Honda Dealership gives back to its Miami Community this Holiday

Christmas is the Season for giving, loving, and sharing, especially to those who need it most. One company that knows the very essence of giving is dealership Brickell Honda in Miami. Today Brickell Honda will be participating in a Toy drive to give over 1000 gifts to children. This is the dealerships fourth annual Holiday Toy giveaway. Over 5 organizations have been contacted and will drive school buses of children to the dealership to pick up their gifts. Overtown Youth Center, Boys and Girls Club of Miami-Dade, and Community Partnership for the Homeless will visit the dealership to receive their toys. It is important that we keep the spirit of Christmas alive. Children will be excited to find that Christmas came a little early this year.

Miami SUV: Honda Pilot vs. Chevy Tahoe

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Miami Honda Dealership OutSells in Accords and Civics

It’s a FACT: Your Miami Honda has a High Resale Value

The Automotive Lease Guide, also known as ALG, has just released its 2010 Residual Value Awards and Honda didn’t disappoint. The Award, which was started in 2001, honors those vehicles that retain the highest percentage of their original price after a three-year lease.  ALG carefully studies the segment competition, sales strategy, resale performance, and residual values to come up with the winners. This year marked the 11^th annual awards, which featured only 2010 model vehicles.  A complete list of the winners can be found on www.alg.com.

Honda which came in as the runner-up in the Mainstream Brand Residual Value Award, received three segment Residual Value Awards for the Fit (Entry Compact Car), Accord (Mid-size car), and the Odyssey (Minivan). John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co. said,  “These ALG awards once again recognize Honda’s commitment to offer high-quality products with long-term value.” Since 2001, the Honda brand has earned 20 model awards and six overall brand awards from ALG. Acura, a division of American Honda Motor Company, has won the Luxury Brand Residual Value Award for the second consecutive year. General Manager of ALG, James Clark, described the Awards, “We continue to believe that residual value is the best metric for evaluating the overall strength of an automotive brand, and we congratulate all of the 2010 winners for their successful products and marketing strategies.”

There is no doubt these awards come as a deciding factor for many car enthusiast out there who are looking for a car that will last them for years to come without costing them more than what they can afford. Visit your nearest Miami Honda dealership to test drive or purchase your reliable Honda vehicle.

The Man Behind the Parts: Chandler Nelson

Here is an exclusive interview with Brickell Motors' Parts Manager Chandler Nelson, as printed in D.F.O. magazine. Although the interview may get a little "technical" at times, it is an exciting look into the inner workings of Brickell Motors, as well as the mind of a standard-setting professional. Interview is within PDF File below.

Get the Exclusive Interview Here

If you would like more information on Brickell Motors or its Parts Department, or if you would like to see the handiwork of Chandler for yourself, check out Brickell Motors, which is located in beautiful downtown Miami- or check out the "Parts" section of Brickell Honda's Website.

Designers of Honda P-NUT chime in on the P-NUT's autoshow debut, Honda's vision for the future of cars.

We know we've been talking a lot about the Honda P-NUT and its introduction at the Los Angeles Auto show, but we figured that it would help to see the concept in live action (well, live car show action, anyway) and to hear from some of the designers (Dave Marek, director of advanced design; Andy Foster, director of Exterior Design). What follows is uncut video from the unveiling of the P-NUT on December 2, 2009.

Although you will most likely never get your hands on an actual Honda P-NUT, you can get your hands on a futuristically-styled Honda today. Check out Brickell Honda Direct, which is a great way to start shopping for your next car, since you can get a personalized quickquote on a Honda in 7 minutes or less. Check out BrickellHondaDirect.com for more information.

American Honda Passes Chrysler as top automaker in U.S market

The Big Three is a term used in the automotive industry for the three major American automotive companies. The former three major automotive companies that dominated in the U.S and Canada are General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler. Not too far behind these 3 automakers is Toyota. Toyota saw success in 2007 when it beat Ford in 2007 and won against GM in sales in 2008. More recently, Honda has been getting in on the “Big Three” action by passing Chrysler as the number 4 automaker in the U.S market. Honda now sits right after Toyota Motor sales and the new General Motors company in U.S sales. Honda’s executive VP John Mendel recently told Automotive News that they made a decision to cut 200,000 from its production schedule this year.

