Tag Archives: honda

VIDEO: Drifting in America has come a long way since 1998

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Ben Hsu

Drifting was still a little-known underground activity in the United States back in 1998. However, that didn’t stop some of Japan’s most famous drift racers and judges from visiting southern California to see what the nascent scene was all about. … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged acura, ae86, Civic EG, crx, drifting, eclipse, honda, integra, keiichi tsuchiya, Ken Nomura, mitsubishi, mr2, s13, s14, sw20 | 5 Comments

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 | 3 Comments

Subaru 360 “Beach Van” charms its way to the kei car Grand Prix at the 2022 Tokyo Auto Salon

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Ben Hsu

In a show where copious horsepower and dazzling bling overshadows less shouty cars, a humble Subaru 360 Custom has taken the Grand Prix for kei cars at the 2022 Tokyo Auto Salon. Called the Subaru 360 Beach Van, it might … Continue reading →

Posted in Tokyo Auto Salon | Tagged daihatsu, Fellow Buggy, honda, kei, subar, subaru 360, tokyo auto salon, vamos | 5 Comments

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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Honda leaves Formula One with bittersweet championship win

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Ben Hsu

The 2021 Formula One season concluded over the weekend. That means it was Honda’s final F1 race in an on-again, off-again factory effort that spanned over half a century. This time, though it seems fairly certain that the exit will … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsport | Tagged Formula One, honda | 4 Comments

Integra was almost the original name for the Ford Taurus

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Ben Hsu

Companies spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to pick names for their products. They have to sound good, be memorable, and not accidentally mean something offensive in other languages. Despite the number of words, the pool of usable names is … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged acura, ford, honda, integra | 2 Comments

QotW: What’s your fondest memory of the Acura Integra?

Posted on November 15, 2021 by Dave Yuan

The elephant in the room this week is obviously the new Acura Integra. We thought about asking how Honda could have done better or, why automakers were constantly disappointing enthusiasts, but we felt that that horse had been well-beaten. So … Continue reading →

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Let’s talk about the new Acura Integra and how to fix it

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Ben Hsu

With a name like Integra, expectations were bound to be high. But we don’t think Honda knew just how high they would be, especially from enthusiasts who still have an enormous amount of love for the trio of original Integra … Continue reading →

Posted in Next Version | Tagged acura, honda, integra | 23 Comments

Acura Integra returns for 2023 a reskinned Honda Civic Si

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Ben Hsu

It’s been 20 years since an Integra was sold under the Acura banner (20 years if you want to get technical and exclude the RSX). It’s back for 2023, looking like a reskinned current-generation Civic Si. The good news is, … Continue reading →

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Honda S660 extends final production run, for the fans

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Ben Hsu

It’s always good to hear a story about a carmaker doing something for the fans. Honda announced that sad news back in March that production of the S660 roadster would be coming to a close. That led to a spike … Continue reading →

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A Honda NSX joins the Toyota Automobile Museum’s permanent collection

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Ben Hsu

Last month the Toyota Automobile Museum unveiled a new addition to their permanent collection: a 1991 Honda NSX. As those who have visited the museum know, Toyota’s museum not just a showcase of Toyotas, but a comprehensive look at the … Continue reading →

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Watch an original Acura NSX being slung around by an F1 driver

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Ben Hsu

At last weekend’s US Grand Prix, Formula One drivers from the Honda-powered Scuderia AlphaTauri team got the chance to throw an original Acura NSX around Austin, Texas’ Circuit of the Americas. Though their driving was impressive, it’s almost funny because … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsport | Tagged acura, honda, nsx, Pierre Gasly, Yuki Tsunoda | 2 Comments

10-mile Honda CRX could be the most pristine example on Earth

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Ben Hsu

A 1990 Honda CRX billed as the lowest-mileage example anywhere in the world has come up for sale. With just 17 kilometers (10.5 miles) on the odometer that claim is likely to be accurate, at least if we discount the … Continue reading →

Posted in for sale | Tagged crx, CRX EF, honda | 5 Comments

This 400,000-mile Acura NSX’s owner is our new hero

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Ben Hsu

When it comes to classics, bone stock examples with as few miles as possible are always going to fetch the most coin. But there is another way to live, and that is by putting the most damn miles a person … Continue reading →

Posted in profiles | Tagged acura, honda, NA1, nsx | 3 Comments

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 →

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Honda is leaving Formula One with a retro livery homage to its first F1 car

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Ben Hsu

Honda is getting ready to leave Formula One by year’s end on somewhat of a bittersweet note. After several years of disastrous results, Honda’s role as an engine supplier finally seemed to be turning the corner. Sadly, it was too … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsport | Tagged formula 1, honda, ra272 | 2 Comments

After 53 years, Honda announces the end of air-cooled inline-four bikes

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Dan Hsu

After over half a century, Honda will end production of its iconic air-cooled inline-four motorcycles. It’s a lineage that began with the seminal Honda CB750 Four, a bike that reshaped the motorcycling universe when it debuted in 1969. The announcement … Continue reading →

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Acura files for Integra Type S trademark

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Ben Hsu

Acura has filed for a trademark for the name “Integra Type S”. It’s been just two weeks since they melted the internet by surprise-announcing the return of the Integra nameplate in 2022, and now they’ve taken the additional step of … Continue reading →

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Happy National Dog Day from JNC

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Dan Hsu

There once was a time when the nose of a Honda was lower than the eye-line of a medium-large dog. Maybe there’s some weird camera angle thing going on here, but the truth is not too far off. It’s no … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays | Tagged dogs, honda, prelude | 4 Comments