A few weeks ago, we stumbled onto one of the cooler modifications we’ve seen in a while. The happy crew of wide-eyed dreamers over at 8bitmiata.com put a quarter slot from an old arcade machine—possibly Galaga? Space Invaders? Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker?—so that by feeding the car a quarter, the engine starts. It still requires the […]
Archive | April, 2014
Honda Reveals New Compact SUV, the HR-V, at New York Auto Show
As we intimated earlier, Honda has indeed announced a brand-new model at the New York International Auto Show. The model is a small SUV called the HR-V, and is somewhere between the Fit and CR-V. This special spot is known in the automotive world as a “crossover SUV” because it crosses the gap between SUVs—mid […]
Best Way to Observe Earth Day? It’s Surprisingly Easy
Today is Earth Day, which is something of a conundrum for the modern world. Our phones, WiFi, office buildings and ice cream machines aren’t exactly made out of twigs and leaves, and the whole idea of a technologically advanced society is that we keep making things that would never occur naturally. Every year this day […]
Honda Wins 2014 KBB Awards for Most Trusted and Best Overall
When you’re standing in the grocery store trying to decide between 637 brands of shampoo, it helps to see a gold badge saying that this one is the shiniest, longest-lasting or softest. In a similar way, buying a new car can be overwhelming sometimes because of how many cars and new features there are. Where […]
HR-V Is Name of Honda’s New Crossover SUV Model
In the future, the fate of the automotive industry will come down to small, crossover SUVs, and Honda is preparing to unveil its contender in the fight. We’ve written before about Honda’s expectation that the Fit will surpass the Civic to become the company’s top-selling model; that’s phase one. Phase two will be what’s currently […]