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After a relatively successful 2016 with the arrival of the all-new Civic Sedan and the flagship NSX petrol-electric supercar, Honda Australia is aiming to eclipse its 2016 performance with an even more aggressive product onslaught in 2017, which the company says will be one of its busiest launch years ever. The …

Honda’s luxury division, Acura, has unveiled their version of digital instrumentation called the Acura Precision Cockpit. The near-production technology concept is designed to highlight three major themes in mobility innovation – electrification, automated driving and connectivity. The instrument panel houses a wide high-resolution 12.3-inch driver’s display that dispenses various driving …

Honda will showcase a large presence at the 2016 SEMA show, headlined by the North American debut of the radical new Civic Type R Prototype, straight from its global introduction in Paris. The Civic R Prototype offers a preview of the next-generation Civic Type R, which will top off the …

Honda has previewed its WR-V sub-compact SUV developed specifically for the South American market. The car, whose acronym stands for ‘Winsome Runabout Vehicle’, is set to debut at next month’s 2016 Sao Paolo International Motor Show and will sit below the Honda HR-V in Honda’s South American line up. Sporting a …

Honda has pulled the wraps off the all-new, fifth-generation CR-V today at a launch event in the U.S. Completely redesigned and reengineered, the 2017 CR-V goes on sale in North America, bringing bold new sculpted styling, a more premium interior, the nameplate’s first-ever turbocharged engine and a host of new …

Honda has combined its all-new NSX hybrid supercar with advanced GPS visualisation equipment to recreate one of the world’s most famous geoglyphs – huge artworks that can be viewed in full only from high altitude. The ‘NSX Driving Drawing’ – depicting the ‘Hummingbird’ geoglyph in the Nazca Desert in Peru …

Honda has given its mid-size Accord sedan a much needed facelift for 2016, and it couldn’t have come soon enough. The current generation Accord hasn’t had much success in a class it once rule, with sales figures trailing the Mazda 6, Subaru Liberty, Toyota Camry and Ford Mondeo. By all …

A journalist in Taiwan has crashed a new Honda NSX during a test drive for a local motoring magazine. In what may be the first crash involving a production second-generation NSX, the supercar lost control and hit a highway barrier, damaging the side of the car. According to reports, the …

The Honda Civic Type R driven by Gordon ‘Flash’ Shedden has picked up the driver’s crown in the last round of the MSA Dunlop British Touring Car Championship. The Honda Civic Type R has taken four key championships in 2016 after a treble title success in Europe last weekend (October …

A near production ready 2017 Honda Civic Type R prototype has bowed in at the Paris Motor Show, along new Honda Civic Hatchback. While the show car may be billed a ‘prototype’, it is apparent that most of the car’s body panels are near production ready – as evident by its …

Okaerinasai! That’s Japanese for ‘Welcome back!’ if I was to trust Google Translate and it’s exactly what it feels like for the tenth-generation Honda Civic. It has only taken about a decade for Honda to wake from its dozy slumber but the Japanese giant is back. You see, Honda used …

The Honda Odyssey was once a cool people mover that didn’t quite look like one. The latest fifth-generation, however, has dropped its predecessor’s low slung lines for a taller van-like styling theme. If you happened to overbreed, this can only mean good news. The Odyssey is available for the first …

If you thought 10-speed gearboxes are overkill, Honda has registered a patent in Japan for a new 11-speed triple-clutch transmission. The patent was uncovered by Auto Guide and noted that the gearbox will allow “speed change to be more effectively restricted and a speed change response to be increased.” What …

The hot new 2017 Honda Civic Type R has been snapped testing in the UK recently. The fully camouflaged prototype gives us a sneak preview of the hot hatch, ahead of its arrival next year. The test mule was spotted by Evo Magazine’s sub-editor, Richard Lane in London and can …