Midlands Honda

Do you have a Honda car? Have you ever said "I am going to run it until it dies?" Well when exactly does a Honda die? For Joe in Maine his 1990 Honda Accord hit one million miles! In 1996, he bought a used Honda Accord with 76,000 miles on it. He drove the car approximately 4,700 miles per month, averaging per quarter about what the average American driver does per year (13,500). He drove the car a million miles...maybe more.

"Million-Mile" Joe (Joe LoCicero), from Norway Maine really has driven his 1990 Honda Accord to…

The new Honda CR-Z Mungen concept project has been underway for some time, getting prepped for its big reveal at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed in July.

A Look into the Honda C-Z Mugen

- Supercharged
- 1.5-liter i-VTEC
- Honda's IMA system
- 200 hp
- 0 - 60 About 6 seconds

"Performance figures already look promising for this supercharged Honda CR-Z, as early tests with a prototype car based on a standard CR-Z and a mid-tune…

Calling all songwriters, come one come all! Honda is currently hosting one competition you don't want to miss: The Sounds of Civic songwriting competition.

"We've seen a high crossover of Civic fans and music lovers. And with the launch of the 2012 Honda Civic, we saw a perfect opportunity to give our amazing fans a little bit of both," says Steve Center, Vice President of National Marketing Operations, America Honda Motor Co. Inc. "We know our talented fans will show off their skills and submit some great Civic-inspired tunes onto our Facebook page."¹

Submit your original song…

Who is the head of R&D at Honda? A dynamic man by the name of Kotaro Shige. In a recent interview Motor Trend refers to Shige as Honda's Rock-Star Exec' and 'the Jimmy Page of Japan's auto industry'.

While you might think Motor Trend was just being complimentary to Shige who has been at Honda since the late '70s, there's actually quite a bit of truth to the comparisons. For example, in his teens, Shige played in a band inspired by the Ventures, Eric Clapton, and Cream. He has also recently married a woman 19 years…