The S2000 has become sought-after among collectors – and with very good reason
Possibly the last of its kind, the latest Honda Civic Type R retains the model’s sheer motoring brilliance
Details are not yet available but Honda has said we are looking at the fastest and most powerful Type R-branded vehicle.
Honda HR-V brings a trendy and clean modern design to the
crossover. It sets a status for itself as a trendy and solid crossover.
Cheap, reliable and economical, the Honda Amaze ticks many boxes
There were no women or people of colour judging the event
Toyota’s Mirai sedan will run on electricity produced by mixing hydrogen fuel and oxygen, of which the by-product is heat and pure water.
Five cars that would be awful on a road-trip holiday — and a single good one that can do it all.
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/ 16 November 2011
More firms face a tough choice over whether or not to move production in Japan overseas to escape the impact of the relentless rise of the yen.
A shortage of parts will force Sony to cut production or suspend output at five more plants in Japan following the country’s catastrophic earthquake.
Prices for key technology components spiked as the toll on Japan’s infrastructure mounted after Friday’s devastating earthquake and tsunami.
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/ 17 February 2011
Japanese carmaker Honda on Thursday said it was recalling 693 497 vehicles worldwide due to defective parts.
Honda is recalling 412 000 vehicles in the US because of complaints from drivers that brake pedals feel "soft".
Honda said it would recall another 440 000 cars around the world for faulty airbags as rival Toyota faced probes over its largest safety crisis.
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/ 29 January 2010
Honda SA has issued a safety recall of its previous generation Jazz vehicles for inspection following the death of a toddler in a car fire last year.
Nissan, Japan’s third top carmaker, reported a ¥233,7-billion annual net loss, its first yearly loss in a decade.
Honda said on Friday that it had sold its Formula One team to former principal Ross Brawn.
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/ 30 January 2009
Volkswagen SA said on Friday it had been forced to take steps to address the economic crisis and would shed up to 400 jobs.
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/ 22 December 2008
Hammered by waning global demand and a surging yen, Toyota slashed its earnings forecast again on Monday.
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/ 21 December 2008
The motorcycle I went to Pietermaritzburg to drool over and photograph was a humble little beast, even when it was new, 45 years ago.
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/ 16 December 2008
Formula one fears the departure of other major companies like Honda looking for ways to withstand the recession.
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/ 6 December 2008
Honda could trigger a domino effect of manufacturers toppling out of Formula One unless costs are slashed dramatically, FIA president Max Mosley says.
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/ 5 December 2008
Honda pulled out of Formula One on Friday, dealing a major blow to the sport and ending a dream for Japan’s number two carmaker.
While more hybrid cars become available across the globe, there are no immediate plans to add to South Africa’s hybrid range, writes Dillon Davie
The eighth generation of the Accord is exceptional in almost every regard, from the muscular nose to the short butt.
Sukasha Singh reviews the Honda Civic hatch.
Max Mosley will remain president of Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, after winning a vote of confidence on Tuesday from its members following his involvement in a sado-masochist sex scandal. FIA announced that Mosley had won 103 of 169 votes cast during an extraordinary general assembly at FIA headquarters in Paris.
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton battled to a masterful Monaco Grand Prix victory on Sunday despite hitting the barriers on an afternoon of mayhem on the principality’s slippery streets. ”This has got to be the highlight of my career, and it will be the highlight for the rest of my life,” declared the ecstatic Briton.
Ferrari’s Felipe Massa won the Turkish Grand Prix from pole position for the third year in a row on Sunday after tyre concerns slowed Lewis Hamilton’s challenge. The Brazilian took the chequered flag 3,7 seconds ahead of the 23-year-old McLaren driver, who ran most of the race on the harder tyres and had to make three pit stops compared with his rival’s two.
Japanese team Super Aguri are pulling out of Formula One racing after prolonged financial difficulties, founder Aguri Suzuki said on Tuesday. ”I have been very happy that I was able to achieve a miracle and become a team owner, but I have to make the difficult decision to withdraw,” Suzuki told a news conference.
Ferrari’s world champion Kimi Raikkonen stretched his Formula One lead to nine points with a dominant win from pole position in the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday. Brazilian Felipe Massa sealed Ferrari’s second successive one-two finish, and third win in a row, with McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton taking third place to revive his title challenge after a disappointing last race in Bahrain.
Fictional robots always have a personality: Marvin was paranoid, C-3PO was fussy and HAL 9000 was murderous. But reality is disappointingly different. Sophisticated enough to assemble cars and assist during complex surgery, modern robots are dumb automatons, incapable of striking up relationships with humans. But that could soon change.