The all-new 2012 Honda Civic has already hit showrooms, and with the redesign comes a new natural gas-powered model. The 2012 Civic Natural Gas, formerly known as the Civic GX, will be available October 18 at 200 dealerships in 35 states. Powering this ultra efficient model is a 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine that’s similar to the [...]
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Honda has released a single image of the all-new 2012 CR-V this week. The image gives us a generous look at the upcoming model. For 2012, everyone’s favorite compact crossover becomes a little more stylish as it features brawnier wheels, smoked headlights, and even high-gloss lower body cladding that gives it a sportier appearance. Honda [...]
The all-new 2012 Honda Civic is in showrooms and the automaker has decided to celebrate the nameplate’s 39 year heritage by producing a video, aptly titled “Heritage.” Featuring music from Dirty Vegas, the video provides a 90-second glimpse at the car’s extensive history, from the first 1973 Civic to the completely redesigned 2012 version.
Honda Performance Development (HPD) has developed two vehicles for the upcoming 89th running of the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb. One vehicle is a rally version of the B-Spec Honda Fit introduced at last year’s 25 Hours of Thunderhill. It will feature a raised suspension system and large, 205/50R15 BFGoodrich R1 tires for the transition from [...]
Although Honda was the first to sell an electric-gasoline car in the United States, the automaker has since lost ground to Toyota and its ever-popular Prius. And, as Toyota prepares to expand the Prius lineup, Honda is preparing its own hybrid product offensive, beginning with the all-new Civic Hybrid.
Honda has confirmed that development on the next-generation NSX has restarted. Honda’s president Takashi Ito just announced that the company will continue to work on the iconic supercar. Previously, Honda scrapped the project when the economy took a plunge in 2008. At the time, sources suggested that much of the development work had already been [...]
Although technically concepts, the Honda Civic Si coupe and Civic sedan on display at the Detroit Auto Show give a glimpse into the ninth-generation 2012 model set to go on sale this spring. Clearly Honda wanted to increase the sportiness quotient for its latest 2012 Civic, but the next generation will continue the model’s reputation [...]
According to John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda, the Honda Element “proved that ultimate functionality can often come from thinking inside the box.” Unfortunately, despite its innovative design, Honda has announced that 2011 will be the final model year of production for the Element. After nine years on the market with more than [...]
Toyota may have become synonymous with hybrids, thanks to the unwavering popularity of the Prius, but only one automaker can be called the greenest. That title has gone to Honda, for the fifth consecutive time. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, Honda had the lowest average per-mile smog pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, narrowly [...]
The Honda/Acura NSX supercar was produced between 1990 and 2005. Since its demise, Honda enthusiasts have been eager to see a successor make its way into showrooms, but that has yet to happen. In 2007, Honda’s American CEO, Tetsuo Iwamura, said that a new NSX was in development and would feature a V10 engine. Unfortunately, [...]
