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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.

2014 Honda Pilot
2014 Honda Pilot greater SUV value than Chevy Tahoe
By Parks McCants on
Today we decided to compare Honda’s large SUV with the Chevrolet Tahoe. While the Pilot will not tow 8,000 lbs, it will carry 8 adults in relative comfort at a fraction of the cost of your Tahoe. And, it comes standard with many features that the Tahoe doesn't offer.
Honda Racing Development Fit
Torque News Honda recomends HPD's Rally Fit for affordable club racing
By Parks McCants on
While I didn’t find one under the tree this Christmas, a Honda Race Development Fit remains one of the most competitive, affordable tickets to SCCA B specification racing. I want one and here’s why.
Civic 1985 Van wagon
2015 'Earth Dreams' Fit will be best selling small car in North America
By Parks McCants on
With a measurable increase in power, cabin size, personal electronic connect capability and a total exterior re-design, I predict that the 2014-15 Honda Fit will displace the Civic as the best selling small car in North America.
2014 Honda Accord Sport
Purchasing a 2013 ‘clearance’ Accord can put you upside-down before leaving the lot
By Parks McCants on
For those car buyers wishing to spend 10% less on a new Accord or Civic, year end clearance sales may be the answer for you. But I advise caution before signing on the bottom line. That deal will cost you down the road at trade- in time.
Honda IMA.
Honda’s IMA will dominate future high performance automotives
By Parks McCants on
Honda, a company of many firsts introduced IMA (integrated motor assist) to the world in the original 1999 Insight, still the average mpg record holder for a major manufactured production hybrid.
I believe that Honda will dominate the future performance hybrid market in North America.
Manufactured in Mexico Honda Fit.
2015 Honda Fit ‘Hecho in Mexico’ will meet market resistance in the U.S.
By Parks McCants on
As reported here in November, Honda will build the next generation Fit in Celaya Mexico.
As Honda joins Chrysler, G.M. and Ford south of the border, I believe that the Earth Dreams Technology Fit will lose a bit of market share as consumers weigh the price and quality of the "Hecho in Mexico" Fit.
2014 Honda Accord Hybrid
The 2014 Accord Hybrid beats the plug-in for overall Eco-nomics
By Parks McCants on
While the Accord plug-in will allow driver’s to commute fossil-fuel free for 10 miles without recharging, most Eco conscious consumers will opt for the Hybrid’s 50 mpg city rating.
It’s simply more Eco-nomical.
2014 Honda Accord EV.
Honda Accord plug-in will help standardize Power Grid Integration
By Parks McCants on
Dr. Ferdinand Porsche invented the first Hybrid Auto back in 1901. Today we go back to the future as Honda and the University of Delaware move closer to making their V2G (vehicle to grid) project a reality.
All a party to 'mainstreaming' electric vehicles in North America.
2013 Honda Civic HF
Gasoline misser takes a close look at the 2013 Honda Civic HF
By Parks McCants on
Honda takes the science of smooth body- pan wind draft dynamics and applies it to the Honda Civic HF, the thriftiest gasoline powered Civic in the line-up. A great idea, why we won’t see it in 2014.
Honda V4 concept
Honda's philosophy will insure company's greenautomotive dominance
By Parks McCants on
"Honda is not so much in the business of selling cars as it is in the business of selling products that improve and enrich people’s lives," says Honda design engineer Toriyama.
2014 Honda Ridgeline
Honda Ridgeline outperforms Chevy and Dodge 4x4 in winter driving conditions
By Parks McCants on
Simply put, Honda has engineered the 2014 Ridgeline to outperform Chevrolet, Dodge, Toyota and others in the ½ ton 4x4 pickup classification, with traction second to none. How did they do it? Look to Honda’s VTM 4-Lock drivetrain engineering for the answer.
Honda 2014 CR-V
Honda 2014 CR-V is a value packed winner in the small SUV sector
By Parks McCants on
As Honda announces that CR-V sales are up 5.35% over vehicles sold in Nov. 2012, we take a look at why this small SUV continues to outsell the competition. In taking a close look at Honda’s pocket urban gorilla off-roader, I find CR-V EX to be affordable and value packed
2014 Honda Insight
2014 Honda Insight fails to excite the Eco crowd
By Parks McCants on
Honda's loyal will find the general performance specifications of the 2014 Insight unchanged, making this Hybrid less exciting to drive than the Toyota Prius. A sad review and rating for America's original production Hybrid
Honda Race Development Civic WTCC
Honda Civic will dominate WTCC racing in 2014
By Parks McCants on
While we have but a sneak peek at this years 2014 Honda Performance Development's WTCC Civic, it’s enough to push the viewers imagination into overdrive. The car is absolutely stunning.
"Hondalink" smartphone capability
Missing Android interface capability will stall 2014 Civic sales
By Parks McCants on
Amid much fanfare, Honda and Google announced “HondaLink” smartphone like monitor capabilities of the 2014 Civic Ex and future 2015 Honda Fit. Sadly for many of us was the disclosure that while Apple would interface with the car, my Droid and Galaxy 3 will not.
2013 Honda Fit
Did Honda's 2013 Civic and Fit earn Consumer Reports top ten reliability rating?
By Parks McCants on
With industry wide accolades piled on the brand, it comes as little surprise to the Honda loyal that the 2013 Civic and Fit made Consumer Report's list for most reliable cars priced under $25,000. With a handful of short comings noted in both models, does Honda belong on the list?
