Honda Pickup Truck
Anyone know anything about the Honda Pickup truck that is supposed to appear in the U.S. in 2004 or 2005?
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Their server is painfully slow.
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Their server is painfully slow.
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"Dave" <dave1027@comcast.net> wrote in message news:KbOdnT_-b-UFxLiiXTWJhw@comcast.com... > Their server is painfully slow. And useless. Nothing about the Honda pickup there. |
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"Dave" <dave1027@comcast.net> wrote in message news:KbOdnT_-b-UFxLiiXTWJhw@comcast.com... > Their server is painfully slow. And useless. Nothing about the Honda pickup there. |
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On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 16:28:45 -0400, "Cyberbilly"
<cyberbilly@SPAMcoxBUSTER.net> wrote: >Anyone know anything about the Honda Pickup truck that is supposed to appear in the U.S. in 2004 or 2005? > >-CB HONDA CURRENT NEWS Honda Unveils New Light Truck Models at New York Auto Show Honda Element makes world debut; Production version of 2003 Honda Pilot unveiled. New York March 27, 2002 -- Two new and innovative vehicles that will enhance Honda's presence in the booming light truck market are making their debuts at the 2002 New York International Auto Show today. On display for the first time is a production-ready version of the Honda Pilot, an all-new Honda-designed and built family-oriented SUV, featuring 8-passenger seating and the largest cargo carrying capacity in its class. The Pilot goes on sale in June. Also making its world debut is a pre-production version of the Honda Element, an all-new light truck based on the Model X concept vehicle. The Element, which goes on sale by the end of the year, targets young buyers with an athletic lifestyle. The show also marks the introduction of the Element name. "Pilot and Element are two very different trucks for two very different buyers," said Tom Elliott, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "As American consumers continue to gravitate toward new and different types of light trucks, these two vehicles will play an important role in Honda's lineup." The Pilot features a 240-horsepower, 3.5-liter, VTEC V-6 engine and Honda's patented VTM-4(TM) (Variable Torque Management 4WD) advanced four-wheel drive system. The interior is the most versatile and functional in the class, with two rows of 60/40 split folding seats and up to 90.3 cubic feet of cargo space behind the front seats. The Pilot will be built alongside the Acura MDX and Honda Odyssey by Honda Canada Mfg. in Alliston, Ontario. Pricing will range from $26,000 to $32,000 and sales of about 80,000 vehicles are expected during its first 12 months on the market. Element, with its straightforward exterior design and multi-functional interior, combines the best features of a pickup truck and a SUV. The Element delivers on themes featured in the Model X concept vehicle unveiled at the 2001 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. It received a strong response on the auto show circuit, earning a fast track to production. The Element is designed to serve as a combination dorm room/base camp for active young buyers. The flexible interior hauls four adults and their gear comfortably on road trips; or the rear seats fold away to create a large and open interior capable of hauling surf boards, mountain bikes, snowboards or just about anything else that can be used during the course of a weekend. The rugged interior is also easy-to-clean. A key design feature of the Element is the center opening "swing-wide" doors with no B-pillar for maximum cargo loading flexibility. Honda also has targeted a Five Star side impact safety rating for Element. Based on Honda's Global Compact Platform, Element is powered by a 2.4-liter, 160-horsepower, i-VTEC, 4-cylinder engine. It will be available with either front-wheel-drive or Honda's Real Time 4WD(TM), and with either a 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission. The Element will be built at Honda of America Mfg.'s East Liberty (Ohio) Plant. Element will go sale in December 2002, with first year sales (2003) of about 50,000 vehicles expected. Pricing will range from $16,000 to $21,000. Media information and hi-res photography of Honda vehicles can be found at www.hondanews.com. Consumer information is available at www.honda.com |
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On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 16:28:45 -0400, "Cyberbilly"
<cyberbilly@SPAMcoxBUSTER.net> wrote: >Anyone know anything about the Honda Pickup truck that is supposed to appear in the U.S. in 2004 or 2005? > >-CB HONDA CURRENT NEWS Honda Unveils New Light Truck Models at New York Auto Show Honda Element makes world debut; Production version of 2003 Honda Pilot unveiled. New York March 27, 2002 -- Two new and innovative vehicles that will enhance Honda's presence in the booming light truck market are making their debuts at the 2002 New York International Auto Show today. On display for the first time is a production-ready version of the Honda Pilot, an all-new Honda-designed and built family-oriented SUV, featuring 8-passenger seating and the largest cargo carrying capacity in its class. The Pilot goes on sale in June. Also making its world debut is a pre-production version of the Honda Element, an all-new light truck based on the Model X concept vehicle. The Element, which goes on sale by the end of the year, targets young buyers with an athletic lifestyle. The