Honda Civic Type R

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Honda Jazz

Honda Civic

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Honda is a company that doesn’t like to follow the crowd. So, while it competes in most of the traditional sectors of the car market, in each case it does something a little bit different.

The Jazz, for example, might look like just another rival to Britain’s best-selling car, the Ford Fiesta, but it’s actually much more practical than its rivals, with a flexible boot and Tardis-like interior.

The bigger Civic is also a practical choice, but it’s mainly distinguished by having eye-catching, love-it-or-hate-it styling, despite competing in a sector of the market that’s usually more conservative than a blue rosette.

And while it may not seem so radical now, Honda’s large SUV, the CR-V, was one of the first to forego any pretence of being an off-roader and instead focus on on-road driving dynamics.

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Actress Jamie Lee Curtis has taken delivery of one of the first Honda FCX Clarity fuel cell cars. Curtis, the daughter of well-known actors Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh and star of films including A Fish Called Wanda, Trading Places and Halloween, is among 200 motorists in California, USA and Japan to sign up to lease one of the cars. The FCX Clarity is driven by an electric motor that runs on electricity generated by a hydrogen-powered fuel cell, and is billed as a zero emissions vehicle because its only emissions are heat and water.

It's motor has 134bhp, 189lb ft of pulling power, 100mph top speed and a 270-mile range. Honda says its fuel efficiency is three times that of a modern petrol engine. 'I really wasnt expecting it to be so luxurious,' said Curtis. 'I love the interior layout, design and access to controls. It is user friendly and very modern.' Lease costs for the car are reported to be around 290 a month.

Actress Jamie Lee Curtis has taken delivery of one of the first Honda FCX Clarity fuel cell cars. Curtis, the daughter of well-known actors Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh and star of films including A Fish Called Wanda, Trading Places and Halloween, is among 200 motorists in California, USA and Japan to sign up to lease one of the cars.

The FCX Clarity is driven by an electric motor that runs on electricity generated by a hydrogen-powered fuel cell, and is billed as a zero emissions vehicle because its only emissions are heat and water. It's motor has 134bhp, 189lb ft of pulling power, 100mph top speed and a 270-mile range. Honda says its fuel efficiency is three times that of a modern petrol engine. 'I really wasnt expecting it to be so luxurious,' said Curtis. 'I love the interior layout, design and access to controls. It is user friendly and very modern.' Lease costs for the car are reported to be around 290 a month.