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Honda announces pricing for 2007 Element
Honda launched its updated 2007 Element LX and EX models in the U.S. Wednesday, with prices starting at $18,900. The all-new Element SC will also debut in showrooms September 28, starting at $22,695.
The entire Element lineup benefits from freshened styling, an extra 10 hp (for a total of 166 hp), an available five-speed automatic, and added safety features.
The new Element SC (for "Street Custom") is intended to have a sportier look and feel, including a sport-tuned suspension with lowered ride height, 18-inch wheels, and unique styling touches inside and out.
Press release and more pics after the jump.
[Source: Honda]
Official Press Release:
Honda Announces Pricing for the 2007 Element
All-new SC model enhances style and handling performance
TORRANCE, Calif. 08/09/2006 --
The substantially updated 2007 Honda Element LX and EX go on sale today with prices starting at $18,900, representing an average increase of just 2.7 percent or $572 on a sales weighted basis (not including the all-new Element SC), American Honda Motor Co., Inc, announced today. The all-new Element SC, which goes on sale September 28th, will start at $22,695. Destination and handling charges for all 2007 Honda models is $595.
The extremely versatile Honda Element SUV undergoes a transformation for 2007 with freshened styling, 10 more horsepower, new 5-speed automatic transmission (available) and extensive new standard safety equipment that includes side curtain airbags and Vehicle Stability Assist(TM) (VSA(R)). An all-new sporty variation, the Element SC, will also debut with a sport-tuned suspension, "Street Custom" styling and premium features.
"The 2007 Honda Element returns with an extensive list of advanced safety equipment while providing a new level of sophistication and refinement," said John Mendel, senior vice president of American Honda. "With the expansion of the Element lineup to include the Element SC, it will appeal to an even broader set of customers."
In addition to new safety equipment, more than a dozen enhancements have been made to the Element LX and EX, highlighted by new headlight and grille styling, a more powerful 166-horsepower 2.4-liter 4-cylinder engine, Drive-by-Wire(TM) throttle control system, new interior color schemes, standard painted exterior body panels (EX only), Maintenance Minder(TM) system, black urethane flooring, new gauge designs and more. As a further enhancement, the addition of seat-integrated front safety belts to all Element models allows for much easier rear passenger loading and unloading.
The all-new Element SC will provide more than 10 additional exclusive features that include a sport-tuned suspension with lowered ride height; 18-inch wheels; and exclusive exterior styling with an "aero" grille, projector beam headlights, and unique painted bumpers. Additionally, an exclusive interior is included with a carpeted floor (first and second rows), center console with storage, and exclusive interior fabrics and trim.
[Source: Honda]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Kowell 9:04PM (8/09/2006)
wow... it'S so subtlely refreshed I can't see the damn difference.... get this downtrimmed CRV down another 3K and you got a deal....
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dave 10:09PM (8/09/2006)
honey where's the bucket? i gotta puke.
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Phydeaux 10:12PM (8/09/2006)
I wonder if they improved their ridiculously low payload rating of 675 lbs for FOUR SEAT VEHICLE!!! Otherwise I'd still stay away from it.
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Vinny 10:16PM (8/09/2006)
It's STILL UGLY. I can't believe people actually buy these things!
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Christian 10:19PM (8/09/2006)
Please, who the f*ck cares? These cars should be banned for being so ugly.
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Chris 10:32PM (8/09/2006)
"The entire Element lineup benefits from freshened styling"
...In the same way that week-old bread is fresher than month-old bread.
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DK 11:15PM (8/09/2006)
I dont understand why you call it an ugly car. Sometimes function over fashion. Am I not correct... your taste may vary to others. I could be looking at your so called hot wife... and puke.
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Martin 11:18PM (8/09/2006)
It looks worse than the current ones. What little style it had was thrown out.
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Jim 11:58PM (8/09/2006)
elemnts look like shit. people should put those 'if u can read this flip me over' bumper stickers on them right side up
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djSyndrome 12:03AM (8/10/2006)
"people should put those 'if u can read this flip me over' bumper stickers on them right side up"
But if you did that, it would give people the impression that they could actually go off-road! =D
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Buster Hymen 12:03AM (8/10/2006)
It's a midlife crisis car. The tarket audience it was designed for never materilized. Instead, 40ish/50ish people are buying it cuz it has that 60's retro look and it's airy enough to smoke pot in.
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Steve B. 12:13AM (8/10/2006)
I love em! Most of the cars the Big2.5 put out are either the same old thing (Lucern, Malibu, Cavalobalt) or are plastic copies of the classics of the old days that looked better the first time around (HHR, Mustang). Regardless, they have all of the hip-factor of a Toby Keith T-shirt.
Give me something interesting like the Element any day over the SOS from Michigan.
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Rene Curry 12:16AM (8/10/2006)
I give Honda credit, a Japanese model that is a segment buster and not a copycat of someones elses model.
My father-in-law has one and he loves it. (yes, it does appeal to the older crowd, but they have the money)
Myself I couldn't spend the money on something I consider ugly. Functional or not.
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Bigel 12:55AM (8/10/2006)
Did they improve the ridiculously poor fuel economy?
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TheRaven 2:56AM (8/10/2006)
The Element SC actually doesn't look too bad, except they will probably not sell many due to the price.
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swapmeet 3:09AM (8/10/2006)
Pet lovers adore the Element due to the fact that it has plastic floors that you can hose down and stain resistant seats. The Element was originally targeted towards the GenX/Mountain Dew crowd, a small econobox with enough utility for the weekend warrior. It did penetrate that market, but not to the degree that Honda wanted. Seniors liked it because it was easy to get in and out of and had cargo space. Some small families preferred it over a minivan. However, it's still butt ugly, but that's part of the charm. Just like the Scion XB, HHR, etc. All ugly.
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mike 4:08AM (8/10/2006)
i wonder how much HONDA paid Steve B (#11) to say the only nice thing abt this UGLY CRAP ELEMENT .. havent u noticed HONDA cars are getting weirder and weirder in there designs lately?
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xmnr 4:15AM (8/10/2006)
I admired a base-spec 06 civic coupe today. love or hate it, that's a thoroughly modern conveyance. Then I hopped into my dinosaur that breaks down every 2k miles.
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TDIMeister 5:56AM (8/10/2006)
"I give Honda credit, a Japanese model that is a segment buster and not a copycat of someones elses model."
Hardly a segment buster; how soon we forget the Pontiac Asstek and Scion xB.... three peas in the same pod.
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PiCASSO 6:55AM (8/10/2006)
It's an improvement over the original exterior. Where as the old had so much plastic panels, this new one doesn't look so cheap.
Would I buy one? No, since I have no need for that kind of space. My Mazda3 serves me plenty. But I can see other active people with bikes and stuff that could use one of these cars.
Ugly? It was. Now, it's different, but not pretty or handsome. As for the interior, I'm not a big fan of the plastics used inside, but I believe the intent was for more durability than feel of hard trim plastics.
On the positive side, unlike the xA and xB, the gauges are right where they should be. Toyota is making a huge mistake with these cars, including the new Yaris, where the center gauges create a cheapness and an odd look.
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