any favors. The optional navigation system boosts the button tally further, but its voice commands, high-mounted screen and multipurpose knob are at least user-friendly. The top-of-the-line leather seats are polarizing -- some of us love their bold contours and firm support, while others complain of numbness after long trips and overly aggressive lumbar support. No such complaints have been directed to the backseat, which we've found to be the largest among the midsize class -- leg and headroom are abundant even for 6-footers. The 14-cubic-foot trunk is numerically on the small side, but it has a large opening and is thoughtfully shaped, making it seem usefully larger than it actually is. The coupe's backseat and trunk are obviously much smaller, but among coupes, the Accord is actually one of the most accommodating. Though we admire the 2011 Honda Accord's nicely weighted and communicative steering, much of the rest of the driving experience is a minor letdown. In particular, the body rolls too much in corners (the coupe is better in this regard) and the ride quality isn't as comfortable as what you'll get from other top sedans. Another concern is the greater amount of road noise than expected in this segment. The base four-cylinder engine is unremarkable, providing leisurely and rather raucous acceleration, but the upgraded 190-hp version is more refined and offers the same fuel economy. Past Honda V6s have been something to brag about, but the 2011 Accord V6 lacks bottom-end torque and feels noticeably less powerful than the comparable V6s of the competition.

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