The Honda Civic Tourer, one of three models that will be equipped with Honda Connect for 2015 At this week’s Paris Motor Show, Honda officially debuted its Honda Connect system, the industry’s first embedded Android-based in-car infotainment center. The all-new Honda Connect system is set to launch next year in Europe, and will be coming to…
Officials at the 1965 Indy 500 prepared to test ride a fleet of Honda motorcycles As the most successful carmaker ever in number of Indy 500 wins, starts, and laps completed, Honda is more excited than most for the upcoming 100th running of the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” which will be held on Sunday, May…
2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid Honda filled out its Clarity lineup in New York today, debuting both the all-new Clarity Plug-in Hybrid and the Clarity Electric, which will soon join the already available Clarity Fuel Cell sedan on the automotive market. The automaker says that it is targeting US sales of 75,000 Clarity vehicles over…
Though gas prices have fallen, plenty of people would still rather pay up front to be eco-conscious than pay at the pump. Honda is banking on the alternative energy demographic to continuing to grow with the North American debut of the Honda Clarity Fuel Cell sedan yesterday at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show. The…
The [fecal matter] hits the fan when the Civic hits the Lincoln Last Thursday, a driver in Montreal, Canada, was cruising on Highway 20 when his dashcam captured dramatic video of a Honda Civic causing a Lincoln MKS taxi to dive headfirst into a five-car accident. “Driving on Montreal Highway when out of nowhere…” dashcam…
Photo: ©Honda Honda is celebrating the production of its 25th million vehicle in the United States—fittingly, a 2018 Honda Accord, which was named the North American Car of the Year at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show earlier this year. It was painted in obsidian blue pearl. The Accord was produced at the Marysville Auto Plant,…
Today the Honda Canada Foundation announced a $4 million charitable donation to the Stevenson Memorial Hospital Foundation, a hospital located near the Honda of Canada Manufacturing facilities and its more than 4,000 employees. The generous gift includes $1 million for the purchase of life-saving medical equipment, while the remaining $3 million will go to supporting…
Today Honda officially launched global production of its new 10-speed automatic transmission, which is being manufactured at the Honda Precision Parts of Georgia, LLC (HPPG) in Tallapoosa, Georgia. Honda also announced a $150 million investment in two US manufacturing plants to fund production of the industry-first 10-speed automatic transmission (10AT) for front-wheel-drive vehicles. Roughly $100…
Honda has announced that select vehicles built in 2015 will debut Android Auto™, which will integrate Android smartphone features into the vehicle’s in-dash display and allow access to various optimized apps and features for a more intuitive driving experience. “Honda’s goal is to integrate the power and functionality of today’s smartphones directly into our vehicles…
Honda continues to clean up during awards season, with two 2017 Honda vehicles being winners in Kelley Blue Book’s 2017 5-Year Cost to Own Awards. The Accord took home the top honors in the mid-size car category, with second and third place going to the 2017 Toyota Camry and Hyundai Sonata, respectively. The Accord earned…
While Honda cars are known for their reliability and longevity, they can also be powerful and exciting. Over the years, Hollywood has chosen numerous Honda cars to appear in movies, including the following four. Your Next Car: Meet the 2017 Honda Accord Sedan [wptab name=”Pulp Fiction (1994)”] Photo: Miramax Films 1980 Honda Civic from Pulp…
Suheb Haq of General Motors (left) and Tomomi Kosaka of Honda Last month, General Motors and Honda announced that they were joining forces to produce hydrogen fuel cells. Today, the automakers announced the executive structure for their new joint venture company, Fuel Cell System Manufacturing, LLC (FCSM). GM’s Suheb Haq will serve as the first…
The 2017 Honda Pilot Elite Awards season continues to be kind to Honda. The Japanese automaker managed four spots on the Kelley Blue Book list of “Best Family Cars of 2017.” The experts at KBB.com found spots on their annual list for the 2017 Honda CR-V, HR-V, Pilot, and Odyssey. In making the selections of…
Photo: Osajus Brendon Hartley, WEC champion and Scuderia Toro Rosso’s new driver since the tail end of the 2017 Formula One season, thinks the McLaren team made a mistake in leaving Honda power for 2018. “I think they’ve made a mistake,” Hartley told Marca, a Spanish sports newspaper, on Monday. “The engine is very drivable,…
Ross Brawn, one of Formula One’s most successful team principals and currently the sport’s technical director, says that Red Bull must become an F1 championship contender again with its new Honda partnership. Red Bull enjoyed a four-year run of consecutive double world championships from 2010 to 2013. Its domination was swiftly put to an end…
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