Honda Civic News
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Car seats have a hard life. They're the one contact point in your car that you use 100 percent of the time, and they have to suffer hundreds of thousands of miles of your own and other peoples' rear-ends whilst remaining comfortable, and, above all, safe. The humble headrest is an oft-overlooked aspect of your car seat but it can be vital in reducing whiplash in an accident. In those first miliseconds during a crash your head is propelled forward by the force of an impact, then recoils backwards. In a rear-impact, your head is thrown backwards. With no protective rest behind your head in...
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2012 Honda Civic Si Walkaround: VideoThe latest Civic Si is the sporty variant of the new 2012 Honda Civic lineup and our man John Voelcker recently took a close up look at the car following its debut at the 2011 New York Auto Show. The car comes standard with a six-speed manual and gets the 2012 lineup’s top-of-the-range...
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Star Of Honda Ad Gets Lousy Deal From A Honda Dealer
We tend to think that company spokespeople get a better deal in showrooms than the rest of us. For example, GM gave Tiger Woods a free ride -- many of them, in fact -- when he was Buick's shill. And although we can't say for sure, we have to believe that Mike Rowe gets more than a firm handshake...
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2012 Honda Civic Priced From $15,605: 2011 New York Auto Show Live Photos
Fresh from its 'preview' in concept form at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, the 2012 Honda Civic has finally been revealed, making its debut today at the 2011 New York Auto Show. It also offers the all-important 40 mpg in two trims--HF and Hybrid. In fact, the entire 2012 Civic lineup is more...
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Video: Starting Grid PIT Maneuver Leads To Comeback Drive
What better way to start the day than a video of a starting-grid crash? Better yet, a PIT maneuver performed right in front of the flag stand. Lined up, waiting for the light, these United Arab Emirates Touring Cars are at the front of the grid, ready to attack the opening lap. The Honda Civic FD2...
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2012 Honda Civic Preview
Fresh from its "preview" in "concept" form at the Detroit Auto Show, the 2012 Honda Civic is here, and it looks pretty good. It also offers the all-important 40 mpg in two trims--HF and Hybrid. The entire 2012 Civic lineup is more efficient, but it's the HF and Hybrid that headline: the...
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Half the fun of driving the Honda Civic Si or its true sports car stablemate, the S2000, is the high-rpm engagement of VTEC (yo!) and the surge of power that comes with it. It's not an ideal flat torque curve that delivers the goods; it's the rush. But that may change for the next-gen Civic Si. The latest on the Web is that the 2.4-liter K24 from the Acura TSX, or a powerplant very much like it, will get the job of pulling the next Si around. That would mean a boost of about 30-40 pound-feet in torque, as well as a flatter curve, but it won't likely rev as high, and total power output is...
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2011 Detroit Auto Show Celebrity Sightings (And What They Mean For You!)
Pundits say that the economy is on the mend and that customers want to spend. (Sadly, they don't often say it in rhyme.) But while the recession may be behind us, there's still something not-quite-right about this year's Detroit Auto Show. Sure, we've seen fog machines and the mandatory strobe...
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2011 Detroit Auto Show Preview: 2012 Honda Civic Concept
The ramp-up for the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, or North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) is well underway, with Honda today releasing a preview sketch of an upcoming Civic concept for the show. The ninth-generation Civic, slated for production in 2011 as a 2012 model, will be based on the...
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2012 Honda Civic Coupe Spy Shots
With the brand new 2012 Ford Focus, 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and 2011 Volkswagen Jetta coming onto the market over the next 12 months, all with fresh styling, new levels of quality and premium features, one of the small car segment's stalwarts, the Honda Civic, will soon be faced with some serious...
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2012 Honda Civic Spy Shots
With the brand new 2012 Ford Focus, 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and 2011 Volkswagen Jetta coming onto the market over the next 12 months, all with fresh styling, new levels of quality and premium features, one of the small car segment's stalwarts, the Honda Civic, will soon be faced with some serious...
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2010 Chumpcar Texas Motor Speedway: 8 Hours In
The night is here, and we're only one-third done.
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Honda enthusiasts have become accustomed to a regular 5-year refresh cycle for the company's passenger car lineup. This generally gives Honda enough time to work out minor bugs, and refine new design features. By the end of the cycle, many customers should be ready to make a trade-in for an updated model too. It appears that the global auto maker will be stretching the length of that cycle by a year or so for the next Civic. Last refreshed in 2005, the the current model Civic will celebrate it's 5th birthday this year. It's expected to reach the ripe old age of 6 before retiring. A new model...
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2010 Chumpcar Nashville 9, Part Deux
The second running of the Nashville 9 sees Motor Authority leading for a good portion, finishing in second place
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Chumpcar Nashville 9 Race Report
The Chumpcar Nashville 9 was a wet and ultimately doomed event, but it was still a blast.
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Motor Authority Heads To Nashville Superspeedway For Chumpcar
Your trusty editor is off to run rust buckets until the sun goes down--and for hours and hours after.
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Honda Says Their New Incentive Is a Really Big Thing
Cheap Lease Rates To Run From March 15th to May 3rd
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Motor Authority Heads To The 100 Acre Wood
Rally racing in Salem, Missouri with Rally-America is on the Motor Authority docket this weekend.
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Honda is currently prepping an even higher performance version of its European Civic Type-R that’s set for release in the UK in the third quarter, with other markets to follow shortly after. The latest version has been inspired by last year’s Civic Mugen RR concept vehicle and has been developed by in-house Honda tuner and performance accessories division Mugen. The new engine is based on the regular 2.0L Type-R unit but thanks to a number of subtle performance mods, output of the high-revving naturally aspirated engine rise to 237hp (177kW) and 160lb-ft (217Nm) of torque. Other...
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Honda previews 2009 Tokyo Auto Salon concepts
While U.S. carmakers prepare for the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, Honda is readying a range of concepts to show off at the 2009 Tokyo Auto Salon, which celebrates Japan's modified vehicles. The headline concepts are a pair of Sports Modulo cars based on the S2000 and Fit (Jazz). Modulo is Honda's...
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Honda showcases 16 vehicle lineup at SEMA
Honda will be showcasing more than 16 custom vehicles at this year’s SEMA Auto Show in Las Vegas, with a lineup consisting of project cars, concepts and accessorized production vehicles. Specially featured in the display is a 2009 Fit equipped with Mugen accessories, a Civic Coupe Concept...
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Lotus teams up with Oaktec to build Honda Civic Hybrid race car
Lotus, though its engineering and consultancy division, has teamed up with several companies in the past year to collaborate on a number of different projects ranging from concept and electric vehicle development to performance and chassis tuning. The engineering group’s latest collaboration...
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2009 Honda Civic Coupe revealed
Just a week ago Honda officially unveiled the 2009 Civic sedan and Hybrid, but today we can bring you all-new pictures of the coupe, thanks to a gallery released by Honda. The images show the changes for 2009 aren't tremendous, as expected, but do include enough detail for the enthusiast to spot...
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Honda unveils 2009 Civic and Civic Hybrid
Small, stylish and efficient cars are rapidly becoming favorites in the U.S., where bulky SUVs and pickups have long reigned. The Honda Civic in particular has been near the top of the sales charts this year, with its handsome design and solid value placing it in many buyers' driveways. Now the...
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