Just a heads up I was browsing the steamship website and it appears the alcantara steering wheel is unavailable, possibly discontinued. I went on Several parts websites and it’s being discounted. I guess if you had any plans on picking one up might want to do it sooner rather than later. I found it on college hills for 269 this weekend. Best price I found so far.
Honda is stretching the life cycles of several high-volume models — in some cases to more than a decade — as it takes a $15.8 billion hit in pivoting from its ambitious electric vehicle plan.
Honda is squeezing more cash from proven platforms while developing more efficient hybrid powertrains to drive future growth.
Honda, in a supplier memo reviewed by Automotive News, said it will extend production of the Odyssey, Accord and HR-V, as well as the Acura MDX and Integra. Next-generation models of all five nameplates will not arrive until the end of the decade at the earliest, according to the memo.
The Odyssey, last redesigned in 2017, will see its run extended at least three more years, with the next-generation hybrid model now targeted for March 2030. Honda had considered temporarily dropping the minivan but decided against it to keep customers from defecting to rivals, people briefed on the plans said.
The Accord could go hybrid-only after a redesign by early 2030. Production of the midsize sedan’s gasoline-only version is extended a year through March 2030, with no next generation listed in the supplier document.
The HR-V’s life cycle will stretch to a decade, with production being extended at least two years. A redesign of the subcompact crossover now is expected by early 2032.
Production of the Acura Integra compact sedan will run through March 2032 — three additional years — with no next generation disclosed.
The three-row MDX crossover is on track for a roughly 10-year life cycle before its next generation arrives by early 2031.