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Last Friday, I dropped by my favorite Honda dealership to revisit the reinvented 10th generation Honda Accord. Now exclusively turbo powered, these key features make 2018 Accord Sport the perfect do-all daily commuter car.
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Granted, it’s not the first time Honda’s mainstay family minivan earns Good Housekeeping’s "Best Car Award.: But then again, that was before the day of Chrysler Pacifica minivan. 3 key features make 2018 Honda Odyssey best in the minivan segment.
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The owner of this LT1 Chevy Camaro regrets this modification and says this is one of the worst mods he has ever done to his car. Here are his 6 reasons in which he says don't silicone HIDs in your 93-97 LT1 Camaro
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There’s a long headline for you. But truthfully, that often annoying idle-autostop does have a purpose. Monday finds Honda presenting a new video on the subject. Do we need autostop?
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Here's a clue: With wireless technology comes a bit of a learning curb for 10th Generation Honda Civic owners. Is your car’s electronic system glitchy? Or is it simply a case of user awareness, or a lack of it.
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Frequently cited by the Automotive Press as the best overall ownership experience in North America’s compact SUV segment, today I reflect on the total, innovative packaging that is CR-V. What makes this compact UTE so good?
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Known for high residual resale value, Honda, in any car segment is hard to beat for return on initial investment at time of resale or trade-in. We discover 5 reasons why Honda Fit tops resale value in the subcompact car segment.
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As an automotive news journalist, I’m bombarded by morning emails. And like you, I delete many of them. Not today. Reviver Auto has caught my attention with the world’s first fully digitized license plate.
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Do you think the key fob could be damaged if you put it in your pocket with some coins? In other words, could the coins create problems for the magnetic field of the key fob?
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Looking to this week’s Honda News Monday morning opener: AutoWeb.com, formally Autobytel, bestows their “Buyer’s Choice Award” on 2018 Honda Civic and CR-V, the most Web-searches vehicles on the market today. What does “Best” mean in this scenario?

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Everything electric car, with a dash of used Honda Civic, tops our Honda News for the first week of 2018. What technology will dominate in automotive engineering for 2018 and beyond?
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With high volume new car sales comes a glut in trade-ins. In 2017, auto dealers delivered 17 million + new cars and trucks to U.S. buyers. This week Torque News heads out to the used car lot. Here are 5 critical considerations when buying or selling your used Honda Civic.
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By all measures, Acura builds an exceptional car and light truck for the money. However, with the accelerated evolution of the automobile comes heightened consumer anticipation as to what a premium car brand should be. Acura’s on it!
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Both makers offer an exceptional compact SUV bordering on midsize comfort and performance. However, one offering comes out miles ahead in a very specific buyer’s consideration. What is it?
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The Honda Fit derived HR-V Crossover sets new sales records month after month despite being relatively low-tech on the engine side. This normally aspirated 4-banger is relatively performance-sedate, yet buyers love it! What do buyer love about HR-V?
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In 2017, Honda -Torque News drove and reviewed every offering in American Honda Motor’s lineup -- the most impressive car for 2018 has no engine.
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It’s difficult to nail down the most significant development leading to the reinvention of Honda Motor Company. There’s a lot more going on here than a supersized Honda Accord.
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While attending Honda’s recent Clarity PHEV press roll-out in Napa, I had the opportunity to drive Honda’s premium Clarity battery electric vehicle. Although the press pans Clarity BEV’s drive range, there’s something outstanding about this EV that few talk about.
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Do you guys let your Honda Civic warm up in the winter or drive it cold, or does it really matter? I feel as if the transmission is a little stiffer when it is cold out, but does driving cold negatively affect the car in any way?
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American Honda announces a low volume recall for 2017 Honda Civic Sedan and Coupe, is your car included?
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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.
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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.

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.

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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.
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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.
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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.