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…
The latest Civic Type R took back the Nurburgring lap record, but there is a sticking point.… The 2023 Honda Civic Type R set a new lap record for front-wheel-drive cars around the Suzuka Circuit in Japan…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The New 2015 Honda Fit The 2015 Honda Fit has earned a Top Safety Pick from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, tying it with the 2014 Chevy Spark for the highest rated vehicle in its class. Both cars scored a highest possible “Good” rating on the head restraints and seats, roof strength, side, and…
How will the 2015 Honda Fit be influenced by the current production model? One of the consequences of making good products is the expectations that they set for the future. A really great film will gain respect and popularity for the filmmaker, but will also make it harder to produce a sequel that satisfies the…
Between its Beyonce cover commercials and custom-designed One Direction Civics, you may get the impression that Honda is only into mainstream musical acts. Not so! In fact, as if to prove its hipster bona fides, Honda announced today it will be giving concertgoers free lifts to the Austin City Limits Music Festival, which is being held…
It’s Facebook official, so you know it’s true: Skeletor and He-Man are friends now, according to Honda Toy Tunes With the exception of those lame Fred Savage-narrated home movies, Honda has been on a real roll lately when it comes to its promotional videos. From the OK Go music video featuring Honda UNI-CUBs, to the awesome…
The Bisimoto Engineering team works on their entry for the 2015 Honda Fit SEMA Project For the past five weeks now, six build teams have been customizing their own 2015 Honda Fits as part of the 2015 Honda Fit SEMA Project. The automaker has been following their progress and posting photos and gifs to its…
The 2017 Honda Accord coupe is a stylish and well-equipped car that carries a starting MSRP of $24,025. In years past, competitors such as the Toyota Camry and Nissan Altima also offered coupe body styles, but now-a-days the Accord doesn’t have much company in this segment. The new Accord coupe is only available in front-wheel…
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It’s enough to make someone exclaim “Hot Dog!” Plenty of automakers have a minivan in their model lineup. But how many can claim to have a “Minnie” van? Honda now can. After all, the Japanese automaker unveiled its Disney-themed “Minnie Van” at the D23 Expo. A Choice the Whole Family Will Enjoy: Honda Odyssey Updates More…
Honda recently got under some folks’ skin when an entry in their Fit for You campaign featured a joke that was perceived as offensive. One ad for the 2015 Honda Fit, titled “Synth and Seattleites,” featured the same hotdog-eating, mustard-bearded, frame-shop-frequenting dude from another ad. Yeah, you know the one. Mr. Mustard Beard Only this…
Honda is playing up the connection between its motorsports program and its own production vehicles in a new commercial titled “Racing at Heart.” The ad features the 2017 Honda Ridgeline pickup truck and Civic Si compact car, both on sale now, as well as the upcoming Civic Type R hot hatch, which goes on sale…
Honda has announced that its new Civic lineup—consisting of the Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, and Civic Type R—will officially hit the streets in its native Japan on Sept. 29. To build a headwind of anticipation for the arrival of the all-new Civic, Honda also kicked off its advertising campaign for the new vehicle, entitled “Go,…
The new 2016 Honda CR-Z The new Honda CR-Z hybrid launches November 3rd, and there’s a lot of hype behind the new model. Starting with the exterior, we’re looking at one of the more aggressively styled hybrids on the market, which should prevent any road ridicule when compared to driving a more subdued hybrid. This…
Today, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Honda Aircraft Company gathered at the latter’s headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, to announce that the HondaJet has officially received type certification from the FAA. Honda Aircraft Company President and CEO Michimasa Fujino was presented with the certificate in front of over 2,000 people, including FAA Administrator…
The 2015 Honda Fit debuted at NAIAS in January, and now it will appear at the 2014 New York Auto Show in a full color spectrum. Wondering what to expect from Honda at the 2014 New York Auto Show? A whole lot of color, that’s what. Reportedly, Honda will be taking the 2015 Honda Fit,…
Photo: Heimo Ruschitz Helmut Marko, advisor to the Red Bull Racing and head of the Red Bull Junior Team, has been keeping close tabs on Honda, Toro Rosso’s new engine partner for 2018. Because Red Bull will lose its Renault engines in 2019, it is quite likely the team will need to go to Honda…
Honda executive John Mendel accepts the NACOTY award for the 2016 Civic The “Year of Honda” may have come to a close last month, but 2016 is starting to look like it may be a banner year for the automaker, as well. After earning plaudits from AutoGuide and the Hispanic Motor Press, the 2016 Honda…
Photo: Honda Honda has announced the next generation of its safety and driver-assistive technology suite: Honda Sensing 360. It will be standard equipment on all new Honda and Acura models in the United States by 2030 as one step toward the automaker’s goal to completely eradicate traffic collision fatalities. We’ve already covered all of the…
2021 Honda CR-V Photo: Honda The Honda CR-V debuted in 1996 and entered its fifth generation in 2017. Just two years later, it received a refresh that included sharper exterior lines and an incredibly efficient hybrid model. As such, no significant changes have occurred since then. The 2021 CR-V starts at $25,350 — a mid-range…
Among electrified vehicles, plug-in hybrids have a bit of a problem. Although they combine the benefits of both electric and conventional hybrid vehicles, they don’t have the benefit of simplicity—electric cars just run on electricity and normal hybrids just work like a regular car, while plug-in hybrids operate as an electric for a shorter distance…
