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This is exactly what a Honda Super Cub distilled into a barstool would look like
What if you wanted to a Honda Super Cub but didn’t need it to actually go anywhere? Strip away all the motorcycle-y things about it and the Super Cub Chair Classic is what you’d get. Despite the name it’s more … Continue reading
Epic motorcycle racing manga ‘Futari Daka’ re-released for 40th anniversary
Kaoru Shintani’s seminal motorcycle racing manga Futari Daka (Twin Hawks) is being re-released in Japan. Like how Initial D author Shuichi Shigeno’s masterpiece Bari Bari Densetsu depicted street bike racing, Futari Daka brought professional motorcycle endurance racing to the world … Continue reading
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Tagged anime, Futari Daka, honda, Kaoru Shintani, kawasaki, manga, suzuka, suzuki, yamaha
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Honda celebrates 50 years of the Accord with Collection Hall exhibit and goods
The Honda Accord debuted fifty years ago this month. To celebrate, Honda has put up a special exhibit at the Honda Collection Hall in Japan. The display features a timeline of all eleven generations, as well as a fourth-gen wagon … Continue reading
RIP Alex Zanardi, race car driver, Paralympic champ, and inspiration to all
One of the most inspiring figures in motorsport has passed away. The family of Alex Zanardi has revealed that the Italian race car driver and Paralympic athlete died peacefully on May 1. The two-time CART champion and Paralympic gold medalist … Continue reading
How Honda’s ASIMO predecessor shocked the robotics world 30 years ago
The international Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has recognized the Honda P2 robot as an IEEE Milestone. Introduced in 1996, the P2 was a revolutionary step in the field of robotics, the first self-contained humanoid robot capable of balanced … Continue reading
Honda builds City Turbo II homage withS ‘Bulldog Style’
The Honda Super-One recently launched in Japan was clearly inspired by the 1983-86 Honda City Turbo II. But in case that wasn’t obvious enough, Honda has created an even more overt homage to the City Turbo II. Developed by Honda … Continue reading
The Honda Super-One meets the City Turbo II
Despite Honda’s wholesale scuttling of its planned Honda Zero lineup, elsewhere in the world electric Hondas aren’t dead. The Honda Super-One was designed to be an EV hot hatch, with distinct styling that recalls the Honda City Turbo II. Now, … Continue reading
The original Acura Integra completely ruled its IMSA class
On March 27, 1986 Acura was launched as the first luxury marque from Japan. Initially, Americans scoffed at the idea. How could the purveyor of $6000 Civic hope to compete with the likes of Saab, Jaguar, or even BMW? Four … Continue reading
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Tagged acura, carroll shelby, da3, Doug Peterson, honda, imsa, integra, mazda, Parker Johnstone
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Toyota to reprise starring role in ‘Baywatch’ reboot, and it’s the only realistic choice
The hit 90s television show Baywatch is getting a reboot. While cars weren’t typically an integral part of the story, they still played a key part in defining the show’s the perpetually sunny beachscape. It was announced yesterday that Toyota … Continue reading
Acura RSX to remain solely a sports coupe as Honda faces unprecedented loss
The Acura RSX will live on in our memories as the swan song of a golden age in front-wheel-drive sport compacts. Acura will no longer be using the name on an upcoming electric SUV as was previously announced. Unfortunately, that … Continue reading
Honda Heritage Works reproduction parts program to launch in the US this summer
Acura has announced that reproduction NSX parts will be available to order stateside starting this summer. The parts are part of a greater Honda Heritage Works program that started in Japan last year. The NSX parts will be offered exclusively … Continue reading
The Volk Racing TE37 celebrates 30 years: A brief history
This year the Volk Racing TE37 wheel by Rays Engineering turns 30 years old. To celebrate the most iconic Japanese wheel of the modern age, the TE37 now has its own official holiday in Japan. Appropriately, that date falls on … Continue reading
Acura brand to be introduced in Japan after 40 years in America
Acura, the marque created so Americans would accept the once-wild notion of spending $20,000 on a Honda, is coming to Japan. In a strange reversal of product flow and 40 years after the luxury brand’s launch, Honda will now be … Continue reading
Honda and Nissan are still figuring things out
Despite a well-publicized dissolution of merger talks last year, it seems that Honda and Nissan are still talking to each other. The result might not be a marriage, but perhaps more of a rebadging situation. Either way, the two companies … Continue reading
Spoon Sports persists in the face of Honda’s modernization
For many, Honda today isn’t quite what it used to be. The company built its reputation on high-revving precision engines and razor-sharp handling on cars that could serve as equally well as everyday commuters or track weapons. Those days are … Continue reading
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Tagged Civic Type R, FL5, honda, n-one, Prelude 6g, s660, Spoon
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Restored Honda Civics go on maiden voyage with Takuma Sato
Last August we reported that former F1 driver Takuma Sato was going to be taking part in the Rallye Monte Carlo Historique driving a first-gen Honda Civic RS. The historic rally only allows cars that participated in the race between … Continue reading
A selection of Tokyo Auto Salon’s (mostly) stock cars
The Tokyo Auto Salon is known for insane builds, but that kind of stuff can be overwhelming. However, there are stock or mostly stock cars being restored and preserved, even among the pandemonium. Here are some of the cars that … Continue reading
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Tagged 180sx, datsun, fairlady z, fd3s, GR GT3, honda, life, mazda, nissan, Nissan S13, nsx, rx-7, s13, tokyo auto salon, toyota, z32
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Restored Nissan March gets surprise visit from Toyota, Honda execs at Tokyo Auto Salon
Last year SuperGT team owner Masahiro Kondo bought a clean but tired 1984 Nissan March. He then handed the car over to students at Nissan Technical College, who brought it back to show-level quality. It was unveiled at last weekend’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Akio Toyota, honda, K10, march, Masahiro Kondo, nissan, tokyo auto salon, toyota
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Honda NSX interpreted by ItalDesign debuts at Tokyo Auto Salon
The Honda NSX that ItalDesign teased last September was shown at the Tokyo Auto Salon over the weekend. Turns out, the Giugiaro-founded design firm’s reimagining of the Japanese supercar is based on the NC1, the second-generation NSX, rather than the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2009 tokyo auto salon, advan, honda, Italdesign, NC1, nsx
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Honda goes heavy on heritage in Tokyo Auto Salon lineup
The headliner for Honda at the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon is the Prelude, but the company really leaned into its history for much of its display. For example, this Civic e:HEV RS, which shares a powertrain with the Prelude, was … Continue reading
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Tagged civic, Civic Type R, FL5, honda, Honda Heritage Parts, n-one, nsx, prelude, racing mate, SuperGT
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