Car Questions (Page 97)

While stated horsepower remains unchanged from the 2015 Honda Civic Si, it’s the extremely wide, constant-on torque band, that drives 2017 Civic Si to the pinnacle of affordable compact car sport performance.

We read about it in the news, and now see zero emissions hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles roaming the streets of southern, central, and northern California. Is the fabled “Hydrogen Society” now upon us?

With some very good competition in every segment that Honda sells cars, crossovers, and SUVs, the brand that has effectively reinvented its entire lineup in the past 24 months, nails KBB’s “Best Value Brand” (non-luxury) for the 3rd year running.

Unfortunately, with no fewer than 5 million auto accidents reported in the U.S annually, sooner or later, despite your best intentions, you’ll most likely find yourself involved in an auto accident. How well will your late model Civic protect you and yours in a traffic accident?

Five Thousand teenage drivers will die from cellphone text related auto accidents in 2017 -- unless we take pro-active steps NOW, to stop them. Honda has an idea. Honda's "designated Texter" video kindly addresses teen cellphone obsession.

It’s not unusual for a sub-premium compact sedan to run a bit noisy in the cabin. Such is the case with Mazda’s top-trim 3 series touring sedan. In the case of 2017 Mazda3, running Bridgestone Blizzak Winter Tires exponentially increased cabin noise.

The viable future of long-range electric is tied to battery module size and cost, that’s a given. Longer range equates to size, weight and MSRP proportionately. Honda opts for shorter range, affordable access.

With old-school turbocharged engine detractors obsessing over the new-age fuel efficient, high-torque output 4 cylinder engine technology, I’m here to tell you, not only is the 4-cylinder turbo engine the future I.C.E. of choice, Honda’s 2017 CR-V is a much improved performer because of it.

I predict that within 20 years, probably sooner, hands-on-the-wheel driving will be a rarity, and possibly banned within city limits, as America Honda and other makers present a safer hands-off driving future.

According to USA Today and others: In the name of precautionary safety measures, Honda announced a second row seat related safety recall for Odyssey, the # 1 selling minivan in North America.

With 2017 CR-V SUV sales firing up at dealerships the 3rd week in December, I thought we’d take a closer look at Honda’s next best seller.

Monday found American Honda Motors announcing the Detroit Auto Show reveal of its most dynamic minivan design to date. What do we discover reading between the lines?

The second week of December brought an unprecedented “Polar Blast” to the Pacific Northwest, leaving many front, rear and all-wheel-drive cars and light trucks in the driveway. Civic anyone?

Acura’s Super Handling All-Wheel-Drive (SH-AWD) makes MDX and TLX all-weather traction superior.

No one wishes to be the bearer of bad news. However, in the new car world there is no free lunch or Santa Claus, as consumers lineup to take advantage of those “End of the Year” inventory reduction sales.

We’ve had more than one reader question the benefits of turbocharging Honda’s best selling compact crossover/SUV. How does turbocharging makes 2017 CR-V a superior drive experience.

With 11 major brands and 100 million cars or so impacted by the greatest safety recall in automotive history, and well over 8 million recalled cars repaired by one maker, Honda would like to share a thought or two with you.

Without question, despite the reveal of several conventional cars and light trucks, Hybrid and plug-in electric cars dominated this year's L.A. Auto Show, as manufacturers transition into the future.

While attending the Los Angeles Auto Show, I experienced Acura’s slant on a near future driver to car connectivity interface. The future in dash, center stack design just arrived!

Are 10th Generation Civic buyers asking too much as to initial quality in what is historically an entry-level sedan or coupe? In short: What might consumers reasonably anticipate from a compact car with a beginning MSRP of $!8,640.

For model year 2017, Honda Pilot comes to dealers November 7 with minor changes, albeit important details to young consumers wishing for ease of personal electronics connectivity.

Years into what may seem to some as an endless recall initiative, locating an estimated 300,000 near classic Honda owners proves to be daunting. It’s a huge task for the maker, with little relief in sight.

Undoubtedly, 2017 Honda Civic Hatchback is Honda’s greatest compact car manifested to date. It’s surprisingly refined and comfortable. I just took one out for romp and am just a bit blown away by how good this Civic truly is.

If you drive a pickup truck like I do, you’re most likely squinting, and straining your eyes a bit at night, in an effort to see clearly. Honda has an answer.

Is the 2016 Honda S660 Kei car roadster large enough to seat a 6 foot 5 inch American journalist? I believe after sitting behind the wheel of a Honda S660 Roadster, this pocket rocket should be imported by the maker to the U.S..

Here we go again. It appears that Honda may have overshot its initial production projections for the highly anticipated 2017 Honda Civic Hatchback. Or, dealers are taking a pass!

With the completion and reveil of the fully restored N600 Serial #1, we’re reminded of the origin of Honda brand success in a nation where at one time “bigger was better” and the largest cars produced anywhere in the world were kings of the road. Are we headed back to the future?

Well there you go Civic Si fans. According to Motor Trend and others, 2017 Honda Civic Si will be revealed to Honda fans in Los Angeles. And that’s all we know for sure about the 10th generation Civic Si.

When someone finally builds the perfect car, and it goes mainstream, auto review journalist like myself will be out of business. In rolls the 2016 Honda Civic.

More power, more room, more bling, and more comfort. From where I sit, “more” is just the beginning of what 2017 CR-V brings to the compact SUV segment.