Washington Capitals Captain Alex Ovechkin Wants a 2015 Honda Accord
1/26/2015 UPDATE: Turns out Ovechkin wanted the car for a very good cause The 2015 NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft presented by DraftKings presents an usual challenge to famous professional athletes: the shameful burden of getting picked last for a team. Although everyone invited to the event is an all-star, somebody has to be last, which […]
[QUIZ] Which Famous Car Should You Drive?
![[QUIZ] Which Famous Car Should You Drive?](https://thenewswheel.com/wp-content/themes/patterns/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fthenewswheel.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F01%2Fhollywood-autos.jpg&q=90&w=760&h=400&zc=1 "[QUIZ] Which Famous Car Should You Drive?")
Are you more of an Ecto-1 kind of guy, or a time-traveling Delorean enthusiast? Take this quiz to learn which film car you’ were destined to drive. Cover photo by Trey Ratcliff
(At Least One) Honda Civic Type R Comes to America!
1/22/15 UPDATE: More photos of the Civic Type R in Ohio! Last month, we reported on a very exciting rumor that the Honda Civic Type R was coming here to the US, and then we threw cold water all over that rumor the next day with a less than enthusiastic response from the Japanese automaker. […]
Stupid Lawsuit: Couple Can’t Park F-150 in Driveway
There are few things in this world that are considered sacred. One sacred truth: if you own, lease, or rent a home, the driveway thereof acts as your own personal parking spot to use as you please. Not so, however, if the Kimry Moor Homeowners’ Association is to be believed. According to a lawsuit filed […]
2016 Honda Pilot Launching Later this Year
Redesigned Ridgeline Release to Follow
At last week’s North American International Auto Show, Honda declared 2015 to be “The Year of Honda.” It seems the festivities will truly begin in earnest this spring when the all-new HR-V crossover launches, with the redesigned 2016 Honda Pilot debuting shortly after that, and then the new, butt-less Honda Ridgeline pickup arriving before year’s […]
Jeep Sponsors ESPN’s X Games Aspen 2015
For the 12th year, Jeep is returning as official automotive sponsor of ESPN’s X Games Aspen 2015, which will be held from Thursday, January 22nd, through Sunday, January 25th at Buttermilk Mountain (yes, that’s a place, just as much as Crested Butte is a place) at Aspen Snowmass. As part of the sponsorship, Jeep has […]
2016 Toyota Tacoma Unveiled Ahead of Detroit Auto Show Debut
It seems like just a few short weeks since Toyota announced it would be unveiling a brand-new Tacoma truck at the Detroit Auto Show. And it was. In the month since Toyota’s announcement, the automaker has released two teaser images—one of the back and one of the front—that left us certain that the new Tacoma […]
2015 Acura NSX Teaser Images Revealed
Update: Teaser video added * It seems like it has taken forever, but the debut of the 2015 Acura NSX supercar is very nearly upon us. With concept after concept hinting at what the production version will look like—going all the way back to the Advanced Sports Car Concept that hit Detroit around eight years […]
Ryan Eversley To Race Acura TLX GT in 2015
Shorty after the McLaren-Honda team revealed their new Formula 1 drivers, Acura Motorsports announced that frequent Touring Car race winner Ryan Eversley will be driving the #43 RealTime Racing Acura TLX GT in 2015. Teammate Peter Cunningham will continue to drive the #42 car, which made its debut this year at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car […]
Honda Manufacturing Plant in Brazil To Be Completely Powered by Wind
A Honda manufacturing plant in Brazil will be powered entirely by a wind farm located over 600 miles away. The Honda plant, located in Sumare, Sao Paulo, will receive 100% of its energy from nine wind turbines located in the southern municipality of Xangri-la. Clean Technica reports that the plant manufactures Honda Fits and Civics. […]
GM Foundation Donates $2.875 Million in STEM Grants
Today, the General Motors Foundation announced a generous donation of $2.875 million in STEM grants. (STEM stands for “Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics,” though, by the lack of the Oxford comma, it’s pretty clear that it should be called STEEM, for Science, Technology, English, Engineering, and Mathematics.) Related: GM Engineers Ensure Perfection in GMC Canyon […]
Collection of ’56 Chevrolets and More Is eBay Gold Mine
A man has put his collection of ’56 Chevrolets (as well as some ‘55s, ‘57s, a ’58 Pontiac convertible, an Impala SS convertible, and more—50 cars in total) as well his commercial property (5 buildings on a 2-acre lot, with industrial zoning and body shop equipment) up on eBay. Because selling one car was apparently […]
Toledo UAW Members Push for City to Keep Wrangler
Ever since Sergio Marchionne, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) CEO, commented back in October that Wrangler production might move out of Toledo for the first time ever, Toledo UAW members, Toledo citizens, and Ohio government officials have been in a frenzy to get FCA to stay. In 2017, the Wrangler will be switching to an aluminum […]
JUKE Color Studio Lets Your Freak Flag Fly
In the most positive senses, the Nissan JUKE is an absolutely crazy vehicle. Chances are pretty good that you’re never going to drive down the road and see a JUKE pass by and say “I couldn’t quite tell if that was [automaker’s beige crossover #1] or [auotmaker’s beige crossover #2].” Nissan, bless its crazy-loving soul, […]
Chrysler Group’s Thanksgiving Food Drive Helps Out 20,000 Families
All across the Midwest, Chrysler Group’s Thanksgiving Food Drive has been successful in providing Thanksgiving meals to a whopping 20,000 families in need. The food drive was possible thanks to employees from Chrysler Group facilities in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan. One of the beneficiaries of Chrysler’s food drive was the Gleaners Food Bank of […]
6 Best Ford Christmas Gifts This Holiday Season
Brace yourselves: the snow has started. At least, here at The News Wheel headquarters in Ohio it has. And while for most of us, the onslaught of snow is the most discouraging thing of the year, it does mean that Christmas is right around the corner. Ah, a silver lining. In the News: Ford to […]
Honda Expands Role As Official Automobile of the NHL
The National Hockey League (NHL) announced today that Honda will remain the exclusive automobile company of the NHL, thanks to a multi-year sponsorship renewal. That deal with American Honda Motor Co. will also now expand to include Canada, a country which Honda researchers seem to believe might possibly be receptive to the sport. “Hockey is […]
Should I Let My Car’s Engine Idle? Study Says…
We’ve all done it before, and we still do it every day: when we’re waiting in the fast food line, when our child runs back into the house to get something before leaving for school, when we’re delivering pizza, or when we want to be warm after scraping off ice. Letting the car’s engine idle […]