Trident Honda News

Honda's Civic rose to the top again at the Company Car Today's CCT100 Awards, taking Lower Medium Car of the Year for the third year running. Chosen from a pool of 100 cars, it was named amongst the twenty award-winners that represent the very best company car choices for business fleets across various automotive segments.

Edging out the likes of the BMW 1-Series, Mercedes A-Class and Volvo V40, the Civic's victory is no mean feat. In eclipsing the competition, the Civic attained a higher overall score across a range of metrics - such as performance, residual value and insurance cost - by which the judging panel assessed the contenders' company car credentials.

Honda SENSING is available on all Honda models, as well as now being standard on the Honda CR-V and Civic. It's a suite of advanced technological features created to assist you as you drive, keeping you and your passengers safe, and includes the following features¹:

After a week of crippling roadworks in Ottershaw, for emergency gas main repairs, thankfully the team at Cadent Gas have changed the road closures to a one-way system starting at the Otter roundabout and continuing to the McLaren roundabout.

The new one-way system is now in operation, as follows:

Honda UK has taken a brace of honours at the 2020 What Car? Car of the Year awards with the Civic Type R taking best hot hatch, for the third year in a row, and the CR-V hybrid taking the best hybrid over 30,000, for the second year in a row.

• Civic Type R takes Hot Hatch trophy for the third year in a row
• CR-V hybrid named best hybrid over 30,000 beating off luxury competition

Trident Honda has invested in new Ravaglioli tyre equipment, including both a tyre changer and wheel balancer. This now enables us to replace Civic Type R tyres and those on other high performance cars, which had become increasingly difficult with our old equipment.

With dark mornings, icy roads, fog and sudden heavy snowfall, wintry weather throws plenty of challenges at motorists.

To help you stay safe on the road, ex-Thames Valley police officer Graham Jones gives a quick refresher on winter driving – sharing the skills and techniques you can use to prevent any incident when the worst of the weather hits.

Watch the video to discover why you should use a high gear, match your speed with your vision and brake in a straight line when the roads are icy or snow-covered.

Honda has introduced a new Sport Line model to its 2020 Civic line-up, featuring exterior design cues inspired by the acclaimed Type R. The new Sport Line model is available in a top of the range model EX - and adds assertive styling to the outstanding driving dynamics and practicality of the standard Civic.

• Distinctive exterior and interior styling enhancements
• Honda CONNECT infotainment system as standard
• Sport Line features Honda's 1.0-litre VTEC Turbo engine combining excellent performance and efficiency
• Available to order from December with prices starting from £25,510

We are delighted to introduce our new service advisor, Brandon Rensburg, who joined us in October this year. Brandon joins Alex and James on our service reception team, following Charlotte's departure in September, when she left to follow her passion for motorsport.

We asked Brandon to tell us something of himself…

Knaphill Athletic Football Club are once again celebrating new kit, provided by Trident Honda.

Based at Waterers Park in Knaphill, Knaphill Athletic Football Club had been sponsored by Trident Honda since it was formed in 2010.

James Taylor, First Team Manager, said:

The refreshed Civic builds on the car's purposeful silhouette and muscular stance by adding a new elegant, symmetrical lower front grille around the fog lights, with smoothed surfaces and sleek styling blades. A simpler grille beam configuration and new air-intake design give the front profile a cleaner, more aerodynamic design.