Tag Archives: Honda

The 2010 Honda Pilot has earned the coveted 5-Star ranking from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The 2010 Pilot has received a 5-star frontal and 5-star side-impact crash test rating which means there is some high strength steel ...

The 2010 Honda Accord is full of safety devices like airbags and occupant sensors. What is not common knowledge is the amount of UHSS and Boron used. Honda has stated: The highly rigid unit body helps the Accord Sedan achieve ...

As usual, little information on the type of steel Honda use in the Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) Body Structure. I would safety assume that any of the colored stampings have some form of Ultra-high Strength Steel (UHSS) or Boron. Also ...

The 2010 TL has widespread use of high-strength sheet steel, which provides benefits in ride, handling and overall durability. The TL uses five different types of high-strength steel, including ultra high-strength hot-stamp steel that is heated before it is stamped ...

Honda Motors put together a short Emergency Response Quick Reference Guide. The guide is not completely up to date but very useful for a quick read to throw into your mental toolbox.

A few quick images of the Honda Element’s body structure. I’m currently trying to get some information about the steel that is used from Honda. I would image that the yellow represents a high strength steel or reinforcement. Check back ...

The 2010 Honda Fit uses over 50% advanced high strength steels (AHSS) in the body structure. Below is a partial view of the body-in-white structure for the Fit. An interesting feature in the Honda Fit is the use of double ...

At Honda, they have significantly upped the amount of high-strength steels used in the new Acura MDX, from 13 percent of the structure to 56.3 percent, including grades 780 and 980, which are in the ultra high-strength steel category. Honda ...