Curry Honda Chicopee

Rick Sluben joins the team at Curry Honda

Rick recently changed careers and came to Curry Honda from across town at WWLP-TV22 where he broadcasted the morning and noon weather for the past eight years.  Before then Rick was seen extensively as a meteorologist on major networks such as MSNBC and Fox News Channel.  He still tracks storms on the side and throws in free forecasts for his customer's weekend plans!  Rick's other interests include traveling, writing, photography and almost anything outdoors!

 

Curry announces the following salespeople have achieved the highest level of professionalism by becoming part of the 2009 Honda Council of Sales Leadership.

Bret Cohen- Master level
Will Fathi Ahmed- Gold level
David Medina- Silver level
Mo Noury-Silver level

ACTON, Mass. - WheelsTV unveiled its inaugural Pre-Owned Vehicle of the Year Award, and taking the honors was the seventh-generation Honda Accord (2003-2007).

 

Officials praised the model-year 2003 to 2007 Accord for its "peppy"

response, strong fuel economy and for receiving "virtually no major consumer complaints." The model was also lauded for its smooth ride and top safety ratings from the Institute for Highway Safety for its front and side impact protection.

 

"With pre-owned vehicles outselling new by as much as four to one, we at WheelsTV feel that it's essential to recognize automotive excellence that extends beyond the new car showroom to where the rubber literally meets the road," stated Jim Barisano, chief executive officer of WheelsTV. "Every new car ultimately has to prove its worth through thousands of miles of driving and years of service.

 

"After careful consumer research, testing and deliberation, the WheelsTV panel of automotive writers and analysts are pleased to name the seventh-generation Honda Accord the 2010 WheelsTV POV of the Year," he added.

 

Writers and analysts from WheelsTV conduct test-drives on hundreds of vehicles each year as well as consumer research. The WheelsTV judging panel then studies the research in evaluating vehicles for the award.

 

Each vehicle is evaluated by the following criteria:

 

-Dependability

 

-Performance

 

-Safety

 

-Fuel Economy

 

-Overall Build Quality

 

TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 27, 2011 ? The all-new 2011
 Honda Odyssey has earned the National Highway Traffic
 Safety Administration's (NHTSA's) best-possible Overall
 Vehicle Score1 of five stars and is one of the first
 two vehicles ever to earn five stars in each seating
 position for all three crash tests, each crash test
 category and the overall rating, American Honda Motor
 Co., Inc., announced today. The Odyssey joins the 2011
 Accord Sedan as one of the few vehicles to date that
 achieves the federal government's best-possible
 five-star Overall Vehicle Score and five stars in the
 combined frontal and side crash safety ratings.

 The Odyssey achieved its top Overall Vehicle Score with
 five-star ratings for the frontal crash safety test and
 both side crash safety tests2 in all evaluated front
 and rear seating positions and scenarios. Additionally,
 the Odyssey received four stars for the rollover rating
 3, the highest achievable in the light-truck vehicle
 class using the program's measurement methodology.

 The newly introduced Overall Vehicle Score is part of
 the federal government's New Car Assessment Program
 (NCAP) that is first being applied to 2011 models. As a
 convenience to new car shoppers, the Overall Vehicle
 Score represents the combined results of the overall
 ratings from the frontal crash tests, the side crash
 tests and the rollover-resistance into a single,
 summary score between one and five stars. Additional
 information is available at www.safercar.gov.

 Complete NCAP safety rating results for the 2011
 Odyssey are:

 All 2011 Odyssey vehicles utilize the Advanced
 Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure. ACE
 is an exclusive body design that enhances occupant
 protection and crash compatibility in frontal crashes.
 The ACE design utilizes a network of connected
 structural elements to distribute crash energy more
 evenly throughout the front of the vehicle. This
 enhanced frontal crash energy management helps to
 reduce the forces transferred to the passenger
 compartment. Standard safety equipment includes Vehicle
 Stability Assist™ (VSA®) with traction control; an
 Anti-lock Braking System (ABS); three-row side curtain
 airbags with rollover sensor; dual-stage,
 multiple-threshold front airbags; a driver's front side
 airbag; and a front passenger's side airbag with an
 occupant position detection system.

 Overall, the Odyssey improves for the 2011 model year
 with greater interior functionality, a more distinctive
 style and higher fuel economy. Significant enhancements
 to the interior include a new "3-mode" second-row seat
 design that is more comfortable for center passengers
 (Odyssey EX and above). A more powerful and efficient
 3.5-liter i-VTEC V-6 engine features Variable Cylinder
 Management (standard on all models for 2011) and
 produces 248 hp while delivering an EPA-estimated4
 city/highway/combined fuel economy of 19/28/22 mpg on
 Odyssey Touring models.

 New technology available on certain models includes a
 rear entertainment system with a 16.2-inch ultrawide
 split-screen display and an auxiliary High-Definition
 Multimedia Interface (HDMI) video input, an
 "intelligent" Multi-Information Display (i-MID) with
 customizable wallpaper, integration of FM traffic data
 on navigation models and much more.

 The 2011 Odyssey is truly an American-made vehicle ?
 designed, engineered and assembled in the United
 States. The Odyssey is produced exclusively at Honda
 Manufacturing of Alabama (HMA) using domestic and
 globally sourced parts.

 For more information and downloadable high-resolution
 images of Honda vehicles, please visit
 www.hondanews.com. Consumer information is available at
 www.honda.com.



 1 Government star ratings are part of the National
 Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) New Car
 Assessment Program (www.safercar.gov). Model tested
 with standard side-impact air bags (SABs). Vehicles
 tested under this program cannot be compared to
 model-year 2010 and earlier vehicles. Ratings can only
 be compared with similar ratings on model year 2011 and
 later vehicles if rated under the new program.


 2 Includes a new, additional test mode for side-pole
 impact.


 3 Vehicle tested includes electronic stability control
 as standard equipment, branded as Vehicle Stability
 Assist™ (VSA®) on Honda and Acura vehicles.


 4 Based on 2011 EPA mileage estimates. Use for
 comparison purposes only. Do not compare to models
 before 2008. Your actual mileage will vary depending on
 how you drive and maintain your vehicle.