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Honda is one of the oldest and most respected Japanese brands in the United States and here you can find the latest Honda news and reviews about Honda vehicles. The news on this page is updated daily. Now manufacturing almost all of its popular models in the US, it has blurred the line between foreign and domestic brands to the point that there is no longer a clear delineation. The Honda Civic and Honda Accord vehicles are often segment leaders in sales and have won dozens of awards.

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2017 Honda Accord Sport: 189 hp, 6 speed manual takes on Los Angeles traffic
By Parks McCants on
Yes, you can purchase Honda’s Accord Sport trim package equipped with a CVT automatic transmission and wheel mounted paddle shifting. But for hands-on-shift control, I prefer Honda’s stunningly good 6 speed manual transmission. Here’s why.
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600 Horsepower Extreme Civic Coupe Wins Round 2 Red Bull GRC
By Parks McCants on
A mere two rounds into the second full season for the extreme turbocharged, H.P.D. Olsbergs MSE built Honda Civic Coupe, Sebastian Eriksson takes on all comers, winning the first Red Bull Global Rallycross Series leg 2 for Honda.
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Reinvented Civic Si Sighted Wandering the Wilds of the California Mojave Desert
By Parks McCants on
American Honda Mojave Proving Center returns to operations following a major refresh. Earlier in the week, Torque News received reports of several 10th generation Civic Si sedans and coups wandering the wilds of the Mojave. What is Honda up to now?
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Fuel Economy Rating Leaked for 2018 Honda Civic Type-R
By Parks McCants on
Granted, when considering the purchase of a $40,000, 300 horsepower performance hatchback, very few buyers lose any sleep over fuel economy. But then again, this is the 2018 Honda Civic Type-R.
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Honda Civic Forum a Buzz With 2018 Type-R Delivery Date and MSRP
By Parks McCants on
With the Canadian manufactured 2017 Civic Si now available for order from your friendly neighborhood Honda dealership, how far behind is the first Honda in the United States to wear the Type-R destination?
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Race inspired Civic Si and Type-R captured in Honda’s exceptional 30 second video
By Parks McCants on
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then certainly, a well made 30 second video featuring morphing cars, race track scenes and race track inspired R&D is worth a few thousand more.
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2018 Honda Odyssey Designed for the Comfortable, Well Connected, Long Haul
By Parks McCants on
Although 2018 Honda was purpose designed as an exceptionally safe, transformable kid hauler, I take a look at Honda’s latest and greatest with the mature eye of a “driver” whose kids are long grown. For me, I like 2018 Honda Odyssey for the comfortable, well connected long haul.
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2018 Honda Odyssey: You meet the nicest people in a Honda
By Parks McCants on
Admittedly, I’ve spun a headline based on Honda’s iconic buzz phrase of the 1960s. What can I tell you, I’m old school. Our story begins on the Big Island of Hawaii. Aloha!
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General Motors, Honda and Toyota roll the dice on a hydrogen fueled future
By Parks McCants on
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?
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2017 Honda Civic Si a screaming performance bargain for $23,900
By Parks McCants on
I’m happy to admit that I’m one of those auto-journalist that over estimated MSRP for Honda’s latest and greatest Civic Si. Friday, Honda ended price and availability speculation. I find 2017 Civic Si to be a screaming performance bargain as priced.
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126 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell Vehicles take to the roads of California
By Parks McCants on
While the headline may not read like a huge sales stride for Honda’s latest and greatest FCEV (hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle) it’s very encouraging to this alternative personal transportation advocate putting it into perspective, that’s huge news.
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Honda Civic best selling car to date for 2017
By Parks McCants on
According to American Honda Motor Company, 2017 Civic was the best selling car “by far,” for the first 4 months in 2017. What’s driving Honda Civic sales?
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2017 Honda CR-V drives light truck sales into the black for April
By Parks McCants on
Income Tax time in the United States is historically, a slow time for auto sales. 2017 is no exception, with most makers experience a bit of a market correction. The bright spot for Honda is the 2017 CR-V 2-row SUV. What;s driving record CR-V sales in April?
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2018 Honda Odyssey invades Kona, Hawaii
By Parks McCants on
Hawaii is admittedly Honda country, and the Kona coast of the Big Island is no exception. Last week we enjoyed the experience of exploring the Kona side of Hawaii’s biggest island behind the wheel of the reinvented and much improved 2018 Honda Odyssey minivan, big things!
