We all love driving fast, but watching the cold hard reality imposed on us all by The Laws Of Physics might make you think twice before speeding. Forget Autonomy, Drivers Still Want Control The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety or IIHS is an independent agency that holds automakers publicly accountable for the safety of their … Read more
Honda is getting serious about electric vehicles. The automaker, which has been a bit behind the curve when it comes to EVs, has unveiled a pair of electric concepts as part of their new Honda 0 series called the Saloon and Space-Hub at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The 2024 Honda Prologue Is … Read more
Honda Motor Comoany is considering building an electric vehicle plant in Canada in a near 2 trillion yen ($13.83 billion) project that could possibly include in-house production of batteries, Japan’s Nikkei newsgroup reported on Sunday. The project could be one of Honda’s largest investments, the report said. The Japanese automaker is looking at multiple potential … Read more
Good morning! It’s Friday, January 5, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. 1st Gear: Tesla Recalls Every Car It Has Sold In China Safety issues with Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistance … Read more
Here we present our weekly Jalopnik series that recaps the latest in beyond cars. We’ve showcased our most read offerings as well as some you may have missed. Delta’s Luggage Only Flight There’s A Relic Runway From America’s Failed Supersonic Future Hiding In The Everglades Supersonic airliners never became as common as airlines and government … Read more
Here we present our weekly Jalopnik series that recaps the latest in car buying. We’ve showcased our most read offerings as well as some you may have missed. Jonathan Bennett And His Late 1980’s Honda Accord | My First Car Ram Will Still Sell You A Brand-New, 16-Year-Old Truck 2023 Ram 1500 ClassicImage: Ram There’s … Read more
Photo: Honda Honda’s classic Motocompo is beloved by car journalists, JDM enthusiasts, and anyone else with an affinity for weird transportation. When its successor, the Motocompacto, was released, we all rejoiced — finally, a tiny little fold-up scooter for the modern era. Plenty of us Jalops even considered getting one for ourselves. Honda’s Motocompacto Is … Read more
The seller of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Accord wagon claims to have bought the impressively clean car from the original owner’s estate and describes it as being in ‘MINT condition.’ Let’s see if it costs a mint to buy. As is often the case around here, the modifications made to yesterday’s 1969 Lotus … Read more
Screenshot: Larry Chen on YouTube Hondas are front-wheel drive. That’s just a fact. You can claim that the company has built some incredible rear-wheel drive cars in the past, like the S2000 or NSX, but they’re simply the exceptions proving the rule. There was never a rear-driven Civic, and there never will be. Anyone who … Read more
Photo: Honda After discontinuing the Civic-based Insight following the 2023 model year, Honda has been left with just two hybrid models on sale, the Accord and the CR-V. Despite the lack of model variety, it turns out those two remaining hybrids are a huge boon for Honda, as they both made up 25 percent of … Read more
