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hondaHonda, the Japanese company specialising on release of cars and motorcycles, the various special technics, and also various engines. In 1972, with the advent of model Honda Civic, Honda has won a recognition as the manufacturer of compact inexpensive cars enough high quality. On the basis of Honda Civic in 1992 left sports minicar Honda CRX.

New double model Honda CRX has been exhausted in 1994. Special version Honda Civic with a body the versatile person of oversizes Honda Orthia has been shown for the first time by summer of 1999. World famous model Honda Accord. The first generation of this model has been presented in 1976, originally with a body a hatchback. In 1977 release Honda Accord with a body a sedan has begun. In the autumn 1998 has appeared Honda Accord the sixth generation. Version lux of model Honda Accord Honda Inspire Honda Saber has been presented for the first time in September 1989. New version has appeared in 1995. Model Honda Prelude is exhausted for the first time in 1978 Honda Prelude takes a special place among cars Honda. This sports coupe equipped with the powerful engine. In 1980th years when almost each company tried to present the super car, model Honda NSX, has confidently won many. Equipped with last technical and electronic novelties, Honda NSX has confidently fixed the company in the market. The car has been started in manufacture in the summer 1990. In November 1992 facilitated model Honda NSX-R, in 1995 - variant Honda NSX-T with a demountable roof is created. For the first time the sedan and coupe Honda Integra have been presented in February 1985. In the USA the model is on sale under mark Acura Integra. In the autumn 1997 more high-power model - Honda Integra Type R - a coupe sports car has been presented. Midget car Honda Life (Honda Today) left 1985 in September. In January 1993 there was a new generation of cars Honda Life. In April 1997 it is started in manufacture Honda Life. In February 1989 prototype Honda HR-V, the multiple-purpose car which in manufacture has been started in the summer 1990 have been presented. For the first time sedan Honda Legend has been presented in October, a coupe - in November 1990. In 1996 in Geneva third generation Honda Legend has been presented. In the USA is on sale under mark Acura. In October 1994 minivan Honda Odyssey (Honda Shuttle in Europe) has been presented. Honda Odyssey which has appeared in the end of 1998, it is much more in the sizes, than Japanese. Since autumn of 1999 this car has appeared and in Japan, but already under name Honda Lagreat. In October 1995 left multi-purpose versatile person Honda CR-V. On a motor show minivan Honda S-MX has been presented to Tokyo in the autumn 1995. It is made only for home market. In October, 1996, after a 12-year-old break, new model Honda Logo (earlier it was Honda Jazz) has returned to Europe. The fifth generation of family Honda Prelude exhausted now has gone on sale in Europe in the beginning 1997. The external design of model corresponds to coupe cars: a long cowl, a low roof, strict lines. In March 1999 on the international auto show in Geneva Honda S2000 it has been awarded a title the Cabriolet of year. In 1999 the premiere of a double coupe of sports type Honda Insight has taken place. In the end of 1999 Japanese buyers the new model Honda Avancier, similar in the sizes Honda Inspire and Honda Saber is presented. For today the company wins first place in the world on manufacture of motorcycles and enters into first ten world manufacturers of cars. Besides, power production of firm (generators, cultivators, lawn-mowers, boat motors etc.) use huge popularity in the world.