show also marks the introduction of the Element name. "Pilot and Element are two very different trucks for two very different buyers," said Tom Elliott, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "As American consumers continue to gravitate toward new and different types of light trucks, these two vehicles will play an important role in Honda's lineup." The Pilot features a 240-horsepower, 3.5-liter, VTEC V-6 engine and Honda's patented VTM-4(TM) (Variable Torque Management 4WD) advanced four-wheel drive system. The interior is the most versatile and functional in the class, with two rows of 60/40 split folding seats and up to 90.3 cubic feet of cargo space behind the front seats. The Pilot will be built alongside the Acura MDX and Honda Odyssey by Honda Canada Mfg. in Alliston, Ontario. Pricing will range from $26,000 to $32,000 and sales of about 80,000 vehicles are expected during its first 12 months on the market. Element, with its straightforward exterior design and multi-functional interior, combines the best features of a pickup truck and a SUV. The Element delivers on themes featured in the Model X concept vehicle unveiled at the 2001 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. It received a strong response on the auto show circuit, earning a fast track to production. The Element is designed to serve as a combination dorm room/base camp for active young buyers. The flexible interior hauls four adults and their gear comfortably on road trips; or the rear seats fold away to create a large and open interior capable of hauling surf boards, mountain bikes, snowboards or just about anything else that can be used during the course of a weekend. The rugged interior is also easy-to-clean. A key design feature of the Element is the center opening "swing-wide" doors with no B-pillar for maximum cargo loading flexibility. Honda also has targeted a Five Star side impact safety rating for Element. Based on Honda's Global Compact Platform, Element is powered by a 2.4-liter, 160-horsepower, i-VTEC, 4-cylinder engine. It will be available with either front-wheel-drive or Honda's Real Time 4WD(TM), and with either a 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission. The Element will be built at Honda of America Mfg.'s East Liberty (Ohio) Plant. Element will go sale in December 2002, with first year sales (2003) of about 50,000 vehicles expected. Pricing will range from $16,000 to $21,000. Media information and hi-res photography of Honda vehicles can be found at www.hondanews.com. Consumer information is available at www.honda.com |
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On page 34 of the August 2003 issue of Car and Driver, it states:
Lacking a platform with th solid rear axle and ladder-frame construction of a traditional pickup truck, Honda will nontheless produce a pickup-style, sport-utility-type vehicle based on the unibody Pilot SUV. If the vehicle in our illustration looks a bit like the Chevy Avalanche, that's not by accident. The as-yet-unnamed Honda truck will have proportions similar to the Chevy's, including the flying buttresses extending from the C-pillars. The Honda will have four full-size doors (made possible by a longer-than-Pilot wheelbase) and a five-foot cargo bed. Unlike the Chevy, the Honda will not have any sort of pass-through between the passenger cabin and the bed. In this way the Honda truck is more like a traditional pickup. The truck which will be shown at next year's Detroit show in January will go on sale in 2005, will be powered by virtually the same 3.5-liter V6 as the Pilot is. It may however produce a more Acura MDX-like 260 horsepower. The truck will use a version of the front-biased, full-time four-wheel-drive system from the Pilot. So forget about a low-range transfer case. Honda wants the truck to ahve an image independent of the Pilot, though, so every body panel will be different. That starts up front with a blunt, butch front end including a large Dodge Ram-like grille. Squared-off wheel wells and tire package, and bulging fender flares complete the aggressive look. At least it won't have the expansive cladding the Avalanche debuted with. From the spy picture, I think the new Honda truck is ugly. Hopefully those who will be attending the Detroit Autoshow in 2004 will agree and voice their opinions to Honda. I think Honda can get away with building unibody SUVs but Americans want a truck with a ladder frame. Truck buyers are gonna laugh when they compare towing figures of Honda's truck versus its rivals from Nissan, Toyota, Chevy, Ford and even Dodge. Truck buyers buy trucks for many reasons. One if the macho image that it gives them. The new Honda truck does not have the macho image. Second, they like having the option of towing 8,000 or more at a moment's notice. I seriously doubt a front biased, unibody "truck" will be able to handle such a task. Don't get me wrong, I am not here to bash Honda. I just think if they are going to do something then they should do it right the first time. Look at the first Odyssey minivan compared to the current one. Also look at Toyota's first attempt at a full sized truck to their Tundra now. American truck buyers want big and brawny. Imagine how sales of the MDX and Pilot sales would be if Honda didn't up the ante with more expensive VTEC engines over the more anemic V6 engines powering the original TL. Lastly, the new Honda truck is going to need a V8 engine option. If it is sized to compete against the Avalanche then the V6, no matter how nice it is, isn't going to win over American hearts. J Renee wrote: > > On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 