Honda Shows off 2012 Civic Safety Credentials.

Honda Shows off 2012 Civic Safety Credentials

All car manufactures boast about the high level of safety offered by their vehicles. But we usually don’t find out whether their claims are accurate until they are subjected to crash tests from the likes of Euro NCAP or the IIHS. Since five stars have become the norm for almost all new models above the city-car level, car manufacturers are trying to outdo each other by achieving new records in each category measured by the independent safety organization(s).
Only a month after its launch at the 64th Frankfurt Motor Show, Honda has released a video displaying the development of the 2012 European-market Civic.
The new Civic’s Development Leader, Mitsuru Kariya, commented: “Honda has a high-tech crash test facility in Tochigi, Japan. There we were able to crash the new Civic into vehicles of different sizes and at different angles and speeds. We wanted to make sure that we are offering the best ‘real world’ safety for our customers.”
You can view the four-minute video showing the ninth-generation Civic being crash-tested right after the jump.


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Honda Performance Development unveils new ARX-01e LMP1 racer

After four years of dominating the LMP2 class in the American Le Mans Series, Highcroft Racing is stepping up the big leagues this year, and this is the car with which they aim to do it.

The new ARX-01e uses the same basic chassis and engine as the LMP2 car on which it’s based, but features a heavily revised aerodynamics package for a significantly different form. The 3.4-liter V8 engine now also benefits from a larger air restrictor for more power.

Developed by Wirth Research, the ARX-01e ditches last year’s Acura branding for Honda Racing Development (HPD). And with former sponsor Tequila Patron stepping up to title-sponsor the ALMS series as a whole, Highcroft’s ARX-01e is being used by Michelin to promote its latest performance street tires.

The car recently underwent its first shakedown at Sebring, which it’s set to take on later this week at the famous 12-hour race. Check out the high-resolution images in the gallery below for a closer look and the details in the press release after the jump for more.

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