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VIDEO: It’s easy to forget how weird import drag racing was

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Ben Hsu

Back in 1996 the idea of a front-wheel-drive Honda being anything but an economic commuter was still an alien concept to most Americans. But, it had grown big enough that even a public broadcast show like Motorweek was reporting on … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged acura, civic, crx, drag racing, fd3s, honda, mazda, rotary engine, rx-7 | Leave a comment

Japanese Classic Car Show 2021, Part 01

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Ben Hsu

To close out 2021, a year where things were finally opening up again, we’re going back to the Japanese Classic Car Show. After a hiatus in 2020 due to the pandemic, JCCS was back in full form. Perhaps trying to … Continue reading →

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The award-winning 1980s Honda Civic Si kicked off modern age of sporting Hondas

Posted on October 19, 2021 by Ben Hsu

On October 24, 1984 Honda launched the original Civic Si in Japan. Based on the third-generation Civic that had debuted a year prior, the car packed an almost inconceivable amount of performance into a small and easily affordable package. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Next Version | Tagged civic, Civic 11G, Civic 3G, honda | 8 Comments

Honda brings out all the classics in new ad, “The Origin of Determination”

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Ben Hsu

Every once in a while Honda will put out an ad that reaches deep into its past and pull out all the classics. Sometimes the results are downright beautiful, sometimes they’re terrible. The latest one, released today, falls somewhere in … Continue reading →

Posted in cm | Tagged acura, civic, Civic EG, Civic Type R, crx, Dream D-Type, Element, honda, Honda N-Series, McLaren Honda MP4/4, nsx, ra272, Ridgeline, s2000, S500/S600/S800, sb1, t360, vamos | Leave a comment

VIDEO: The 1985 Honda Civic Wagon was the first crossover

Posted on July 13, 2021 by J Elrick

Today’s market isn’t particularly kind to small cars, or cars in general, as the would-be small cars on stilts we know as crossovers dominate the sales charts. There was a time in 1985, however, when you could buy a literal … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged civic, Civic Shuttle, honda, Motorweek | 12 Comments

The 2022 Honda Civic has a cool throwback Easter Egg

Posted on May 28, 2021 by J Elrick

The 11th-generation Honda Civic makes a departure from the spaceship-like previous generation and leans toward the upscale, its angular lines replaced with a more sophisticated dynamic shape reminiscent of Acura. The new interior is said to “reimagine the clean and … Continue reading →

Posted in Next Version | Tagged civic, honda, sb1 | 4 Comments

Behind the scenes of Honda’s Civic World exhibit

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Ben Hsu

The Civic World special exhibit is still going on at the Honda Collection Hall in Japan right now, and Honda has released a video showing some of the set up that went into the display. It looks like a fantastic … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged civic, Civic 1G, Civic 2G, Civic EF, Civic EG, honda, honda collection hall | 2 Comments

GALLERIES: The Honda Collection Hall’s “Civic World” exhibit

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Ben Hsu

The Honda Collection Hall in Japan is currently holding a special exhibit called “Civic World” that spans every generation of the ubiquitous everycar. The 17-car display includes both bone stock and race cars, covering five decades of Civics since the … Continue reading →

Posted in museums | Tagged civic, Civic EF, Civic EG, honda | 4 Comments

EF Honda Civic-driving idiot tries to run from police

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Ben Hsu

One of my guilty pleasures is watching dashcam and police chase videos. It’s rare though that the subject of the pursuit is one of our own. And by one of our own I mean the enthusiast of an old Japanese … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged civic, Civic EF, honda | 8 Comments

Honda made a whole video just to support JCCS

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Ben Hsu

It’s no secret that 2020 has been hard on car shows. Because we help out our friends at JCCS, we are privy to some of the behind-the-scenes goings on this year. And let us just say, it has not been … Continue reading →

Posted in jccs | Tagged accord, Accord 1G, acura, civic, Civic EA, Civic Type R, honda, prelude, Prelude 4g, S500/S600/S800 | 4 Comments

