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Click above to view more pictures of the 2008 Honda CBR1000RR
Motorcycle design has been evolving over the years to the point that sportbikes of old look almost nothing like what's currently on showroom floors today. Full fairings add an aerodynamic look to the modern sportbike, although the basic m......
Honda almost gay-friendly, more like gay-cordial
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Most car brands that sell in the U.S. are defined as gay-friendly by the website Gaywheels.com. Only five are not, and one of them is Honda. The Japanese automaker took a step towards moving into the majority recently when it decided to begin offering insurance benefits to same-sex partners at some ......
Toyota could enter aircraft industry, HondaJet prepares for dogfight
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Now that its ground offensive has taken control of the battlefield, word comes that Toyota's field commanders might have an eye toward the skies. That's right: Toyota is reportedly considering an offer from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to get into the aircraft business. MHI would like to see Toyota i......
Geneva 2008: Honda reveals the 2009 Euro-Accord sedan, wagon
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click above for a gallery of high-res shots of the Euro-spec Honda Accord.Our European brethren have enjoyed the Accord in a variety of forms over the years, and the soon-to-be-unveiled Acura TSX gave us a few hints as to what the Euro-spec Accord would look like prior to its unveiling. The profile......
Honda DN-01 automatic motorcycle arrives in Japan on March 7
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click image for a hi-res gallery of the Honda DN-01
Back in October of last year, Honda announced that the DN-01 automatic motorcycle would enter production. Starting on March 7th, it will officially be on sale in Japan. When we first heard about the concept, we wondered how it would perform with it......
Honda shifts Ridgeline production from Canada to Alabama
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Honda built its state of the art Lincoln, Alabama plant to produce the Odyssey minivan and Pilot SUV, and now it's going to add the Ridgeline unit-body pickup, as well. Cost-wise, it makes a lot of sense to move Ridgeline production from Canada to Alabama, considering all three vehicles share a plat......
Automakers win: Canada dropping ecoAUTO rebate program
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
After a controversial two-year run, the Canadian government has announced their ecoAUTO rebate program will be ended next year. The ecoAUTO plan offered a $1000 to $2000 CDN rebate to owners of new cars that consumed gas at a rate less than 6.5 l/100 km. Although the ambitious plan sounded like an ......
Those teens that do get their license prefer Mustang
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Research International USA's TRU branch has polled the youth of our country and discovered that they'd like a fun, stylish car more than anything (duh) -- namely the Mustang. Twenty-somethings posed the same question picked the Honda Civic above all else, mainly because they've had a dose of reality......
Interest in Chevy Malibu sets record for domestic mid-sizer
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
The 2008 Chevy Malibu has already taken home some prestigious hardware in the form of the 2008 North American Car of the Year award, and now it seems to be winning over midsize car buyers in an important metric. The Malibu has attracted so many vehicle prospects that, according to compete.com, it ha......
Honda ending U.S. motorcycle production
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2008 Honda VTXHonda has announced that next year it will cease motorcycle production at its Marysville, OH manufacturing plant. That facility's output, along with that of the Hamamatsu, Japan factory, will be shifted to the the company's brand new bike plant......