| It's shaping up to be a great year for
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| | to introduce the Honda Jazz as their new
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| Honda. Just last month in Detroit the
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| | introductory sedan. And let's not forget
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| 2006 Civic and Ridgeline pick-up were
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| | about the Civic Si, which offers 197hp, a
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| named North American car of the Year and
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| | 6-speed manual transmission, and a
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| North American Truck of the Year,
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| | limited slip diff. That's a formula for a
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| respectively. Yesterday, AJAC (Automobile
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| | lot of fun. In fact, the Civic Si has
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| Journalists Association of Canada) named
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| | filled the void left by the discontinued
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| the Honda Civic Sedan and Honda Ridgeline
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| | Prelude. The Civic has raised the
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| pick-up as AJAC Car of the Year and AJAC
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| | bar.Honda RidgelineWow. A Honda winning
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| Truck of the Year, respectively. Now if
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| | three of the most coveted Truck of the
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| that's not enough, Motor Trend Magazine
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| | Year awards. It beat out the newly
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| named the 2006 Honda Civic as the Motor
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| | revised 2006 Dodge Ram and Lincoln LT
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| Trend Car of the Year, and the 2006 Honda
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| | amongst others. The Ridgeline comes with
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| Ridgeline as the Motor Trend Truck of the
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| | some very clever touches. The storage
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| Year.One brand has never been awarded The
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| | compartment under the bed, 4 wheel
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| North American Car of the Year and the
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| | independent suspension, and the tailgate
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| North American Truck of the Year awards
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| | opens like a door or can swing down.
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| in the same year. Let alone winning the
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| | Honda also put 4 lights in the bed for
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| AJAC awards and the Motor Trend awards.
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| | better visibility at night. These ideas
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| Clearly Honda has designed two well
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| | sound simple enough but no other truck
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| thought out vehicles which raise the bar
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| | puts them all together in such a well
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| in their respective segments.Honda
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| | thought out package. Honda has taken a
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| CivicThe 2006 Honda Civic is clearly the
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| | different approach and made a truck that
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| dominant player in its segment. With
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| | will satisfy people who need a truck for
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| 140hp standard, it offers more horsepower
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| | the versatility, but who don't want a
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| than the previous generation. Clever
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| | harsh ride and poor maneuverability. The
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| engineering yields a completely flat
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| | Ridgeline is one of the rare vehicles
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| floor for the middle backseat passenger,
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| | that will have a big impact on its
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| and the two tier dash looks great yet
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| | segment, making all of the competition
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| serves its purpose by keeping your eyes
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| | better. And if the competition doesn't
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| on the road. The Civic sedan has morphed
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| | get better, they won't be able to
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| into a mini-Accord. This point is not
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| | compete.Peter Johnson is the chief writer
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| lost on Honda as they are getting ready
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| | for all-about-car-selection.
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