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Honda is consistently one of the most popular automakers in the United States and one of the most reliable car brands overall. The company is known for building dependable vehicles without the bloated price tags that often accompany higher-end competitor brands. But not all Honda vehicles are equal. One of the company’s most popular, enduring, […]

Vitaliy Kyrychuk/Shutterstock By Brad Hill/June 8, 2024 11: 00 am EST Honda got its start in the United States in 1979 when it opened a motorcycle plant in Marysville, Ohio. However, in 1985, Honda started building engines in the United States, becoming the first Japanese automaker to do so. It beat out Toyota, which also builds

Warlock4590/Shutterstock If you’re looking for ways to muscle-up the engine in your current vehicle, there are several approaches you can take to achieve that goal. The same is true if you just want to increase said engine’s efficiency. But sometimes a more drastic measure like an engine swap is the easiest way to give your

Bernard Cahier/Getty Images The Ford GT40 is one of the best-known performance cars to grace racetracks worldwide. Its development was borne of a feud between Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari over who could triumph at the grueling and historic 24 Hours of Le Mans. The original mid-’60s GT40s, the 2005 and 2017 Ford GT

Gestalt Imagery/Shutterstock One of many now-retired brands that once flourished under the GM umbrella, Pontiac’s golden years coincided with the peak of the muscle car. Competing against the likes of Ford and Chevrolet, Pontiac duked it out both on track and in showrooms to win over customers, adding an ever expanding list of options to

After the V8-powered 2023 Dodge Challenger Swinger, the days of burly eight-cylinder engines in Dodge’s muscle cars have probably come to an end. The company is going fully electric for the 2024 Charger Daytona, and the V8 Hemi is being dropped for a V6 engine in the gas-powered 2025 Charger Sixpack. And while it’s a crying

Roman Vasilenia / Shutterstock Except for a house (and perhaps a rather extensive collection of holographic Pokémon cards), buying an automobile will be one of the most expensive purchases you ever make. This will create a hefty bill on its own, and we’re not even talking about all of the hidden costs of buying a new car.

Veyron Photo/Shutterstock Unlike Ferrari or Lamborghini, Toyota models probably aren’t the first thing that comes to mind when you imagine a sports car. However, Toyota has been producing sports vehicles for more than 50 years, beginning with the Sports 800 in the 1960s. This little, lightweight car, known as the Yota-Hachi, had a 790cc engine

Rattankun Thongbun/Getty Images If you’ve been driving a car for a while now, certain things come second nature. You open the door, get in the seat, adjust it accordingly, close the door, fix your mirrors, and put your seatbelt on. When you’re in motion, all the things you learned during your stint with driver’s education

Vidic Bojan/Shutterstock Have you ever been having a particularly rough day, and when it’s over you want nothing more than to hop in your car, go home, and collapse on the couch? It’s in times like these when we could all use a random act of kindness — nothing monumental, just a nice little moment

Pritam dutta77/Shutterstock Classic cars have long been symbols of freedom, adventure, and nostalgia in popular culture. Music, as a powerful medium of expression, has often celebrated these iconic vehicles, immortalizing them in song lyrics that resonate across generations. From the sleek lines of a Corvette to the rugged charm of a Cadillac, classic cars have

Around the World Photos/Shutterstock While Clessie Cummins and business partner William G. Irwin didn’t invent the diesel engine, they saw its budding future and in 1919 started Cummins Engine Co. The diesel engine has undergone several changes and enhancements over the last century, paving the way for more robust and efficient designs. While turbocharged variants