Businessweek: Honda Slips Into Reverse

[Nerdsrock22]

While I can argue with some of these points, (Crosstour was only released this year, Civic is entering into its 6th year), this is basically spot on.

Hyundai, and to an extent Ford, is eating Honda's lunch and will keep doing so.

Honda needs some kind of affordable excitement, soon. And the CR-Z isn't going to cut it.

[TicketRedBB6]

While I can argue with some of these points, (Crosstour was only released this year, Civic is entering into its 6th year), this is basically spot on.

Hyundai, and to an extent Ford, is eating Honda's lunch and will keep doing so.

Honda needs some kind of affordable excitement, soon. And the CR-Z isn't going to cut it.

This is a good point on the civic. They need to redesign the body style. I like the current body style, but after 6 years of basically the same design people are probably getting sick of it.

And I hated the crosstour at first, but I like it now too. Wouldn't buy one, but I see what they were trying to do with it

[Vteckidd]

While I can argue with some of these points, (Crosstour was only released this year, Civic is entering into its 6th year), this is basically spot on.

Hyundai, and to an extent Ford, is eating Honda's lunch and will keep doing so.

Honda needs some kind of affordable excitement, soon. And the CR-Z isn't going to cut it.

Agreed. I mean what is their main fleet consist of?

3 of the same Luxury Acura cars with same engine (TSX, TL, RL?)

No more RSX means Acura has NO sports car anymore

Honda =NO MORE INTEGRA which means they lost their entry level sports car at least with the RSX there was something available

NO MORE PRELUDE

So what do we have? a 6 year run of the same civic? Which when it came out was stylish and cool, but it has long since run its course. The Civic SI with its issues is hardly the sporty car its predecessors were. The s2000 became overpriced and underpowered so they killed it.

The Insight would NEVER compete with the Prius so i dont even know why they kept it around.

The only car they have done RIGHT IMO has been the FIT. Stylish, practical, good MPG, lots of options, cheap etc.

They need to quit being so conservative and bland and not be afraid to shake things up. They could get away with being bland years ago because they had no competition. but with Hyundai beating down their door, they cant afford to do that anymore.

[XanRules]

They need to quit being so conservative and bland and not be afraid to shake things up. They could get away with being bland years ago because they had no competition. but with Hyundai beating down their door, they cant afford to do that anymore.

This. If you're not relentlessly innovative these days, taking risks and pushing the envelope, you're just going to get stomped on by your competitors.

[Kevykev]

(Crosstour was only released this year, .

And has gotten lackluster reviews. I could be wrong but do not see anything coming out of this model.

They might just scrap it. Or it might hold the same fate of the ford freestyle (Introduction, production for few more years then rename as Accord wagon -which we havent seen since '97)