Honda unveils all-
hew 1999 minivan

“HONDA tock the
wraps off an all-new
minivan last month
that will set new stan-
dards: in the class when
it goes on sale this fall.

.: This yet unnamed 1999
model was unveiled at a press
conference prior to the open-
ing. of. che recent. New York
Auto Show. -

production model will

¢ built on a second assembly
line currently under construc-
ion .at' Honda of Canada
Manufacturing in Alliston,
“Ontario; just north — 6f

resents a $300
investment.

million

Planned ,-capacity of. the
w Canadian production line .

Ht be:120,000 units and vill
3 vately 1,200 new
jobs. :

Honda maintains the. new
‘Honda minivan .will out-per-
form;:provide more room,

merc -utility, more’ versatility,
“more: safety. features and be
more environmentally friendly
“than -anything - else’ “currently
-on.the? Market.

> - With an overall length of -

nore: than °5,100 7 mm ‘and
ght: of 1,740. mm, che
Bi essively-styled -

Honda’

inivan is as large as any com-, :

titor and the largest Honda’
t will, have ‘the:
V6: engine | in -

emission vehicle (LEV) stan-

ride on 16-inch tires, with
front and rear tracks more
than 50 mm wider than any
competitor. Anti-lock brakes
are standard. A fully indepen-
dent suspension completes
the ride and handling pack-
age.”

Both LX and EX trim ver-
sions of the new minivan will
be available, both with seating
for seven,

The Honda minivan will
feature dual sliding doors and
the EX version will have dual
power sliding doors, a mini-
van first. The power doors can
be opened or closed individu-
ally or si@ultancously, using a
dashboard control,” keyless
remote,.or by pulling on the
door handle.

‘~The? doors also have a
touch sensitive safery rebound
featuré-should they encounter
resistance while closing. Both
doors will also operate manu-
ally. >

¢ interior of the Honda
minivan sets new standards for
comfort, safety, versatility and
utility. Individual lighting and
air-conditioning controls are

included. A central control.
allows the driver to turn off
“the. lights or adjust the air-

conditioning within the. pas-
senger compartment.
All seven seats have head-

rests. and ‘three-point . scat

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belts, including the centre of
the ‘third- -row bench = seat,
another minivan first.

The all-new 1999 Honda
minivan will be available ar
204 Honda dealerships across
Canada in October of £998.

May 24th, 1998

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-HONDA’S 1999 minvan is the first in its class to offer dual power sliding doors With
the keyless remote, both doors can be opened simultaneously or one ata time.:

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