Trident Honda News - Diesel

Honda triumphs with hat-trick in the annual MPG Marathon:

• Civic diesel hatchback takes outright win AND best percentage improvement
• 16 year old Insight comes second overall, taking highest in the heritage category
• Driver Paul Clifton claims second overall win at annual MPG Marathon

Team Honda has triumphed in the annual MPG Marathon taking home a hat-trick of titles. The Civic diesel hatchback claimed the overall winner's prize in this year's event as well as best percentage improvement on MPG, while the first generation 17 year old Honda Insight took second place overall and winner in the heritage category.

We are delighted to announce the arrival of the new Euro 6 Compliant Honda Civic Diesel at Trident Honda.

Honda has comprehensively revised its 120 PS 1.6 litre i-DTEC diesel engine for the all-new Honda Civic range.

• Athletic response, low CO² emissions and high real-world fuel economy
• Friction-reducing technologies improve refinement and contribute to lower NOx emissions
• New forged steel pistons reduce cooling loss within the engine block
• Upgraded engine assembled at Honda UK Manufacturing in Swindon

The all-new Civic diesel exhibits best ever dynamics, refinement and sophistication

• Sporty, sophisticated and distinctive design
• Engineered to deliver an engaging and dynamic driving experience
• Comprehensively revised 1.6 i-DTEC diesel engine delivers outstanding real-world efficiency and refinement
• Retains class-leading interior space with improved usability
• Next-generation Honda Connect delivers enhanced intuitive operation
• Honda SENSING makes new Civic one of the safest cars in its class

Honda Confirms Pricing for New Civic Diesel Manual

• New Honda Civic diesel will start from 20,120 OTR
• Highly competitive PCP offers from £249 a month
• Manual version available in dealers from February with automatic coming in early summer

Choosing your next Honda

There has been much debate about diesel cars and their emissions, both CO^2, NO^x and particulates. In order to make a decision on your next car, you need to understand these emission types and how they relate to the sort of driving you do:

• CO² - contributes to global warning and is a threat to the planet
• NO^x and particulates - affect local air quality and are an urban challenge

Thanks to billions of pounds of investment by the motor industry, the latest Euro 6 diesels are the cleanest and safest ever, so it's good news that more people can now take advantage of them as they start to filter into the used car market (Used Euro6 Cars at Trident Honda). These models will not face charges anywhere in Britain under the government's Clean Air Zone proposals.

We are delighted to announce that we are now able to offer Shell V-Power Nitro+ Diesel.

Shell V-Power Nitro+ Diesel is formulated with a powerful cleaning agent designed to prevent and remove performance robbing engine deposits that can be left behind by non-premium fuels. Shell V-Power Nitro+ Diesel is designed to restore and maintain engine power through active engine protection.

A rigorous round of real-world testing dubbed the ‘MPG Marathon’ has once again underlined the impressive fuel-efficiency of the new Honda Civic 1.6 i-DTEC.

In the test of 23 cars driven by independent journalists and company car drivers on UK roads, the Civic took third place for overall mpg, behind the Ford Fiesta ECOnetic and Renault Clio Dynamique - both much smaller cars than the Honda.

Earlier this year Honda (UK) invited a few of its Twitter followers, to make a video-based test drive review of the new Civic 1.6 i-DTEC. But no ordinary review - a challenge to find how far the new Civic Diesel might go on a single tank of diesel.

With an official combined fuel economy of 78.5 mpg, the 120 PS i-DTEC engined Civic and its 50 litre capacity fuel tank could theoretically cover a range of over 850 miles - but we all know the official figures set by industry standard simulated test cycles are rarely comparable to real life driving and speeds.

A while ago we announced the launch of the new 1.6 litre diesel. As expected, it is now being added to the Honda Civic range. The new engine boasts 120-PS and achieves 78.5-mpg whilst emitting just 94g/km CO² - thus qualifying it for free road tax and exemption from the London Congestion charge (subject to registration).