The 2020 Honda Insight normalizes hybrid vehicles Photo: Honda There’s been a massive push for the normalization of hybrid and electric vehicles in recent years. Some automakers have made greater strides than others, but most have faced the challenge of pushing a fossil fuel-powered world into an environmentally cleaner existence. As that push continues, companies…
Photo: ©Honda The 2018 Honda Civic Type R may be the most anticipated new car in the Honda lineup—and it just went on sale at the start of this month. After the 2017 model was launched in June on a limited production basis, the 2018 model marks the first Civic Type R ever sold in…
Honda Ridgeline History When the Honda Ridgeline was first introduced back in 2005, it represented Honda’s first venture into the North American pickup truck market. Though the Ridgeline was actually very popular in the beginning, the Japanese automaker’s pickup sales have slowly decreased over time, leading Honda to decide to cease production in mid-2014. Early History…
We’ve said it once, and we’ll say it again: if Honda ever decides it wants out of the automotive industry rat race, the company should consider trying its hand at filmmaking. From last year’s UNI-CUB OK Go music video, to the recent M.C. Escher-esque CR-V promo, this company knows how to make compelling (and frequently mind-bending)…
Last week, we (joyously) reported the news that America was finally getting… Because Honda has made us wait so long for the European-spec production… Yesterday, we got our (and probably your) hopes up by spreading the…
Texting while driving is such a problem that Honda has flipped the… Dozens of manufacturers are currently scrambling to reach out to owners and… Honda wasn’t kidding around when it called 2015 the “Year of Honda”…
Honda’s new CEO, Takahiro Hachigo, is spearheading an ambitious effort to make English the official language of the automaker’s interregional communications. It may seem odd for a Japanese CEO to want his Japanese company to use English as its work language, but there’s something even more ironic you should know about Hachigo: he’s a car…
The Honda Civic Type R prototype Fresh off of its world premiere in Paris, Honda will be bringing the new Civic Type R prototype to the 2016 SEMA Show in Las Vegas next week. The hot hatch concept will be making its North American debut at the annual aftermarket trade show, alongside a whole bunch…
Because Honda has made us wait so long for the European-spec production… The 2015 Civic Type R has been making mouths water ever since… While its production version still hasn’t been revealed, another new 2015 Honda…
One very lucky (and presumably very generous) person will soon get to take home the very first 2017 Honda Civic Type R in the world, when Honda auctions off Vehicle Identification Number 01 online beginning June 7th to raise money for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. The fastest, most powerful Honda ever produced for the…
Honda CEO Takahiro Hachigo says the company will not adopt a common… The prestigious Honda Motor Company has seen quite a few leaders come… In an effort to further diversify its top executives, Honda Motor Co.… Honda’s new CEO, Takahiro Hachigo, is spearheading an ambitious effort to make…
A still from the new teaser video for the 2015 Honda Civic Type R production model Performance enthusiasts have been waiting a long time for the Honda Civic Type R to become a reality. We’ve seen our fair share of concepts, promotional videos, and spy shots of the Type R, but one thing we still…
Every pickup truck claims to be the best, but Honda’s highly-rated, award-winning… Honda is playing up the connection between its motorsports program and its… Little Leaguers in Houston, Texas experienced the ultimate rain delay when consistent… The all-new 2017 Ridgeline from Honda continues to raise its profile. After… The 2017 Kelley Blue Book Best Resale…
Photo: Honda If you’ve shopped for a new Honda at any point over the last few years, you’ve probably heard of Honda Sensing. It’s a suite of safety and driver-assistive technologies offered as standard equipment across virtually all Honda models. But what exactly does Honda Sensing do? Honda Sensing is made up of five key…
Photo: © Raymond M. When the all-new 2024 Prologue launches later this year, it will be Honda’s first dedicated electric SUV — and so far, the automaker is keeping details fairly close to the chest. However, it did recently reveal a bit about the Prologue’s infotainment system. Apple CarPlay: What apps are supported by Google’s…
The all-new 2018 Honda Accord and the 2018 Honda Odyssey have been earned Good Housekeeping’s 2018 “Best New Car Awards,” and really, is anyone surprised? This is just the latest addition to an impressively long list of awards the Japanese automaker has been racking up in the last several weeks. It seems that every major…
After 15 seasons and 282 episodes, the cultishly adored Discovery channel show Mythbusters was cancelled this past March. Since then, series co-host Adam Savage has been keeping busy (and creative) on his website Tested, where he’s been doing appropriately nerdy DIY projects like building the captain’s chair from Star Trek and the space rifle from…
The words “Honda Sonic Civic” may cause some folks to do a double take, as they try to envision some unholy union between the Chevy Sonic and Honda’s own popular compact car. But don’t worry, the title actually refers to something much cooler: a “Sonic the Hedgehog”-themed Honda Civic. The one-of-a-kind Sonic Civic was created…
The 2014 Honda Civic Natural Gas When people talk about the green car movement, they’re usually referring to hybrids and electrics. Meanwhile, natural gas is getting left out of the conversation about alternative fuel vehicles. Although the plentiful low-emissions fuel source is about half the price of gasoline, few car companies have taken advantage of…
Honda executive Tom Shoupe speaks at the opening of a CNG filling station in Marysville, Ohio Honda announced today the opening of its very first public Compressed Natural Gas fueling station in North America. The CNG station is located on the automaker’s campus in Marysville, Ohio. The fully automated station has been designed, constructed, and…
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