WHERE ARE YOU, HONDA FIT? So hey, it’s June 11, which means the 2015 Honda Fit is here at last! We think! There hasn’t really been much indication that the Fit is arriving anywhere, save for the previous assertion that deliveries would begin in “the second week of June.” Well, in any case, if you…
The Honda Fit might be the smallest vehicle in the carmaker’s American lineup, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t big on style and fuel efficiency. It’s considered one of the most fuel-efficient vehicles on the road today, and the 2017 model is no exception to this ruling. With a straight-forward style and unbeatable price, the…
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2017 Honda Fit Driving The News Wheel is a digital auto magazine providing readers with a fresh perspective on the latest car news. We’re located in the heart of America (Dayton, Ohio) and our goal is to deliver an entertaining and informative perspective on what’s trending in the automotive world. See more articles from The…
2015 Honda Fit The Honda Fit is all-new for the 2015 model year and features better fuel economy, new technology, and a longer wheelbase contributing to more interior room. 2015 Honda Fit Exterior The 2015 Honda Fit has preserved its distinctive wedge shape while gaining some maturity via new grille and headlight designs as well…
A dude reps his cool ’16 Civic in the Honda ad “Jacket” KBB.com has released its list of the “10 Coolest Cars Under $18,000,” ranking a range of vehicles that are both affordable and relatively “hip.” Honda had more vehicles on the top ten list than any other automaker, scoring two major victories with the…
The 2013 Honda Fit EV is the perfect mix of fun and practicality for your drive. Like its traditionally powered sibling, the 2013 Honda Fit EV brings a bit of character to the normally reserved Honda lineup. With its squared hatchback rear end and short, rounded front, it shares a lot of characteristics with the…
Look: Honda really, really wants you to buy a 2015 Fit if you’re a Gen Y-type. We know that a great many Millennials will tell you that they’ll, like, buy a car when they can, y’know, afford it, man. But, hey, real talk: you should really buy a Fit when you can. To make sure…
Urban SUV Concept Slated for U.S. Production, Likely Named Honda HR-V Last year at the Detroit Auto Show, Honda unveiled the Urban SUV concept, a Fit-based crossover that sits below the CR-V in both size and price. More recently, the Japanese production version was uncovered at the 2014 Tokyo Motor Show and bore the name…
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…
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,…
What makes a car cool? Is it a sunburst orange exterior paint? Large chrome wheels? A massive rear wing? An adequate air conditioning system? (Father’s Day is coming up soon, so we’re allowed this silly dad joke). We might be car experts, but what’s “cool” is an ever-changing and subjective concept, one best left to…
The 2015 Honda Fit, which sold 5,652 units last month Honda sales figures for February 2015 have been announced, with the Japanese automaker selling 92,474 vehicles in America last month—a slight 4.1% increase in year over year sales. The Honda Fit sold 5,652 units, rising 81% over year ago totals and easily setting a new…
2013 Honda Fit Sport Nobody seems able to say with any certainty when we’re actually going to start seeing the 2015 Honda Fit at dealerships. What we can tell owners of 2013 Honda Fit vehicles with manual transmissions is that your vehicle has been recalled. Luckyyy! 1,038 Fits with manual transmissions are being called back…
The 2015 CR-V is one of five finalists for the 2015 Green SUV of the Year Award Green Car Journal has selected the 2015 Honda CR-V and the Honda Fit’s 1.5-liter Earth Dreams Technology engine as finalists for the publication’s annual Green Car Awards. The CR-V is one of five finalists for the 2015 Green…
Photo: JD Hancock via CC Today, Honda surprised many by reporting a 20% increase in fiscal first quarter profits. Apparently, the costs of the Japanese automaker’s airbag recall were offset by the benefits of a cheap yen. Honda’s April-June net profit was 186 billion yen ($1.5 billion USD), representing a 155.6 billion yen year-over-year increase….
