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Would You Rather? Honda CR-V vs Toyota RAV4

The Truth About Cars

Our first match-up is an incredibly tough one, because these are some of the best-selling vehicles in all of North America that aren’t pickup trucks — the Honda CR-V vs the Toyota RAV4. This sixth generation of the Honda CR-V arrived in 2023, making it quite a bit fresher than the fifth-generation of the Toyota RAV4.

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Honda R&D developing high-power dynamic charging system for EVs at speeds up to 96 mph

Green Car Congress

At the upcoming WCX 17: SAE World Congress Experience, a team from Honda R&D will present a paper on their study of a dynamic charging system that uses high power to charge a traveling EV, with the goal of realizing an unlimited vehicle range. The paper presents the results of running tests, and discusses future prospects.

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Road Test: 2023 Honda HR-V EX-L AWD

Clean Fleet Report

Road Test: 2023 Honda HR-V EX-L AWD A Complete Makeover for the Smallest Honda Crossover The 2023 Honda HR-V begins the second generation for the smallest crossover in the Honda line-up. With a new design and built on a new platform, the 2023 Honda HR-V continues to be a good value with a roomy interior and 30+ mpg.

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Road Test: 2022 Honda Civic Sedan 1.5T Touring

Clean Fleet Report

The 2022 Honda Civic sedan has been completely redesigned–and for many that will be a good thing. Honda’s best-selling passenger car–and their second best-selling model behind only the CR-V crossover–will not lose any sales with this newly designed sedan and hatchback. Honda bumps up mpg & power. Two Engine Choices.

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New Indian firm Ola launch stunning and beautiful 70 mph electric scooter

EV Info

kW electric motor mounted within the scooter’s frame provides the S1 with a top speed of 90 km/h (56 mph) and an even faster top speed in the S1 Pro of 115 km/h (71 mph). Many Indian startups have presented interesting electric solutions, but the higher prices have prevented larger scale adoption. Honda and Vespa look out.

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Honda Motocompacto Review - Wait! That Isn’t A Car!

The Truth About Cars

It’s perhaps not surprising then that Honda is the automaker stepping up to give this new market a try. With the new Honda Motocompacto, the company is banking on the idea that individualized urban transport can possibly be cool. It will be sold at Honda and Acura dealers, as well as on a dedicated Motocompacto website , for $995.

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Mitsubishi’s S-AWC: The Brand’s AWD Secret Weapon

The Truth About Cars

and Canadian Mitsubishi Motors representatives, and two Mitsubishi Motors Corporation employees from Japan: Kentaro Honda, C-Segment Chief Vehicle Engineer; and Kaoru Sawase, PhD, Engineering Fellow. & Both Honda and Sawase touted the brand’s 4WD and AWD heritage with Pajero/Montero, Galant, and Lancer Evolution. mph) in snow mode.