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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.

2018 Honda Clarity EV 3-in-1 a first in automotive innovation

By Parks McCants on April 12, 2017 - 1:46PM

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.

5 Reasons New York Daily News likes 2017 Honda Fit for The City

By Parks McCants on April 10, 2017 - 1:43PM

2017 DNA Awards:The automotive journalist review panel at New York Daily News votes 2017 Honda Fit “the best city car,” along with CR-V and Pilot in their respective categories. No surprise here.

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Honda takes first and second, Verizon IndyCar Long Beach Grand Prix

By Parks McCants on April 9, 2017 - 9:10PM

A great weekend for Honda Performance Development as 3 out of the top 5 finishers of the Verizon IndyCar 2017 Long Beach Grand Prix were Honda powered. At one time in Sundays race, the top 6 drivers flew the big “H.”

Honda Performance dominates Friday's practice Long Beach Grand Prix

By Parks McCants on April 8, 2017 - 2:13PM

By most accounts with Chip Ganassi Racing running Honda engines and Aero kits for 2017, the maker that earned its entry into automaking through racing, will dominate Indycar in 2017.

Honda reveals 2017 Civic Si price, specifications and availability

By Parks McCants on April 6, 2017 - 1:20PM

Today Honda revealed ball-park price and specifications for the redesigned uptick 2017 Civic Si, and more. What else do we know about Honda's latest Civic Si offering?

Honda tops 4 categories in USN ‘2017 Best Cars For Families'

By Parks McCants on April 5, 2017 - 5:06PM

CR-V, HR-V, Odyssey, and Pilot top U.S. News and World Report’s coveted “2017 Best Cars for Families". That’s noteworthy, when considering some very good competition.

CR-V, HR-V Crossovers continue to drive American Honda sales in March

By Parks McCants on April 3, 2017 - 2:32PM

Despite a general sales down trend predicted for U.S. auto markets, Honda’s crossover trend continues in the U.S. with the reinvented CR-V and subcompact HR-V driving positive sales numbers for Honda.

2017 Honda Civic Si speculation ends April 6th with YouTube reveal

By Parks McCants on April 3, 2017 - 12:30PM

Something new coming your way? Honda Si fans will have a first look of the production Civic Si coupe and sedan, along with engine specifications, and price point, presented on the Honda channel in an April 6 YouTube video reveal. This should end the speculation.

10th Gen Honda Civic Si most refined, user friendly Si in Honda history

By Parks McCants on April 1, 2017 - 7:44PM

With much ado online as to what some auto journalist and Tuners view as a minuscule uptick in torque and horsepower, the reinvented Civic Si rolls off the assembly line, the most refined, drive-dynamic, powerful and user friendly Si variant in Honda history.

American Honda having fun with Odyssey Emojis horn option

By Parks McCants on April 1, 2017 - 6:19PM

Wouldn’t it be fun to have a car horn that better expresses the emotion of the driver at time of honk? Honda engineering believes so.

Electric Cars in 2017 New York Auto Show

Electric Cars Coming To 2017 NY Auto Show and Their Range Issues

By Douglas Stansfield on March 28, 2017 - 9:04AM

Last year I had the opportunity to attend the NY Auto Show at the Javitz Center in NYC and it was to work at the Sierra Club booth right in front of the registration area to test drive an Electric Car. This was a surreal event as you can easily drive the BMW I3, Nissan Leaf, and Soul EV around the track on the Lower Level of the Center even indoors because there is never any pollution from the EV itself. Try doing that with the internal combustion engine, known as an ICE engine.

Honda’s Airbag Recall Reminder as Serious as Death by Airbag

By Parks McCants on March 27, 2017 - 11:58PM

Once again American Honda sounds the Takata Airbag recall reminder alarm as upwards of 1,000,000 defective airbags remain in service throughout the Southern California region, not all Honda.

2017 Honda Civic Type-R Video Teaser

By Parks McCants on March 27, 2017 - 2:01PM

A very realistic preview for Honda performance enthusiasts not viewing Type-R live in L.A. or New York, Honda’s latest Civic Type-R tease is akin to car porn.

2017 Honda CR-V Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick + Rating

By Parks McCants on March 23, 2017 - 12:12PM

The reinvented 2017 Honda CRV SUV earns IIHS Top Safety Pick + Rating when equipped with Honda Sensing ™. We lake a closer look at CR-V., and what it takes to earn the highest crash-safety rating in the land.

The Exceptional Zero Emissions 2017 Honda Clarity

By Parks McCants on March 21, 2017 - 4:56PM

We drive the 2017 Honda Clarity FCV, a glorious glimpse into Honda’s electrification of the automobile.

