Honda has launched a pawsome new technology that makes car journeys more enjoyable for cat-loving drivers. Available across the brand’s model line-up, the new Catnip Car Seats option are the purr-fect addition for drivers that regularly transport their furry friends.
As all cat owners know, getting their feline friends into the car is a real challenge, especially when it ends in a visit to the vets. Wrestling them into their carry crate is hard enough, with painful cuts and scratches guaranteed. Once loaded into the car, your cat will let you know how unhappy they are with an ear-splitting soundtrack of growling, hissing and spitting.
Yet with this pioneering and pet-friendly technology, Honda has ensured that getting cats in the car will no longer end in cat-astrophe. Using specially developed catnip-infused foam inserts, these new seats guarantee even the most car-hating cats will be keen to climb aboard. In fact, Catnip Car Seats are so plush and pampering that the biggest challenge will be purr-suading your contented cat out of the car at the end of a journey.
Honda’s head of Pet Products, Annie Mal, commented: “Honda has always worked tirelessly to ensure that all our vehicles are pet-friendly, and this latest innovation proves that nothing is im-paw-sible when it comes to keeping our furry friends happy on the move. With our Catnip Car Seats, we’ve taken the stress and scratches that are usually part and parcel of transporting family felines and turned every journey into a paw-sitive experience.”
Available to order from 1 April, the Catnip Seats can be trimmed in both cloth and leather and are available on all Honda models, from the Jazz to the CR-V. Moreover, thanks to the carefully integrated design, these seats remain every bit as comfortable and supportive for human occupants as the standard items.
The Catnip Car Seat is the latest in a long line of pet-friendly technologies from Honda, following in the paw tracks of the Pet Co-Pilot Front Seat and Pet-Activated Wireless System (PAW-S). This new addition will soon be joined by other cat-friendly accessories, including a gear selector that doubles as a scratching post, an animated fishbowl home screen for the infotainment system, and a specially adapted glovebox with a ball-of-string dispenser.