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Acura NSX Deep Dive: SuperCar Gets Big DriveTrain Changes After numerous teases in the form of renderings and styling bucks, Acura has finally released some key technical details on the upcoming NSX revival, and they're big changes. In the biggest shocker, Acura reconfigured the drivetrain...

New Honda NSX Eco Concept on the Cards for Production in 2013 After years of delays, concepts and U-turns, Honda is adamant it really is replacing the original NSX – the chief executive even confirmed it would be launched within 3 years. The new NSX has a big name to live up to – during the...

2013 Honda CR-Z Sport Hybrid Coupe Gets Peformance Enhancements, Fresh Styling & Host of Feature Upgrades The 2013 Honda CR-Z goes on sale November 21, 2012, with a host of powertrain, styling and feature upgrades adding to its sleek appeal and sporty handling. More power from an all-new...

1st Drive: Honda Plug-In Hybrid Mule Honda’s reputation as an innovator and technology leader wasn’t earned with the first hybrid brought to the U.S. market or its stubborn commitment to a hydrogen-powered prototype. Honda built its brand on the fundamentals of its most accessible and popular...

Honda AC-X Concept PHEV is ready to move you Honda is bringing a whole range of transportation solutions to the Tokyo Motor Show, from this plug-in hybrid sedan concept to folding scooters and pod cars. Dubbed AC-X for Advanced Cruiser eXperience, this streamlined sedan draws heavily from the...

Tokyo Motor Show: Honda’s New EV-STER Concept is the Beat of the Future While not the NSX or S2000 replacements that enthusiasts have long been waiting to see, the Japanese firm's EV-STER concept shows that Honda still has some faint traces of sporty genes left in its DNA. The pure electric...

Steal a Glance @ Lexus's LF-Gh Hybrid From the looks of the few curves we can so far, it appears that Lexus designers are pouring some emotion into the hybrid concept that the brand has planned for the New York Auto Show. Based on these details, we'll go ahead and predict that this 1, called...

2011 Infiniti M35h Hybrid: 1st Drive Review This March, Infiniti will launch its 32-mpg M35h into the luxury hybrid-sedan segment, a niche only slightly larger than the market for cars with square wheels. Right now, the sales leader is the $58,925 Lexus GS450h, which was outsold last year by...

Honda NSX Gets New Lease on Life Flagship Coupe Reportedly Back On, But in a Different Form November 22, 2010 / By Peter Lyon The NSX lives, at least in a different form. According to one source, Honda never gave up its plans for an NSX successor. Even though the V-10-powered post-NSX concept...

Honda Stresses Prodcut Tech Blitz to Get Back on Track Honda Motor Co. survived the global financial crisis better than most, avoiding the full-year losses seen on many balance sheets. But Honda's rebound has not been as sharp as most of the rest of the industry. American Honda's sales rose...

Does this mean the end of the RL or perhaps it will become an Acura exclusive instead of a rebadge? Honda to Scrap 2 Models Globally & Gas Run Civic in Japan July 16 - Honda Motor Co <7267.T> would stop selling two of its longstanding brands and phase out the gas-powered Civic in its...

Honda CR-Z is Awfully Sporty for a Hybrid NEW YORK — Honda's about to take another swing at selling a gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle as a sporty, performance car that just happens to have a hybrid drivetrain to save fuel. That's similar to its pitch for the current Insight sedan hybrid...

Honda Reportedly Planning More Powerful Hybrid Sports Coupe The Honda CR-Z has not even landed in showrooms, and already we are hearing rumors about a new, bigger hybrid sports coupe in Japan. At a recent chance meeting, a Honda insider revealed that company is busy working on a next...

UK AutoCar: Road Test What is it? The CR-Z is an unlikely hero for Honda, the car that could restore at least a little of its sporting image after its withdrawal from F1 and the axing of both the NSX supercar project and the S2000. The CR-Z is a sports hybrid coupe, the first car with this...

Acura Hybrid Plan to Start w/ 2011 TSX Just a few weeks ago at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, Honda CEO Takanobu Ito said that Acura would be getting hybrids. Today a report indicates the 2011 Acura TSX could be the first. Acura famously reversed its "Tier 1" aspirations last year, chopping...

Rumor @ Acura: Tier 1 Out, Smart Luxury In Date: December 07, 2009 15:05 Submitted by: Jeff Source: Anonymous Credibility Rating: 6 According to sources, Acura dealers are being told that going forward, Acura will be abandoning the "Tier 1" initiative. The new focus is said to be "Smart...

Honda CR-Z Production Ready Concept Here's another instance of Honda calling a car a concept when it's actually mere inches away from production. This is the 2011 Honda CR-Z, and it is a reborn 1983-92 Civic CRX. It goes on sale in Japan in February 2010, with the U.S. following a few months...

Next Honda/Acura NSX Could be Dubbed "Super Sports Hybrid" Even though it's been going on for more than two years now, the tale of the Acura NSX is like a news story that just broke: you have to keep checking back for details, and each subsequent update could turn the whole story on its head...