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For seven years
running, the Honda Element Sports Utility Vehicle has always been a
wonder and amazement among its other peers. So is its latest, the 2010
Honda Element, with a boxy design.

The 2010 Honda
Element stands as a good alternative for people in need of good
interior space and design with ultimate comfort. The car offers an easy
to handle driving, but still has an unchanged design with earlier
versions.

Design

The 2010 Honda
Element showcases a boxy outlook, which makes it unique. It is
available in three trim levels which are the LX, EX and SC models. The
LX and EX models have both front-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive
configurations, while the sport-tuned SC is only with front-wheel drive
only. The SC trim model has a lowered sport suspension and has a custom
grille. It has a piano-black interior with unique and luxurious
fabrics. It’s built with body-colour bumpers and comes with a
monochromatic paint scheme. The Honda Element LX and EX models have 16
inch steel and alloy wheels, while the SC model has 18 inch alloys.

Interior

Interior of the
2010 Honda Element is blessed with a spacious cabin and has easy cargo
loading. With the cargo-van-style doors, loading of bulky cargo comes
simplified and easy. The rear seats of the vehicle can either be
flipped up to the sides or removed completely.

The vehicle
conveniently seats four passengers only. The rear has a theatre seating
style arrangement, which gives passengers at the rear lots of space to
relax. Other interior details which appear with the car are: a urethane
utility floor, height adjustable driver seat, air conditioning, keyless
entry, tilt steering wheel, and a four-speaker CD audio system. The
audio system is also integrated with a seven-speaker audio system with
MP3 capability, an auxiliary input jack and satellite radio. A
three-compartment overhead console and a centre console with removable
storage cooler can be found inside.

Under the hood

The 2010 Honda
Element is powered by a 2.4-litre four-cylinder engine rated at 166
horsepower and 161 pound-feet of torque. It is integrated with a
standard five-speed manual transmission and an optional five-speed
automatic transmission.

Safety

The Element comes
standard with front-seat side impact air bags and full-length side
curtain air bags, stability control, antilock disc brakes with brake
assist and active front head restraints.

Price

The 2010 Honda Element is priced from $20,525 to $23,885, about N3.1 million to N3.5 million, depending on models.