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Car Questions (Page 39)

Car Questions

Auto reporters cover and answer to simple car questions.

By Parks McCants on December 3, 2017 - 2:40PM
American Honda announces a low volume recall for 2017 Honda Civic Sedan and Coupe, is your car included?
By Parks McCants on November 20, 2017 - 7:48PM
In the North American pickup truck segment, most die-hard pickup truck owners dismiss Honda Ridgeline as some sort of Pilot SUV derivative. To them, Ridgeline is not a truck. Today, I’ll risk comparing Toyota Tacoma to Honda Ridgeline.
By Parks McCants on November 14, 2017 - 1:49PM
Honda Fit owners as a whole are a rather eclectic, sometimes quirky bunch. From 16 years old to 80 years young, the 3.5 million Honda Fit drivers roaming the world today have several things in common, one may surprise you.

By Parks McCants on November 12, 2017 - 4:47PM
Actually, the attached GIF reveals the evolution of Civic, the first Japanese auto manufacture to sell high volume mainstream cars in the United States. The development of Civic comes with a surprise or two. Read on.
By Parks McCants on November 10, 2017 - 8:23PM
Your 2018 Honda Accord is the most tech-advanced offering in the brands 4 decade history. What’s that cup-of-coffee icon on your monitor telling you, and how do you turn it off? Learn how to customize Driver Attention Monitor settings.
By Parks McCants on November 9, 2017 - 12:20PM
From HPD’s (Honda Performance Development) road racing driver’s club, ‘Safe is Fast’ comes an evasive maneuver tutorial that all performance drivers will benefit from. That great save you witness on the racetrack is much more than luck -- street drivers, heads up, this is for you too.
By Parks McCants on November 2, 2017 - 12:25PM
Although Honda Performance development is very clear as to CTR K20CI’s lawful application, our friends from Roadshow have a bit of fun with its possible applications in Video
By Parks McCants on October 30, 2017 - 1:31PM
For NSX fans with an unlimited toy budget, this is what your Acura NSX would look and drive like. Acura and Chandler Arizona custom car builder and specialty parts facilitator ScienceofSpeed come together at SEMA Show Las Vegas with the ultimate NSX street fighter.

By Parks McCants on October 28, 2017 - 12:57PM
O.K., frankly, while driving Civic Si on the street, shifting speed doesn’t matter much. However, on the race track every millisecond counts in recording an improved lap time. In this video we’re taught a race-proven method of heel and toe, brake to throttle roll. Check it out.
By Parks McCants on October 25, 2017 - 2:11PM
Andrew from T&A Automotive loves his 2007 Jeep Wrangler. Built on a budget utilizing several sources, Andrew walks us through his project in detail, revealing several cheap off road performance modifications for Jeep Wrangler.
By Parks McCants on October 24, 2017 - 2:18PM
It’s only a matter of time before the Honda Fan Boy in all of us looks to modify the exceptional 10th generation Civic Si, how about past generations? What’s it take, how much does it cost, and who’s doing it? Torque News explores wide-body modifications for Civic Si.
By Parks McCants on October 24, 2017 - 12:49PM
With Honda’s first Civic Type-R a mere three months on the street in North America, owners look to personalize their rides while pumping up the volume. The least expensive way to increase horsepower and torque in any car begins with intake and exhaust. Read on.
By Parks McCants on October 22, 2017 - 2:01PM
It’s not a secret in Honda Circles, but fun just the same. While cleaning out his 2016 Honda Civic Coupe, Dr. P. Chimp discovered hidden art gem under a tray mat in his 10th Gen Honda Civic.
By Parks McCants on October 19, 2017 - 5:31PM
It’s not everyday that we find the opportunity to view the planned destruction of a late model Honda Accord Sedan. Today. The IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) released a Honda Accord partial front overlap crash test to YouTube, the results may surprise you.
By Parks McCants on October 19, 2017 - 10:58AM
With all first year production runs comes a possible glitch or two, as the manufacturer and consumer settles into their new ride. Such is the case with the well received 2017 Civic Type-R. An almost perfect factory street racer, with a noted minor glitch or two.
By Parks McCants on October 11, 2017 - 12:47AM
Toyota’s refreshed Highlander Hybrid SUV is a pleasure to drive, fuel efficient, and powerful. In fact it may be an underappreciated automotive value. What places Highlander Hybrid at the top of the midsize 3-row crossover/SUV segment?
By Parks McCants on October 5, 2017 - 12:42AM
It’s that i-VTEC exhaust tune note that only a high-revving naturally aspirated Honda 4 banger can make that drives old-school Civic Si fans away from the next generation turbocharged engine. In rolls the 2018 Acura ILX.
By Parks McCants on September 29, 2017 - 9:24PM
At first look, I assumed that 2018 Honda Accord's bold black out grill was gunning for Toyota’s redesigned Camry. While that’s a given, Accord's elongated grill design serves a very specific purpose or two, key to improved fuel efficiency and performance.
By Parks McCants on September 28, 2017 - 12:36PM
To buy hybrid or go conventional? As the auto industry turns to electrification in the righteous quest for near zero emissions, greater fuel efficiency, and torque, 2018 Honda Accord “normalizes” the hybrid drive and ride experience.