16:28:45 -0400, "Cyberbilly" > <cyberbilly@SPAMcoxBUSTER.net> wrote: > > >Anyone know anything about the Honda Pickup truck that is supposed to appear in the U.S. in 2004 or 2005? > > > >-CB > > HONDA CURRENT NEWS > > Honda Unveils New Light Truck Models at New York Auto Show > Honda Element makes world debut; Production version of 2003 Honda > Pilot unveiled. > > New York March 27, 2002 -- Two new and innovative vehicles that will > enhance Honda's presence in the booming light truck market are making > their debuts at the 2002 New York International Auto Show today. > > On display for the first time is a production-ready version of the > Honda Pilot, an all-new Honda-designed and built family-oriented SUV, > featuring 8-passenger seating and the largest cargo carrying capacity > in its class. The Pilot goes on sale in June. > > Also making its world debut is a pre-production version of the Honda > Element, an all-new light truck based on the Model X concept vehicle. > The Element, which goes on sale by the end of the year, targets young > buyers with an athletic lifestyle. The show also marks the > introduction of the Element name. > > "Pilot and Element are two very different trucks for two very > different buyers," said Tom Elliott, executive vice president of > American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "As American consumers continue to > gravitate toward new and different types of light trucks, these two > vehicles will play an important role in Honda's lineup." > > The Pilot features a 240-horsepower, 3.5-liter, VTEC V-6 engine and > Honda's patented VTM-4(TM) (Variable Torque Management 4WD) advanced > four-wheel drive system. The interior is the most versatile and > functional in the class, with two rows of 60/40 split folding seats > and up to 90.3 cubic feet of cargo space behind the front seats. > > The Pilot will be built alongside the Acura MDX and Honda Odyssey by > Honda Canada Mfg. in Alliston, Ontario. Pricing will range from > $26,000 to $32,000 and sales of about 80,000 vehicles are expected > during its first 12 months on the market. > > Element, with its straightforward exterior design and multi-functional > interior, combines the best features of a pickup truck and a SUV. The > Element delivers on themes featured in the Model X concept vehicle > unveiled at the 2001 North American International Auto Show in > Detroit. It received a strong response on the auto show circuit, > earning a fast track to production. > > The Element is designed to serve as a combination dorm room/base camp > for active young buyers. The flexible interior hauls four adults and > their gear comfortably on road trips; or the rear seats fold away to > create a large and open interior capable of hauling surf boards, > mountain bikes, snowboards or just about anything else that can be > used during the course of a weekend. The rugged interior > is also easy-to-clean. > > A key design feature of the Element is the center opening > "swing-wide" doors with no B-pillar for maximum cargo loading > flexibility. Honda also has targeted a Five Star side impact safety > rating for Element. > > Based on Honda's Global Compact Platform, Element is powered by a > 2.4-liter, 160-horsepower, i-VTEC, 4-cylinder engine. It will be > available with either front-wheel-drive or Honda's Real Time 4WD(TM), > and with either a 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission. > > The Element will be built at Honda of America Mfg.'s East Liberty > (Ohio) Plant. Element will go sale in December 2002, with first year > sales (2003) of about 50,000 vehicles expected. Pricing will range > from $16,000 to $21,000. > > Media information and hi-res photography of Honda vehicles can be > found at www.hondanews.com. Consumer information is available at > www.honda.com |
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On page 34 of the August 2003 issue of Car and Driver, it states:
Lacking a platform with th solid rear axle and ladder-frame construction of a traditional pickup truck, Honda will nontheless produce a pickup-style, sport-utility-type vehicle based on the unibody Pilot SUV. If the vehicle in our illustration looks a bit like the Chevy Avalanche, that's not by accident. The as-yet-unnamed Honda truck will have proportions similar to the Chevy's, including the flying buttresses extending from the C-pillars. The Honda will have four full-size doors (made possible by a longer-than-Pilot wheelbase) and a five-foot cargo bed. Unlike the Chevy, the Honda will not have any sort of pass-through between the passenger cabin and the bed. In this way the Honda truck is more like a traditional pickup. The truck which will be shown at next year's Detroit show in January will go on sale in 2005, will be powered by virtually the same 3.5-liter V6 as the Pilot is. It may however produce a more Acura MDX-like 260 horsepower. The truck will use a version of the front-biased, full-time four-wheel-drive system from the Pilot. So forget about a low-range transfer case. Honda wants the truck to ahve an image independent of the Pilot, though, so every body panel will be different. That starts up front with a blunt, butch front end including a large Dodge Ram-like grille. Squared-off wheel wells and tire package, and bulging fender flares complete the aggressive look. At least it won't have the expansive cladding the Avalanche debuted with. From the spy picture, I think the new Honda truck is ugly. Hopefully those who will be attending the Detroit Autoshow in 2004 will agree and voice their opinions to Honda. I think Honda can get away with building