Honda News
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An empty road and a recent sports car acquisition lead to one of the great joys in life. Jason Fenske from Engineering Explained recently bought a Honda S2000, and now he's found a curvy canyon road, dropped the top, and set off to see what his car can do. Along the way, he manages to share some insight into the car and some of his plans for its future. First up, it's clear that he'll need to buy some better tires. The car wears some cheap rubber at the moment, and Jason is a man who understands the need for good tires. Proper running gear for your car is crucial, and you'd think more people...
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2018 Honda Civic Type R spy shots and videoIt’s been exactly one year since we last saw prototypes for Honda’s new Civic Type R and now we have new spy shots and video of the latest testers for the upcoming hot hatch. Honda launched a Civic Type R outside the United States in early 2015 but that car was based on the...
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2017 Honda CR-V previewAfter years of losing market share to rivals, namely the Korean brands, Honda is now in the midst of a product renaissance that started with the arrival of the award-winning 2016 Civic Sedan. We’ve since seen new Civic Coupe, Civic Hatchback and Ridgeline models join the range and today we...
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Honda teams up with Kabuku to create a 3D-printed carWhile Local Motors is going the fun and interesting route with its 3D-printed cars, Honda is keen on helping with its 3D-printed car endeavors. The Japanese automaker has teamed up with Kabuku, a company that uses digital fabrication in its design and development jobs, to create a 3D-printed car...
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'Engineering Explained' is already fixing its Honda S2000Remember that 2002 Honda S2000 that Jason from Engineering Explained recently acquired? Well, he's already set to wrenching on it because, well, that's what he does. In this video, Jason is installing a fresh timing chain tensioner, as it seems this is a potential failure area for the Honda S2000...
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Honda Civic Type R Prototype debuts in ParisIn Honda speak, Prototype means almost production ready. Prototype vehicles are often shown just a few months ahead of the on-sale date and the changes between them and the production vehicles are usually minor. That should warm the hearts of Honda fans anxiously awaiting the Civic Type R as the...
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The new Honda Civic Hatchback, which hits showrooms on Monday, September 26, has been priced from $20,535. That compares with the $19,475 you have to pay for the Civic Sedan and the $19,885 for the Civic Coupe. (All figures include an $835 destination charge.) What marks out the Civic Hatchback from the rest of the range, apart from its more practical body, is the standard turbocharged 1.5-liter inline-4. It comes in two states tune, though. It delivers 174 horsepower and 162 pound-feet of torque in LX, EX and EX-L trim, and 180 hp and 162 lb-ft in Sport and Sport Touring trim. The latter is...
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2017 Honda Civic Hatchback revealed ahead of 2016 Paris auto showHonda has unveiled its new Civic Hatchback ahead of the car’s world debut September 29 at the 2016 Paris auto show. The car is based on Honda’s 10th-generation Civic platform and will be sold in the United States. All versions will come from the United Kingdom, though, as the car is...
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'Engineering Explained' adds Honda S2000 project car to its garageFor some time now, Jason from Engineering Explained has been teaching us about all areas of our shared passion—and now we get to share in something a little more personal. His method of clearly explaining seemingly complex mechanical and technical parts of a car is both enjoyable and...
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Honda working on 11-speed, triple-clutch automatic?A patent filing has revealed that Honda is apparently hard at work on (or at least thinking about) a transmission that would pack an insane level of technology: 11 forward gears and three clutches all packaged together in one gearbox. AutoGuide stumbled across the filing posted to the Japanese...
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Readers say the Honda S2000 replacement should be called S3000Honda wants people to think it's an awesome brand once again with great-driving, non-boring cars like it's the '90s all over again. Thankfully, it isn't just talking the talk; rather, it's walking the walk as it starts to introduce new models that are actually worth getting excited about. The Acura...
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What should the Honda S2000 replacement be called?It's no secret that Honda's working on a new sports car to sit below the flagship Acura NSX, but what will it be called? Many are hailing this as being the successor to the gone-but-not-forgotten Honda S2000, and while that might be the case, it will be vastly different than that dear, departed...