In 2008, Chrysler was able to stay ahead of Honda in sales, but this year Honda has clearly out-done them. Honda has sold about 185,000 more vehicles than Chrysler in 2009 year to date through October sales. Automotive News also reported that through November, Honda has increased its lead with a 200,000-unit edge on Chrysler, at 1.044 million vehicles. This lead can be associated with the automakers manufacturing abilities in the U.S. As of late November, Honda has produced about 655,000 vehicles in the U.S while Chrysler has produced around 425,000 units. Honda has a manufacturing capacity of 1.62 million in North America (including Mexico) including 1.18 million vehicles in the U.S. Some of American Honda’s major manufacturing plants in the U.S are located in Ohio, Alabama and Indiana. Another advantage Honda has over its competitors is that it has the largest auto engine plant in the world in Anna, Ohio. The engine plant can produce 1.16 million engines a year. The company also has a V-6 engine plant in Alabama, a four-cylinder engine production plant in Ontario, and automatic transmission plants in Ohio and Georgia.

There is no doubt Honda is climbing its way to the top of the automotive chain. Honda has also left consumers on their toes with the addition of new models to their lineup, such as the Accord Crosstour and the CR-Z, which is due out next year. Be sure to visit your local Honda dealership to test drive and take home one of Honda’s acclaimed vehicles.

Previously Unreleased Exclusive Information on 2011 Buick Regal

The 2011 Buick Regal- "The New Class of World Class" has been one of the most talked-about debuts at the L.A. auto show, and will be a welcome addition to Buick's more daring and youthful lineup. We have obtained an exclusive PDF copy of the 2011 Buick Regal L.A. autoshow handout, which gives you an inside look at the revamped Regal. This information was previously only available to people who attended the L.A Autoshow, and the pictures within have only been seen by those people as well. We hope you enjoy this BHB exclusive. Link is below.

2011 Buick Regal Auto Show Handout

If you would like more information on the 2011 Buick Regal or other Buick or GMC models, check out BrickellGMC.com. Brickell is a full-service new and used Honda and GM dealership, financing center, and parts and repair center, and is located in beautiful downtown Miami, FL. Brickell is known for their exclusive Brickell Plus service plan, which is only available at Brickell Motors.

Miami Drivers Choose a Honda for Functionality and Design

Many people recognize Honda for its reliability and safety. Over the years, Honda has gathered many awards for its safety features and its durable parts. Its no wonder so many people driving through Miami’s hectic streets choose a Honda over other vehicles.

Recently, Honda has been capturing international attention with its new and edgy designs. Nobuki Ebisawa, the corporate managing director and general manager of styling and design development for Honda, says dynamism and functionality are the two themes for Honda’s latest designs. According to Ebisawa, the company still draws inspiration from designs of the first-generation Civic and Accord models. And at the same time, they look back all the way to the 1963 S500 sports car to channel the dynamism that helps set the brand apart. The upcoming Honda hybrid CR-Z shows just how dynamic and design savvy Honda is getting to be. Functionality for the new CR-Z will be characterized by the fuel-efficient hybrid drivetrain, and dynamism will be expressed by the car’s style and fun-to-drive nature. Honda has always been praised for its excellent choice in interior design and features. Ebisawa cites his group’s intense study of the “man-machine interface” for this, noting that Honda has long relied on the philosophy “Man maximum, machine minimum” in its designs. This means that Honda’s controls are intended to be intuitive, not intrusive: to help the driver, not to challenge the driver or to make a design statement for design’s sake.

The Honda CR-Z will bring all of these elements together: functionality, dynamic, and emotion, making it once very appealing hybrid. The new design presents a new face for the company as well as one that has yet to be seen. The CR-Z will be available next year at your local Miami Honda dealership. Make sure to stop by and test drive the new functional Honda hybrid.

Honda Continues Dominance of Car and Driver 10 Best; Honda Classed With Porsche, BMW, Cadillac, and Audi

Once again, Honda's Accord and Fit (2010 models) have taken their place alongside models from automakers like Porsche, BMW, Cadillac, and Audi on "Car and Driver" magazine's annual "Ten Best" list. This marks Accord's 24th (and 13th consecutive) appearance in the 28 years since first appearing on the list in 1983, and marks Fit's 4th appearance on the list since first appearing in 2007. To add perspective to these accomplishments, no other car even comes close to Accord when it comes to number of appearances on the list, and Fit has appeared on the list every single year it has existed here in the United States.

