Honda Motor Co., Ltd. released details on the new Fit Shuttle, a model that enters the Japanese market this month and will be available in a more efficient hybrid variant as well. Honda Fit might not be a very common name for you mainly if you are from Europe or U.S. as the Japanese manufacturer markets this model as Jazz...
Honda just announced that they plan to make a special appearance at the famous Le Mans race, with a CR-Z. This particular Honda CR-Z was "adopted" by the very capable Honda Performance Development team and managed to get itself a different sort of life from the standard version. The race prepared Honda Performance Development CR-Z won't actually race against the...
The Japanese at Honda seem to be around the rumor pot a lot lately and even though it's not clearly apparent, they can't really be blamed for idle hands. The latest of uncertain news is regarding one of Honda's premier products, not exactly the four wheeled variety, but still interesting. The hybrid craze is really going to a field where...
Until Honda get to the point of becoming a fan hotbed after creating the new NSX, the Japanese brand will keep on being... predictable, boring and generally bland. This is why a few rumors have been getting really widely adopted, all of them focusing around the new version of the Honda CR-V CUV. As it turns into a 2012 Honda...
Even though Chevrolet is of a different nature, you can't speak about bread and butter vehicles like the Malibu without at least bringing up the Honda Civic. My favorite and one of the most popular Japanese hatchbacks was recently given a 2012 makeover. However, it seems like the New York Auto Show had to open it's gates before we found...
The 2011 Honda Odyssey already had a recall this year and it was one of the weirdest ever, one I blamed on users more than Honda. Honda's previous recall was related to some wiper problems, but this time the 2011 Odyssey has trouble with the front windows. The problem is clearly related with the faulty front driver and passenger window...
Honda and Mazda, two of the biggest Japanese car manufacturers decided to halt the exports for U.S. due to the difficult situation of their entire country after the terrible earthquake, tsunami waves and nuclear threatening. I think there is no need to remind the disaster that hit Japan and is threatening us too. Straight to the subject, Mazda decided to...
The new Honda Brio will go on sale somewhere in May and the Japanse manufacturer decided to reveal the first photos and details on the new small-size model. In terms of size, the new Japanese tiny car measures 3,6 meters long and 1,68 meters wide but promises interesting performance. From the start, we know that the new Honda Brio will...
You'd think the Japanese have plenty on their hands with the recent tsunami and earthquake situation but as it happens, it's not. One of their cars, the 2011 Honda Civic has been identified by the NHTSA as suffering from a serious problem. The guilty party that's calling 2011 Honda Civics to dealerships is the fuel tanks they've been fitted with....
Let's get one thing clear from the outset, while Honda Performance does have something to do with this new racer, it's not exactly their achievement. This is a Highcroft Racing ARX-01e racer that is powered by a Honda Performance engine. The ARX-01e is based on the LMP2 car that Highcroft Racing used to win everything in the ALMS and therefore...
Due to today's earthquake and tsunami in Japan, several big car manufacturers had to suspend the activity of their local plants. During this day, Japan has been hit by a devastating 8,9 magnitude earthquake and other several replicas. This major earthquake caused damages of hundred million dollars and has different consequences such as threatening tsunamis. All these incidents caused confusion,...
About 700,000 vehicles will be recalled soon by the Japanese from Honda as here might appear some problems at the engine that could cause the failure of the engine. Moreover, they received about 100 complaints in this regard, thus, Honda really needs to think fast as there is certainly a problem. Good news for the European customers that will not...
The Japanese at Honda have clearly realized that the British are getting rather bored about their offerings in the United Kingdom. It's this assessment that made Honda release a BTCC inspired tuning kit for the Civic. Sadly, in their infinite wisdom they decided to make this kit a limited edition. Even so, since they inspired from the Honda Civic that...
The Japanese from Honda published few photos and a bunch of details on the new electric concept which will be unveiled at Geneva, a concept which received a pretty common name, EV (Electric Vehicle). The new Honda EV concept is based on Jaza and actually foreshadow the future eco-friendly Honda Jazz scheduled to debut somewhere next year. Under the bonnet...
The Japanese at Honda don't really make exciting cars any more, they do however manage to come up with reliable, pleasant ones though. Perhaps the most pleasant of them all is the good old Honda CR-V. And that's the problem, the CR-V is now getting close to the same age as the average Honda driver. The Japanese have taken notice...
Just a month ago I found myself in a Honda dealership and was surrounded by mostly boring vehicles. That experience may however change soon as Honda has just announced that they've started development on a new flagship supercar, a new NSX. The big announcement came from the big man himself, none other than Honda's president, Mr. Takashi Nagai. The Honda...
In craving for a bit of heritage, the Japanese at Honda gave us a 2012 production version of the Civic Si Concept. In a craving of some hot Japanese coupe performance they made that engine a 2.4 liter as opposed to the previous 2.0 liter unit fitted to hot Civics. The only thing is this, the new 2.4 liter engine...
The people from Euro NCAP, the well-known organization who tests the vehicles and classify them according the obtained results decided to made a standing regarding the safest cars tested last year. Thanks to Euro NCAP, we can see the manufacturers who managed to provide a good level of safety. Last year, just 65% of the tested cars managed to obtain...
Admittedly, a bit late when compared to "the old continent" the Americans have started properly testing the cars sold in their market in terms of testing. What better authority could there be for doing so than the well know NHTSA or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Their testing methods are are quite similar to what Euro NCAP uses, but...
Financial reports from the automotive industry come with mixed responses but this here bit of news in relation to a situation from Honda. As it turns out, the Japanese have just lost $180 million on a certain part of their business. What's surprising is how Honda's massive, multi-million dollar loss isn't related to the company's cars or bikes. While I'm...
