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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Photo: Honda The popular Honda CR-V compact SUV is back for 2023 with an all-new model. Entering its sixth generation since 1995, it features new styling and larger dimensions. In 2022, the CR-V was the second bestselling SUV and seventh bestselling vehicle overall in the United States. Can the latest improvements push the model even…
While the concept of the commuter car hasn’t quite taken off in the United States yet, they are all the rage in Japan because of their ability to efficiently traverse across cityscapes without the emissions of a regular automobile. Honda is looking to capitalize on the small car’s successes in Japan with testing of its…
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A new Honda Fit infographic tells us how much holiday junk you can fit inside that trunk A new (and remarkably slight, albeit festive) infographic we just received from Honda finally answers the age-old question: how many gifts would a Honda Fit fit, if a Honda Fit could fit gifts? Apparently, the answer depends on…
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 NHTSA for 2015. “The Fit…
2015 Honda Pilot The Honda Pilot is mostly unchanged for 2015, but gets a new mid-priced Special Edition trim. 2015 Honda Pilot Exterior Despite being a crossover, the 2015 Honda Pilot seems to play the role of SUV with a boxy, brash, and muscular exterior design that makes it stand out among today’s rounder crossovers….
When we think of racing, normally a really fast, sleek sports car comes to mind. That may have been what Simon Pagenaud, IndyCar’s latest first-time winner, was thinking as he planned to hit the track at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. But this year, Honda produced something a little different for him to race:…
Honda announced on Wednesday it took a $750 million equity stake in Cruise, General Motors’ autonomous vehicle subsidiary. Over the next 12 years, two companies will together invest $2.75 billion in the development of self-driving vehicles. “This is the logical next step in General Motors and Honda’s relationship, given our joint work on electric vehicles,…
Photo: Honda The 2020 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell is now officially available at select dealerships and comes with a number of notable updates for the new model year. But first, Honda really wants you to start driving cleanly, so it’s offering the car at a competitive lease price of only $379 per month, which includes…
Photo: Honda Honda has announced it will make an all-new hydrogen fuel cell vehicle based on the recently-revealed next-generation 2023 Honda CR-V. The hydrogen variant will go into production next year for the 2024 model year. Honda’s manufacturing center in Marysville, Ohio, will build the zero-emission vehicle, contributing to the company’s goal of having conventional…
Photo: Honda The Suzuka Circuit in Japan ranks among the most iconic race tracks in the world, and is regularly rated by drivers as one of the most fun to lap. And now, it has a new front-wheel-drive track record, set by none other than the new 2021 Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition. The…
It’s that time of year once again when automakers begin announcing pricing for their latest and greatest, and we know exactly what you’re thinking. Somewhere in the deep recesses of your brain, a tiny little voice is screaming “WHAT OF THE MINIVANS?” Tell that voice to shut it for a minute or two so that…
Honda’s 3E Robotics Concept suite While Honda is mostly known as an automaker, those who follow the brand a little more closely know that it also likes to delve into the world of robotics and mobility. Just ahead of CES 2018 (January 9th through the 12th), Honda released a video preview of four tiny, adorable…
Photo: ©Honda Please, industry journalists, give it a rest. We get it—Honda makes nice cars. But this is getting silly. In less than a month, we’ve already written about Honda earning awards from major publications—including Consumer Guide Automotive, Kelley Blue Book, U.S. News & World Report, Motor Trend, and more—on seven occasions, and we’re fairly…
Photo: Honda The Civic Type R has long been the king of Nürburgring lap records, having claimed and reclaimed the fastest time among front-wheel-drive cars repeatedly over the years. And now it’s happened again. The former top time at the famous Nürburgring Nordschleife, where automakers love to strut their stuff, was set by the 2019…
