Think for a moment. The 2016 Honda Civic was unveiled in September, and went on sale a few months later. Since then, it has received awards from all across the industry, including "Overall Best Buy" from KBB, and nods from a number of other publications. Now, we're learning that it has also been named 2016 North American Car of the Year.
You’ve just buckled your youngest into his booster seat, closed all the doors, checked the floor for the right number of backpacks and reversed down the driveway. Then you realize it: you’ve left lunches in the fridge.
Sighing, you head back up the driveway. Why does it feel like it takes an hour to get your family five miles?
Americans spend approximately four hours each week in the car. Between commuting to work and school or daycare, running errands, travel for extracurricular activities and more, we are in our cars quite frequently.
When the 2016 Honda Civic debuted, the automotive world had a lot of good things to say. They lauded its upscale interior appointments, connectivity features, and sporty exterior. Now, automotive news outlets are weighing in with actual awards--a pretty impressive feat only a month after the car went on sale.
With the technical course made more difficult by decreased visibility due to dust and fog, less than half of the original 239 competitors finished this year's SCORE Baja 1000 desert race. However, that didn't stop the driving trio of Jeff Proctor, Sage Marie and Jason LaFortune, from piloting the Ridgeline Baja Race Truck to a Class 2 victory. Built as a collaboration between Honda Performance Development (HPD) and Proctor Racing Group, the Ridgeline Baja is intended as a preview of an upcoming second-generation Ridgeline...
For years now, Honda has been hard at work both developing, and refining its hydrogen technology. In 2008, the Japanese automaker put out the FCX Clarity, the first-ever H2-powered car for lease. Now, it's stepping up the game even more, having released the new Clarity fuel cell car at the Tokyo Motor Show.
When you have a car like the Honda Accord in your lineup's arsenal, one might think the Japanese automaker would rest on their laurels. If you think that, you have to remember that this is Honda we're talking about, and they never rest when it comes to innovation. Case in point, the facelifted 2016 model.
Fast, fun and flat-out fantastic is the 2015 Honda Civic Si, one of the very finest models within the fleet here at McConnell Honda.
There's no need to simply take our word for it, either. Get it straight from the horse's mouth -- in this case, the fine folks at Autotrader. Check the clip below to familiarize yourself with the Civic Si's top traits:
Beneath its snout, a 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine resides. Mated to a six-speed manual transmission, the Civic Si twists out a truly titanic 205 horsepower and 174 pound-feet of torque.