unibody SUVs but Americans want a truck with a ladder frame. Truck buyers are gonna laugh when they compare towing figures of Honda's truck versus its rivals from Nissan, Toyota, Chevy, Ford and even Dodge. Truck buyers buy trucks for many reasons. One if the macho image that it gives them. The new Honda truck does not have the macho image. Second, they like having the option of towing 8,000 or more at a moment's notice. I seriously doubt a front biased, unibody "truck" will be able to handle such a task. Don't get me wrong, I am not here to bash Honda. I just think if they are going to do something then they should do it right the first time. Look at the first Odyssey minivan compared to the current one. Also look at Toyota's first attempt at a full sized truck to their Tundra now. American truck buyers want big and brawny. Imagine how sales of the MDX and Pilot sales would be if Honda didn't up the ante with more expensive VTEC engines over the more anemic V6 engines powering the original TL. Lastly, the new Honda truck is going to need a V8 engine option. If it is sized to compete against the Avalanche then the V6, no matter how nice it is, isn't going to win over American hearts. J Renee wrote: > > On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 16:28:45 -0400, "Cyberbilly" > <cyberbilly@SPAMcoxBUSTER.net> wrote: > > >Anyone know anything about the Honda Pickup truck that is supposed to appear in the U.S. in 2004 or 2005? > > > >-CB > > HONDA CURRENT NEWS > > Honda Unveils New Light Truck Models at New York Auto Show > Honda Element makes world debut; Production version of 2003 Honda > Pilot unveiled. > > New York March 27, 2002 -- Two new and innovative vehicles that will > enhance Honda's presence in the booming light truck market are making > their debuts at the 2002 New York International Auto Show today. > > On display for the first time is a production-ready version of the > Honda Pilot, an all-new Honda-designed and built family-oriented SUV, > featuring 8-passenger seating and the largest cargo carrying capacity > in its class. The Pilot goes on sale in June. > > Also making its world debut is a pre-production version of the Honda > Element, an all-new light truck based on the Model X concept vehicle. > The Element, which goes on sale by the end of the year, targets young > buyers with an athletic lifestyle. The show also marks the > introduction of the Element name. > > "Pilot and Element are two very different trucks for two very > different buyers," said Tom Elliott, executive vice president of > American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "As American consumers continue to > gravitate toward new and different types of light trucks, these two > vehicles will play an important role in Honda's lineup." > > The Pilot features a 240-horsepower, 3.5-liter, VTEC V-6 engine and > Honda's patented VTM-4(TM) (Variable Torque Management 4WD) advanced > four-wheel drive system. The interior is the most versatile and > functional in the class, with two rows of 60/40 split folding seats > and up to 90.3 cubic feet of cargo space behind the front seats. > > The Pilot will be built alongside the Acura MDX and Honda Odyssey by > Honda Canada Mfg. in Alliston, Ontario. Pricing will range from > $26,000 to $32,000 and sales of about 80,000 vehicles are expected > during its first 12 months on the market. > > Element, with its straightforward exterior design and multi-functional > interior, combines the best features of a pickup truck and a SUV. The > Element delivers on themes featured in the Model X concept vehicle > unveiled at the 2001 North American International Auto Show in > Detroit. It received a strong response on the auto show circuit, > earning a fast track to production. > > The Element is designed to serve as a combination dorm room/base camp > for active young buyers. The flexible interior hauls four adults and > their gear comfortably on road trips; or the rear seats fold away to > create a large and open interior capable of hauling surf boards, > mountain bikes, snowboards or just about anything else that can be > used during the course of a weekend. The rugged interior > is also easy-to-clean. > > A key design feature of the Element is the center opening > "swing-wide" doors with no B-pillar for maximum cargo loading > flexibility. Honda also has targeted a Five Star side impact safety > rating for Element. > > Based on Honda's Global Compact Platform, Element is powered by a > 2.4-liter, 160-horsepower, i-VTEC, 4-cylinder engine. It will be > available with either front-wheel-drive or Honda's Real Time 4WD(TM), > and with either a 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission. > > The Element will be built at Honda of America Mfg.'s East Liberty > (Ohio) Plant. Element will go sale in December 2002, with first year > sales (2003) of about 50,000 vehicles expected. Pricing will range > from $16,000 to $21,000. > > Media information and hi-res photography of Honda vehicles can be > found at www.hondanews.com. Consumer information is available at > www.honda.com |
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> > Lastly, the new Honda truck is going to need a V8 engine option. its gonna need a ladder frame, rear drive, and a V8, or else itll be a niche car, like the dodge rampage and vw rabbit pickup. |
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> > Lastly, the new Honda truck is going to need a V8 engine option. its gonna need a ladder frame, rear drive, and a V8, or else itll be a niche car, like the dodge rampage and vw rabbit pickup. |
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