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  • 2011 Honda EV-STER Concept live photos

    Two weeks ago, Honda unveiled the EV-STER Electric Sports Convertible Concept at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, along with its new Earth Dreams range of eco-friendly engines, drivetrains and advanced drive technology. Now we learn that Honda could be about to use the EV-STER as the basis for a production roadster that would launch in Japan as early as next year. The news comes courtesy of German Auto Motor und Sport, which claims Honda CEO Takanobu Ito revealed that the Japanese could be working on a EV-STER-inspired roadster during a recent interview. If an EV-STER-like production roadster was...

  • 2011 Honda AC-X Concept live photos
    Honda AC-X Concept: Tokyo Motor Show Live Photos

    Honda released some details of its Tokyo Motor Show concept cars three weeks ago, and now we can see what they look like in person. For U.S. buyers in particular, the most important of them is the Honda Advanced Cruiser-X (AC-X) Concept, a mid-size sedan that resembles nothing so much as a...

  • Honda Earth Dreams Technology engine
    Honda Announces ‘Earth Dreams’ Range Of Eco-Friendly Engines, Transmissions

    Ask any advertising executive how you make a product sound more environmentally friendly, and they’ll suggest you give it a name that evokes the natural world. Enter Honda, and its Earth Dreams Technology range. Announced today at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, Honda claims the Earth Dreams...

  • 2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas, El Segundo, CA, Nov 2011
    2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas: First Drive

    Honda has been the only carmaker to offer a natural-gas powered passenger car, and they've done it quietly in a handful of states for more than a decade. But with the arrival of an all-new Civic this year, the company will make the 2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas available through selected dealers...

  • Honda CR-Z iCF by Mugen Euro
    Mugen CR-Z: Hybrid Honda Hot Rod Mixes MPG And MPH

    Honda's aim with its CR-Z hybrid sports coupe was to inject a bit of much-needed excitement into a market that viewed traditional hybrids as a bit dull, a bit vanilla. Unfortunately for some, the CR-Z was neither a tire-burning machine nor a particularly parsimonious runabout. Maybe vanilla was the...

  • 2011 Honda Small Sports EV Concept
    2011 Tokyo Motor Show: Every Electric & Plug-In Concept Car

    As thousands of members of the press decend on Tokyo ready for the 2011 Tokyo Auto Show to open on Wednesday, Green Car Reports brings you a preview of the electric and plug-in cars we're expecting to see at the show. From tiny micro-commuter concepts to electric sports cars the line-up is...

  • 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid, road test, Spring 2011

    Though always overshadowed by the more distinctive Toyota Prius, the hybrid model of the Honda Civic compact sedan has been a longstanding competitor in the field of high-mileage hybrid cars. First launched as a 2003 model, the Honda Civic Hybrid has been entirely redesigned for the 2012 model year. Most important for the hybrid model, it uses an all-new and more compact lithium-ion battery pack to power the 15-kilowatt (20-horsepower) electric motor sandwiched between its 1.5-liter engine and continuously-variable transmission (CVT). The result is a gas-mileage trifecta of 44 miles per...

  • Honda Fit EV shown at Los Angeles Auto Show, Nov 2011
    Electric Honda Fit EV: Details, Live Photos From L.A. Auto Show

    One year ago, Honda unveiled a prototype Fit EV electric car at the Los Angeles Auto Show. This year, it showed a refined version that it says it will offer for lease next summer in California and Oregon, expanding into six East Coast markets early the following year. Lease only, no sales Honda...

  • 2011 Honda AC-X Plug-In Hybrid Concept
    2011 Tokyo Motor Show: Honda Reveals Electric Car Concepts

    Honda is really covering all the bases with its latest concepts, due at the Tokyo Motor Show in just a few weeks time. From a city cars and sports cars to an electric mobility scooter the seven vehicles will appeal to totally different people, but all share a common theme: electric power. Honda...

  • 2012 Honda Civic sedan
    Honda: Okay, We Know You Hate The New Civic, So We’ll Redesign It

    In April this year, Honda unveiled what it hoped would be the next generation of car to bear the Honda Civic badge. The ninth major revision of the Civic in its 38-year life, Honda promised better gas mileage, better performance and its all-new Eco-Assist technology to help drivers drive as...

  • 2012 Honda Civic HF, Palo Alto, California, October 2011
    2012 Honda Civic HF: Quick Drive Of Higher-MPG Civic

    Five months ago, we drove the 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid--which gave us slightly more than 45 mpg using "Econ" mode. That's the best gas mileage of any Honda Civic in recent memory. So we were eager to test the new-for-2012 Civic HF model, which forgoes the electric motor and lithium-ion battery pack...

  • 2012 Honda Insight EX with Navigation
    2012 Honda Insight: New Front Styling, Better Gas Mileage

    Although the Honda Insight was eagerly awaited before it launched as a 2010 model, the little hybrid hatchback has never come remotely close to its sales goals. But the company isn't giving up, and the new 2012 Honda Insight features revised front styling, a nicer interior, and improved gas mileage...

