Verstappen & Perez Engines Irreparable, Honda Says

Photo: Honda Unfortunately for Red Bull Racing’s title challenge, Honda has confirmed that Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez’s engines are irreparable after the damage they sustained at the British and Hungarian Grands Prix, respectively. Championship rival Lewis Hamilton had crashed into Verstappen at the British Grand Prix in Silverstone, which led to a lot of…

Honda S660 Gets Green Light for Production

Honda S660 Concept – Photo by Morio At last year’s Tokyo Motor Show, Honda unveiled the kind of car that, as a kid, would have made you wonder in awe—that ultra-cool, special car about which you can barely contain your excitement. “Wow, this is the future!” We know we used to feel that way about…

Honda Wins Third Straight IndyCar Championship

Photo: Honda With Scott Dixon’s podium finish at the St. Petersburg season finale, Honda claimed its ninth IndyCar manufacturers’ championship and third consecutive title, the first time it managed the three-peat since joining the sport in 1994. Scott Dixon, who started 11th and finished third, also secured the manufacturer’s 15th podium finish of the season…

Honda’s New Airbag Will Be Better for Side Collisions

Honda is developing a new airbag that will work better than the current standard airbag design when your car is involved in a collision that isn’t head-on, which the automaker says is the case in 56 percent of impacts. Because more than half of collisions involve your car connecting with something at an angle, it’s…

2016 Honda Pilot on Sale Now, Priced at $29,995

The 2016 Honda Pilot Elite, posing on the banks of the Ohio River The fully-redesigned, all-new third-generation 2016 Honda Pilot hit dealerships today, carrying a manufacturer’s suggested retail price that starts at $29,995 for the base Pilot LX with 2WD. For that price, car customers will receive a three-row SUV featuring a more powerful and…

Honda Supports Columbus, Ohio’s Bid to Win US Smart City Challenge

Today Honda announced its endorsement of the “Smart Columbus Plan,” a proposal put forth by the city of Columbus, Ohio, to win the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Smart City Challenge. Honda, which bases its North American manufacturing operations in central Ohio, has also pledged to partner with Columbus in a variety of transportation innovations,…

Honda and Acura Sales Both Down in November

The 2016 Honda Pilot was one of the automaker’s few bright spots in November American Honda Motor Co. had a disappointing November, with sales of 115,441 Honda and Acura vehicles representing a 5.2% decrease in sales when compared to the company’s record-setting November 2014. Fortunately, the Happy Honda Days of December should help the Honda…

Check Out the 2015 Honda Jazz

The 2015 Honda Jazz, which is set to debut in Paris next month Honda is previewing the next-generation 2015 Jazz with some new photos, although the car won’t have its official unveiling until early next month at the 2014 Paris Motor Show. The Jazz is essentially just the European version of what we Americans call…

Honda Partners with DreamWorks to Create “Honda Dream Drive” VR Experience

In anticipation of the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, today Honda announced that it is collaborating with DreamWorks Animation to demonstrate a new virtual reality content and solutions test bed for the in-vehicle experience. Honda will demonstrate its Honda Dream Drive in-car virtual reality prototype featuring DreamWorks Animation at CES 2017, January 5th…