Honda News
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Subaru to adopt Tesla’s NACS charging port for 2025
After Ford got the ball rolling on connector adoption Tesla NACS for its vehicles in North America, a slew of other manufacturers have followed suit. Japanese manufacturers have been the slowest to react, but the last one standing is Subaru,…
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Honda will revive the Civic Hybrid next year
No doubt invigorated by the hybrid proposition of the Toyota Corolla, its long-time rival, the Honda Civic will be offered from 2024 with a hybrid powertrain. A relaunch of a version that foundered in 2015 with the ninth generation of…
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Honda and GM abandon joint project for “affordable” electric vehicles
(Tokyo) The second Japanese car manufacturer Honda and the American General Motors announced on Thursday that they were abandoning their plan to jointly manufacture “affordable” electric vehicles, the sale of which was to begin in 2027. “After extensive studies and…
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Test bench | Competition from the Volkswagen Atlas
Honda Pilot Price: starting at $52,731 Honda redesigned its Pilot this year. More enveloped than the model it replaces, this Honda Pilot SUV does not, strictly speaking, offer more interior clearance than the Atlas. The Pilot stands out, however, for…
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Paralyzed Canadian driver Robert Wickens wins first championship at Road Atlanta
For several years, Hyundai Motor has participated in numerous automobile competitions all over the world. Having accumulated several successes in the Word Rally Championship (WRC), the manufacturer is also trying to diversify its victories by getting involved in several events…
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Acura employees built a rally Integra and plan to use it
Acura never tried to get into racing rally, but that did not prevent a young team of engineers from the manufacturer from trying it. In fact, Acura has just given birth to a Integra modified to face the toughest rallies.…
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Test bench | Competition from the Hyundai Kona
The Honda HR-V, Subaru Crosstrek and Toyota Corolla Cross are competitors of the Hyundai Kona. Let’s see. Honda HR-V Price: starting at $28,960 Just like the Kona, the second generation of Honda’s HR-V now sports a larger body. It was…
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Test drive | Ford Escape hybrid: a little-known pioneer
What was the first hybrid SUV to emerge? Automatically, we would be tempted to answer the Toyota RAV4 as the identity of the Japanese manufacturer has been largely built around this technology. However, it is not. Rather, it was the…
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The manual transmission continues to rise in popularity in the United States
At the beginning of 2023, an article published by the Wall Street Journal stipulated that new vehicles equipped with a manual gearbox sold in the United States were gaining popularity. Compared to 2022, manual cars had increased in number by…
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Nissan 20-23 concept: a preview of an electric compact sports car?
Sports compacts remain very popular, elsewhere and in our market. As proof, the North American automobile industry offers several in different flavors. Models like the Honda Civic Type R, the Toyota GR Corolla, the Subaru WRX and the Hyundai Elantra…
