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Looks like the next Civic Type R has been captured in the flesh. Compare the above spy picture to the below Geneva concept car shown a few months ago. A cleaner rear bumper, the triple exhaust that has been shown on the camouflage car photos, the front fender vents that match the camo test mule, and similar rear wing.  

Honda Civic Debuts with Podium Finish in Phoenix Sebastian Eriksson captures third-place finish in the Honda Civic's debut First podium finish of the 2016 season for Olsbergs MSE Honda scores its first points in the Red Bull GRC Manufacturers' Championship Olsbergs MSE, with driver Sebastian Eriksson, scored Honda its first podium finish in The Red Bull Global Rallycross Championship in the 2016 Honda Civic Coupe's first weekend of competition. In Round One on Saturday, Joni Wiman and Eriksson advanced to the final via a pair of second-place finishes in the semi-finals and for Eriksson, the Last Chance Qualifier. In the final, Wiman and Eriksson battled through the 10-car field. Both drivers experienced contact throughout the race, but Wiman managed to finish sixth while Eriksson finished ninth. Round Two action began early on Sunday with Eriksson and Wiman powering the 2.0 Liter turbocharged Red Bull Honda Civics around the .929 mile, 12-turn Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Pa...

From CR-V owners club forum.  Member zroger73 found and posted this. The HondaLink iPhone app received a minor update today. I was bored and reading the disclaimers when something caught my eye. Two different disclaimers make reference to a 2017 Honda CR-V. The second disclaimer is in reference to a "send to car" navigation feature that only just appeared on the 2017 Honda Ridgeline which gets the latest version of Honda's Display Audio system. This disclaimer seems to imply that the 2017 CR-V will be getting this same system. Since it is very unlikely Honda will update the current CR-V's Display Audio system for only one year model until all all-new model arrives for 2018, this find just really shifted my guess toward seeing an all-new 2017 CR-V this year rather than squeezing one more year model out of the current generation.

Spy Photos of the all-new 2017 Honda CR-V

NEW: A recent spy photo of the all new Honda Freed testing in Indonesia. Honda Freed is a JDM market minivan based on the Honda Fit/Jazz that is due replacement soon.  The Honda Freed replaced the Honda Mobilio back in 2008.  Several artist concepts shown here.  Are these different versions? Freed, Freed - Spada, and Freed - Spike Big rumors are this new model will use the all-new Honda 1.0 liter straight 3 cylinder turbo.  Current Hybrid version uses the older Honda IMA + 1.5 liter.  New Freed will use the newer i-DCD hybrid from the Fit Hybrid. Current Honda Freed Hybrid Current Honda Freed SPIKE

Honda needed only a silhouette to show that the polarizing "flying buttress" profile of the original Ridgeline was gone, replaced on the forthcoming 2017 model with the conventional cab/bed style found on nearly every pickup built in the last 100 years. Honda learned the hard way with the original Ridgeline that you can be innovative with the features and bones of a truck, but not the design. It took that lesson to heart while developing the latest model, going to extraordinary lengths to get the visual details right. The effort started early in the second-generation Ridgeline's design process. Honda held clinics in California and Texas with pickup buyers and showed them a variety of trucks without their brand labels. The research found that buyers made assumptions about toughness and payload based on the gaps in the wheel arches between the tire and the truck body, and the height of the bed. If a pickup had a trailer hitch, people assumed it could tow more. "Those t...

From Honda in Australia!   Honda-spy is not a fan of this package. The genuine Honda accessory pack is available across all five grades of the all-new Civic sedan range. The Black Pack models see the fitment of black 17-inch wheels (upsized from 16s on the VTi and VTi-S – but those tyres cost extra), a black front bumper lip spoiler, black side skirts, black mirror caps, a black ducktail spoiler on the boot lid and a black grille. The Black Pack has previously only been offered on the Jazz, but Honda Australia director, Stephen Collins, said that the brand expects a bit more widespread appeal for the Civic Black Pack. “Many Honda customers really enjoy being able to individualize their cars,” said Collins. “The all-new Civic is already a stunning looking car but adding the eye-catching Black Pack edition really does set the car apart.” Honda Australia has stated that there are about 200 pre-orders in for the new Civic sedan, which should jump to 300 by this month. “The last ...

