Honda Cars of Aiken

The greenest car in the new Honda lineup might come as a bit of a surprise. No, it's not the recently released Honda Fit EV, or even the Honda Civic Hybrid. Rather, it's the Honda Civic CNG.  But it's not just Honda's greenest car. Yup, Green Car Journal recently chose it as their "2012 Green Car of the Year."

It's not the first time it's earned an award for...

Since 1963, Australian Wheels magazine has taken the time each year to recognize what they believe to be the best car in the industry. It's such a prestigious honor to be named Car of the Year by Wheels, that there were even three years in which they decided no vehicle was worthy of the award - leaving the years 1972, 1979 and 1986 as the only years without recognition. Up until the mid-70s, only Australian...

According to Honda spokesman Marcos Frommer, "Honda is focused on reducing the environmental impact of all its operations, not just its products." ¹ Their work to lessen the environmental impact of Honda operations was recently recognized by the US Green Building Council. The nonprofit organization certified the Honda HQ in Torrance, CA as well as the Honda powertrain facility in Anna, OH as "green buildings."

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification is given…

The Honda Civic originally debuted in 1972, as a 1973 model. Now, as the Honda Civic turns 39, the Big H is preparing to offer more variants of the beloved model than ever before. In fact, the 2012 Honda Civic is available in seven different variants. We here at Honda Cars of Aiken think that is pretty impressive, which is why we would like to take a minute to go over each Civic to make…