When the all-time fastest car around the Nürburgring is a hybrid, there’s no excuse to still think “hybrid” means “slow.” But there’s a reason why even major manufacturers struggle to put electric-assisted cars on the market. Home-tinkerer Matt Brown (with a NASCAR team and Tesla on his resume) figured out a way to…Read more… Continue Reading […]
The Honda Civic Type R is the newest vehicle on the New South Wales Police Force in Australia, but don’t think a cop will come after you in it for breaking the hooning laws or trying to street race it at a stoplight. This 306 horsepower hot hatch, law-enforcing livery or not, will be for […]
Recalls for Takata air-bag inflators with the potential to explode and spew shrapnel, and the more than 20 fatalities associated with them, have long outlasted even the company itself. After years of recalls and recalls on prior recalls, Honda’s North American arm announced Tuesday it’s recalling another 1.1 million…Read more… Continue Reading at https://jalopnik.com
Carlos Ghosn is actually out of jail this time, the White House wants automakers to choose between its emissions plans and California’s, the U.S. could get some hybrid Jeep models, and Honda wants to fully electrify its lineup in Europe. All of this and more in The Morning Shift for Wednesday, March 6, 2018.Read more… […]
We first saw Honda’s clean, friendly, and fun-looking vision for an electric city car back in 2017, when it was called the “Urban EV.” Very soon at the Geneva International Motor Show Honda will show the latest development of that concept, and they say it’s very close to production-ready. That’s good news, since it…Read more… […]
If I had to rank unpleasant things in human life, I think I’d probably stick Homeowner’s Associations (HOA) somewhere between groin rashes and eating a chunk of mold you thought was cheese. They’re awful. In case you don’t believe me, I have some piping-hot, fresh evidence for you: A Tennessee HOA tried to fine a…Read […]
With concept cars like the Citroën Ami One and the Honda Tomo coming to the fore, the auto industry finally seems to have embraced the beauty of a functional, futuristic-looking car. But let us not forget about Honda’s 2001 Unibox concept, which might just be the forefather of the latest tiny car trend.Read more… Continue […]
If a street has been barricaded for construction, it’s not wise to drive past those barricades, lest you injure a construction worker. There also might be a massive hole in the street, like this one, on Goodson Street in Hamtramck, Michigan. Read more… Continue Reading at https://jalopnik.com
Andrew Collins may miss the compact convertible SUV, but I sure miss the compact convertible compact. No reason these can’t come back, besides a nonexistent sales market, really.Read more… Continue Reading at https://jalopnik.com
Jobs lost, Nissan is moving for a separation, and the familiar refrains of “uhhh…. what I MEANT was…” This is The Morning Shift for February 20, 2019.Read more… Continue Reading at https://jalopnik.com
Honda plans to close its only car plant in the UK, the European Union says it’ll fight back in a trade war with the U.S., Carlos Ghosn gets ready for trial, General Motors puts its money where its SUVs are, and McLaren stands by its anti-SUV mindset. All of this and more in The Morning […]
Here’s your scenario: it’s a bright, sunny Sunday afternoon and you want give your Honda Ridgeline a nice wash. You get everything ready, hose, bucket, sponge and car soap. I’m gonna go ahead and stop you there, though. That car soap might do more harm than good right now.Read more… Continue Reading at https://jalopnik.com
Its name means “friend” in Japanese. It’s barely larger than a Mazda Miata. It’s the adorable electric ute prototype that 13 design students have imagined as the car of the future. Hell yes, it’s the Honda Tomo EV, and it’s the vehicle I want to see taking over garages across the world.Read more… Continue Reading […]
The Geneva Motor Show is less than a month away, and Honda has big plans. You remember that incredible, retro-looking Urban EV Concept that debuted in Frankfurt in 2017. Well, a prototype “inspired by” that will show its face in Geneva, and Honda just showed off an image of its interior. Check it out.Read more… Continue […]
As Jalopnik’s resident car buying expert and professional car shopper, I get emails. Lots of emails. I’ve decided to pick a few questions and try to help out. This week we are discussing negotiating an order on a new Volvo V60, tuning a Honda Civic and importing a car from Canada for one minor option.Read […]
If you think about it, carmaker’s target markets aren’t exclusively humans, even though humans tend to be the ones with all the money. When it comes to non-humans riding in cars, dogs have to be the next most common species. With that in mind, it makes sense that every now and then a carmaker would […]
You may recall a video from earlier this year by Russian YouTube channel Garage 54 ENG. In it, Vlad, the host, throws 38 inch off-road tires on his VAZ 2106 sedan and rips donuts. Well, now an American has decided to replicate this stunt, but with slightly smaller tires on a vehicle fairly common in […]
The 2019 Honda Passport is back after nearly 20 years off of the market and its here to, in Honda’s eyes at least, mix everyone’s current lust for cushy crossovers and SUVs with some off-road chops. There’s now a price on that vision, and it ranges from $31,990 to $43,680—depending on how rugged or cushy […]
When Honda showed up to the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2017 with a cutesy electric city car with seating for four adults and CVCC throwback style, I was immediately enamored. Honda has a new updated version of the Urban EV, which is a bit more production-ready, to be shown at the Geneva Motor Show in […]
Goals are inherently aspirational. Kids want to go to the Olympics. Everyone wants to be the best, despite knowing only a select few ever are. Goals in Formula One, however, are completely within logical confines, even if it makes them sound the opposite of impressive. Just look at Honda, which wants to have the…Read more… […]
