News Opinion (Page 82)

Perhaps I’m just being a worrywart, but I’m a little concerned about where Honda’s luxury brand stands. With such an impressive, new lineup, Honda seems to be getting its mojo back while Acura seems overshadowed as of late. This makes me wonder: How relevant is Acura?

As V8 engine power becomes as rare as full benefit long-term high paying jobs, Lexus holds out for yet another year with the 3-row body on frame Lexus GX 460, a rare V8 powered mega SUV drive and ride experience. Is there a place for this well-refined beast on the streets of America?

Alright, I’ll admit it. At its base core, rests great motoring potential waiting for an injection of horsepower and torque. 2018 Corolla iM hatchback looks cool, is comfortable enough, and comes standard with some advanced active safety features. Quick, it's not.

At a time in the auto industry where all major manufacturers including Honda load up sub premium offerings with what was considered recently as premium features, 2017 Civic Type-R holds on to a lot of “old-school” technology for their compact hot hatch.

Skytrac engine technologies take 2017 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring crossover to the intersection of utility meets measurable sport driving performance. Pushing CX-5 to the limit, I was reminded of the driving goodness that is "zoom, zoom," yet I felt safe and comfortable behind the steering wheel.

Searching the internet one would be hard pressed to find a negative review written on Acura’s electrified 3-row SUV. Is it that good, or simply different?

Honda’s reinvented vacuum equipped minivan brings an exceptional blend of near intuitive vehicle command connectivity and measurable road performance to the ever evolving minivan vehicle segment. Yet there remains an option yet explored for 2018 Honda Odyssey, the Executive Rolling Office. We’ve heard a rumor or two.

With 278 second generation Acura NSX Hybrid supercars sold in the United States to date, you may never encounter one running the roads and freeways of your home turf. Nonetheless, Honda’s ultimate halo car has reignited the regeneration of the Acura brand.

I hold myself fortunate as one of the few journalist that’s experienced the third generation 2017 Honda Clarity FCV behind the wheel. Initially sold to select markets in Japan and California, Great Britain's “The Engine Room,” introduces the most dynamic fuel cell vehicle in the world to the U.K. and beyond.

With Honda embracing a well connected, safe and fuel efficient future, 2018 Honda Accord takes a design cue or two from the 10th generation Civic and Honda Clarity.

Back in December of 2015, Torque News reader David Malone purchased one of the first 10th generation Honda Civics to roll off the assembly line. 59,378 miles later, he has a pretty good since of long term engine reliability and fuel efficiency.

Honda’s latest family oriented T.V. ad drives home kid-focused hands-on connectivity available in 2018 Honda Odyssey. New features help “keep the peace” between the younger family members occupying rows 2&3.

American Honda rolled out a teaser announcement as to a major refreshed 2018 Honda Fit offering, featuring not only expanded active safety features, but an edgy looking “sport” edition. Can a mainstream subcompact Honda economy hatchback be sporty?

We’re reading on the internet about 2017 Civic Si buyers agreeing to pay a premium for the relatively limited production 2017 Honda Civic Si. True enough, the 10th generation Civic Si is a limited production offering. But, is it worth a premium?

The last generation European/Japan Civic Type-R was and remains a limited production offering as Honda goes. The final production run of the last generation Civic Type-R was 700 units, it sold out in hours. So will the first Civic to wear the Type-R designation in the United States.

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.

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!

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?

It’s Star Wars Day, since it’s May the Fourth, and Ford is saying that the nose of the 2018 Mustang was inspired by one of the most famous villains of all time – the franchise’s iconic Darth Vader. Seriously.

New-car sales have been on a losing streak in recent months, and some analysts and market observers are worried (I am not, I think it’s a natural plateauing after two or three years of record sales), but notably, sports cars are bucking the trend. That includes Mazda Miata sales.

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?

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?

With a scheduled major refresh for 2018 Acura TLX, Torque News drops behind the wheel of the maker’s best selling sport sedan to revisit initial impressions of greatness.

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.

Last month we took an extended drive review in Mazda’s exceptional 3 series 4 door sedan. Frankly, we loved everything but the road to cabin noise transference. And then I took a closer look at the tires.

If you want a luxury SUV, you can’t go wrong buying a new Range Rover. But while a fully loaded Range Rover costs well over $200,000, Land Rover should consider adding a new, more-expensive model to take on the Bentley Bentayga and the upcoming Rolls-Royce Cullinan.

It’s not often that a manufacturer lends a less than fully loaded car or light truck offering to a journalist for drive review, so I rented one, and set out on an 800 mile, 24 hour turnaround in the rain. I learned a thing or two as to Santa Fe Sports, front-wheel-drive road worthiness, mostly good.

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

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.

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.