The 2015 Honda Fit American Honda Motor Co. has reported March 2015 sales figures, with a total of 126,293 Honda and Acura automobiles sold last month. Honda vehicles accounted for 111,623 of those sales, representing a 5.2% decrease in comparison to March of last year. But it wasn’t all doom and gloom for Honda, as…
The 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid The 2017 Kelley Blue Book Best Resale Value Awards have been announced, with four Honda models picking up top honors in their category. The 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid, Fit, HR-V, and Ridgeline were all recognized for their resale value. The awards are given to new models that seem most likely…
It seems that just about every other piece of news about Honda pertains to some award or other its vehicles have earned. And, you’ve guessed it, this article is no different. Once more, the brand has earned a trifecta of awards, this time from the New York Daily News and with the honor going to…
Honda FCEV Concept at 2014 NAIAS Honda’s display was, in a word, freaking spectacular. Okay, so that’s two words, but I stand by my statement. Immediately upon entering the Honda NAIAS realm, we were greeted by the FCEV Concept, which was unveiled at the 2013 LA Auto Show. The FCEV is the brand’s next-gen fuel…
Ford is working on building an EV that starts around $20,000 but is still profitable Photo: Ford One of the major keys to gaining the advantage in the ongoing EV wars is finding that sweet spot with price. Ford Motor Company is already well on the path with its all-new 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning, which…
Photo: Joe McGowan Red Bull Racing is wasting no time burning bridges with Renault. After repeatedly slamming the French manufacturer for poor engine reliability and performance, Red Bull is now claiming that its relationship with Honda, its next engine supplier from 2019, is already “way stronger” than its relationship with Renault, with whom it won…
The New York Daily News Auto Awards were announced today, with Honda picking up three trophies as a result of this year’s rankings. The 2017 Honda CR-V, Fit, and Pilot all took top honors in their respective categories. The panel of eight Daily News automotive journalists chose vehicles that best represented the specific “DNA” of…
The 2025 Honda Civic Hatchback Photo: Honda On the surface, the 2025 Honda lineup doesn’t seem to offer any big changes. But look a little closer —several of the automaker’s core vehicles actually boast significant updates for the new model year. Here’s a look at what Honda shoppers will find when they browse the lineup….
Photo: ©Honda Ever looked at the Honda Civic Type R hot hatchback and thought, “I don’t really want the car, but I’d love to get my hands on that sweet engine to put in another chassis”? Well now you can, thanks to the new Civic Type R crate engine program Honda has just launched at…
The 2016 Honda Civic sedan Honda proved to be the big winner today when US News & World Report released its annual rankings of the “Best Cars for the Money.” Five vehicles from the automotive brand’s lineup took home six awards, more than any other car company. The all-new tenth-generation 2016 Civic was named “Best Compact Car…
Photo: Honda Honda will launch its first all-electric SUV in 2024, called the Prologue. It’s an apt name for a vehicle meant to mark the start of the automaker’s earnest advance toward a zero-emission future. Besides the name and Honda’s initial sales target of 70,000 units, there’s not much we actually know about the Prologue…
Honda has picked up another award, this time for the 3.5-liter gasoline-electric V6 hybrid powertrain found in the NSX hybrid supercar. The motor was named “Best New Engine” at the 2017 International Engine of the Year Awards, presented by Engine Technology International magazine. The awards, now in their 19th year, are determined by a panel of experts from…
Photo: Honda Best Overall Brand, Most Trusted Brand, Best Value Brand, Best In-Vehicle Experience Brand, Best In-Vehicle Experience Brand, and Best Overall EV/Hybrid Brand. These are the awards Honda earned in the 2024 Kelley Blue Book Consumer Choice Awards. This isn’t just dominance — it’s practically a clean sweep, as Honda grabbed all but one…
The 2015 Honda CR-V, which just enjoyed record June sales Honda had a good month in June—or at least, half of the lineup did. Overall, 118,870 Honda vehicles were sold in June 2015, representing a minor 0.9% increase over June of last year. But a definite trend emerges if you look more closely at the…
It will be standard equipment on all new Honda and Acura models in the United States by 2030… The Legend EX can autonomously steer, accelerate, and brake in order to pass slower cars on the highway before returning to the original lane… Honda Sensing is a suite of five different safety and driver-assistive features that…
Sauber is close to an engine deal that would see it switch to Honda engines for the 2018 Formula One championship season. Sauber would be the first team other than McLaren to be powered by the Japanese manufacturer, which could prove to be a potential step up as Sauber is currently powering its 2017 cars…
