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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.

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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.)

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.
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!
By Parks McCants on February 15, 2017 - 1:28PM
Looking to the initial purchase MSRP, ( manufacturer's suggested retail price) and ongoing cost of maintenance and operation, Kelley Blue Book then factors in predicted residual value and acknowledges one midsize car offering above all others. “Best” in this application means affordable.
By Parks McCants on February 14, 2017 - 7:25PM
I believe electrification to be the future of personal transportation. Honda drives into an electric vehicle future with a soon to be expanded Clarity EV lineup. “Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow,” is Honda’s call to a non polluting driving future, via a video campaign featuring hydrogen molecules. ( sort of.)
By Parks McCants on February 14, 2017 - 1:30AM
Positioned slightly above the entry level Civic Hatchback LX, the not so bare-bones Civic Hatchback Sport returns us to the age of the manually shifted Honda performance hatchback of yesteryear, with a twist, it’s civilized, full efficient, comfortable, and you can have it all for under $22K.
By Parks McCants on February 10, 2017 - 5:47PM
With an 8.8 out of a possible “10” score, U.S. News and World Report ranked 2017 Honda CR-V #1 overall value in the white hot compact SUV segment for 2017. How’d Honda do it?
By Parks McCants on February 10, 2017 - 5:07PM
Well, have you driven one? This week U.S. News and World Report rated 2017 Honda HR-V “Best Subcompact SUV for the Money.”
By Parks McCants on February 7, 2017 - 8:34PM
Honda Motors and Hitachi Automotive, to partner in the development, testing and production of electric motors and control components for multiple car-brand implementation.
By Parks McCants on February 7, 2017 - 5:40PM
We’re still receiving negative comments on our CR-V Vibration-Fix Forum from 2015 CR-V SUV owners, who either haven't read American Honda Motors’ proposed vibration remedy, or haven't followed through with the proposed repair.
By Parks McCants on February 1, 2017 - 1:26PM
Honda hits yet another segment-sales-leader homerun, as the reinvented 2017 CR-V posts a year over year January record. We look to the numbers.
By Parks McCants on January 30, 2017 - 8:24PM
Come on, who doesn’t like to eat on the big game day? American Honda, 2017 CR-V, Amazon and ‘Tasty’ team up to bring you a unique eating experience while promoting the most advanced CR-V in the maker’s history. Honda says “upgrade your game day.”
By Parks McCants on January 30, 2017 - 12:01PM
As announced Monday in Detroit. The General Motors, Honda Fuel Cell Development Alliance formed in 2013, moves forward with a partnership manufacturing agreement furthering the intent to take Hydrogen Fuel Cell technology mainstream.
By Parks McCants on January 26, 2017 - 2:40PM
True enough: The folks at “Kelley Blue Book” look into the future based on past, and current, depreciation trends, predicting long-term residual trade-in market values of your current ride and more. This year, the “top 10.” is dominated by pickup trucks and SUVs, as is the current U.S. auto market. Ridgeline makes the cut.
By Parks McCants on January 26, 2017 - 1:56PM
Good Housekeeping magazine, the folks that honored Honda Odyssey for great utility, built in vacuum included, just awarded Honda Accord Sport, it’s best sedan for 2017. How, what, and why? Let's take a closer look.
By Parks McCants on January 22, 2017 - 10:50PM
What happens when the world's-biggest motorcycle brand applies technology developed in a robotics lab and apply it to a street bike? As reported earlier by Torque News, there’s more to Honda’s self-balancing motorcycle than initially meets the eye.
By Parks McCants on January 22, 2017 - 8:40PM
The quickest road to ZERO auto born carbon emissions may in site, as major Public Utilities promote and embrace an all-electric auto future.
By Parks McCants on January 17, 2017 - 6:53PM
Someone did it again: As I scanned the internet Saturday night, a click-bait caption hooked me, "Honda's 2017 Ridgeline pickup is cool, but is it really a truck?" I went in for the kill.
By Parks McCants on January 14, 2017 - 11:54PM
75% of all new Honda cars and light trucks introduced over the next 13 years will be electrified, one way or another, in a quest for greatly reduced emissions and CARB compliant fuel efficiency. In effect, Honda Motor Company just committed to brand-wide electrification.
By Parks McCants on January 12, 2017 - 9:28PM
It’s an exciting time for American Honda Motors and U.S. Honda performance fans as the current Asia, European only Civic Type R production comes to the finish line. What’s next for Civic Type-R?
By Parks McCants on January 12, 2017 - 7:50PM
2017 Honda Civic EX with Honda Sensing is award KBB’s "Best Auto Tech" award in the "area of value." That’s impressive.
By Parks McCants on January 11, 2017 - 12:11PM
As announced Tuesday evening by Honda Motor Company Japan: An additional 772,000 Acura and Honda cars and SUVs will be included in the latest wave of the Takata Airbag Recall, the biggest auto-related safety recall in automotive history.

By Parks McCants on January 10, 2017 - 8:38AM
Is it possible to inject futuristic “cool” into a vehicle invented to transport your children, their friends, and the occasional house plant to their next destination? Watching Honda’s presentation of the reinvented Odyssey, I returned to one thought: How cool is that!