A new club racer-inspired version of the Honda S2000 will take the legendary vehicle’s track-worthy performance to an entirely new level when it makes its world debut at the New York International Auto Show on April 4, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today. Engineered around the expectations and needs of Honda performance enthusiasts, the [...]
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The Next Generation Accord is Here!
Honda took square aim at Toyota’s segment dominant Camry this week with the introduction of the Accord Coupe Concept at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. This next generation Accord is more powerful, sleeker, safer, sexier, and more luxurious than any of its predecessors, and could be available as soon as the 2008 [...]
Honda Salutes their Formula One History with a Special Edition S2000
Honda has created a special new limited edition S2000 to honor their near 40+ year history in Formula One. The limited edition of 50 cars will prominently feature the actual signatures of Honda F1 drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barricello on the numbered faceplate of an upgraded audio system as well as upgraded leather and [...]
The future is here!!! Honda’s Fully functional Next-Generation Fuel Cell car makes its debut
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. recentlty held a demonstration drive of the next-generation FCX Concept fuel cell vehicle. The FCX Concept features a newly developed compact, high-efficiency Honda FC Stack as well as a low-floor, low-riding, short-nose body. It offers a comfortably large cabin and futuristic styling along with significant improvements in power output and environmental [...]
S2000 Here to Stay???
Our friends at Temple of VTEC may have scooped us on this one, but the incredibly responsible journalists who make up your S2ki editorial/reporting staff would never print unsubstantiated rumors about the S2000 without first investigating. Well, almost never… It appears that the latest Road and Track magazine has made some interesting assertions; lets examine [...]
Acura TSX Sports Sedan Features Winning Blend of Performance, Style and Technology
The Acura TSX is one of the hottest luxury sedans on the road today, setting sales records month after month since its introduction and winning over enthusiasts customers and automotive press with its blend of outstanding performance, nimble handling and sporty styling. The TSX continues to distance itself from the competition by offering class-leading technology [...]
Honda S2000 Continues to Define Racing-Inspired Performance for 2007
Torrance, Calif. 08/28/2006 — Widely considered the quintessential roadster-style sports car, the S2000 is the performance icon for the Honda brand and combines uncompromising racetrack-ready performance with everyday usability. Introduced in 1999, the S2000 rewards driving enthusiasts with a potent 237 horsepower, 2.2-liter, 16-valve DOHC VTEC(R) 4-cylinder engine and a precise, short throw 6-speed manual [...]
NASCAR Nation… turning Japanese???
While a bit short on technical accuracy, the new film “Taladega Nights” poses an interesting question: How would good-ol’-boy NASCAR fans react to a gay, French champion driving a Perrier sponsored race car? I can hear Bubba now: “At least it was a Chevy!” Due to the huge financial success of NASCAR, there [...]
What makes a sports “hero?”
The term “hero” is used quite a bit when referring to athletes, but are athletes really “heroic?” There are a few performances in sports legend that certainly are worthy of consideration… We’re reminded of Willis Reed in the 1970 NBA championship who, despite a painful injury, entered game seven just long enough to get [...]
A 160 MPH SUV??? The new RDX Turbo hits showrooms
A 160MPH speedo may be wishful thinking in this case, but it definitely isn’t something one usually sees on an SUV. This is one of the first clues that the brand new Acura RDX Turbo is no ordinary Sport Utility Vehicle. This past Thursday, Honda’s latest barn burner began to hit Acura showrooms across [...]
Honda… back in the F1 Winner’s Circle!
Jenson Button is no longer one of the best drivers to never win a Formula One event. After 113 races at racing’s highest level without a single win… the questions and doubts were mounting throughout the Formula One universe. “Was Button just another F1 playboy who’d never live up to his hype?” Last Saturday… he answered [...]
And now… the 2007 Element SC
An all-new urban-oriented counterpart to the Honda Element will debut this fall with an exclusive sport suspension, larger wheels and tires, unique styling and special features like a carpeted interior and a center console, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced at the 2006 New York International Auto Show. With performance more than skin deep, the [...]
Now Taking Orders… the Fastest Honda Yet!
No it’s not the new NSX or even the mythical XGA. Yesterday, at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture 2006 in Oshkosh, Wis. (the world’s largest annual aviation gathering) Honda announced that it was ready to take orders on the new Honda business jet. “Aviation has been an important dream of Honda for more than [...]
Honda announces first new Northern US auto plant of the 21st century
Koichi Kondo, Honda’s North American chief executive officer and president, announced today that Decatur county in Indiana was the big winner in a five location race to attract the first new US automotive manufacturing facility of the young century to be built in the former automotive stronghold of the Midwest. “We look forward to crossing [...]
First look: The all new CRV
Honda is substantially upgrading its top selling small utility vehicle, the CRV, for 2007. The all new CR-V will be based on the same platform as the ’07 Acura RDX. Upgrades include, new styling, a stiffer structure, projector-beam headlamps, and a significantly upgraded power plant over the current 156 horsepower 2.4-liter inline four. (It is [...]
