New Honda Plant in Japan
The Honda company announced they wanted to work more on mini-vehicles and decided to build a new plant in central Japan. They think the vehicles with the engine size 660 cubic centimeters are going to stay popular for the next years. For a long time little fuel-efficient cars have been popular in Japan. After the gas-prices went high, the demand on these vehicles grew worldwide. Since Honda already has a plant producing mini-vehicles, they plan to share the production with the new one. The old plant is...

In the Autoblog Garage: 2008 Honda Civic Si sedan
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Honda Civic Si sedan.We've avoided glossy-eyed retrospectives of 2007, but if you were in the market for a practical, affordable and entertaining ride in the last year, there were a handful of vehicles to be had for under $25 large. The Mazdaspeed3, R56 MINI Cooper S and VW GTI have set the fun-to-drive quotient relatively high, but one vehicle that's been left out of the Autoblog Garage is the Honda Civic Si. While the coupe has garnered its fair share of...

In The Autoblog Garage: 2008 Honda Accord Coupe
Click above for high-res gallery of the 2008 Honda Accord CoupeHonda's Accord has grown at every redo since the model's inception, and this latest version is no different. We've already tried out the sedan, so we borrowed the two-door version to sample the Coupé lifestyle, wherein you actually pronounce those acute accents. Our first impression is that the Accord Coupe is the best Monte Carlo never made, while retaining a fundamental core of Hondaness. Accords have always been half cool, half...

Honda kicking Toyota’s (and everyone’s) butt in the crossover segment
Honda is kicking Toyota’s butt. Okay maybe not financially or sales wise, but its CR-V is doing some serious damage in the compact crossover market. In February, Honda sold up to 15,695 CR-Vs even though the company’s overall sales declined 10 percent. That is up 11.4 percent from a year ago. That helped CR-V sales hit an increase of 14 percent in the first two months of 2008 as compared to 2007.Selling almost 220,000 in 2007, the CR-V is the best-selling SUV in U.S., a spot long-held by...

Honda releases Sport Pack for new Accord Euro
Only a month after the official reveal of the new Accord Euro Acura TSX Honda has unveiled a new Sport Pack designed for both the sedan and Tourer wagon models. The new kit includes custom bumpers front and rear, a set of sporty side sills, a blacked-out grille, a discrete bootlid spoiler, integrated fog lights and new 18in alloy wheels. The interior also gets several new appointments including a titanium finish on some of the dash elements and leather trim on the seats, steering wheel and gearstick...

2008 Honda Civic Coupe LX Road Test
I recently went out to lunch with some coworkers at a restaurant I've never It isn't flashy, but the Civic Coupe is a staple that just can't be ignored. been to. As I checked out the menu, a lot of choices looked good, but my palette wasn't feeling all that adventurous. In addition, I've started a new healthy eating regime so the fish and chips were definitely not an option although something deep fried would have been fabulous!. I decided on a field green salad, dressing on the side with some shrimp on...

Spy Shots: 2009 Honda Pilot
Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Honda Pilot.The 2009 Honda Pilot has been spied in production guise, and unlike the bulldog that inspired the front grille, it's less than lovable. With styling pulled directly from the Honda Pilot Prototype shown in Detroit, the new unibody 'ute from Honda should arrive later this year with ACE safety features, a V6 lump with cylinder deactivation and seating for eight passengers of varying size. The interior is an evolution of the outgoing model, with a...

Spied: 2009 Honda Pilot
Honda’s next-gen Pilot spotted outside Detroit.[source]

Accord EX-L fires on all (4) cylinders
Sans V-6, top trim level strikes balance between performance, effficiency                               Last summer, Honda brought a full array of its all-new 2008 Accords to Boston for the model's national press introduction. There were coupes, sedans, 4-cylinders, and 6-cylinders. With the coupe, it was love at first sight, a feeling confirmed by the...

The next Lewis Hamilton? Honda F1 signs 16-year-old Will Stevens
Imagine getting a contract with a major F1 team before you're even out of high school. That's what Lewis Hamilton got with McLaren when he was younger, and what karting protégé Will Stevens has achieved with the Honda Racing F1 Team, reflecting a growing trend in motorsport recruitment. While team leaders have always kept an eye on feeder series like Formula 3 and, more recently, GP2, to scout up-and-coming talent, the rising level of competition has driven the teams to start earlier and...