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RacingHonda CR-V Hybrid Racer is an 800-Hp Beast With IndyCar Tech
As you may know, IndyCar will switch to hybrid power units next year. As a sort of preview, Honda Performance Development (HPD), the North American racing arm of Honda and Acura , today unveiled a mind-blowing project vehicle emphasizing the power of electrification. Nicknamed “The Beast,” the CR-V Hybrid Racer …
News2023 Honda CR-V Loses Safety Features Due to Chip Shortage
While supply chain disruptions appear to be lessening across the auto industry, manufacturers continue to deal with a shortage of chips. These precious components, as you know, are essential to make a ton of systems and technologies work on new vehicles. Honda is the latest example, being forced to build …
NewsMost Compact SUVs Blamed for Inadequate Rear Passenger Protection
The U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recently updated its moderate overlap front collision test to address a growing gap in the protection provided for front and rear occupants. It found out that only two out of 15 compact SUVs, the Ford Escape and Volvo XC40 , protect the …
NewsBig Hikes for 2023 Honda CR-V Show Inflation is Not Fading Away
Despite a fresh new look, more tech and improved efficiency, the 2023 Honda CR-V is going to have a harder time staying among the best-selling vehicles in Canada when it arrives in dealerships this fall. Why? Because it’s much more expensive than its predecessor. Honda Canada today announced pricing for …
NewsHonda Shows 2023 CR-V Interior Ahead of July 12 Debut
We pretty much know what the next-generation Honda CR-V will look like thanks to leaked patent drawings plus an official teaser provided by the company a few weeks ago. The new CR-V will go on sale in the second half of this year as a 2023 model. Ahead of its …
New Models2023 Honda CR-V Looks Sharp in First Official Teaser
The Honda CR-V is the second most popular SUV on the market (behind the Toyota RAV4 ) and many customers are eagerly awaiting the next generation. Remember, for the first time ever, it will be available as a hybrid in Canada . That model is in fact featured in the …
Hybrid/Plug-in HybridHonda Invests $1.4B to Mass Produce Hybrids in Ontario
Honda ’s assembly plants in Alliston, Ontario are currently being retooled and upgraded to mass produce hybrid vehicles. The company today announced that the transformation will require an investment of $1.38 billion over six years. The governments of Canada and Ontario will each provide a contribution of $131.6 million. The …
NewsHonda Accord, CR-V Probed in the U.S. for Inadvertent Braking
A couple of weeks after Tesla, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the U.S. is now looking at Honda for a possible issue involving inadvertent braking. More specifically, regulators this week launched an investigation into more than 1.7 million 2018-2019 Honda Accord and 2017-2019 Honda CR-V vehicles equipped …
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