Awesome Honda

Like fellow Japanese giant Sony, Honda lives and dies by its engineers. The company pays tribute to its most prized assets in this simple but powerful commercial. If only inventing stuff was this easy.

Designed to provide a fun riding experience in a compact package, the Honda Grom is a small motorcycle with a 125cc engine, 4-speed transmission, 12″ wheels and a seat that’s just 29.7″ off the ground for optimum stability.

Chris Booth had never ridden a motorcycle until he got on a Honda CB500. He bought the exact same bike on the spot and gradually personalized it. All images taken by Luke Uri. More at Bike Exif.

The robotic Miimo mower can automatically cut your lawn like a Roomba with a blade. Its tiny grass clippings just become mulch. Just don’t try and vacuum your living room with it.

A tribute to Honda’s “classic” motocompo bike, the electric Motor Compo folds up to fit in the back of your car, giving you a short-range ride to your destination, integrating your smartphone for nav.

Honda’s AC-X PHEV sedan concept features an “Automatic Drive Mode Support,” which folds the steering wheel into the dash, reclines the front seat and presents an ottoman for the driver’s legs.

It may bear the Honda insignia on its tank, but it’s actually only inspired by the classic Z series bikes, aka Monkeys. Hadrien Le Flanchec built it with his own hands using a variety of parts.

Honda recently unveiled their Civic sedan and Civic Si coupe concepts. Aside from a natural gas model, the Civic Si will also have a hybrid model, which will have Li-ion batteries alongside a 1.5L engine.

Danny Berg of Cobra USA pays homage to Honda’s classic CL77 Scrambler. Berg added new exhaust and a seat to a 2010 Shadow RS750, rounding it out with masterful painting and detailing.

How much hipster can you pack in a Honda Jazz? A lot: books, bicycles, typewriters and healthy doses of snobbery. Check out Honda Australia’s website and see what else was packed into a Jazz.

Last seen at the recent Anime L.A. show, this Star Wars CR-X mod is every bit as awesome as it looks. From Yoda in the passenger seat to R2-D2 riding in the trunk, it’s the ultimate geek ride.

Tiny two-wheelers pimped out to the next level, these scooters break boundaries with bodies and seats as wide as those found in choppers, huge tires, and loud designs and color schemes.

Honda’s 3R-C may be a minimal urban transport vehicle, but maxes out with sci-fi coolness; the three wheel single seater features a battery electric drivetrain and a low center of gravity.

Honda’s HSV-010 GT is now official: the GT500 racer will compete in the 2010 Super GT Series in May and sports a 3.4L liquid-cooled V8 good for 496 hp and 289 lb-ft. of torque.

The NSX in all but name, catch a glimpse of Honda’s HSV-010 as engineers test it at the Suzuka Circuit; it’s production-feasible but track-only and packs a 3.4L V8 for GT500 racing.

The EV-Cub is a green version of Honda’s ridiculously popular 50cc Super Cub motorbike; along with the EV-N, it’s part of their research into short-distance commuter vehicles.

Clad in a futuristic, layered aero fairing, Honda’s new VFR 1200F is the future of their motorcycle brand: it’s powered by a 1237cc V-4 with optional dual-clutch automatic transmission.

Honda’s new 2010 Shadow Phantom is a “bobber”-styled cruiser with a liquid-cooled 745cc V-twin, low 25.7″ seat height and blacked out engine and rims with silver accents.

Looks like we’ll be piloting BattleMechs soon: Honda has developed a brain-machine interface (BMI) that uses blood flow and electrical potential to control an ASIMO robot. Thanks, Sonic!

Most aero-kits do everything but make cars more aerodynamic, but Mugen’s Zero-Lift bodykit for the 2010 Honda Insight is a rarity: it claims to create zero lift and improve handling.

Instant nostalgia for Honda bike enthusiasts: the classic Monkey, first sold in the 1970s is now being re-released with fuel injection and refined looks; it can go 252 miles on a gallon of gas.

Although a little late to the Chopper party, the Honda Fury is worth a look with a 1300cc liquid-cooled V-Twin, tucked-in radiator, hidden rear monoshock and unusual use of a shaft drive.

Ever since Back to the Future II we’ve been praying for a Mr. Fusion reactor; San Francisco-based Jim Mason shows how he built a trash-powered “gasifier” to run his Honda Accord.