  • 2010 Honda Civic GX natural-gas vehicle, Los Angeles, November 2010

    Natural gas vehicles aren't particularly common on U.S. roads, and with relatively cheap and plentiful gasoline, it's fairly clear why. Pumps are few and far between and only the 2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas gives private buyers an option over gasoline or diesel. If you had the chance to fill at home instead of hunting down a suitable pump, you might be more tempted. Ecofriendly LLC, run by Paul Gianakas, gives you just such an option. Ecofriendly installs natural gas fueling stations at homes and businesses. The system compresses natural gas from your home's service line into the CNG that...

  • 2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas
    Natural Gas Vehicles Expected To Expand Share, Outside U.S.

    Which alternate vehicle or fuel do you know least about? You've almost surely heard about hybrids. You may have seen ethanol, even biodiesel, debated in the news. And if you read this site, you're likely to know that cars that plug into grid power to recharge their battery packs are now on sale...

  • 2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas
    2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas Sedan Priced At $26,905, Cleanest Combustion Car Sold

    Honda released the bulk of its 2012 Civic range this spring, but one model lagged behind: the Civic Natural Gas, the all-new version of what had been called the Civic GX. As the new name indicates, the 2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas runs solely on compressed natural gas. It's the only natural-gas...

  • Honda Brio minicar
    Forbidden Fruit: More Information On Honda Brio Minicar

    There's something about the Honda Brio, a sub-Fit minicar now on sale in the Indian market, that really grabs our attention. Maybe it's the funky styling with its sharp creases, unusual weight and money-saving all-glass hatchback, or maybe it's the promise of 52 mpg combined economy, but either way...

  • 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid 4-door Sedan Angular Front Exterior View
    Why An Old, Used Honda Civic Hybrid Is Good For Your Health

    We all know that the venerable Toyota Prius is the most well-known of all hybrids on the market today, both in terms of numbers made and its impressive gas mileage. But if you’re in the market for a used hybrid you might be surprised to know that a used 2006-2010 Honda Civic Hybrid might be...

  • Experimental 1972 Honda 600 modified for fuel efficiency, from eBay
    Want To Buy A 173-MPG Honda? You Have One Day Left To Bid

    Reading eBay auction listings, it's important to look at the disclaimers. Such as ... This is a non-running experimental vehicle being sold AS-IS / WHERE-IS. and Proof of the "Documented 173 [Miles Per Gallon!]" has yet to be found. and The exact origins of this vehicle are unknown. OK, so now that...

  • BMW Concept E, 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    It isn't just the cars that are going electric at the Frankfurt Auto Show, currently open to the public until September 25. Two-wheeled electric vehicles are popular too. Frankfurt show is very much focused on urban mobility - and having driven through the city during the press days last week, we're not surprised! The major German manufacturers all used the show to preview small, urban electric vehicles, but many makers showed off electric scooters and the occasional electric bicycle too. Smart eBike and eScooter One of the most prominent electric two-wheelers at Frankfurt was the Smart...

  • European-spec Honda Civic live photos
    2011 Frankfurt Auto Show: 2013 Euro Honda Civic Is Complete Tease

    The 2013 European Honda Civic Hatchback was unveiled earlier this week at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. Sleeker, more aggressive and more practical, it showcases Honda’s ninth revision of this gas-sipping compact. Sadly, just like its predecessor, the 2006-2011 Honda Civic hatchback...

  • 2011 Honda CR-Z
    2011 Honda CR-Z Hybrid Coupes With Manual Gearboxes Recalled

    About 5,600 CR-Z hybrid coupes from the 2011 model year are being recalled to update the control software for their electric motor. The goal is to avert a rare condition under which the car could move in an unexpected direction if the driver doesn't apply the brakes before restarting after stalling...

  • Honda Brio prototype, introduced at the 2010 Thailand Motor Expo
    Honda Brio Global Minicar: Forbidden Fruit Gets Good Reviews

    It's one thing Honda not sending its new Brio minicar over to the United States, so economy car fans are unable to sample its 52 mpg delights. That would all be okay if we found out it was a terrible car, but unfortunately for us, the first reviews coming from overseas are singing its praises. One...

  • 2012 Honda Insight - European market version to be shown at Frankfurt Motor Show
    2012 Honda Insight: Higher MPGs, New Grille, Nicer Interior

    For 2012, Honda is planning to revise the Insight hatchback to address several of the criticisms levied against its smallest four-seat hybrid. Now, it's released a few details of the revised 2012 Insight before it officially unveils the updated model at the Frankfurt Motor Show, which opens...

  • 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid
    2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid MPGs Beat Ford Fusion, Hyundai Sonata

    The reviews of the 2012 Toyota Camry mid-size sedan are in now, and the consensus is that it's a competitively priced mild refresh with unadventurous styling. Which may be exactly what Camry buyers are looking for. But on one metric--gas mileage--the 2012 Camry line shines. The 2012 Toyota Camry...

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