2013 Honda Accord Coupe
Why 2103 Honda Accord is #1 in North America
By Parks McCants on
With much competition in the midsize sedan and coupe class, I decided to look to factory recall totals for a possible answer. Is the Accord the most trouble- free car on the market today leading to record sale? Let the numbers tell the story.
2014 Odyssey Touring Elite
Nothing 'mini' about the made in America 2014 Honda Odyssey
By Parks McCants on
Let's start by admitting that I was more than a bit hesitant to write a review about the 2014 Odyssey. After-all it’s Honda’s fuel hog people mover. Prepare to be pleasantly surprised as you discover the urban ‘transformer’ of the automotive world. This is not your grandmother’s Dodge Caravan.
2014 Honda Race Development CRZ hybrid coupe.
Honda Race Development takes 2014 CR-Z sports hybrid coupe to the red-line
By Parks McCants on
This two seat, tech laden pocket rocket takes the age old concept of sports driving fun and puts a green spin on it. The 2014 Honda CR-Z sports hybrid coupe has taken supercharged gasoline injected piston power and combined it with the superior torque of an electric motor to produce a pocket coupe that will blow the doors off of the competition.
Honda Valkyrie 2015
Honda Powersports Valkyrie 6 returns with a vengeance
By Parks McCants on
Way back in 1996 Honda introduced the Valkyrie to a very crowded cruiser class dominated by Harley Davidson. While those that owned the Valkyrie loved it, the Hog crowd shunned it as being a bit too refined. Stripped to the bone and sharing engines with Goldwing, Valkyrie returns to the market for 2014. Watch out Harley Davidson.
Honda Accord
Why Honda Accord and Civic dominate U.S. light vehicle sales for 2013
By Parks McCants on
While there is no shortage of choice in the mid-size and compact car sector in North America, Honda’s Accord and Civic continue to dominate the light vehicle segment. Placing 1st and 2nd in the light vehicle sales race, buyers 18-34 purchase more Hondas than any other make. What’s the hook that brings America’s youngest and brightest to the mark ?
Honda FCEV Revealed
Your driving future is bright and sustainable with Honda FCEV
By Parks McCants on
While I don’t recommend scraping your pride and joy fossil fueled toy today, the future in automotive technology is hydrogen fuel cell powered electric propulsion. As demonstrated by the Honda FCEV Concept, the future is bright and sustainable. I find the concept’s line to be awe inspiring. Practical? Not so much so.
1976 Honda Accord the beginnings of an automotive revolution
2014 Honda Accord evolved from humble Civic lineage
By Parks McCants on
As earlier reported by Torque News, Honda’s Accord has won Car and Driver’s “10 Best Car” for 2014. For the Accord Hybrid we can add “green car of the year” and more. What makes the Accord such a recognizable value in the midsize auto classification?
Honda 2.0L VTEC Turbo 4 cylinder
Honda Civic type R VTEC engine inspires
By Parks McCants on
Despite the unveiling of Honda's off the planet fuel cell wizardry at the opening of the L.A. Auto Show, Wednesday found the world’s automotive press excitedly reporting Honda’s Civic type R. Apparently race -ready out of the box, the Civic type R hits 124 mph from a rolling start in 10 seconds. Torque News takes a look at the broad implications of the new power plant.
Vezel crossover for North America in spring 2014
Will U.S. buyers welcome mini Honda Vezel crossover in 2014?
By Parks McCants on
As reported Wednesday from the Tokyo Auto Show, Honda unveiled the Vezel mini- crossover. Tiny by any measure, the Vezel will be produced in Mexico sharing 2015 Fit components. Scheduled for production in the Spring of 2014, the question for me is. Does North America need or want another urban mini crossover?
Honda Civic SI
2014 Civic Si to dominate U.S. sports coupe niche
By Parks McCants on
2014 appears to be the year of the Coupe as Torque News and others compare a plethora of quality engineered performance 2 door offering. The Civic Si stands out in the crowd as a tech laden, quick, reliable, easy to look at contender for small performance coupe of the year.
Honda Accord HFP
2014 Accord EX-L Coupe approaching Acura performance level
By Parks McCants on
Accord owners are a tough, critical crowd. They know their cars and are brand loyal. In recent forum reviews of the 2014 Accord line-up, the EX-L V-6 Coupe stands out as an outstanding performance sports coupe value.
Honda Amaze
Honda's Earth Dreams clean diesel technology will Amaze you
By Parks McCants on
While you won't see an Amaze diesel powered sedan in America ( yet) Honda has introduced the low cost 2013 sedan to India with great success. Base priced at $14,600 and claiming 70 mpg, Honda of India sold 50,000 units in its first 2 month of production. Is there pent up consumer demand for an efficient, well built metric clean diesel powered sedan in America?
2014 Honda Accord Hybrid
2014 Honda Accord Hybrid receiving positive green reviews
By Parks McCants on
Honda’s top selling model line in America has gone green, and the reviews coming in from the auto press to date is unanimously positive and congratulatory. Honda has done it again with a midsize sedan that approaches the estimated mpg of the grand champion of hybrids, the Toyota Prius.
Honda Civic Si and Mazda3 Interiors
Honda Civic Si and Mazda 3 coupe, close competition match for 2014
By Parks McCants on
With the introduction of the 2014 Honda Civic Si concept at the recent Las Vegas SEMA Show, the news is all abuzz with close comparisons to the 2014 Mazda 3 Coupe and Toyota Corolla Line.
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