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Auto shows aren't full of surprises these days--most new cars show up on the Internet long before the covers come off at a major auto show. That wasn't the case here at the New York Auto Show, where Honda sprang a genuine surprise on the world with a concept-car preview of the next-generation...

The new Honda Civic is here, and it’s a concept in name only—this is effectively what you’ll see for the 2016 model year. Ten generations in, the Civic has had some great years and some bad ones. This year is shaping up to be one of the good ones—thanks in part to the sporty...

Lately, there have been rumors Honda’s version of the Civic compact hatch sold overseas will be offered in the U.S. in the near future, raising hopes that the Civic Type R performance flagship will come with it. Things really heated up when a prototype for the new Civic Type R was spotted...

Honda’s tiny S660 mid-engine sports car that we first saw in concept form two years ago is ready for its showroom debut, only those showrooms will all be in Japan as Honda is yet to announce sales of the car outside its home market. These shots from enthusiast site Minkara show the S660 in...

Honda has developed a new turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that’s also equipped with the automaker’s signature VTEC variable valve timing technology. The engine made its debut in the 2015 Civic Type R, where it’s tuned to deliver a substantial 305 horsepower. Less...

Honda has already proven that its latest Civic Type R is a fast road car, but soon the Japanese automaker will be able to determine whether it makes for a good race car, too. Honda has released the first photos of a new Civic Type R racer that is set to do battle this year in the British Touring...

While lap times at the Nürburgring Nordschleife have long been a contentious issue for car fans and manufacturers alike—and rightly so—when the new turbocharged Honda Civic Type R sets a new front-drive record, it’s worth paying attention—especially because it was one...

After what seems like an excessively long gestation period for what’s essentially a hotted-up variant of a car already on sale—Honda says the development was five years—the new Civic Type R is finally here. The awesome hot hatch has been revealed at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show and...

The new Honda Civic Type R is now less than a week away from its debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, and in the lead up to its arrival we have our first clear look at the car courtesy of a promo video for the Honda brand. The video, Keep Up, highlights some of Honda’s most exciting and...

Supplier firm Takata’s ongoing airbag recall has affected a number of automakers but primarily its biggest customer, fellow Japanese firm Honda, which on Monday announced that its embroiled CEO Takanobu Ito will be replaced. News of the defective Takata airbags, which have inflators that can...

Honda’s tiny S660 mid-engine sports car that we first saw in concept form two years ago is set to enter production later this year, and now we have spy shots of one of the final prototypes for the upcoming ‘Kei’ car, the Japanese name for minicars. The production S660, which may...

The new Honda Civic Type R is just a couple of weeks away from its debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, and in the lead up to its arrival Honda has dropped a few more details on its upcoming hot hatch. We also have the first photos of the final production version, in its Championship White hero...

A single preview sketch shown at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show today reveals Honda’s plans for an all-new version of its pickup truck, the Ridgeline. DON'T MISS: Borrowed Pagani Zonda GJ Crashed In London: Photos Honda says the next Ridgeline offers “completely new styling that...

There are few cars more thoroughly committed to family-centric transportation than the Honda Pilot. As a result the last-generation model earned a reputation as a very good, but often boring, crossover SUV. Today, an all-new Honda Pilot has been revealed at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show, featuring a...

Red light runners are part of that group of automotive bastards that make the world a worse place. There are two types of red light runners in the world. One is the sort of person who doesn't pay attention to anything around them, and most certainly should not be behind the wheel of an automobile...

It was only a week ago that Honda confirmed plans to build a new turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine with VTEC variable valve timing at a plant in Anna, Ohio, and now a prototype for the European-spec Civic Type R has been spotted in the state. The new Civic Type R, seen in this image taken...

Two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso will be driving for McLaren this season, which as most F1 fans would know will be powered by Honda engines once again. Having been driving Ferraris and Maseratis in his off-time since 2010 (when he first joined former employer Scuderia Ferrari)...

The Honda FCV concept made its second auto-show appearance in Detroit.

While in the U.S. the hottest Honda Civic on offer is the lame-duck Civic Si, over in Europe they have the Civic Type R, a high-revving hot hatch with race-inspired looks, taut suspension and impeccable handling. With the release of a brand new Civic in Europe and other markets in recent years...

We recently brought you news that a new turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine being developed for the not-for-U.S. Civic Type R would eventually be offered in our own Civic, finally giving the car the performance kick it needs to fend off rivals. Going some way towards substantiating the...