Cars That Can Run for Over 200,000 Miles
Acura RL
While the full-size RL sedan is neither the fastest nor the flashiest luxury car on the market, it’s roomy, quiet and comfortable and its V6 engine, 6-speed automatic transmission and advanced all-wheel-drive system perform stalwartly.
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Honda to Recall Nearly 700,000 Vehicles Globally
Japanese automaker Honda on Thursday said it was recalling nearly 700,000 vehicles worldwide due to defective parts that could stall the engine and cause problems restarting in certain models.
The move comes after the car giant was forced to...
Honda to Recall 1.35 Million Fit SubCompacts Globally
TOKYO (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co said on Thursday it would recall about 1.35 million Fit subcompacts globally to repair defective wiring in the headlights.
No accident was reported from the defect, a Honda spokesman in Tokyo said.
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Honda & Mazda Join Forces for Affordable B-Spec Race Series
The classic statement of the price of road racing: "How do you make a small fortune in racing? Start with a large 1." The truth of that statement is what has given it such legs, but Mazda and Honda hope to overcome the high hurdle to...
10 Best Cars for 2011
BMW 3series/M3
This year marks the 3-series’ 20th consecutive 10Best win, a feat unmatched by any other vehicle on the market. We won’t call the 3-series perfect, but you know how there’s always one old lady at the bake sale whose recipe everybody wants? The 3-series is...
TOV: Fact Sheet from LA Auto Show
Honda Fit EV
The all-new Fit EV Concept electric vehicle made its world debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show and strongly suggests the direction and styling of an upcoming production Fit EV all-electric vehicle, which will be introduced to the U.S. and Japan in...
KBB Names Top 10 Back-to-School Cars for 2010
Kelley Blue Book (kbb.com) has picked the Top 10 Back-to-School Cars for 2010 as students head back to high-school and college.
“In choosing the 2010 Top 10 Back-to-School Cars, the kbb.com editors kept key financial criteria in mind, considering...
Will Honda Fit Hybrid Start a Price War?
Reuters speculates this morning that a hybrid price war is about to break out between Honda and Toyota. The initial skirmish, the bureau says, will come in Japan. But if a discount battle were to start, it's hard to imagine it being contained in the...
Fiesta vs Fit vs Yaris vs Versa
Having vanquished the Old World to become the best-selling car in Europe, Ford's Fiesta has been readying its attack on our shores via some seriously subversive methods. Last year, for instance, Ford dropped 100 Fiestas behind our lines as part of its Fiesta...
Spy Shots: 2011 Honda Fit Hybrid
As the European brands chase the benefits of diesel in smaller cars--though they're sticking their toes in the hybrid/electric waters as well--the Japanese carmakers continue to push forward with their established hybrid systems. This year will see the addition...
2010 Consumer Reports New-Car Best Value List
The Honda Fit and the Toyota Prius topped the list of new-car best values according to Consumer Reports’ 2010 Annual Auto Issue beating out more than 280 cars in eight categories.
The Honda Fit and the Toyota Prius each earned a value score of...
Honda CR-Z Hybrid will be Followed by Fit Hybrid in Autumn 2010
The 2010 Honda Insight is the first of four gasoline-electric hybrids Honda has planned to bring to the roads by 2012. Early next year, Honda will unveil the production version of the much-anticipated CR-Z sports hybrid. That will...
2009 Honda Fit Hits the Fuel-Efficient Spot
NEW YORK — How's this sound: 30 to 40 real-world miles per gallon, modest price, fun to drive, distinctive-looking. That sums up the redesigned 2009 Honda Fit on sale next week. Think Honda will have trouble selling the 85,000 a year it plans to get...