2016 Honda Pilot Awarded IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Rating

The 2016 Pilot undergoes the small overlap frontal crash test The redesigned 2016 Honda Pilot has received a 2015 Top Safety Pick+ rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, meaning the Japanese automaker is halfway towards achieving its goal of building the first three-row mainstream SUV with the highest possible rating from both the…

2016 Honda CR-V Earns 5-Star NHTSA Safety Rating

America’s bestselling SUV has just reaffirmed its status as one of the nation’s safest crossovers. Today Honda announced that the new 2016 CR-V has been awarded a 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the highest possible score available in the agency’s New Car Assessment Program. Earlier this year, the CR-V…

2021 Honda Ridgeline Pricing Starts at $36,490

Photo: Honda The 2021 Honda Ridgeline will arrive at dealerships nationwide on February 2 with a starting MSRP of $36,490, excluding a destination charge of $1,175. This represents a fairly significant price hike compared to the 2020 model, which started at $33,900, though this can be largely explained by Honda’s decision to eliminate the two-wheel-drive…

Honda Launches Esports GT3 Driver Academy

Photo: Honda Performance Development 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…

Honda Revamps Certified Pre-Owned Program

Certified pre-owned vehicles typically offer a great opportunity to buy used and still benefit from the advantages of warranty coverage. Though Honda already offers a CPO program at least on par with that of other automakers, it is now rebranding its program and introducing a second tier that covers more recent vehicles. Could the automaker…

Honda Accord is a '10Best' for Record 35th Time

Photo: Honda The Honda Accord has been named in Car and Driver’s latest list of the 10Best Cars and Trucks, and at this point, nobody should be surprised. 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…

Honda Odyssey Debuts in Detroit, Looks Better Than Those Kids’ Drawings

The all-new 2018 Honda Odyssey Today at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Honda debuted the all-new 2018 Odyssey—which, thank God, looks much better than those concept drawings done by five-year-olds suggested. In addition to the upgraded styling, which includes an Active Shutter Grille for enhanced efficiency, the redesigned minivan also boasts advanced…

Honda Sets Fuel Efficiency World Record with Civic Tourer

Honda R&D employees Fergal McGrath and Julian Warren take a well-deserved rest after their record-breaking 8,000-mile journey They said they’d do it, and they did: Honda has set a new Guinness World Record for “lowest fuel consumption – all 24 contiguous EU countries (all cars)’, recording an average 2.82 litres per 100km (100.31 imperial miles…

2020 Honda Insight Has Arrived at Dealerships, Starting at $22,930

Photo: Honda The 2020 Honda Insight, with its best-in-class passenger space and efficient hybrid powertrain, began arriving at dealerships yesterday with a starting MSRP of $22,930, excluding a $930 destination and handling charge. Assembled at Honda’s auto plant in Greensburg, Indiana, the 2020 Insight is largely unchanged, the 2020 base EX model costing only $100…

Honda Odyssey Named Best Minivan by Consumer Reports

The 2015 Honda Odyssey Consumer Reports has released its Top 10 Picks of 2015, choosing the best of the best in several segments, ranging from compacts to SUVs (no trucks, though). Based on the criteria of performance, reliability, and safety, the consumer advocacy publication chose the Honda Odyssey as its pick for Best Minivan. Calling…

Six 2020 Honda Models Earn IIHS Top Safety Ratings

Photo: Honda The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has granted five Honda models its Top Safety Pick rating and one its Top Safety Pick+ rating, showing that 2019 safety ratings are a good indicator of what to expect for 2020 models. The five models to earn the TSP designation were the 2020 Honda Accord, CR-V,…

Honda Has ‘Exceeded Expectations,’ Red Bull Says

Max Verstappen points to the Honda logo after winning the Austrian Grand Prix Photo: Honda When Red Bull Racing signed with Honda as its new Formula One engine supplier, it was regarded by many as a marriage of convenience. After all, the relationship between Red Bull and its previous supplier, Renault, had soured beyond repair,…