Today the 2017 Honda Fit hits dealerships, carrying a starting MSRP of $15,990 for the base LX model with 6-speed manual transmission (not including tax, license, registration fees, and $835 destination charge). A carryover model, the 2017 Fit offers a new exterior color, Lunar Silver metallic, to replace the outgoing Alabaster Silver metallic. Other than…
AutoPacific has released its annual 2015 Vehicle Satisfaction Awards, with Honda taking… Honda announced today that the 2015 Fit, Accord, and CR-V have all… The 2015 Honda Fit has received a 5-Star Overall Safety Rating from… While it doesn’t quite compare to Chevy’s haul, Honda is sill proud… Green Car Journal has selected the 2015…
The New York Daily News Auto Awards were announced today, with Honda… Honda tends to clean up once it enters awards season, and this… The 2017 Kelley Blue Book Best Resale Value Awards have been announced,… The Honda Fit might be the smallest vehicle in the carmaker’s American… Today the 2017 Honda Fit hits dealerships,…
Joey Thompson is a comedian who has the good fortune of looking like Ryan Gosling. So for the past four years, he’s been starring in a series of comedic YouTube videos that are based on his uncanny resemblance to the hunky matinee idol—videos like 2012’s tutorial “How to Look Like Ryan Gosling,” its sequel “How…
This spring, Honda will launch what it calls the best hit ever made: the totally-redesigned 2015 Honda Fit will sport more power, fuel efficiency, and refinement than any of its predecessors. Honda revealed the first 2015 Honda Fit this week at the 2014 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), touting its fuel-saving abilities, connectivity features,…
The 2020 Honda Fit yesterday made its international debut at the Tokyo… Are you under 20 and looking for a new car under 20… Ford announced it was killing off almost all of its cars, and… You’re still reeling from sticker shock after looking at new cars, but… January 18th marks the birthday of A.A….
2015 Honda Fit The Honda Fit is all-new for the 2015 model year and features better fuel economy, new technology, and a longer wheelbase contributing to more interior room. 2015 Honda Fit Exterior The 2015 Honda Fit has preserved its distinctive wedge shape while gaining some maturity via new grille and headlight designs as well…
The 2015 Honda Fit The 2015 Honda Fit has received a 5-Star Overall Safety Rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the highest score possible from the government organization. Additionally, the Fit has earned both a Top Safety Pick rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and an NCAP 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score from the…
The 2016 Honda Fit is now in dealerships, carrying with it a starting manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $15,790, not including an $820 destination charge. The newest model of the third-generation Fit is largely unchanged, but the Fit has been one of Honda’s better sellers, so perhaps they think it’s unwise to try and mess…
The New 2015 Honda Fit The 2015 Honda Fit has earned a Top Safety Pick from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, tying it with the 2014 Chevy Spark for the highest rated vehicle in its class. Both cars scored a highest possible “Good” rating on the head restraints and seats, roof strength, side, and…
How will the 2015 Honda Fit be influenced by the current production model? One of the consequences of making good products is the expectations that they set for the future. A really great film will gain respect and popularity for the filmmaker, but will also make it harder to produce a sequel that satisfies the…
The Bisimoto Engineering team works on their entry for the 2015 Honda Fit SEMA Project For the past five weeks now, six build teams have been customizing their own 2015 Honda Fits as part of the 2015 Honda Fit SEMA Project. The automaker has been following their progress and posting photos and gifs to its…
A new Honda Fit infographic tells us how much holiday junk you can fit inside that trunk A new (and remarkably slight, albeit festive) infographic we just received from Honda finally answers the age-old question: how many gifts would a Honda Fit fit, if a Honda Fit could fit gifts? Apparently, the answer depends on…
The 2015 Honda Fit has received a 5-Star Overall Safety Rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the highest score possible from the government organization. Additionally, the Fit has earned both a Top Safety Pick rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and an NCAP 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score from the NHTSA for 2015. “The Fit…
Look: Honda really, really wants you to buy a 2015 Fit if you’re a Gen Y-type. We know that a great many Millennials will tell you that they’ll, like, buy a car when they can, y’know, afford it, man. But, hey, real talk: you should really buy a Fit when you can. To make sure…