Here’s what modern cars would look like with their predecessors’ wheels

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Ben Hsu

There’s a new Facebook page that seems to have nothing but photochops of new cars with old wheels. Specifically, the images on the aptly named Unnecessary Wheel Swaps are of modern vehicles wearing the wheels of their predecessors. The ND … Continue reading →

Posted in wheels | Tagged civic, honda, Honda e, lexus, Lexuus IS, lfa, mazda, Miata NA, Miata ND, mx-5, nsx, s2000 | 11 Comments

An EK9 Honda Civic Type R has sold for $73,000

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Dan Hsu

Prices on top-spec Hondas and Acuras from the height of the Tuner Era have been climbing rapidly in recent years. The Acura Integra Type R is leading that charge, with clean examples selling between $60,000 and $82,000. But what about … Continue reading →

Posted in marketwatch | Tagged civic, Civic EK, Civic Type R, EK9, honda | 7 Comments

MINICARS: 2021 Matchbox lineup includes MR2, BRAT, T360, and more

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Ricky Silverio

The annual Matchbox collector’s convention was supposed to be last weekend, but the coronavirus happened. Instead, it was held virtually, with a video presentation to show what’s coming down the line. There’s a lot of excellent new castings for fans … Continue reading →

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World record-holding Honda Civic drag car destroyed in crash

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Ryan Senensky

Some sad news in the world of import racing came last Thursday, when it was announced that Speedfactory Racing’s world record-holding EG Civic was destroyed in a crash. What’s even more tragic, it was wrecked in a final world record … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsports | Tagged civic, Civic EG, drag racing, honda | 5 Comments

VIDEO: What made the 1992 Honda Civic a good car?

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Ben Hsu

History has taught us that the EG Civic was one of the greatest compacts of all time, but how was it reviewed when it was new? Surprisingly, it wasn’t for the things we love about 90s Hondas like responsive engines, … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged civic, Civic EG, honda, Motorweek | 4 Comments

Happy Father’s Day from JNC

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Dan Hsu

Being a dad is a thankless but ultimately rewarding job. Now, there’s the 1980 Honda Ballade — it even rhymes with “dad”! — in 1300 and 1500 cc engine sizes. The katakana even offers a cheers “To the nicest family.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays | Tagged ballade, civic, honda | 5 Comments

KIDNEY, ANYONE? A Honda Civic Si has sold for $50,000

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Ben Hsu

It was just a few short years ago that two low-mileage EM1 Honda Civic Si coupes sold for a just under $25,000. Turns out, that was an excellent investment because their values have just jumped up quite a bit. Today, … Continue reading →

Posted in marketwatch | Tagged civic, EM1, honda | 9 Comments

A Honda-themed race track built entirely out of Legos

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Dan Hsu

Honda Australia has created, out of Legos, an entire racetrack populated with Hondas old and new. Called “Mount Hondarama,” it’s a replica of Mount Panorama, also known as Bathurst. While Lego Civic Type Rs race around by radio control, other … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars | Tagged acura, Bathurst, civic, Civic Type R, honda, integra, Integra Type R, nsx, prelude, s2000 | 1 Comment

DESIGN: A modern Honda roadster inspired by the Beat and RA272

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Ben Hsu

Honda has come out with a new electric vehicle, a small, rear-wheel-drive electric hatchback called simply the Honda e. We have to admit the production version, while a good car, was a bit of a visual letdown after the fabulously … Continue reading →

Posted in Design | Tagged beat, civic, concepts, David Beasley, honda, Honda e, IDx, nissan, ra272, Urban EV Concept | 4 Comments

Civic Type R’s chief engineer’s love for cars began with a toy Toyota Celica

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Ben Hsu

Last week Tomica announced for its 50th anniversary that it would be collaborating with several Japanese carmakers for special edition toy cars. One of them was Honda, represented by the new FK8 Civic Type R. At the press conference Hideki … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars | Tagged a20, celica, civic, Civic Type R, FK8, Hideki Kakinuma, honda, tomica, toyota | 1 Comment