Have you ever stopped and looked at the Honda logo? Photo: JD Hancock via CC In the imaginative and diverse world of automotive logos, Honda’s isn’t the most unique. Essentially, it is a big “H”—and it’s not a mystery what the letter stands for. It’s like what Superindendent Chalmers said after realizing the “H” badge…
Honda tends to clean up once it enters awards season, and this year is proving to be no exception. Today the Japanese automaker was managed to have three vehicles featured on the 2017 Best Cars for the Money list published by US News & World Report. The 2017 Honda CR-V, HR-V, and Fit were the…
The 2018 Honda Odyssey and CR-V are continuing to pile on the… The 2018 Honda CR-V is a family-friendly compact crossover and the best-selling… Four Honda vehicles were named in U.S. News & World Report’s 2018… If Honda had an astrological sign, its horoscope would read “Today, you… Honda and awards. Name a more iconic…
Photo: Honda Honda has taken the wraps off the all-new CR-V e:FCEV, the first plug-in hydrogen vehicle in America. Developed jointly with General Motors, it will launch as a 2025 model with 29 miles of EV range and 270 miles of zero-emission hydrogen range. Similarly to Toyota, Honda has committed itself to a zero-emission vehicle…
While Honda historically performs well in the awards, its 2024 showing is genuinely remarkable… Whenever the COVID-19 pandemic passes and it’s okay to go out and… Honda kicked off the year with a truly staggering number of awards,… The 2018 Honda Accord and Ridgeline have both been named J.D. Power… What makes a car cool?…
A new teaser image for the 2016 Acura ILX. The Honda HR-V and Acura ILX will both debut next month. Honda announced today that the new Honda HR-V and Acura ILX would both be premiering next month at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. To whet car buyers’ appetites, the company also released an image…
Photo: Maurizio Pesce Thirteen global industry leaders have joined together to form a new “Hydrogen Council” that will invest more than €1.4 billion ($1.5b) per year in hydrogen energy solutions and technologies. The council is comprised of Air Liquide, Alstom, Anglo American, BMW GROUP, Daimler, ENGIE, Honda, Hyundai Motor, Kawasaki, Royal Dutch Shell, The Linde…
Honda Jazz Honda’s sales in Europe through the first six months of the year were strong enough to earn it the title of the continent’s fastest-growing mainstream car brand. In the first half of 2016, Honda delivered a total of 88,242 vehicles to customers across Europe, reflecting a 33.5% year-over-year increase from sales through June…
With 388,374 units sold in 2014, the Honda Accord led the way for last year’s Honda sales record Another holiday season has come to a close, and so too has another merry Happy Honda Days season. Very merry: In spite of bad press from recalled vehicles, Honda finished strong in December, selling 67,479 units that…
Red Bull Racing says it has been “really encouraged” by the recent progress of Honda, its 2019 Formula One engine partner, and that it will adopt a different approach to its relationship with the Japanese manufacturer compared to McLaren, Honda’s previous partner. “We have done the diverse opposite to McLaren,” said Red Bull Team Principal…
If you live in a city, you need a vehicle that can… The 2020 Honda HR-V began arriving in Honda showrooms around the country… Honda kicked off the year with a truly staggering number of awards,… U.S. News & World Report has named Honda the “Best SUV Brand”… Another month, another slew of Honda…
Shell, Honda, and Toyota will collaborate to build seven new hydrogen refueling stations in Northern California following Shell’s successful securing of a $16.4 million grant from the California Energy Commission. The Energy Commission invests up to $100 million each year to support innovations in fuel technologies and transportation to help the state meet its demanding…
Civics are succeeding in the face of sedan sales declines As other automakers struggle to sell sedans, one true success story has risen through the ranks: the Honda Civic. August was another month of sales success for the Civic, and the rest of Honda’s lineup didn’t do too bad either. After all, Honda’s sales were…
The Honda CR-V retained its title of “America’s bestselling SUV” in 2015 The Happy Honda Days were good to American Honda Motor Co.—not only did the brand enjoy its best-ever December sales last month, but the seasonal sales event also capped off the automaker’s best-ever year. The Honda division set a new annual record in…
Photo: Honda Despite sustaining an enormous crash at the British Grand Prix, the power unit in Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 car may have survived to race another day. Used Honda: Old engine? No problem. The benefits of a used Honda In 2021, F1 teams have a limited allocation of major power unit components. Throughout the…
In a world with an increasing population of hybrid vehicles (and EVs and hydrogen fuel-cells and clean diesels, oh my), it is possible that one of the original contenders, the Honda Insight, might be taking its final bow. At least, according to AutoblogGreen, it sure seems that way. Honda may be discounting the Insight after…
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…
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,…
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