Urban SUV Concept Slated for U.S. Production, Likely Named Honda HR-V Last year at the Detroit Auto Show, Honda unveiled the Urban SUV concept, a Fit-based crossover that sits below the CR-V in both size and price. More recently, the Japanese production version was uncovered at the 2014 Tokyo Motor Show and bore the name…
Honda recently got under some folks’ skin when an entry in their Fit for You campaign featured a joke that was perceived as offensive. One ad for the 2015 Honda Fit, titled “Synth and Seattleites,” featured the same hotdog-eating, mustard-bearded, frame-shop-frequenting dude from another ad. Yeah, you know the one. Mr. Mustard Beard Only this…
Ford is working on building an EV that starts around $20,000 but is still profitable Photo: Ford One of the major keys to gaining the advantage in the ongoing EV wars is finding that sweet spot with price. Ford Motor Company is already well on the path with its all-new 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning, which…
Photo: Joe McGowan Red Bull Racing is wasting no time burning bridges with Renault. After repeatedly slamming the French manufacturer for poor engine reliability and performance, Red Bull is now claiming that its relationship with Honda, its next engine supplier from 2019, is already “way stronger” than its relationship with Renault, with whom it won…
The New York Daily News Auto Awards were announced today, with Honda picking up three trophies as a result of this year’s rankings. The 2017 Honda CR-V, Fit, and Pilot all took top honors in their respective categories. The panel of eight Daily News automotive journalists chose vehicles that best represented the specific “DNA” of…
The 2025 Honda Civic Hatchback Photo: Honda On the surface, the 2025 Honda lineup doesn’t seem to offer any big changes. But look a little closer —several of the automaker’s core vehicles actually boast significant updates for the new model year. Here’s a look at what Honda shoppers will find when they browse the lineup….
Photo: ©Honda Ever looked at the Honda Civic Type R hot hatchback and thought, “I don’t really want the car, but I’d love to get my hands on that sweet engine to put in another chassis”? Well now you can, thanks to the new Civic Type R crate engine program Honda has just launched at…
The 2016 Honda Civic sedan Honda proved to be the big winner today when US News & World Report released its annual rankings of the “Best Cars for the Money.” Five vehicles from the automotive brand’s lineup took home six awards, more than any other car company. The all-new tenth-generation 2016 Civic was named “Best Compact Car…
Photo: Honda Honda will launch its first all-electric SUV in 2024, called the Prologue. It’s an apt name for a vehicle meant to mark the start of the automaker’s earnest advance toward a zero-emission future. Besides the name and Honda’s initial sales target of 70,000 units, there’s not much we actually know about the Prologue…
Honda has picked up another award, this time for the 3.5-liter gasoline-electric V6 hybrid powertrain found in the NSX hybrid supercar. The motor was named “Best New Engine” at the 2017 International Engine of the Year Awards, presented by Engine Technology International magazine. The awards, now in their 19th year, are determined by a panel of experts from…
Photo: Honda Best Overall Brand, Most Trusted Brand, Best Value Brand, Best In-Vehicle Experience Brand, Best In-Vehicle Experience Brand, and Best Overall EV/Hybrid Brand. These are the awards Honda earned in the 2024 Kelley Blue Book Consumer Choice Awards. This isn’t just dominance — it’s practically a clean sweep, as Honda grabbed all but one…
The 2015 Honda CR-V, which just enjoyed record June sales Honda had a good month in June—or at least, half of the lineup did. Overall, 118,870 Honda vehicles were sold in June 2015, representing a minor 0.9% increase over June of last year. But a definite trend emerges if you look more closely at the…
It will be standard equipment on all new Honda and Acura models in the United States by 2030… The Legend EX can autonomously steer, accelerate, and brake in order to pass slower cars on the highway before returning to the original lane… Honda Sensing is a suite of five different safety and driver-assistive features that…
Sauber is close to an engine deal that would see it switch to Honda engines for the 2018 Formula One championship season. Sauber would be the first team other than McLaren to be powered by the Japanese manufacturer, which could prove to be a potential step up as Sauber is currently powering its 2017 cars…
Have you ever stopped and looked at the Honda logo? Photo: JD Hancock via CC In the imaginative and diverse world of automotive logos, Honda’s isn’t the most unique. Essentially, it is a big “H”—and it’s not a mystery what the letter stands for. It’s like what Superindendent Chalmers said after realizing the “H” badge…
Honda tends to clean up once it enters awards season, and this year is proving to be no exception. Today the Japanese automaker was managed to have three vehicles featured on the 2017 Best Cars for the Money list published by US News & World Report. The 2017 Honda CR-V, HR-V, and Fit were the…
