Honda is back at Goodwood with it's best ever series of events and interactive experiences.

• Honda is back with an interactive experience
• Chance for exciting passenger lap in the new Civic Type R
• Festival theme of flat out and fearless racing sits perfectly with Honda racing heritage

Honda is back for the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed with a host of exciting flat out and fearless two and four wheel experiences.  Coupled with one of the most innovative and engaging stand designs seen in recent years, the chance to spot a celebrity or two and the opportunity to get behind the wheel of the highly anticipated new Civic Type R and Honda has a sure-fire recipe for success.

Philip Crossman, Managing Director at Honda UK, commented: “Honda as a brand has a strong racing heritage and Goodwood is the perfect foil for that.  

It’s not just road cars and bikes you’ll see racing up the famous hill, we’ve got the car that won our first ever F1 grand prix, we’ve got the most successful car in F1 history and we’ve got one of the most successful GP bikes ever.  It’s going to be fantastic!”

As well as the new Jazz, the new HR-V, the new Civic Sport, the new CR-V, the new Civic Type R AND the new NSX all on display, the Honda stand, as in recent years, is once more all about giving visitors an interactive experience and the chance to live and breathe the Honda products – as passenger, rider or driver.

Four Wheel Experiences

Thursday’s Moving Motor Show will give visitors the chance to experience a thrilling passenger lap in the new Civic Type R, as well as get behind the wheel of the new Civic Sport and the new CR-V.  Based on a first-come first-serve basis, these drives will be limited in number and carried out under strict supervision.

Embodying the flat out and fearless theme throughout this year’s four day Goodwood Festival of Speed, Honda will be running the new Civic Type R in the first glance section of the Hill Climb.  Piloted by experienced racing drivers, the highly anticipated 310PS front wheel drive goes on sale within a matter of days after the festival and has already set a record for the fastest time around the Nurburgring.

With 2015 marking 50 years since Honda first won a Grand Prix, the historic Honda Formula One racing car, the RA272 which took Richie Ginther to victory at the Mexico Grand Prix in 1965 will also be racing up the hill, as will the McLaren-Honda MP4/4 which raced in the 1988 Formula One Season, winning all but one race and claiming all but one pole position.

Honda Two Wheel Experiences

30 years on from Freddie Spencer’s legendary, double championship-winning season, in which he was crowned both 250 and 500cc Grand Prix winner, Honda will mark the anniversary by uniting Freddie with some of today’s motorcycling record-breakers at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. 

Freddie Spencer, the only racer to win both GP classes in the same year, will take to the hill on his 1985 NSR 500 – widely regarded as the most successful GP bike in its class.  Alongside Freddie, for the first time at Goodwood since 2006, will be two-time MotoGP champion, Casey Stoner, on an RC213V MotoGP bike. 

Continuing Honda’s record-breaking theme, Jenny Tinmouth will make her Goodwood debut on her British Superbike-specification CBR1000RR Fireblade.  Jenny Tinmouth, who will be joined at the Festival by her teammates, Jason O’Halloran and Dan Linfoot, is the only female British Superbike racer and current Isle of Man TT female lap record holder.

Honda’s Isle of Man heritage will be marked at Goodwood, with 21-times winner, John McGuinness, wowing the crowds on his CBR1000RR TT Legends bike.

Away from the hill-climb action, Honda will be providing a hands-on motorcycling experience for young and old, with children aged from 5 to 11 able to get on a bike for the first time with Honda My First Licence.  The more adventurous, of all riding abilities, can get a taste of off-road riding, experiencing the thrills and, possibly, spills of motocross, under the expert guidance of the Dave Thorpe Honda Off-Road Experience team.

Philip Crossman concluded: “There’s something for everyone at Goodwood this year from the Honda brand, regardless of age or the number of wheels preferred; it is the perfect opportunity to bring our products to the Great British public and we can’t wait!”

Dacia and Yamaha combine to offer 2 4x4 vehicles for one amazing price.

