Trident Honda News

The Downslink Challenge is celebrating a huge milestone, after 6 years, organisers have smashed through their £100k fundraising target this month. The epic annual event, which sees entrants cycle from Knaphill to Brighton for charity, was sponsored for the sixth consecutive year by Trident Honda.

This year saw the birth of the 'ProEdition', which offered cyclists a huge 128 miles of cycling for the first time along the old Downslink Railway and river & canal systems locally. For those cyclists that didn't feel as venturesome, they pedalled along the railway route for 50 or 100 miles.

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How long does it take to charge an electric car? Is it quicker to charge your phone, or your electric car?

In fact the Honda e can charge up faster than a smartphone - or even a smartwatch. It takes just 31 minutes to take the all-electric city car from low battery to 80%, thanks to ever-evolving battery technology and rapid 50kW charging - the kind of chargers you see in service stations or outside supermarkets.

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Honda has unveiled the new Honda SENSING 360 omnidirectional safety and driver-assistive system which removes blind spots around the vehicle and contributes to collision avoidance and the reduction of driver burden while driving. Further evolved from the previous system, Honda SENSING 360 features an expanded sensing range not only in the front and rear, but omnidirectionally around the vehicle.

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Honda is showcasing the brand's self-driving technology at ITS World Congress 2021, as part of the L3Pilot automated driving project. The EU-driven initiative, a joint effort of 34 partners from 12 countries, is assessing the viability of SAE Level 3 and 4 self-driving functions on ordinary roads, with Honda providing four Honda AD research vehicles to support the research program. The vehicles are based on the platform of Honda's Legend executive saloon.

Drawing on its world-leading expertise in autonomous technologies, the Honda R&D Europe team focused on two research scenarios 'Traffic Jam Chauffeur' and 'Motorway Chauffeur', covering over 25,900km of testing on German roads.

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E10 petrol has now arrived at Trident Ottershaw!

The good news is that all petrol cars manufactured since 2011 are believed to be compatible, and all Honda petrol cars from 1996 model year. See link below for more information -- including how to check your vehicle. If your car is not compatible, then E5 is still available at Trident Ottershaw as Shell VPower Unleaded.

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Honda has released the first images of the all-new Civic five-door, the 11th generation of the brand's class-leading hatchback.

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Honda has created a giant set of rugby goalposts from its fleet of new cars to celebrate the launch of a new partnership with the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and England Rugby. The multi-year agreement sees Honda become the Performance Partner and Official Vehicle of England Rugby.

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The Woking Open Tennis Tournament was back, and bigger than ever this summer, with Trident Honda as headline sponsor. This prestigious event, which dates back to 1927 was hosted at the Woking Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club between 25th to 31st July.

The 93rd Woking Open Tennis Tournament welcomed around 300 participants, from U8s to Womens and Mens' events, with families and local residents lending their support from the side lines. Sponsored by Trident Honda, the all-electric Honda e was also in attendance.

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Leading Sky Sports Golf commentator and former Professional golfer, Richard Boxall hosted the Charity Golf fundraiser in support of Woking Hospice at Foxhills Golf Club on 27th July.

Trident Honda sponsored this year's Hole in One competition, with a brand-new Honda Jazz SE being up for grabs. The dealership also supplied additional bonus prizes for the other par three holes on the course.

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After six successful years, Trident Honda is once again lending its support to the Downslink Challenge in 2021.

The event, where entrants cycle from Knaphill to Brighton, is back and bigger than ever before. Kicking off earlier this month on the 5th July, the challenge will continue throughout the summer, culminating with the main event on 4th September.

With this year promising to be the toughest yet, participants can pedal fifty or one hundred miles along the old Downslink railway and this year marks the inaugural 'Century' ride, which offers riders a huge 128 miles of cycling.

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