To help promote the Honda Fit Challenge, wherein one lucky driver who proves their parallel parking prowess will win an all-new 2015 Fit EX-L Navi, Honda has acquired the services of one of YouTube’s most affable, recognizable, and charismatic celebrities. Of course I’m talking about Flula. What, you thought I was talking about the guy…
Green Car Journal has named the 2019 Honda Insight its 2019 Green Car of the Year at the Los Angeles Auto Show, marking the fourth time Honda wins the award. Made in Indiana, the all-new Insight is a four-door hybrid with panache and performance you rarely get from electrified vehicles in its price bracket. “Today’s…
Need a way to kill some time this afternoon and get yourself eligible to win an all-new 2015 Honda Fit? Then you absolutely need to take the Honda Fit Challenge. Unlike those other driving challenges that test simple skills, the Honda Fit Challenge wants to bring together the nation’s best to determine who is king…
Photo: Honda Honda has finally released the details for the new e electric city car that has been putting modern hatchback designs to shame ever since it was first introduced as the Urban EV Concept at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. Despite its lovely retro style and all-electric powertrain, the Honda e is really a…
The world just got its first look at the next-generation Honda Civic Type R, which will be the company’s first truly global Type R (and yes, anxious Americans, “global” includes us). The new Civic Type R prototype debuted at the 2016 Paris Auto Show, offering a preview of what the production model will look like…
2015 Honda Fit at the Chicago Auto Show. If you’re anything like us, you’re extremely excited about the 2015 Honda Fit. Like, really excited. One might even say that you’re feeling jacked for it. It’s good to know, then, that if the price figures leaked yesterday by tlxforums.com user ChrisAP1 are any indication, we don’t…
Honda has announced that it will be the new sponsor of the Disneyland Resort attraction Autopia, a classic ride that allows visitors to steer specially designed bumper cars around an enclosed track. Honda also committed to continue its multiyear strategic alliance with Disneyland Resort. Autopia—a portmanteau of the words “automobile” and “utopia”—has been a part…
The 2017 Honda CR-V equipped with available LED headlights and Honda Sensing safety technologies has earned a Top Safety Pick+ rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The Honda Sensing suite of safety and driver assistance technologies comes standard on EX and higher trims, and earned the CR-V a “Superior” rating for frontal crash…
Christian Horner, Red Bull Racing team principal, and Jim Farley, Ford President and CEO Photo: Ford In 2026, Red Bull Powertrains will partner with Ford to create Formula 1 engines for the Red Bull Racing team. But team principal Christian Horner says that if they had known Honda would be coming back to the sport…
The Honda Fit e:HEV hatchback, unveiled at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show, uses a two-motor hybrid system that works alongside its usual 1.5-liter combustion engine. According to Yasuaki Asaki, Honda’s head of power unit development, the automaker looked to its Formula 1 program for inspiration when building this new roadgoing powertrain. High Performance Driving: Honda…
Photo: Honda The 2019 German GP was full of dramatic twists and turns, but in the end, it was Honda that prevailed. With Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen on top and Toro Rosso’s Daniil Kvyat in third, it marked Honda’s first double podium finish since the 1992 Portugal GP. Max Verstappen (left) and Daniil Kvyat…
Photo: AFEELA Sony has unveiled a handsome new prototype electric car it developed with Honda. It was revealed at CES 2023, an annual consumer electronics show that spotlights the biggest tech innovations in the world. It will be part of a new brand called AFEELA, though it’s not yet known what name the model will…
Photo: Honda Good news, Toyota and Honda workers: Japan’s two largest automakers have agreed to give their workers their largest pay raise in decades. Bad news, Americans: the raises are only for Japanese workers, who are supported by unions — the likes of which Toyota and Honda have carefully avoided in the U.S. by building…
The Mean Mower V2 will make its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, but before that happens, Honda put the mower to work by trimming the lawn at the Duke of Richmond’s estate in preparation for the event. With 190 horsepower under the hood and a maximum lawn-mowing speed of 50 miles per hour,…
