Honda’s CR-V Hybrid is a spacious and comfortable SUV with a clever clutch...
IT must be tough to work in Honda’s head office.One minute you’re being quizzed about lawnmower blade design and the next on updates to the 2019 CBR Fireblade engine.Honda CR-V I-Vtec Hybrid sees a...
View ArticleHonda confirms plans to close Swindon factory by 2021 with 3,500 jobs to go
HONDA has confirmed that it will close its factory in Swindon with 3,500 jobs facing the chop.The Japanese car giant blamed the move on a switch to focus on electric vehicles, following an...
View ArticleWhy is Honda’s Swindon factory shutting and how many jobs will be affected?
HONDA is preparing to close its factory in Swindon – a “devastating” blow to the 3,500 staff who work there.Production is due to end in 2021. Here is what we know so far.Reuters The Honda plant in...
View ArticleHonda’s 2019 CB500 X model is surprisingly lively and ideal for a commute
THE Honda CB500 has always been a bit of a workhorse.Almost every rider-training school uses it, couriers love it and savvy commuters would choose one over the train any day. It’s easy to see why –...
View ArticleBMW eyes Honda’s giant Swindon plant in show of confidence in British car...
CAR manufacturer BMW is considering a move to Honda’s huge Swindon plant in a show of confidence in the British car industry post-Brexit.The Japanese giant’s decision to close the factory in 2021 had...
View ArticleHonda’s new Goldwing is the most comfortable and luxurious way of covering...
THIS, ladies and gentlemen, is the new Honda Goldwing.It’s the most comfortable and luxurious way of covering miles on two wheels, ever.The 1.8-litre flat-six motor thrums like a Porsche 911, serving...
View ArticleHonda set to replace wing mirrors with cameras in high-tech electric motors
CAR giant Honda is to replace wing mirrors with cameras in future high-tech motors.The Japanese company will be the first to make the feature standard on its new electric e-car range.HONDA/PA The...
View ArticleHonda’s revolutionary Hybrid SUV handles neatly and is safer than ever
“THIS reminds me of my Ford Granada,” said my 73-year-old dad Mervyn as he stroked the cabin’s faux wooden trim.Probably not the reaction Honda was hoping for about its relatively revolutionary hybrid...
View ArticleBMW future-proofs the Mini by making it electric on its 60th birthday
WHAT looks like a Mini, drives like a Mini and costs much the same?Er, an electric Mini?You can order the first electric Mini now – but it won’t arrive until March 2020STUART COLLINS +44(0)7801...
View ArticleFifty years after the superbike craze started in Japan Honda’s CB1100 is...
EVER wondered where the Superbike craze started?It was Hamamatsu, Japan, where the first Honda CB750 rolled off the production line in 1968.The CB1100 stays true to the original superbike, the CB750,...
View ArticleHonda’s BTCC race car gives a huge rush while the Civic EX Sport Line is a...
EMOJIS have become a new language.Which is a worry for me as a man whose living depends on writing the Queen’s.Driving the Honda Civic Race Car is a mixture of wonder and fearWhen I get a text from my...
View ArticleThe ‘baby’ Honda e is a cool, clever and cheap electric car
BRITAIN has been screwed by the EU since 1973.Finally, just as we’re about to leave, their meddling has worked in our favour.Honda e is retro-cool, dinky and drives like a dodgem2019 MARTIN...
View ArticleThe Honda HR-V Sport is a remarkable car for Mr and Mrs Sensible
I THINK we’d all agree the Honda HR-V is a sensible car for Mr and Mrs Sensible.Fun? No, thank you. That’s for other people.Honda’s new HR-V Sport packs great performance for a reasonable priceIt’s a...
View ArticleNew Honda Jazz Crosstar is well thought out and so perfectly executed
SOME say you lot are only interested in affordable cars.I disagree. I say it’s nice to dream. You don’t eat a microwaved meal every day and not want steak.The Honda Jazz is the most sensible car for...
View ArticleWatch heart-stopping moment MotoGP driver flips over bike and lands on his...
MOTOGP youngster Ryusei Yamanaka suffered a huge scare when crashing into his team-mate at 140mph and landing on his head.The Japanese racer flipped his motorbike in the terrifying incident but is...
View ArticleHonda’s Jazz is 100 per cent engineered for pensioners — it makes life simple
I’M not being mean here – I’m being kind.I’ve printed this review in big letters so older readers don’t have to guess every other world.The Honda Jazz makes life simple for pensionersWell done. You...
View ArticleCars create huge set of rugby posts in striking pictures to celebrate Honda’s...
HONDA have celebrated their new deal with the Rugby Football Union by placing a number of cars in the shape of rugby posts.It was done to announce their new multi-year agreement to be the RFU’s...
View ArticleHonda HR-V review: £27k Elegance has ‘Magic Seats’& rock-solid dependability
ALL cars do 35mpg. That’s my theory.If it’s a diesel, add 10mpg. A crossover? Take away 3mpg. A big SUV? Subtract an extra 5mpg. A supermini? Add 5mpg.simon thompsonThe new Honda is lean, simple and...
View ArticleAstra, Aygo X and Artura lead the way for a bumper year for new cars in 2022
IF 2021 was a pretty good year for new cars, 2022 is going to be a blinder.Here are the 22 most significant.McLaren’s hybrid ArturaAlfa Romeo is pitching in with a direct rival for BMW’s X1 – called...
View ArticleHonda drivers hit by car glitch that resets clocks back 20 years
HONDA owners are experiencing a “mini-Y2K” after dashboard clocks on some cars glitched and reset to January 1, 2002.The cause of the bizarre issue affecting UK and US Honda vehicles released between...
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