Honda Launches Esports GT3 Driver Academy
Honda Performance Development teamed up with Europe’s JAS Motorsport to create a new HPD JAS Esports Academy. Its mission statement is to “[cultivate] the next generation of racing talent through sim racing,” which it will do via the popular Assetto Corsa Competizione racing video game. Motor Oil 101: What’s the difference between regular and synthetic? […]
What Makes the 2021 Honda F1 Engine So Good?
Head of power unit development Yasuaki Asaki was surprisingly forthcoming about some of the details of the 2021 Honda F1 engine
Honda to Sell Only EVs by 2040
To reach its goal, Honda will launch a series of EV models based on a new “e:Architecture” platform, starting in the second half of the 2020s
Honda, Acura Set New March Sales Record
Last year’s shutdown, which began at the end of March, skews the year-over-year statistics, but even taking those into account, Honda and its luxury subbrand have plenty to rejoice over
First Look at the 11th Generation Honda Civic
Compared to the current model, the 2022 Honda Civic already looks simple and sporty, with more elegant lines and fewer angles
Honda Begins Rolling Out Level 3 Automated Driving
The Legend EX can autonomously steer, accelerate, and brake in order to pass slower cars on the highway before returning to the original lane
2021 Honda Passport Overview
The Honda Passport was introduced in 1993 as the brand’s first entry in the now-packed SUV market in the U.S. Now in its third generation, the Passport is the second-largest vehicle in the lineup, coming in just after the Pilot. Not many updates arrived with the debut of the 2021 model, save for a few […]
2021 Honda HR-V Overview
What some may not know is that the Honda HR-V actually made its debut in 1997 at the Tokyo Motor Show. It was marketed exclusively in Japan and didn’t make its way to the U.S. until 2013 when the second generation was unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show. Now in its third gen, new for […]
Six Honda Cars Get IIHS Top Safety Pick Ratings
Six Honda cars have so far earned a Top Safety Pick rating or better from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, establishing them as among the safest cars on the roads today. Three of the six earned the basic TPS rating. These were the Civic hatchback, Civic sedan, and CR-V SUV. Three others earned the […]
Honda’s 2022 F1 Engine Fast-Tracked for Upcoming Season
Honda will bring forward the engine it was intending to introduce at the start of the 2022 Formula 1 season by a year, giving Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri an extra boost
All-New Acura MDX Platform Will Be Used by Honda
This seems to be a step in the opposite direction taken by most other manufacturers, who are increasingly streamlining their platforms to be able to support all of the vehicles in their lineup
Red Bull Agrees to Take Over Honda F1 Engines Until 2025
Despite some initial disagreements, the teams recently and unanimously approved the engine freeze, leading to Red Bull officially forming a new company — Red Bull Powertrains Limited — to run the Honda F1 engine project project
2021 Honda SUVs are ‘Best Car for the Money’
Unlike us, Honda actually does care about rules and made some pretty tip-top rides, at least according to the experts over at U.S. News & World Report
Honda F1 Chief Targets Title Victory in 2021
Technical director Toyoharu Tanabe says that Honda, which provides engines for both the Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri teams, has set for itself a clear target: more race wins and a championship victory
2021 Honda Ridgeline Pricing Starts at $36,490
Before, the Sport and RTL were offered with either 2WD or AWD, but now all models come with AWD as standard equipment.
2022 Honda Odyssey Goes On Sale, Starts at $32,090
Admittedly, the Odyssey’s touch-screen system and set of physical console buttons isn’t quite as impressively vast as what you might find in a 747, but it’s certainly a lot more user friendly
Honda 2020 Sales End on a Strong Note
The Japanese automaker reports that in the United States, it sold 136,467 vehicles in December alone, and as before the pandemic, trucks and SUVs reigned king
Honda Models Have Highest Average Fuel Economy in America
A little over a year ago, Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson suggested that a clean automotive future was being compromised by SUV-crazed customers. The 2020 EPA Automotive Trends Report certainly seems to support his argument.