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Honda Motorcycle Parts - Fuel Efficiency
The Power Of Dreams
There are four very good reasons to care about gas mileage:
1. Cars that offer good fuel economy help reduce greenhouse gases that are thought to contribute to global climate change.
2. Petroleum is a versatile but finite resource that shouldn't be wasted.
3. Going farther on a tank of gas can help reduce America's record-breaking dependency on imported oil. Before the 1973 oil embargo, the U.S. imported just less than 50% of our oil; today it is more than 65%!
4. It saves you money!
Cars with great gas mileage won't help the environment if people don't buy them. That's why for more than two decades Honda has led the industry in designing fuel-efficient cars people want to drive.
Honda's exciting new high-mileage vehicle carries on this tradition, designed with the kind of Honda thinking that continues to redefine the possible. The Honda Insight has the on-road performance you need. But there's more: our gasoline-electric hybrid, which debuted in late 1999, achieves the highest fuel economy ever, and is capable of more than 700 miles on one fill-up. That means you can drive from Los Angeles to New York on just four tanks of gas. And, the Honda Insight meets California's ULEV standard with its advanced and highly efficient lean-burn engine.
The Honda Civic HX Coupe is an important step toward making fuel-efficient cars more mainstream. Three out of four American consumers choose cars with automatic transmissions. In addition, Honda will introduce an automatic-transmission version of the Insight in the spring of next year. Combined, these two vehicles represent significant progress on the fuel-efficiency front.
Honda has been the leader in fuel economy with an average of over 30 mpg, even as Honda cars increased in size and performance.
Honda's reputation for fuel efficiency is well established, from the very first models that made their debut in the early '70s to today's class-leading gasoline-electric hybrid, the Honda Insight. Honda's goals for fuel economy are to decrease both fuel consumption and exhaust emissions while maintaining real-world driveability and long-term reliability. Honda's Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) has consistently been one of the best in the industry and well above the federal standard (27.5 mpg).
Honda continues to pursue improvements, and demonstrates this through their next-generation variable valve timing and lift electronic control (VTEC) engines scheduled to go into production for the Japan market in the latter half of 2000. This new generation of Honda VTEC engines features a highly advanced valve timing and lift system along with a new clean-burn combustion system for reduced emissions, greater fuel efficiency and increased power.
In December of 1999, Honda introduced America's first gasoline-electric hybrid automobile, the Insight. The Insight achieves 68 miles per gallon on the highway and a 700-mile range on one tank of fuel.* Its remarkable fuel efficiency is a product of several technologies brought together in one vehicle.
At the center of the Insight's hybrid system is Honda's innovative Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) System. The IMA couples a compact 1.0 liter, 3-cylinder VTEC™-E engine with an ultra-thin electric motor for outstanding efficiency. Energy that used to be wasted when applying brakes is captured and stored as electric power. When the car accelerates, this stored energy is released, enhancing vehicle performance while cutting down on fuel consumption.
The VTEC-E gasoline engine allows the lean air-fuel charge to burn more completely and cleanly for enhanced fuel efficiency and cleaner emissions.
To minimize vehicle weight, Honda engineers specified that the Insight's body be made primarily from aluminum and built using innovative design and construction techniques. The lightweight aluminum body and reinforced frame are 47 percent lighter than a comparable steel body and have superior bending and torsional rigidity.
The Insight's highly aerodynamic body has one of the lowest coefficients of drag (0.25) of any mass-produced automobile.
Honda Timeline
1962 - "Nicest People" Advertising
"You meet the nicest people on a Honda." This breakthrough advertising shattered the myth that motorcycles were only for tough guys and rebels. It reached out and made Honda and motorcycling appealing to everyone.
1965 - Honda CB450 Super Sport
We made the jump to the big leagues with our first big, fast production motorcycle with a DOHC engine.
1967 - Victories at Baja
The first Baja 1000 turned out to be our first big off-road win. And we never looked back.
1968 - Honda Z50RA Mini Trail
Honda created a bike for the youth market, introducing motorcycling to the baby boom generation.
1969 - Honda CB750KO
A landmark achievement that changed the motorcycling world forever. With four cylinders and a disc brake, it was the biggest bike out of Japan. And it proved that a high-performance motorcycle can also be super reliable.
1969 - Technological Leadership
(1948-Present) The CB750K0 was a huge leap forward in technology, but just one of many. Honda has always led the way with advances like Torque Reactive Anti-dive Control (TRAC®), Radial Four-Valve Combustion (RFVC™) design, Pro-Link® rear suspension, the first disc brake on a production bike, Comstar wheels, shaft drive, liquid cooling, turbo charging, anti-lock brakes, and Honda's Linked Braking System.™
1969 - Honda 9600
The first Honda automobile sold in the U.S., leading us to becoming a preeminent automotive power.