The Kylie Tjin Edition 2015 Honda Fit, next to the “Fan Favorite’ trophy it won in the Honda Fit SEMA Project Over the past couple months, six build teams have been competing with one another in the Honda Fit SEMA Project; each group customizing their own 2015 Honda Fits as they see fit (pun intended). Their progress…
The new partnership between Scuderia Toro Rosso and Honda was off to a great start, with the Formula One team showing strong reliability during the two weeks of pre-season tests. Unfortunately, its competitive debut took a hit at the Australian Grand Prix when Pierre Gasly was forced to retire his car as a result of…
The 2014 Honda Insight is an efficient and comfortable compact car. With a modern silhouette that looks a bit like the Toyota Prius at first glance, there’s no doubt that the 2014 Insight makes an impression. The high-tail hatchback body and steeply angled windshield create an aerodynamic shape that allows for optimal fuel efficiency. As…
On Tuesday, October 9, associates and state and local government officials at Honda’s manufacturing plant in Indiana, Greensburg, celebrated 10 years of automobile production. The first vehicle that ever rolled off the assembly line in Greensburg was the four-cylinder Honda Civic Sedan on October 9, 2008. At the time, 1,000 associates worked at the plant…
Honda Roadside Assistance will be standard on all 2015 Honda vehicles, including the Fit (whenever we actually get them) Starting with the all-new 2015 Honda Pilot, which is on sale now, and the 2015 Honda Fit, which we think will be arriving sometime in our life time, all new Honda vehicles will benefit from a…
Machinima Ultra Street Fighter IV E. Honda Challenge Sweepstakes If you’re anything like me, you spent an incalculable amount of your life in the 1990s standing in an arcade with your elbows resting on a Street Fighter II cabinet. You’d spend hours every morning boning up on your down, down-forward, forward, punches and down, down-back,…
Photo: Honda The 2020 EPA Automotive Trends Report shows that Honda is leading full-line automakers in America based on real-world fuel economy and tailpipe CO2 emissions for the 2019 model year, the latest year for which data is available. Across the whole lineup, Honda vehicles have the highest average fuel economy at 28.9 miles per…
Honda Aero President Atsukuni Waragai accepts the PART 145 repair station certificate from FAA representative Jeffrey Phipps The Honda Aero, Inc. (HAI) HF120 turbofan engine production facility in Burlington, North Carolina, has officially received a PART 145 repair station certificate from the US Federal Aviation Administration. This FAA certification paves the way for HAI to…
Freddie Wynn (middle) is who makes a Honda The eighth installment of Honda’s 12-part What Makes a Honda is Who Makes a Honda video series, “Freddie’s Story,” was recently released by the Japanese automaker. The two-minute video highlights Freddie Wynn, a senior production manager at Honda Power Equipment Manufacturing in North Carolina, who climbed his…
Artist rendering of the new expansion at Honda Aero Inc., in Burlington Honda Aero, Inc. (HAI) announced today that it has broken ground on a new $21 million, 50,000-square foot facility addition to its Burlington, North Carolina plant. Honda says that it expects the expansion to create 20 to 30 new jobs over the next…
Photo: Honda Through the “Key by Amazon” app, Honda owners subscribed to the HondaLink Remote Services connected in-car system will now be able to benefit from Amazon’s in-car delivery service, which makes it possible to have Amazon Prime packages delivered straight to your vehicle. The service comes at no extra cost to owners of select…
If you take a gander over at our news page for new vehicle awards, you may find that Honda and Honda models are regular fixtures. Subjectively, it’s always felt as though Honda was outpacing the competition in this regard, and now Kelley Blue Book has all but confirmed it for us. Four Honda models were…
Everyone’s favorite modern SUV remains as spacious and family-friendly as ever, with a long list of refreshing and innovative upgrades that give it a new attitude in its third generation. For everything you could want in a minivan without actually driving a minivan, the 2019 Honda Pilot is the answer to your prayers. From subtle…
Photo: Honda The 2021 Honda Odyssey will go on sale on Aug. 3 with a fresh face, new safety features, upgraded technologies, and a starting price of $31,790, not including a $1,120 destination charge. The Odyssey is the best-selling retail minivan in America for the past decade, and with the 2021 refresh, it hopes to…
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…
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