By Kevin Harrison
There really is magic in the Civic nameplate.
The amount of times I’ve heard people say they bought a Civic because “everyone else seems to have one and likes it” is a bit astonishing, especially considering it plays in the same playing field as the likes of the Toyota...
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Test Drive: 2016 Honda Civic Touring
By Kevin Harrison
Whatever your feelings towards Kanye West, it is clear that he is a heavy weight in the music industry. Ever since he came out with his sophomore album, 'The College Dropout" over ten years ago, West has been instrumental in defining, shaping and challenging our preconceived notions about...
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Test Drive: 2016 Honda Accord Touring
By Kevin Harrison
I have to admit, I've been a Honda Accord fan ever since I can remember. I remember first becoming enamoured when my cousin bought a 1992 Accord coupe in white. He took me out for a drive and I fell in love with it, so much so, that...
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Test Drive: 2016 Honda HR-V EX-L Navi
By Kevin Harrison
I remember when I about 11 or 12 my family was looking for a new car. My father was fairly set on buying a Toyota Camry. I remember the whole family going along for test drives and remember being completely in awe at what was the first generation Lexus...
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Test Drive: 2016 Honda Pilot Touring
By Kevin Harrison
The SUV craze from the late 90's and early 2000's had a tremendous impact on traditional minivans, as in they in all but annihilated them.
Then we became a lot more gas conscious, though we were forced to be thanks to sky high gas prices and stricter emissions standards,...
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Honda Civic Hatchback Returning To Canada
By Kevin Harrison
It's been nearly 10 years since Honda offered the popular Civic with as a hatchback, but it will be coming back to Canada.
About 50,000 of the once-forbidden fruit will make their way to North American shores from Swinden, U.K., where the plant is capable of producing 250,000 per...
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Test Drive: 2015 Honda CR-V Touring
By Kevin Harrison
Not too long ago, I was asked at a party why there were so few wagons on the road these days. My response?
“What do you mean? I can’t leave the house without seeing wagons everywhere!"
The dumbfounded look on the gentleman’s face required me to clarify.
You see, despite what...
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Top 5 Unintentionally Embarrassing Car Names
By Kevin Harrison
What's in a name? Well, a lot depending on what language you speak and what culture you belong to.
Automakers know this and therefore rely heavily on their research departments to make sure the name they come up with for an upcoming model doesn't mean something unintentional in other...
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Wish Your Honda Civic Was More Powerful? Your Dream Might Come True
Honda might be bringing a hotted up version of their Civic to our North American shores.
The Civic Type-R, currently not sold in our market and likely won't be for a while, has plenty of performance credentials, not least of which is its 2.0 litre engine which produces a whopping 320...
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Test Drive: 2015 Honda Fit EX
By Kevin Harrison
In 2007 the Honda Fit was introduced in our market and it was a pretty big deal. We Canadians love fuel efficient hatchbacks, but the Fit - known as the Jazz in other parts of the world - was a bit different.
Not only could die hard Honda fans...
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