DETROIT -- The federal government's top auto safety regulator singled out rollover-prone sport utility vehicles as a major safety issue Tuesday, putting more pressure on a vehicle segment that has been driving the profits of Detroit's Automakers. [Read More]

This marks the first time for a Honda to be the best selling car in Japan, so this is more surprising than it might sound.
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Honda is planning a mid-size pickup for the US market but is not targeting the full-size sector into which Nissan weighed this week, the Detroit News said. [Read More]

TOV editor, Shawn Church, is in a New York Times article discussing how today's young hot-rodders are comfortable with using computers to improve engine performance. We are glad that Shawn's work in the Honda performance community is being recognized! [Read More]

From the article: The additional vehicle, he said, would have to be smaller than the MDX. "For the lack of a better term," Mr. Elliott said what he is envisioning is "an entry-level Acura SUV that could appeal to younger, more performance-oriented con [Read More]

From the article: "This is Honda's crash test center, one of the world's most advanced. The lab the size of a dozen football fields is at the forefront of Honda's efforts to reinvent itself as a safety leader ? the Volvo of Japan." [Read More]

American Honda sales increased 3.3% last year to an all-time record of 1,247,834 while setting eight new records including light truck sales for Honda and Acura divisions and the sale of the world's first fuel cell car certified for commercial use.
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From the article: "Our own informal survey of reactions to the Element was absolutely polarizing. Anybody over the age of 50 just didn't get it....But for people under 40, and especially those under 30, they thought it was funky, goofy, odd--and stran [Read More]

Here is another batch of photos of the TSX. I tried to fill all the requests I could remember :)

UPDATE 12:50PM: Video Clip added [Read More]

Just saw the TSX moving into the San Jose Auto Show. Show starts January 8. [Read More]

I actually posted this update last week, but was unable to post the news item before the server issues and travel to Detroit interrupted my efforts. Please check out Neal's latest creation and enjoy!

Click the "Desktop Wallpaper" link in the menu [Read More]

Today at at around 11 AM local time, Honda debuted the Studio E Concept to the media at the 2003 North American International Auto Show. [Read More]

Photos of Acura's New TSX from Press Day 1 of the North American International Auto Show [Read More]

The 2003 Honda Accord and Civic were listed on MSN Auto's list of the 10 most requested vehicles on their website for the previous month (December). A surprising member of the Top 10 this time was the 2003 Acura CL.. [Read More]

Acura TSX brochures have already appeared in some dealerships. Scans of these brochures have surfaced on several websites. Here are some of the key specifications:

2.4 Liter DOHC, I-VTEC
200 Horsepower@6800 rpm; 166lbs-ft of Torque@4500 rpm [Read More]