2023 Honda Civic Type R Sets New Lap Record – Suzuka Circuit Celebrates 60 Years of Racing
By Steve & Tamami Laser While Honda is on the fast track to developing a lineup of new electrified...
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2023 Honda Dax ST125 Preview – Monkey and Grom Adopt New Dachshund-Style Minibike
By Steve & Tamami Laser Honda’s minibike lineup in Europe and Japan is welcoming the return of a faithful...
2022 Honda STEP WGN Preview – All-New AIR and e:HEV SPADA Models Debut in Japan
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Following the 25th anniversary of its popular STEP...
2021 Japanese Classic Car Show – Fantastic Cars, Trucks and Bikes in Anaheim – 21 Videos
By Steve & Tamami Laser We’re often asked, “What’s your favorite collectible Japanese car?” And our answer usually goes,...
New Honda HR-V Hybrid Virtual Showroom – Customers Enjoy Digital Preview at Home
By Steve & Tamami Laser Already on sale in Japan (as the Vezel), the all-new Honda HR-V Hybrid is...
2018 Honda CR-V Long-Term Review – After 3 Years of Driving We Still Love Our CR-V
By Steve & Tamami Laser We’ve admired the Honda CR-V for a very long time. And we thought about...
2022 Honda Civic Hatchback Preview – Honda Access Modulo, e:HEV Hybrid, Type R To Come
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan After months of speculation, spy photos, and educated...
2021 Honda S660 Modulo X Version Z Preview – Future Collectible – S660 Discontinued in 2022
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Honda has introduced a new special edition of...
New Honda Vezel e:HEV World Premiere in Japan – Preview the 2022 HR-V Hybrid for Europe
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan We first met the Honda Vezel at the...
New Honda Fit e:HEV CROSSTAR Custom – 2021 Tokyo Auto Salon Goes Virtual
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan The Tokyo Auto Salon is one of our...
2022 Honda Civic Prototype Revealed – New Sedan, Hatchback, Si and Type R Confirmed
By Steve & Tamami Laser Honda revealed a first-look at a prototype of the next-generation Civic tonight during a...
2020 JCCS World Matsuri Week Review – Virtual Japanese Classic Car Show – We Love It!
By Steve & Tamami Laser The Japanese Classic Car Show is one of our favorite annual shows. For the...
New Honda SUV e:Concept Revealed – Future Sport EV Previewed at Auto China 2020
By Steve & Tamami Laser Honda is preparing to expand its lineup of electrified models in various markets across...
2021 Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition – “Most Extreme Version” Becomes A Future Collectible
By Steve & Tamami Laser Update 6/21: Honda is planning to add a new Type R to the all-new...
2018 Honda CR-V Long-Term Review – 10 Things We Love After Two Years of Driving
By Steve & Tamami Laser It seems like only yesterday, yet it’s been more than two years since we...
2020 Honda STEP WGN Preview – New e:HEV Two-Motor Hybrid Goes On Sale In Japan
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Update: Honda has introduced an all-new STEP WGN...
Honda Sells 2.5 Million N Series Models in Japan – N-BOX American Diner is Our Favorite
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Honda is celebrating a major milestone in Japan...
2019 Tokyo Motor Show Part 2 – Nissan Ariya, Honda Fit, Mazda MX-30, Mitsubishi MI-TECH
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan This year’s Tokyo Motor Show offered something for...
New Honda Freed Hybrid Crosstar Goes On Sale in Japan – 2019 Tokyo Motor Show Preview
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Among the new vehicles that Honda plans to...
2019 Japanese Classic Car Show – Collector Cars Are the Stars at JCCS 15th Anniversary
By Steve & Tamami Laser Forty years ago, we had a chance to buy a used Toyota 2000GT for...
2020 Honda N-WGN Custom Preview – Next Generation Offers 3-Cylinder Turbo and AWD
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan With more than 2.3 million sales of Honda’s...
2020 Honda e Preview – This New Rear-Drive Retro-Styled EV is On Our Wish List
By Steve & Tamami Laser Honda makes a bunch of vehicles that we’d love to buy – yet they’re...
Honda Mean Mower V2 – Jessica Hawkins Sets Guinness World Record 0-100 mph in 6.285 sec.
By Steve & Tamami Laser When Honda rolled out its second-generation Mean Mower V2 last year, it aimed to...
2018 Honda CR-V Long-Term Review – Our Top 5 “Likes” After 1 Year of Driving
By Steve & Tamami Laser Time flies when we’re having fun. And we’ve been having lots of fun during...
Restyled Honda Shuttle Hybrid Launched in Japan – Customize It with Honda Access Modulo
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Honda is planning to introduce the next-generation Fit...
