Mugen Tunes the Freed

MUGEN added a body kit consisting of a new front spoiler, side spoiler, a ventilated side visor, rear under spoiler, a wing spoiler and a new front sports grille. Performance is enhanced by a new sports suspension, a high-performance air filter, a sports silencer, a new brake rotor and a Type Touring brake pad.
The MUGEN Honda Freed rides on 16-inch black metal coat or spark silver wheels.

Source:
http://www.egmcartech.com/2008/05/31/mugen-tunes-the-honda-freed-that-was-quick/

Plane Used in 'Difficult Worth Doing' Honda Ad Crashes and Claims 2 and Injures 4 on Next Flight

A skydiving aircraft which crashed in Spain with the loss of two lives had been used the previous evening for a live TV ad on the UK's Channel 4.

The British arm of car manufacturer Honda confirmed that the plane was one of those used in Thursday night's advertisement for its brand.
Skydivers spelt out the company's name in a series of formations.
The crash on Friday, which nine skydivers managed to escape, was unconnected to its ad, Honda said.
"No-one on the plane was in any way connected to Honda or with the company's advertising shoot," according to its statement.
"Honda extends its sincerest condolences to the families of the two people killed."

The pilot and another skydiver were killed when the plane, a Swiss-made Pilatus PC-6, came down after losing a wing near Lillo airfield in the province of Toledo, south of Madrid.

It plummeted to earth shortly before 1400 GMT on Friday, bursting into flames upon impact.
The Honda live advert had been screened just after 1900 GMT the previous evening.
The UK Foreign Office has confirmed that the dead skydiver was a Brazilian-born Briton, German Junior Alvares de Silva, from London.
The pilot was Spanish as were four skydivers who were injured, two of them seriously, Spanish media said.
The other skydivers involved were believed to include several non-Spaniards.
It was not immediately known why the plane's wing had come off.

Wow, scary to think about what could have happened.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7430441.stm

Honda Numbers UP in a DOWN Market

Thanks to an ever-tightening credit market and record high fuel prices, analysts are predicting a 10 percent drop in new car sales for the month of May, a new report finds. Although the sales drop is expected to be fairly uniform across the board, it is expected that General Motors, Ford and Chrysler will be hit hardest, largely due to their reliance on trucks and SUVs.

According to Automotive News, General Motors will likely report a 22 to 25 percent drop in new car sales for the month of May, while Ford is expected to check in with a 22 percent drop. Chrysler is expected to see at least a 20 percent decline in sales.

Despite an expected sales drop of 6.7 percent from May 2007, analysts predict that Toyota's market share will climb from 17.5 percent last month to 18.1 percent in May.

The only automaker expected to post a sales increase for May is Honda. Thanks to its lack of fuel-thirsty vehicles, the Japanese automaker is expected to post a 3.2 percent sales gain on May 2007.

Source:
http://www.leftlanenews.com/analysts-predict-10-percent-drop-in-new-car-sales-for-may-honda-only-automaker-to-see-sales-gain.html