By Parks McCants on September 23, 2017 - 3:20PM
With the auto industry embracing an automated driving future for the world, sooner than most can imagine, 2018 Honda Accord comes to market this fall with two advanced safety features, standard, a bold marketing move in the sub premium midsize sedan class.
By Parks McCants on September 23, 2017 - 2:42PM
It looks fast sitting in park, thanks to a longer wider stance, and sweeping green house. While Accord’s new found look promises exhilarating drive performance, will the reinvented Accord deliver as anticipated -- what key feature drives 2018 Honda Accord to segment leading drive performance?
By Parks McCants on September 15, 2017 - 6:27PM
New car reviews are relatively easy for the journalist, and more often than not result in positive accolades for the new car or truck reviewed. After all, most new vehicles manufactured today are pretty darn good. Torque News revisits 2017 Honda Ridgeline after 8,000 abusive miles. I still drives like new.
By Parks McCants on September 13, 2017 - 4:38PM
Following a growing automotive trend in Asia and Europe, Honda Motor Company expands its long standing electric vehicle research and production with a commitment to electrifying all new model offerings. Is America ready for a micro electric car?

By Parks McCants on August 28, 2017 - 3:41PM
Nineteen, 16 year old teenage drivers die daily from traffic accident related injury in the United States. When optioned with "Honda Sensing," the makers intelligent suite of safety and driver assist technology, 2017 Honda CR-V earns US News and World Reports “Best New Car for Teens” award. What makes CR-V exceptional in a sea of very good compact crossovers?
By Parks McCants on August 13, 2017 - 5:30PM
Durring our first opportunity to drive 2017 Honda Civic Si on wet roads, we discover that Honda’s updated original sport Civic enables exceptional wet weather driving sport through superior suspension dynamics and limited slip differential engineering.
By Parks McCants on August 3, 2017 - 1:18PM
Honda’s HR-V subcompact crossover set an all-time sales record in July with an astounding 32.3 % uptick. Why is Honda’s Fit platformed 5-door subcompact hatchback selling so well?
By Parks McCants on July 19, 2017 - 12:22AM
In the wake of Trump's negotiation of NAFTA with Canada and Mexico, Honda transitions U.S. bound 2018 Honda Fit production from Japan back to Celaya Mexico. The benefit to U.S. consumers is the made in Mexico 2018 Honda Fit Holds LX Manual Price Increase to $100 -- a great purchase value.
By Parks McCants on July 17, 2017 - 11:35AM
In an automotive world of 5 to 7 year design cycles, what was revealed to the world from Detroit last week, sets the stage for future forward Honda engineering, body design, and advanced driver to car personal electronic connectivity and active safety features. There’s more to 2018 Honda Accord than meets the eye.
By Parks McCants on July 11, 2017 - 1:28PM
On Monday, Honda announced the 11th Takata airbag related fatality reported in the United States suffered by a shade tree mechanic making repairs on a 2001 Honda Accord.
By Parks McCants on July 7, 2017 - 8:49PM
The first product recall for the reinvented 2018 Honda Odyssey minivan impacts 3900 vehicles. Do you own one of them?