Honda CR-V is Motor Trend's 2018 SUV of the Year

Photo: ©Honda Motor Trend has named the 2018 Honda CR-V its “2018 SUV of the Year,” placing the fifth-generation SUV ahead of 23 contenders in one of the market’s most competitive segments. It was evaluated by nearly a dozen of Motor Trend‘s top editors, writers, and testers. Having sold more than 4.2 million units since…

2019 Honda Passport Named ‘Best New Car for 2019’

Photo: Honda Honda has brought back the Passport SUV and already the all-new model is receiving glowing industry praise. The Passport was just named the “Best New Car for 2019” by Autotrader, one of just 12 new vehicles to receive the honor, and chosen by unanimous decision by the editors. “The Passport is one of…

2016 Honda Pilot Receives 5-Star NHTSA Safety Rating

The 2016 Honda Pilot has just earned another feather to put in its cap: the SUV was recently awarded the highest-possible 5-star safety rating by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The recognition follows the vehicle’s Top Safety Pick+ safety rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), giving the 2016 Honda Pilot…

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…