The 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid, the first vehicle to integrate a gasoline-electric hybrid system into an existing high-sales volume automobile, has received the "INDUSTRYWEEK Technology of the Year Award."

INDUSTRYWEEK honored the Civic Hybrid in the [Read More]

Torrance, Calif 11/13/2002 -- Honda's all-new and highly anticipated Element light duty truck goes on sale Dec. 19, 2002, with manufacturer suggested retail prices starting at just $16,100 for the entry-level Element DX front-wheel drive model, Americ [Read More]

From the brief writeup: "With the Accord now offering 240 horsepower from its V6, the TL will most likely get a power boost as well, with the top-range engine producing somewhere in the neighborhood of 280 horsepower."
"Expect a setup similar to the [Read More]

Honda DualNote/Acura DNX will be next RL by 2004 - (200 hp gas + 160 hp electric) = 360 hp and 42 mpg.

Autoweek is speculating that the DNX will replace the RL. But does it strike anyone else that the DNX looked as much like a 4 door NSX as anythi [Read More]

At the finals it was Erick Aguilar vs Norris Prayoonto, West Coast vs East Coast. Prayoonto's engine looked damaged during the burnout, but Erick & Prayoonto staged and got set to go. [Read More]

Man Puts 1 Million Miles On Accord In 10 Years,
Car Was Free Because Of Longevity Of Previous Model [Read More]

Here's the last Honda Race Report for CART. [Read More]

Honda scored a 1-2 at their home track at Suzuka on Sunday, but it wasn't good enough to win the championship. Drivers Firman and Mitsusada drove their Mobil 1 Honda NS-X for their second win of the season, but finished only second in the championshi [Read More]

Los Angeles, CA. 11/21/2002 -- Mayor Jim Hahn announced today he will take delivery of the first Honda FCX fuel cell vehicle being leased by the City of Los Angeles in a ceremony including Hiroyuki Yoshino, President and CEO of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., [Read More]

LINCOLN, Ala., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC (HMA) today broke ground on its new $425 million assembly line. The ceremony marks the beginning of construction on the second assembly line, which will increase employment to [Read More]

Montreal, Quebec - Honda Canada announced that the 2003 Honda Element will have a manufacturer suggested retail price starting at $23,900. [Read More]

Le Salon de l'Auto de Montreal was the showcase for the unveiling of Acura's new 3.2TL Type S A-Spec that is scheduled to go on sale in February 2003. [Read More]

The first Element, a silver one, rolled off the production line at the plant in this western Ohio village early Tuesday evening. [Read More]

Honda released today this new sedan in Japan, although it's basically the same model than the previous "City" announced for the Thailand market on November 12th. But now, as it is an official Japanese launch, there's much more information and photos. [Read More]

From the interview:
Q. What happens next with the Acura NSX? Is that a vehicle that you could put a hybrid powertrain in to improve the performance?

A. No. The kind of customers who buy that car are not interested in fuel economy. [Read More]