Honda Strong on ‘Carb Day’ As It Seeks 13th Indy 500 Win

Photo: Honda Seven Honda drivers made up seven of the top 10 in the traditional “Carb Day” final practice session leading up to Sunday’s Indianapolis 500. Santino Ferrucci was quickest among Honda drivers with an average speed of 225.486 mph, just shy of Tony Kanaan’s timesheet-topping 225.517 mph. Just behind Ferrucci was former Indy 500…

Honda Wins IndyCar Classic at Circuit of the Americas

Photo: Honda Honda couldn’t quite top the timesheets during Saturday qualifying at the Circuit of the Americas, with Team Penske’s Will Power just barely edging out Andretti Autosport’s Alexander Rossi, but was able to get the job done on Sunday thanks to the outstanding efforts of Colton Herta, who became the youngest winner in IndyCar…

Honda Accord Archives

Six Honda cars have so far earned a Top Safety Pick rating… It’s the 35th time the Accord has been featured on the list in its 38-year history, and the 24th time in a row. The automaker was keen to point out this was a record, but of course, the previous record was held by…

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CEO Profiles: Honda’s Takahiro Hachigo

Takahiro Hachigo (middle) has a 35-year history with Honda The prestigious Honda Motor Company has seen quite a few leaders come and go in the past 30 years. With Takahiro Hachigo as the eighth president of the company, many are hoping he can be decisive and creative enough to efficiently get the company headed in…

Honda Fit Archives

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….

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2015 Honda Fit Overview

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…

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Honda to Sell Only EVs by 2040

Photo: Honda New Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe announced today that his company wants 100 percent of its vehicle sales to be EVs by 2040, an aggressive goal that comes across as ambitious compared to that of other manufacturers. (In the United States, that is; in Europe, Honda is targeting all-EV sales by 2025.) To reach…

Toro Rosso Pokes Fun at Honda Critics

Toro Rosso, the formerly Renault-powered Formula One team now partnered with Honda, poked fun at the engine manufacturer’s critics with a spoof press release that marked the team’s successful engine fire-up. While many expect Toro Rosso to struggle throughout the 2018 season, the team believes it can finish fourth in the constructor’s championship, which would…

2024 Honda Prologue Archives

The Elite gets the dual-motor setup right out of the box, but it’s also the least efficient… The Prologue may be very appropriately named — a taste of that electrified future, but not exactly the whole entrée… Even if HondaLink is a good system, it will never be as good as the smartphone tech developed…

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Honda Begins Making Ventilator Parts for COVID-19 Patients

Photo: Honda Honda has begun producing vital ventilator parts for COVID-19 patients at its technical development center in Marysville, Ohio. The automaker teamed up with Dynaflo, a manufacturer of valves, pumps, and compressors, to help it increase its production of diaphragm compressors. These are a key component of portal ventilators that hospitals and first responders…

2015 Honda Fit Earns 5-Star Safety Rating from NHTSA

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…

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2016 Honda Fit Overview

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…

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