• Dacia launches new ATV (All-Terrain-Vehicle) Pack for Duster. Allows any Yamaha Grizzly “quad bike” to be teamed with a trailer and towbar, fitted to the high-selling SUV, from £5,400 including VAT
• New ATV Pack aimed largely at agricultural community requiring off-road capability. Best-selling Pack combination is expected to be mid-range Duster Ambiance dCi 110 4x4 (£13,695) with entry-level Grizzly 350 AWD, costing £21,495 on-the-road (or more aptly, off it)
• Even more cost-conscious customers expected to opt for Access 4x4 (£11,095) with the same AWD quad bike ATV Pack for well under £20,000 (£18,895). Specifying the Grizzly 125 2WD version of the offer costs only £16,495
• ATV Pack is also available to existing Duster owners
• Duster with optional ATV Pack to debut at the hugely popular Royal Welsh Winter Fair in Mid Wales, 2-3 December 2013

Always fancied a quad bike, but never quite gone through with it? Then now’s your chance. On Monday, 2nd December, Dacia, the home of truly affordable 4x4s, is launching a unique off-roading duo at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair. An ATV (All-Terrain-Vehicle) Pack to go with a Duster, which includes a towbar and trailer fitted to it, plus a quad bike, from as little as £5,400.

The mud-plugging abilities of Duster are widely known, not least by the sizeable collection of 4x4 awards its racked up in less than a year on sale over here. Now Dacia’s looking to plough a new furrow with buyers in rural communities right across the UK.

Chances are a hefty proportion of buyers will end up using their new twin off-roaders for a little weekend fun. In fact, with up to 110hp on tap and weighing a relatively light 1294kg for its size, Duster’s chances against a quad bike in a muddy field drag race might not be quite as clear-cut as you might think. But, there’s a very good reason why they’ve been deliberately let loose at the show in Llanelwedd, which draws in hordes of visitors each year. Which is? The offer’s been cannily timed so that the ATV-equipped Dusters arrive bang on time to coincide with lambing season next February.

Chunky, tough and perfectly at home with the rough stuff, it was probably only a matter of time before Duster was hooked up with a quad bike. In fact, in Access trim, some could say the similarities run even deeper. No radio. Air con. Or, even alloy wheels. But it’s probably the most honest off-roader this side of a Land Rover Defender, wearing its fit-for-purpose style with pride.

Dacia’s flagship model is the perfect workhorse. Even so, just occasionally, its owners might hanker after something just as hardy, but a little more compact. Cue the ATV Pack. Available to buy through official Dacia Retailers, it comprises a Yahama Grizzly ATV, towbar and Ifor Williams P8e trailer with ramp, the offer can be tweaked perfectly to suit customer needs. Having said that, three combinations are expected to account for the bulk of orders. Firstly, the off-roading option, for both modes of transport. For £7,800 (including VAT), Duster customers, be they custodians of a 4x2 or 4x4 version, will be able to add a Yamaha ATV Grizzly 350 4WD. Teaming it with this country’s most affordable off-roader, Access 4x4 (£11,095), brings it in well under 20 grand. Or, £18,895 to be exact. The most popular option is expected to be the Ambiance dCi 110 4x4, combined with the same quad bike for £21,495.

At the other end of the price spectrum, the two-wheel-drive Yamaha Grizzly 125 can be hooked up as part of a £5,400 offer. Adding it to the entry Duster 4x4 for example, would mean a total outlay of just £16,495.

Ensuring that no owners miss out on the fun, the ATV Pack can be specified with any version of Duster, as well as both new and used. A full Yamaha dealer product handover and a free rider training course endorsed by EASI (European ATV Safety Initiative) are also thrown into the deal. Farmers, like all businessmen, will be able to claim back the VAT element of the ATV Pack. Sadly though, not on the car.

Dacia’s Duster SUV has been rigorously engineered to cope with challenging terrain and climates right across the globe. Backing up its go-anywhere ability, is Alliance partner Nissan’s 4x4 system with selectable three modes, 2WD, Auto or Lock. Allied to which is an especially short first gear that helps with hill starts, steep descents and towing.

In contrast, Yamaha’s Grizzly line-up, or quad bike to you and me, is Europe’s best-selling utility ATV range. Its 348cc engine (Grizzly 350) gives it an impressive turn of speed, plus it includes the proven On-Comand® 2WD/4WD system and a towing capacity of 500kg.

Dacia, the “smart buy” offshoot of Renault, has made an enemy of the unnecessary and makes a simple range of cleverly designed, high quality vehicles. Its jaw-dropping prices are clear and straightforward, whether you buy its cars online at the Dacia Store on www.dacia.co.uk or through your local dealer.