Peter Lyon
April 1, 2025
Okay, listen up all you car lovers. Honda has just launched a ‘p-awsome’ 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.
This new tech calms your cat down
As all cat owners know, getting their felines into the car can be a real challenge, especially when it ends in a visit to the vet. 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 persuading your cat out of the car at the end of a journey.
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.
CARLIST THOUGHTS
Honda has a history of pet-friendly vehicles. In addition to this cat-welcoming tech, the brand also debuted a dog-friendly Element SUV back in 2009 that featured a dog restraint system while another concept vehicle suggested owners place their dogs in small alcoves that replaced the glovebox.
