The Honda Dream Type-D motorcycle, which got things started 65 years ago Although The News Wheel usually only takes an interest in things that have four wheels rather than two, we couldn’t help but give a shout-out to the production of the 300 millionth Honda motorcycle, which was announced by the Japanese automaker on Monday….
Honda will use the same Formula One engine design concept in 2019 as the one it introduced in 2017, as it believes the engine still has more potential. Honda rejoined the sport in 2015 and made solid progress in 2016, but changed its engine package in 2017 and was set back significantly. McLaren subsequently parted…
Photo: Honda Red Bull Racing and Honda have agreed that the former will continue running the latter’s engines in Formula 1, even though Honda will be bowing out of the sport at the end of the upcoming 2021 season. Honda had rejoined F1 in 2015 and teamed up with the Red Bull organization three years…
The Honda Accord is considered the second most American-made car in the automotive industry, beating out the Detroit Three When you think of the most “American” brand in the car industry, it’s likely you immediately think about the Detroit Three—General Motors, Ford, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles—and don’t think about a Japanese carmaker. Now, Honda’s looking…
Do you ever have one of those moments where you realize that, when it comes to the current cultural zeitgeist, you’ve simply lost the thread? Perhaps you notice everyone around you dancing and singing along to a hit single that you don’t even recognize. Or maybe your friends are excitedly discussing spoilers for season six…
A new self-driving off-road Honda prototype called the Honda Autonomous Work Vehicle will be presented at CES 2019 in early January, where the automaker hopes to find additional partners to evolve the technology. The Autonomous Work Vehicle is based on Honda’s four-wheel-drive ATV chassis and equipped with sensor-based autonomy and GPS that allow it to…
Photo: Honda For the second year running, Kelley Blue Book has named Honda as America’s Best Overall Brand as well as its Most Refined Brand — not to mention its “Best Value Brand,” this one for the fifth consecutive time. Yes, Honda does win a lot of awards. All of these awards were meted out…
Photo: Honda With one race left to go in the 2021 season, Honda has claimed its 10th IndyCar Manufacturers’ Championship — courtesy of Colton Herta, Alex Palou, and Romain Grosjean sweeping the podium at the Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca. This is a major achievement for Honda as it is also its fourth…
Photo: Toyota Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen, and other non-unionized manufacturers are opposing a new proposal that would introduce a $2,500 EV tax credit for vehicles produced by union labor. The current EV tax credit is capped at $7,500 and the proposal could potentially raise the limit to $12,500 by adding a $2,500 credit for EVs made…
The Honda Passport was ranked the 4th most American-made vehicle Photo: Honda Don’t be fooled into thinking that it takes an American badge for a car to be American made. According to the Cars.com 2022 American-Made Index, Honda is tied as the leading automaker for American-made vehicles, with four models in the top 10. It…
Honda North Central Zone Manager Matt Almond with that big boy drip Photo: Honda You know Honda had to do it to ‘em. The all-new Honda Civic was named the 2022 North American Car of the Year earlier this month, making the little compact that could (and can and does) the winningest car in NACTOY…
Photo: Honda In 2021, the bestselling passenger car in the U.S. was the Toyota Camry with 313,795 units sold. The second bestselling passenger car was the Honda Civic with 263,787 units sold. However, excluding fleet sales, the Civic performed better than the Camry as well as any other car — a feat it has managed…
Photo: Honda After a lot of teasing, Honda has finally revealed the 2023 Civic Type R — though despite the long wait, the automaker is being surprisingly obscure about details. Nonetheless, Honda didn’t shy from claiming that the new Civic Type R was the fastest and most powerful Honda-badged vehicle ever to be offered in…
Photo: Honda Honda America has just opened its first full-scale wind tunnel in East Liberty, Ohio. The automaker says that the new $124-million facility, called Honda Automotive Laboratories of Ohio (or HALO for short), is “the world’s most advanced wind tunnel, with three separate state-of-the-art testing functions — aerodynamic, aeroacoustics, and racing — in one…
Photo: Honda Honda is maintaining its excellent track record for automotive safety with nine new Top Safety Pick awards, including eight Top Safety Pick+ awards, the most coveted safety rating in the industry, among which were three Acura models. The award winners were the Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Civic Sedan, Insight, Odyssey, CR-V, Acura MDX,…
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