New Honda e Prototype Charges Into Geneva – Previews Retro-Inspired Production Model
By Steve & Tamami Laser Honda is ready to take the next step in its EV product plan for...
2018 Honda CR-V EX-L AWD Long-Term Review Part 2 – The First Six Months
By Steve & Tamami Laser Our “fleet” of long-term test vehicles includes our latest acquisition, a 2018 Honda CR-V...
2019 Honda Passport Preview – New Crossover Debuts at Los Angeles Auto Show
By Steve & Tamami Laser The Passport nameplate returns to the Honda lineup for 2019 following a 17-year absence....
New Honda Acty Special Edition – Celebrating the 55th Anniversary of the T360
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Honda has introduced a new variation of its...
New Honda Rugged Open Air Vehicle – Awesome Concept Merges Ridgeline with Pioneer
By Steve & Tamami Laser The talented folks at Honda R&D Americas have come up with a new concept...
Honda’s 70th Anniversary Unfolds in “Origami” – Stop-Motion Movie is an Amazing Tribute
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Have you ever tried to fold an origami...
2018 Japanese Classic Car Show – 500 Cars, Trucks and Bikes Captured Our Hearts
By Steve & Tamami Laser The 14th annual Japanese Classic Car Show (JCCS) on Sept. 15 was the largest...
South OC Cars and Coffee Review – Collector Cars Are The Stars in San Clemente
By Steve & Tamami Laser With its fantastic beaches, breathtaking views and excellent restaurants, South Orange County, Calif., is...
New Honda N-VAN Ready to Work in Japan – Mini Size with Maxi Cargo Space
By Steve & Tamami Laser Honda has sold more than 1.3 million units of its popular N-BOX series models...
Honda Mean Mower V2 Kicks Grass with 190-hp – Targets 150-mph with Fireblade Power
By Steve & Tamami Laser Remember the Honda Mean Mower? It became the world’s fastest mower when it reached...
Honda S660 Modulo X Preview – Customizing the Mid-Engine Roadster in Japan
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Honda continues to offer special editions of the S660...
2018 Honda CR-V EX-L AWD – Our Long-Term Review Starts with a 3-Year Lease
By Steve & Tamami Laser We’ve been fans of the Honda CR-V since the first generation was born in...
Restyled Honda Jade RS Launched in Japan – Crystal Orange Hybrid on Our Wish List
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan We’ve owned four Hondas over the years with familiar...
New Honda Monkey 125 Ready to Rock – Serious Monkey Business Returns to Japan
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Honda celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Monkey...
Honda Concept CR-V Roadster Revealed – Topless British Model Designed to Turn Heads
By Steve Laser, with Resal Evets reporting from North Piddle, Worcestershire Honda offers the popular CR-V crossover in the...
2019 Honda Insight Preview – Hybrid Prototype Revealed Ahead of Detroit Auto Show
By Steve & Tamami Laser Honda is planning to display a prototype of the next-generation Insight Hybrid at the...
2018 Honda Freed Hybrid – Sporty Modulo X Edition Goes On Sale in Japan
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Honda has launched a new sporty Modulo X...
2017 Los Angeles Auto Show Part 1 – Acura RLX, BMW i8, Corvette ZR1, Dodge Demon, Ford Mustang and Honda Accord
By Steve & Tamami Laser After flying more than 10,000 miles round-trip to cover the Tokyo Motor Show, we...
2017 Tokyo Motor Show Part 3 – Suzuki, Daihatsu, Isuzu, Yamaha and Tokyo Connected Lab
By Steve Laser reporting from Tokyo, Japan As the largest car show in Japan, the biennial Tokyo Motor Show...
2017 Tokyo Motor Show Part 2 – Nissan, Honda, Mazda, Subaru and Mitsubishi
By Steve Laser reporting from Tokyo, Japan This year’s Tokyo Motor Show was held at the massive Tokyo Big...
Honda Unibox Multi Life Terminal – Flashback to the 35th Tokyo Motor Show
By Steve Laser We’ve been to the Tokyo Motor Show 10 times during the past 24 years. We’ve seen...
2017 Japanese Classic Car Show – Watch Our Video Review of this Fantastic Show
By Steve & Tamami Laser One of our favorite vintage car shows in the greater Los Angeles area is...
Honda Tokyo Motor Show 2017 Preview – New Sports EV and Riding Assist-e Concepts
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Update: CarNichiWa.com attended the Tokyo Motor Show press days. Click...
Honda Urban EV Preview – New Concept Highlights Retro-Inspired Production Model
By Steve & Tamami Laser Honda’s latest concept EV tugs at our heartstrings with its retro-inspired design. Yet the...
