Honda News
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The idea of the four-motor electric car has been around since the start of the 20th century. One of Ferdinand Porsche's first ideas, in fact, was the Lohner-Porsche that debuted at the 1900 Paris World Fair, with a hub motor in each front wheel. Toss four electric motors in a car and you could have plenty of power, four-wheel drive, and individual control of the power to each wheel. DON'T MISS: Porsche Recreates The Original Hybrid Car, 111 Years Later Turns out that's not such a great idea. Locating a heavy motor at each wheel would add unsprung weight that would harm ride and handling...
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2017 Acura NSX: Sexy, Powerful Hybrid Supercar Specs ReleasedThe 2017 Acura NSX will have a total system output of 573 horsepower.
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2018 Honda Plug-In Hybrid To Offer 40-Mile Range, Use Fuel-Cell Vehicle's Platform
The upcoming Honda dedicated plug-in hybrid will share a platform with the company's fuel-cell vehicle.
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Honda Clarity Fuel Cell May Be Its Electric Car And Plug-In Hybrid Too
Honda officially revealed the production version of its hydrogen fuel-cell sedan at the Tokyo Motor Show. The company released two photos late last month that show the car and its interior--which it said at the show will be called the Honda Clarity Fuel Cell--after released FCEV and FCV Concepts...
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Wringing Out Car-Making Efficiencies: Honda's 'Green Path' Detailed
It's well established by now that the energy required to extract raw materials and turn them into a finished car is considerably less than the energy that car will consume over its lifetime to move itself around. But that isn't stopping manufacturers from chipping away at the huge amounts of energy...
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Honda Tests Solar-Powered Electric-Car Charging In Remote Marshall Islands
Honda is testing solar-powered electric-car charging stations in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
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The 2016 Honda Civic may be the most radical redesign of the Civic in its 40-plus-year history. The tenth generation of the car that made Honda's reputation, both in North America and around the world, is longer, lower, and wider, with a racy fastback shape and its first mainstream turbocharged engine. And the combined fuel efficiency of the entire lineup now hits 35 miles per gallon (with one asterisk) even as the longstanding Civic Hybrid model fades away. DON'T MISS: 2016 Honda Civic - full review Only a single model of the previous Civic generation could hit 35 mpg. That was the Civic HF...
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Honda's California HQ Installs 120 Electric-Car Charging Stations (But Sells No Plug-In Cars)
Honda will install 120 electric-car charging stations at its U.S. headquarters.
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Honda Accord Hybrids Recalled For Software Fix
Honda Accord Hybrid sedans are recalled to address a software issue.
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Honda FCV Sedan Teased Ahead Of 2015 Tokyo Motor Show
The Honda FCV will be unveiled at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show.
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I Can't Buy A Honda Fit Hybrid In The U.S.; Can I Import One?
We occasionally run articles about "forbidden fruit," or cool and desirable cars sold overseas that aren't available in the U.S. With Honda down to a single hybrid vehicle for the 2016 model year--the aging and low-volume CR-Z two-seater--it turns out one reader is looking covetously at the...
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2016 Honda Civic Sedan: Sleek Lines, Turbo Engine, CVT For Efficiency
The redesigned 2016 Honda Civic sedan broke cover ahead of its arrival in U.S. showrooms later this year.
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The 2016 Honda HR-V received a "5-Star Overall Vehicle Score" from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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2015 Honda Fit Recall: Concern Over Potential Stalling
The 2015 Honda Fit is being recalled due to an issue that could cause stalling.
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2016 Honda CR-Z Hybrid Coupe Soldiers On With Minor Upgrades
Honda unveils a handful of updates for the 2016 CR-Z hybrid in Japan.
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Honda BR-V: Smallest SUV Yet, But Not For North America: Forbidden Fruit
The Honda BR-V small crossover will go on sale in Indonesia next year.
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Honda CR-Z Hybrid Coupe Gets Huge Sales Incentive: UPDATE
The Honda CR-Z gets a huge incentive as sales lag.
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Toyota, Honda, Nissan Set Details Of Hydrogen Network In Japan
Honda, Nissan, and Toyota will fund hydrogen fueling stations in Japan.
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The 2016 Honda Pilot gets a slight bump in fuel efficiency as part of a ground-up redesign. The new Pilot was unveiled back in February at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show, and we now know that it will achieve an EPA-rated 23 mpg combined (20 mpg city, 27 mpg highway) with front-wheel drive and the optional nine-speed automatic transmission. That's an improvement of 2 mpg in each category compared to the 2015 Pilot with front-wheel drive. DON'T MISS: Honda Civic Hybrid, Natural-Gas Models Eliminated After 2015 With the same transmission and optional all-wheel drive, the 2016 Pilot will return 22...
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Honda Civic Hybrid, Natural-Gas Models Eliminated After 2015
Honda surprised the industry when it pulled the wraps off a brand-new tenth generation of its Civic compact at April's New York Auto Show. But two members of today's Civic lineup won't survive into the new generation: the Honda Civic Hybrid, and the Honda Civic Natural Gas. Honda executive...
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2016 Honda HR-V Subcompact SUV Starts At $19,995, On Sale May 15
The 2016 Honda HR-V will start at just under $20,000.
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Honda Insight Hybrid: The Least-Wanted Car In America?
Automakers and their dealers know that when a vehicle is updated, redesigned, or discontinued, the last lagging examples of the old model may sit on lots for months, perhaps even years. So it appears to be with the Honda Insight, the subcompact mild hybrid hatchback that the company discontinued...
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Honda Accord Hybrid Production Relocates From Ohio To Japan
The topic of the press release issued late last Wednesday was not the sort of thing to set green-car fans' hearts racing: "Statement...Re: North American Production Portfolio". But buried in several paragraphs of detail from John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda, was one...
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Seattle Honda Dealer Adopts Tesla & Apple Sales Elements, Learns Lessons
A Seattle dealer attempts to eliminate haggling, but has trouble adjusting.
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