Because real crashes don't happen in a controlled environment, neither do our simulations. Our Tochigi R&D centre is the size of a baseball field. There we crash cars at every angle, in every weather condition. And because we crash more cars than any other manufacturer, our cars are safer in real-world conditions.
It's 1972 and the world faces a fuel crisis. Soichiro Honda already has it solved. The 1st generation Honda Civic.
We start a revolution with 4 letters. VTEC. Engines will never be the same again.
To design the safest car, we first design the world's busiest crash test facility.
Our research robot acquires fine motor skills, then passes them on to every car in our range.
We put new ideas in aerodynamics to the ultimate test. Flight.
The Honda engine makes its IndyCar debut. Just 3 years later, it’s the only engine left in the race.
Fireblade lives up to its name, posting a record Isle of Man TT lap that remains unbeaten.
Experience 40 years of driving perfection. Register your details to test drive the 9th generation Civic.