New Honda N-BOX Launched in Japan – LiB-AID E500 Portable Power Source Also Debuts
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Honda’s N-BOX is so popular in Japan that sales...
2018 Honda Accord Goes High Tech – Turbos, 10 Speeds and Hybrids Galore
By Steve & Tamami Laser With more than 13 million Accords sold since 1976 chances are good that someone...
2017 Honda CR-V Touring AWD Review – Best CR-V Ever is a Molten Lava Turbo
By Steve & Tamami Laser With nearly four million sold in the U.S. alone, it’s tough to go anywhere...
Honda Monkey 50th Anniversary Special – Limited Edition of 500 for Japan
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan This is a major year for 50th anniversary...
New Honda N-BOX Coming This Fall – Second-Generation Models to Debut
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Update: Honda has launched the new N-BOX in...
2018 RLX? – Watch Our Video – We Spot Acura Prototypes On the Street
By Steve & Tamami Laser, reporting from Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. Sometimes we just get lucky. We were driving...
2017 Tokyo Auto Salon Part 2 – Honda Racing, Civic, Type R, NSX, Modulo and Mugen
By Steve Laser reporting from Tokyo, Japan The Tokyo Auto Salon reported that this year’s show drew more than...
2016 Los Angeles Auto Show Part 2 – Genesis, Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti, Jaguar, Jeep, Kia, Land Rover and Lexus
By Steve & Tamami Laser We’ve seen many automotive brands come and go during the past fifty years or...
Honda N-ONE “SS Neo Classic Racer Package” – Celebrates 50th Anniversary of N360
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Honda is preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary...
2016 Japanese Classic Car Show – Our 21 Video Salute to Vintage Cars, Trucks and Bikes
By Steve & Tamami Laser As long-term Southern California residents and certified car nuts, we’ve been to scores of...
New Honda Freed Launched in Japan – Watch the Press Conference Video
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Honda’s lineup in Japan is filled with vans...
Honda to Discontinue CR-Z – “Final Label” Special Edition Announced in Japan
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan We were ready to turn out the lights...
American Honda Museum Video Tour – Acura 30th Anniversary Celebration
By Steve & Tamami Laser It seems like only yesterday, yet it’s 30 years since Honda launched Acura in...
2017 Honda Civic Hatchback Prototype – Watch It On Video – See It At Geneva
By Steve & Tamami Laser Honda Motor Europe has revealed the 2017 Civic Hatchback Prototype, making its global debut...
Honda Launches Odyssey Hybrid – New Models Go On Sale in Japan
By Steve & Tamami Laser Vans of all shapes and sizes remain incredibly popular in Japan. Honda offers a...
2016 Tokyo Auto Salon Part 1 – Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Lexus Displays
By Steve Laser reporting from Tokyo, Japan The Tokyo Auto Salon is the largest custom car show in Japan...
2016 Honda Pilot Touring Review – Family Friendly Spaceship Reinvented
By Steve & Tamami Laser How popular is the Honda Pilot? Since it was launched more than a dozen...
Honda Delivers First RC213V-S – Ultimate MotoGP Racing Bike for the Street
By Steve & Tamami Laser What did you get for the holidays? A nice sweater, perhaps a new smartphone...
2016 Tokyo Auto Salon – Honda Civic Type R Modded by MUGEN and Modulo
By Steve & Tamami Laser, with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan (Update: We visited the 2016 Tokyo Auto Salon...
Honda BR-V Active Sport Crossover Preview – 2015 Thailand International Motor Expo
By Steve & Tamami Laser The production version of Honda’s new Asian market BR-V has been introduced at the...
2015 Los Angeles Auto Show Part 2 – Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti, Jaguar and Land Rover
By Steve & Tamami Laser This is the second part of our series highlighting the new models and concept...
2016 Honda Civic Coupe Revealed – 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show Preview
By Steve & Tamami Laser The Honda Civic Coupe has a huge base of loyal fans who have been...
Toyota Automobile Museum in Japan – We Visit this Amazing Collection in Nagakute
By Steve Laser, Craig Nicol and Nahoko Osuka reporting from Nagakute, Japan Toyota has built a time machine that...
New Honda Montesa 4RIDE – Built “4Fun, 4Freedom, 4Adventure, 4Everywhere”
By Steve & Tamami Laser Honda Motor Europe España says its new Montesa 4RIDE is “easy and fun to...
2015 Tokyo Motor Show Part 1 – Honda, Lexus, Nissan and Toyota
By Steve Laser and Craig Nicol reporting from Tokyo, Japan When autumn is in the air our thoughts turn...