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With surging demand for a better value 7-seat version Honda’s popular CR-V mid-size SUV, the Japanese car maker has added a new variant to the line-up in the form of the new VTi-E7. Powered by the the same 1.5-litre turbo engine as the rest of the range (bar the entry-level …

We first got acquainted with the 2nd-generation Honda HR-V three years ago and as is customary at this stage of its life, the popular small SUV has been refreshed for 2019. Though as far as a facelift goes, the changes aren’t dramatic. However, look closely and you’ll notice a few …

A group of university students from the U.S. have turned the humble Honda Civic into a 448kW Hybrid RallyCross monster. The 19 students from Clemson University in South Carolina started the project two years ago with two main objectives: to build a vehicle offering exceptional performance while also reducing the …

The already racy Civic Type R can now be made even more special with a host of genuine carbon fibre components from Honda. The ‘Type R’ ethos has always been about minimising weight and maximising performance potential, and this new Australian-specific accessory range for Civic Type R maintains those defining …

Honda Australia has added a new budget conscious entry-level model to its CR-V lineup priced from $28,290, under cutting the popular Mazda CX-5 Maxx and Toyota RAV4 GX. The new CR-V Vi is powered by a 113kW/189Nm 2.0-litre i-VTEC engine matched with a continuously variable transmission (CVT) as standard instead …

Honda has taken the wraps off its updated 2019 Honda NSX featuring a mild facelift, upgraded chassis and fresh exterior and interior colour palette. Set to make its official debut at the Monterey Car Week the 2019 model can be order in a new hero colour called Thermal Orange Pearl …

The updated 2019 Honda Civic sedan and coupe has been updated in the U.S. but could this be the 2019 Aussie Civic? Pictured here in the newly added Sport trim, the light makeover brings new piano black front fascia “wing”, a restyled bumper and lower grille, as well as fresh …

In the fifth and final of a planned series of lap record attempts across Europe in 2018, Honda has set a new 2 minute and 10.19 second record for a front-wheel drive production car at the Hungaroring GP circuit in Hungary. The Civic Type R, driven by Formula One World …

Honda’s updated HR-V compact crossover will go on sale next month with a new addition to the line-up in the form of the HR-V RS sports variant. The HR-V stable now houses a four grade lineup starting from $24,990 for the VTi and rounding out from $34,590 for the top …

Following two successes in the Honda Civic ‘Type R Challenge 2018’ at the Magny-Cours and Spa-Francorchamps circuits, the hot hatch has set a new 2mins 31.32secs lap record for a front-wheel drive production car at the Silverstone GP circuit in the UK, beating the benchmark set by the previous generation Civic Type …

Honda set out to produce a world-beater with the current Civic Type R and the company is clearly keen to tote just how good it is, with the hot hatch adding another trophy to the cabinet after smashing the lap record for a front-wheel drive production car at Spa-Francorchamps in …

The hot hatch market has never been so saturated. It stretches from the excellent Hyundai i30 N newcomer to the ballistic BMW M140i six-banger. If you have fifty big ones to blow on a go-fast toy, what a time to live. But at the pointy end of the segment sit two …

Honda UK has potentially built the fastest pickup ute with its one-off Civic Type R Pickup Truck concept for this year’s SMMT Test Day. Created by the team behind Synchro Motorsport at Honda’s UK Swindon factory, ‘Project P’ – as it is known internally – is based on the standard …

Following the debut of the Honda Civic ‘Type R Challenge 2018’ car at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, the world’s fastest hot hatch has set a new 2 minutes and 1.51 seconds lap record for a front-wheel drive production car at the Magny-Cours GP circuit in France. The …