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The 10th-generation Honda Civic Hatchback has been revealed ahead of its world debut in late September at the 2016 Paris auto show. The car arrives in showrooms in the fall, as a 2017 model, where it will join the related Civic Sedan and Civic Coupe. It will be the first Civic Hatchback offered in the United States since the seventh-generation model early last decade. Crucially, the car will serve as the basis for the new Civic Type R that Honda has confirmed will go on sale in 2017. The Civic Type R has already been spied in prototype form and will reportedly be previewed in concept form at...
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Is ZSX the name of Honda’s next sports car?A recent trademark filing made by Honda may hint at a new sports car to sit below the flagship NSX, sold in the United States and a few other markets as an Acura. The trademark filing was made with the European Union Intellectual Property Office and is for the “ZSX” name. A search of...
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2018 Honda Accord spy shotsA new generation of the Honda Accord is set to bow next year and we have our first spy shots of a prototype. What’s immediately clear is that Honda has adopted a sleeker, sportier look for the latest generation of its popular mid-size sedan, officially the nameplate’s 10th. It appears...
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2017 Honda CR-V spy shotsThese are our latest spy shots of a prototype for the next-generation Honda CR-V. This will be the fifth generation of the popular compact crossover SUV, and it’s shaping up to be the most radical redesign yet. The new CR-V looks to be growing substantially in size, which makes sense with the...
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Honda Civic Coupe attacks crowd-sourced stunt trackWhat happens when you open up ideas for a new stunt track to the world? Well, you get a bunch of goofy suggestions. Honda did just that to promote its Civic Coupe and produced a video to prove it. In this video, stunt driver Matt Powers takes the wheel of a series of Civics to attack Honda's "Dream...
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The Honda CR-Z is now deadHonda may not be giving the CR-Z a dignified "Final Edition" send-off in the U.S. like it did in Japan, after all; Car and Driver reported the car is officially dead. The automaker ended production of the hybrid hatchback sports car and it went quietly into the night, according to the magazine...
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Honda’s Civic Type R is one of the fastest hot hatches in the world, despite it skipping an all-wheel-drive system and sticking with a good ol’ manual transmission. The current generation, powered by a 305-horsepower turbocharged 2.0-liter 4-cylinder, made its debut in 2015 and although it isn’t on sale in the United States its successor, which has been spotted testing, is due here soon. Engineers of the next-generation Civic Type R have a great base to build from as the current car has just clocked in some impressive benchmarks for five of the most iconic racetracks in...
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Honda says sayonara to CR-Z in Japan with Final LabelHonda’s CR-Z, described by the automaker as a Sport Hybrid Coupe even though it’s neither sporty nor a coupe, looks to finally be on its way out. Honda recently unveiled the CR-Z Final Label for the Japanese market and it’s likely we’ll see something similar in the United...
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Acura demonstrates autonomous technology at GoMentum StationAcura recently unveiled a new autonomous car prototype based on its RLX flagship sedan. Now see the prototype in action at the GoMentum Station test facility in Concord, California. GoMentum is a decommissioned military base that is now one of the world’s largest test sites for autonomous and...
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2017 Honda Civic Hatchback spy shotsHonda’s all-new, 10th-generation Civic is already on the market as a sedan and coupe but there’s a third bodystyle coming down the line: the hatchback. We were treated with a preview of the hatchback in the form of a thinly-veiled “prototype” version unveiled in March at the...
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Acura CDX compact crossover debuts at 2016 Beijing auto showIt was roughly three years ago that Acura previewed a new compact crossover with its SUV-X concept car. Today at the 2016 Beijing auto show we were graced with the unveiling of the production version, the CDX. The CDX is the first Acura manufactured in China and may at some point be exported to...
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Honda Clarity Electric and Clarity Plug-In Hybrid coming in 2017Honda’s new Clarity Fuel Cell will soon be joined by plug-in hybrid and battery-electric variants. The Clarity Fuel Cell goes on sale in late 2016. It’s powered by a 174-horsepower electric motor that draws its energy from a battery that can be charged on the run by a hydrogen fuel cell...
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