OK all you Civic fan boys with large checkbooks and connections to the home market, get your browsers ready, because there’s going to be a whole lot of JDM parts for you to order up. At this year’s Tokyo Motor Show, Honda rolled out a JDM only version of the Civic officially called Civic Type R Euro. But right off the top, let me just say that I’ve always been a little bit puzzled by Honda’s making JDM specific and Euro-market specific and North American market specific versions of these cars (or any other ride that’s sold in all three markets).

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The Honda CR-Z might just turn out to be the darling of this year’s Tokyo Motor Show (apart from the Lexus LF-A, that is). Sort of a spiritual successor to the CRX of years past, the CR-Z promises to be light (enough), and sporty (enough) that gearheads will probably take to it quite well. Add to it the fact that the CR-Z sports a hybrid drivetrain, and Honda’s little ride could be the harbinger of cleaner, greener, affordable sports cars of the future.

Now comes word that Mugen, Honda’s semi-in-house tuning firms is eyeing the CR-Z as a model that might just get the factory tuner treatment.

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Motorwerks.com is a new and used luxury car dealer in Barrington, IL - a suburb of Chicago. They asked me to take a look at their Honda dealer’s website - Motorwerks Honda.

Motorwerks Honda’s New Honda Cars inventory is fairly comprehensive, offering a total of 104 vehicles currently. What sets them apart is that they offer international shipping for their cars. I wasn’t able to find information on that on the Honda website, which might be something they would consider adding in the future if that’s something they want to promote. Continue Reading…

Ever since man began making cars for more than just getting from A to B, two-door coupes have been a sign of automotive enthusiasm and overall sportiness that a four-door sedan simply could not fulfill. A recent wave of sport sedans and four-door coupes have been introduced to the market, but for us sports car enthusiasts, they just aren’t good enough.

For the purposes of this article, we’re referring to a sedan as a car with four doors, and coupe as a car with two doors, even though the technical definition of the two terms are slightly different. Please see Coupe vs Sedan for more information regarding the technical differences.

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The Detroit auto show has come and gone, and has left the automotive industry with a little more to chew over. As a final wrap-up to quite possibly the most important auto show in America, we chose 10 cars that summed up the best of the show. We chose based on significance and looks, which is why you will see Honda’s Insight on the same list as the Fisker Karma. After much deliberating, here are the 10 we think are the best.

10) Volkwagen BlueSport Concept

Starting at the No. 10 spot, the BlueSport made this list because it is an honest effort to make a sporty car by a company whose most engaging vehicle to date is the Golf GT1 (no, the Bugatti Veyron does not count). It’s not the sexiest roadster available, as the Saturn Sky debatably holds that spot (key word: debatably. Check out the comments at the link above, and add your own opinion). While not terribly exciting to the eyes, it does feature that solid, reliable look that has come to define VW’s “German Engineering”. 57 miles to each gallon of diesel just adds to the charm.

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Uh-oh! … and why do I get the feeling I’m going to be saying that a lot more?

News breaks today that Honda has decided to ax the upcoming re-do of the much loved NSX, Honda’s uber-car. During a speech outlining the carmaker’s revised economic forecast, Honda CEO Takeo Fukui said that his company has been forced to cancel the upcoming NSX because of the global economic conditions. “The situation is worsening by the day, and there is no prospect for recovery, is our understanding,” Fukui said to the assembled reporters.

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