2010 Honda Element EX AWD with Dog Friendly Package - Car and Driver (blog)
What Is It. . The Honda Element , a dream car for fans of cubism, with Honda’s new Dog Friendly accessory package. The Dog Friendly setup comes with a tent-like kennel with a pet bed that fits in the cargo compartment, a ramp that allows the dog to climb easily into the back, a water bowl, a small electric fan to cool your friend in the cargo area,... Otherwise, our tester was a regular EX-grade Honda Element with all-wheel drive and an automatic transmission. Aside from the dog accessory package, this is pretty much the same Element that Honda has been selling since 2003 and that we last tested in 2006 , when it finished fourth in a four-way comparison test of boxy mini-haulers. Since then, the Element got a 10-hp bump and a slight aesthetic freshening in 2007. The 166-hp, 2. 4-liter four-cylinder remains a bit noisy and, mated to our tester’s five-speed automatic gearbox, is unwilling to accelerate the Element with much... Our canine tester—an ex-stray beagle mix named Grady—however, didn’t seem to notice the Element’s dog-themed appearance despite our attempts to point it out to him. Source: www.caranddriver.com