The 2018 Honda Odyssey and CR-V are continuing to pile on the… The 2018 Honda CR-V is a family-friendly compact crossover and the best-selling… Four Honda vehicles were named in U.S. News & World Report’s 2018… If Honda had an astrological sign, its horoscope would read “Today, you… Honda and awards. Name a more iconic…
Photo: Honda Honda has taken the wraps off the all-new CR-V e:FCEV, the first plug-in hydrogen vehicle in America. Developed jointly with General Motors, it will launch as a 2025 model with 29 miles of EV range and 270 miles of zero-emission hydrogen range. Similarly to Toyota, Honda has committed itself to a zero-emission vehicle…
While Honda historically performs well in the awards, its 2024 showing is genuinely remarkable… Whenever the COVID-19 pandemic passes and it’s okay to go out and… Honda kicked off the year with a truly staggering number of awards,… The 2018 Honda Accord and Ridgeline have both been named J.D. Power… What makes a car cool?…
A new teaser image for the 2016 Acura ILX. The Honda HR-V and Acura ILX will both debut next month. Honda announced today that the new Honda HR-V and Acura ILX would both be premiering next month at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. To whet car buyers’ appetites, the company also released an image…
Photo: Maurizio Pesce Thirteen global industry leaders have joined together to form a new “Hydrogen Council” that will invest more than €1.4 billion ($1.5b) per year in hydrogen energy solutions and technologies. The council is comprised of Air Liquide, Alstom, Anglo American, BMW GROUP, Daimler, ENGIE, Honda, Hyundai Motor, Kawasaki, Royal Dutch Shell, The Linde…
Honda Jazz Honda’s sales in Europe through the first six months of the year were strong enough to earn it the title of the continent’s fastest-growing mainstream car brand. In the first half of 2016, Honda delivered a total of 88,242 vehicles to customers across Europe, reflecting a 33.5% year-over-year increase from sales through June…
With 388,374 units sold in 2014, the Honda Accord led the way for last year’s Honda sales record Another holiday season has come to a close, and so too has another merry Happy Honda Days season. Very merry: In spite of bad press from recalled vehicles, Honda finished strong in December, selling 67,479 units that…
Red Bull Racing says it has been “really encouraged” by the recent progress of Honda, its 2019 Formula One engine partner, and that it will adopt a different approach to its relationship with the Japanese manufacturer compared to McLaren, Honda’s previous partner. “We have done the diverse opposite to McLaren,” said Red Bull Team Principal…
If you live in a city, you need a vehicle that can… The 2020 Honda HR-V began arriving in Honda showrooms around the country… Honda kicked off the year with a truly staggering number of awards,… U.S. News & World Report has named Honda the “Best SUV Brand”… Another month, another slew of Honda…
Shell, Honda, and Toyota will collaborate to build seven new hydrogen refueling stations in Northern California following Shell’s successful securing of a $16.4 million grant from the California Energy Commission. The Energy Commission invests up to $100 million each year to support innovations in fuel technologies and transportation to help the state meet its demanding…
Civics are succeeding in the face of sedan sales declines As other automakers struggle to sell sedans, one true success story has risen through the ranks: the Honda Civic. August was another month of sales success for the Civic, and the rest of Honda’s lineup didn’t do too bad either. After all, Honda’s sales were…
The Honda CR-V retained its title of “America’s bestselling SUV” in 2015 The Happy Honda Days were good to American Honda Motor Co.—not only did the brand enjoy its best-ever December sales last month, but the seasonal sales event also capped off the automaker’s best-ever year. The Honda division set a new annual record in…
Photo: Honda Despite sustaining an enormous crash at the British Grand Prix, the power unit in Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 car may have survived to race another day. Used Honda: Old engine? No problem. The benefits of a used Honda In 2021, F1 teams have a limited allocation of major power unit components. Throughout the…
In a world with an increasing population of hybrid vehicles (and EVs and hydrogen fuel-cells and clean diesels, oh my), it is possible that one of the original contenders, the Honda Insight, might be taking its final bow. At least, according to AutoblogGreen, it sure seems that way. Honda may be discounting the Insight after…
Between its Beyonce cover commercials and custom-designed One Direction Civics, you may get the impression that Honda is only into mainstream musical acts. Not so! In fact, as if to prove its hipster bona fides, Honda announced today it will be giving concertgoers free lifts to the Austin City Limits Music Festival, which is being held…
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