In the words of others:

Car and Driver on the Accord: "In 28 years of 10Best competition, Honda’s Accord has made the list 24 times. Somewhere in Japan, there are about 200 engineers wringing their hands and asking each other, “Where’d we go wrong in those four losing years?” Maybe that’s why the car is so good."

Car and Driver on the Fit:  "It’s all the car anyone needs—big fun, and as cheap to own and operate as a hamster. Despite the Fit’s microbial footprint, it takes truly Sasquatchian dimensions to be discomforted inside, and all that space is surrounded by quality materials and thoughtful design unmatched in many vehicles costing much more....Everything about this Honda feels like a more expensive, more upmarket vehicle. It is the marriage of a number of seemingly paradoxical concepts, but its greatest accomplishment is the association this little runabout dissolves: The Fit proves more decisively than any other vehicle that affordable and cheap are mutually exclusive concepts."

American Honda Executive Voice President John Mendel on the selections: "The Car and Driver ‘10Best' awards recognize Honda's ongoing emphasis on performance, quality and safety. Honda is honored to have its vehicles regarded so highly over the years with one of the most coveted awards in the industry."

Honda's appearances within the 10Best rankings:
 Accord    24 times (1983-'91, '94-'95, 1998-2010)
Civic        5 times   (1988-'91, 1996)
CRX        2 times   (1985, 1988)
Fit            4 times   (2007-2010)
Prelude   10 times  (1984-'86, 1992-98)
S2000      3 times   (2000-2004)

If you would like to get your hands on the Fit, Accord, or any other Honda, then there is no better place to start than Miami's Brickell Honda. Brickell Honda is a full-service Honda center that works in new and Certified used Honda Sales, Honda financing, and is also an official Honda parts and service center. Brickell is located in beautiful downtown Miami, and can also be found on the web at BrickellHonda.com. Brickell is well known for its website BrickellHondadirect.com, where you can get a quote on a Honda in 7 minutes or less.

What does the Honda Crosstour have in common with the 2011 Ford Mustang?

There is no doubt that these two sedans, or shall I say sports cars, are in different playing fields. The new and improved 2011 Ford Mustang is aimed to target fast, young and old drivers alike. The sports car is also geared towards men, not to discriminate against women who enjoy living on the edge as much as their counterpart. The Honda Accord Crosstour on the other hand was designed and targeted towards a much older crowd who enjoys a spacious a comfortable vehicle. After the release of the Crosstour, critics have realized that younger crowds have also become fans of the spacious hatchback.

But what exactly is it that these two vehicles have in common? Can it be their amazing gas mileage? The new 2011 Ford Mustang will reportedly reach 30 mpg on the highway, which is a big improvement from the 2010 model that only gets 20mpg on the highway. The Crosstour, like most Honda’s, was designed particularly for those who are fuel efficient conscious. The EX model of the Crosstour gains 27mpg on the highway, which is pretty good for a 3.5L i-VTEC V6 engine. Although the two vehicles score exceptionally decent on the highway fuel mileage, this isn’t the feature that makes these two vehicles alike. What makes these two vehicles similar is what’s under the hood. The 2011 Ford Mustang comes with a high performance due to its all-powerful 3.7-liter DOHC Ti-VCT V-6 engine that delivers 305 horsepower. Along with its six-speed automatic transmission, the 2011 Ford Mustang is by far one of the fastest vehicles to come into the industry. The Honda Crosstour doesn’t lag to far behind with its 3.5L i-VTEC V6 engine which delivers 271 horsepower. The Crosstours 5-speed automatic transmission along with Honda’s Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) system, allows the engine to run on as few as 3 cylinders to conserve fuel.

There is no doubt these two vehicles are the more powerful and efficient vehicles available (or soon to be available) on the market. Depending on whether you’re a driver that enjoys a sportier vehicle or a driver who looks for comfort and safety in a vehicle, you will know which of the two to choose. Make sure to visit your local Miami Dealership to test drive these powerful vehicles.