2017 Honda Pilot Tames Los Angeles Freeways

By Parks McCants on March 16, 2017 - 6:28PM

L.A. traffic is rightfully acknowledged as the worse on the west coast of the U.S.. With a hope and a prayer, I navigated 2017 Honda Pilot Elite through Los Angeles on the road to Santa Barbara, California. The transitioning road traffic was relentless.

Honda Clarity Electric Trio takes center stage at 2017 NYIAS

By Parks McCants on March 8, 2017 - 2:29PM

This is a big development for Honda, as well as the Honda electrification fans that embraced the very limited, short lived Fit battery electric. For 2017, Honda presents three Clarity electric variants, on the road to 75% fleet electrification by 2030.

Honda Civic Type-R Arrives State Side Spring 2017

By Parks McCants on March 7, 2017 - 6:51PM

Short of stating the exact date of arrival for the all-new world-platform manufactured in England Civic Type-R, American Honda’s Sage Marie shared a factoid or two Tuesday in Geneva with attending auto journalist as to the specs, and arrival date, of the much anticipated Civic Type-R. We look for Type R to arrive state side in the late Spring 2017.

Production 2017 Civic Type-R stays true to Show Concept

By Parks McCants on March 6, 2017 - 8:27PM

Just mere hours before the Geneva reveal of Honda’s epic tire burner, an image dumped in cyberspace suggests that 2017 Civic Type-R will remain very true to the concept circulated in 2016.

2017 HR-V Epitomizes Honda’s Roots of Affordable Car Value

By Parks McCants on March 3, 2017 - 4:32PM

With so much virtual ink being spent these days on 0 to 60 MPH sprint times, and higher than reality check fuel efficiency, how is that a relatively slow, subcompact crossover, claiming average fuel efficiency, leading the segment in sales for 2017.

2017 Honda Accord leads 385% Jump in Hybrid Sales for Maker

By Parks McCants on March 1, 2017 - 2:39PM

Looking to the bottom of American Honda’s February Sales Report, I was a bit astounded by a hybrid-related factoid or two.

2017 Honda CR-V drives maker to February sales record

By Parks McCants on March 1, 2017 - 1:09PM

The reinvented 2017 Honda CR-V and HR-V subcompact CUV, drive American Honda to a year over year sales record for February. What makes CR-V such a compelling buy?

With Takata's guilty plea to a criminal charge the spotlight shifts to automaker's like Honda and others and their knowledge of specific airbag use.

Automakers Take Center Stage in Airbag Issues As Takata Pleads Guilty

By Marc Stern on February 28, 2017 - 11:24PM

With Takata's guilty plea Monday in U.S. District Court, Detroit, automakers now take center stage as attorneys focus on the car industry and their knowledge of the use of faulty airbag inflators.

2017 Honda Clarity BEV long-range not in the equation

By Parks McCants on February 27, 2017 - 3:50PM

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.

A week in the seat with Honda’s turbocharged 2017 CR-V SUV

By Parks McCants on February 23, 2017 - 3:16PM

We spend a week in the seat of Honda’s reinvented compact SUV, and walk away with a lesson in segment refinement, and how to produce measurable engine performance through turbocharging, while preserving exceptional fuel efficiency.

John Mendel takes a final bow at American Honda

By Parks McCants on February 22, 2017 - 5:13PM

In a world of inevitable ongoing change, there comes a shift at American Honda Motor Company. An auto-world-celebrity in his own right, “Big John” Mendel will be missed

No ‘downside’ to 2017 Honda CR-V turbo Technology

By Parks McCants on February 20, 2017 - 2:31PM

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.

ASEEE Honors 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid for exceptional ‘Green’ environmental tendencies

By Parks McCants on February 20, 2017 - 1:34PM

Breaching the 50 MPG fuel efficiency barrier is not an easy accomplishment. Accord Hybrid sits at the pinnacle of the top 1.3% of all vehicles tested and scored by the ACEEE (American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy.)

2017 Honda Ridgeline Highest Safety Rated Pickup Truck in U.S.

By Parks McCants on February 16, 2017 - 6:51PM

American Honda Announced Thursday that the reinvented and much improved 2017 Honda Ridgeline is now the only pickup truck on the road today to have earned the highest accident safety rating possible, from both the Federal government and the Insurance institute.

Honda Earns 4 spots in KBB’s ‘12 Best Family Cars of 2017’

By Parks McCants on February 15, 2017 - 2:19PM

As our friend Hondapro Jason says: “How cool is that?” With some very good competition in all segments judged this year, Honda cost of ownership, fuel efficiency, standard and optional safety, as well as measurable comfort and overall ride quality, secure 4 out of 12 “Best Family Cars of 2017” vehicle segments. Astounding!

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