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Honda earns Kelley Blue Book “Best Value Brand” 3 years running
By Parks McCants on
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.
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Could The Takata Airbag Recall Be Creating Its Own Worst Problems?
By Marc Stern on
A recent automotive trade paper story suggested that the massive Takata airbag safety recall program could be the cause of some very disturbing problems.
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Extreme GRC Honda Civic Racing Trio Debuts in Memphis April 28
By Parks McCants on
Today marks the official start of the 2017 Red Bull Global Rallycross series, and season two for Sweden's Olsbergs MSE, Honda Red Bull OMSE Civic Coupes. For 2017, Olsbergs MSE takes on a third car and a new look.
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Civic Type-R Buzz driving Honda performance hatchback feeding frenzy
By Parks McCants on
Could the soon to arrive in the U.S. English built North American specific Honda Civic Type-R rekindle the glory years of Honda car sport tuning? American Honda is betting on it. From where I sit, an unprecedented Civic Type-R fan and media buzz is driving a Honda performance hatchback feeding frenzy.
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2018 Odyssey minivan showcases Honda’s first 10 speed automatic transmission
By Parks McCants on
For 2018, Honda improves on Odyssey, a winning formula that’s driven the maker's family hauler to the top of the minivan segment -- and now, how to stay there.
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Take a ride down memory lane in Honda’s S2000 roadster
By Parks McCants on
You see them running the roads of the too often wet Pacific Northwest from time to time. Damn practicality, I want one. Unfortunately. for too many Honda performance fans, the dream of owning a rear-axle driven, Honda powered roadster ended in 2009. Is Honda setting the stage for a return?
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2017 Honda Civic Type R is the joy of performance driving personified
By Parks McCants on
World lap record times are cool. But for the sport driver that employs their out-of-the-box factory racer for the everyday commute, 2017 Honda Civic Type-R brings a measurable injection of drive and ride refinement to a rarefied segment.
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Watch 10th generation Honda Civic hit the wall at 30 MPH
By Parks McCants on
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?
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Why Honda CR-V Hybrid is not destined for U.S. markets
By Parks McCants on
Earth Day 2017: Riding on the heels of Auto Shanghai 2017, Honda’s announcement of a dedicated 2018 CR-V Hybrid for the world’s biggest emerging auto market has green car proponents in the U.S. asking, why not here?
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2017 Honda CR-V earns “10 Best Interior” accolades from WardsAuto
By Parks McCants on
The reinvented 2017 Honda CR-V finds itself in some pretty heady company this year, while bumping bumpers with Alfa Romeo, Bentley and Buick for “Wards 10 Best Interiors.”
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2017 Honda Accord Hybrid earns top Earth Day ranking
By Parks McCants on
2017 Honda Accord Hybrid’s trophy case bulges with Eco-friendly “green” driven awards and priase from the automotive press and consumers alike. Last week the crew at KBB.com, ranked 2017 Accord Hybrid one of "10 Best Eco-Friendly Cars for Earth Day 2017."
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Honda’s 'Designated Texter' video addresses teen cellphone obsession
By Parks McCants on
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.
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2017 Honda Civic Si performance upgrades revealed by Rob Keough
By Parks McCants on
Isn’t 2017 Honda Civic Si just an upgraded 10th generation Civic Hatchback Sport? What's the difference between this car and the exiting 9th generation Civic Si? Honda's Robert Keough shares some specification insight on the latest and greatest Civic Si.
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Honda’s Tech driven R&D presence expands in Silicon Valley
By Parks McCants on
There’s an argument raging in the automotive engineering community. What discipline, computer sciences, or automotive engineering, has the greatest influence on the future of personal transportation? In response to the question, Honda expands its already formidable Tech driven R&D presence in California’s Silicon Valley.
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Insufficient Lithium supply inhibits mainstreaming the electric car
By Parks McCants on
With everything from the cellphone in your pocket to that advanced long-lived lithium-ion battery installed in that new 4-motor drone you surprised the wife with last Christmas, a very limited world-wide supply of the mined, rare earth element Lithium, may be the greatest obstacle in mainstreaming the electric car.
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2018 Honda Clarity EV 3-in-1 a first in automotive innovation
By Parks McCants on
Once again Honda Motor Company out innovates the competition with a 3-in-1 2017 Clarity electric vehicle platform, a first in automotive innovation. EV advocates now have a broad electrification choice within the Honda brand.
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