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Honda Takes Home Some True Cost to Own (TCO) Awards

Every year, Edmunds.com hosts the True Cost to Own (TCO) Awards to inform prospective car buyers on the accumulative five-year cost of owning new vehicles. This year, Honda led a total of five different segments with four different models. In no particular order, the TCO Award winners for 2011 are:

The 2011 Honda Accord won TCO Award Segments of $20,000-$30,000 Sedan and $25,000-$35,000 Coupe. It was also rated with 4.5-out-of-5 stars in Consumer Reviews on Edmunds.com. According to Edmunds.com the 2011 Honda Accord boasts generous passenger space, superb visibility, an…

A Million Miles and Counting!

Do you have a Honda car? Have you ever said "I am going to run it until it dies." Well when exactly does a Honda die? For Joe in Maine his 1990 Honda Accord hit one million miles! In 1996, he bought a used Honda Accord with 76,000 miles on it. He drove the car approximately 4,700 miles per month, averaging per quarter about what the average American driver does per year (13,500). He drove the car a million miles...maybe more.

"Million-Mile" Joe (Joe LoCicero), from Norway Maine really has driven his 1990 Honda Accord to…

We're always happy to report on Honda vehicles causing an upset in the market, And the award-winning Honda Accord did just that in the month of March. Along with the top-ten best-selling cars of the month, it came in as second best - which is typically kept for pickup trucks. The Japanese automaker also came in at sixth best with its prized Civic.

Best-Selling Features of the Honda Accord

-          Partial-Zero Emission Vehicle (PZEV) rated (Sedan); Ultra-Low-Emission Vehicle (ULEV) rated (Coupe)
-          Five-star safety rating from the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA)(Sedan)
-          Standard Safety Features: Advanced Compatibility Engineering body…

Honda Accord's Brother...The Crosstour

For decades, the Honda Accord has earned itself more than its share of awards, and exemplary safety ratings. However, in addition to the beloved sedan, there's been another, less popular version on the market since 2010: the Honda Accord Crosstour.

Based around the original Accord platform, the Crosstour is a five-door crossover with a unique design defined by a bold front end, unswept beltline, and dramatically sloped rear hatch. Powered by the 3.5-liter V6 engine from the Honda Accord sedan, the Accord Crosstour is available in EX and EX-L trim levels.

2011 Honda Accord Crosstour At a Glance…

Honda Accord A Family Favorite

In 2011, Honda hopes to continue a tradition making the Accord a family favorite automobile. Consumer Reports continually reward the sedan with A+ marks for comfort and reliability. Gas mileage has also been improved over previous models - 23 miles per gallon city, and 34 mpg on the highway. That's with its 4 cylinder engine, pumping out 177-horsepower, it is no dog either.

The Toyota Camry has battled with the Accord for sales for many years now. In 2010, the Camry beat out Accord to claim the top-selling-car spot, but Camry sales declined last year, while Accord increased by 282…