PHEVs not only help automakers fulfill their regulatory obligations but also can be cheaper to buy and own than basic hybrids, once the more generous government incentives are factored in, noted Dave Zuchowski, CEO of Hyundai Motor America. Plug-in hybrids have been a rare bright spot in an otherwise dismal green-car industry. U.S. sales of PHEVs grew 40 percent in the first quarter of 2016, according to Edmunds. Honda, with its recently announced goal of electrifying two-thirds of its vehicles by 2030, will also add plug-in hybrid variants of its core models, separate from its forthcoming Clarity line. "Globally we're committed to offering a plug-in variant on our major core models in the future," John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., said in announcing the Clarity plans last month. Honda's next-gen CR-V, due next year, is a likely candidate to get a plug-in hybrid variant. It will share a platform with the current Civic and the next Acc...

Honda Holds Opening Ceremony for New Prachinburi Plant Highly-efficient Environmentally-responsible New Auto Plant  PRACHINBURI, Thailand (12 May, 2016) - Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (HATC) today held the opening ceremony for its new plant located at Rojana Industrial Park in Prachinburi province. The all-new plant, equipped with Honda’s highly-efficient and environmentally-responsible production technologies, will serve to enhance Honda’s capability to deliver quality products for customers in Thailand and worldwide. The plant also will help strengthen the company’s role as one of Honda’s important automobile production hubs. The Prachinburi plant has adopted Honda’s newest production technologies. This includes the world’s first cell production-style ARC (Assembly Revolution Cell) Line, incorporating flowing cell production-style production units in the main line. The plant also inherited advanced and eco-responsible technologies introduced at Honda’s Yorii Plant...

Incentive Spending by manufacturer for April 2016 Nissan is still spending twice what Honda does as they are trying to gain market share. Fleet sales are growing too at other manufacturers as Honda continue to shun fleet sales. Manufacturer April 2016 % change vs. April 2015 BMW $4,713 15.00% FCA $3,967 25.10% Daimler $3,911 -0.2% GM $3,909 14.00% Ford $3,423 24.00% Nissan $3,298 11.70% Volkswagen Group $3,276 16.60% Industry $3,021 13.30% Kia $2,839 5.80% Hyundai $2,201 -2.4% Toyota $2,017 13.80% Honda $1,631 -7.5% Subaru $572 -21.4% Some analysts expressed concerns that some of April's sales gains came as a result of elevated discounts. “Increased fleet sales and rising incentive spending among automakers remain the factors to watch, but retail demand appears to be holding steady, signaling the industry’s strong run isn’t over quite yet,” said Tim Fleming, an analyst for Kelley Blue Book. Overall, TrueCar estimates April incentives rose 13 percent to $3,021 a vehicle from a yea...

Road and Track The second-generation Ridgeline's docile ride and amazing convenience features make it a near-perfect pickup. Just leave your truck assumptions behind. At Honda's drive preview in San Antonio, the benefits of this construction were made undeniably clear. On the road, the Ridgeline cruises in ultimate smoothness and comfort, cushioning away all road imperfections and cocooning you in a luxuriously quiet ride. Getting out of the Ridgeline and into one of the brand-new Toyota Tacomas or Chevy Colorados that Honda brought along for comparison was like stepping backward 30 years in chassis design. On worn Texas pavement, the Ridgeline absolutely erased the small-amplitude pavement ripples that juddered the Tacoma, and the body-on-frame groans that the two traditional trucks made over larger pavement imperfections were entirely absent in the Honda.  Car and Driver As before, the interior of the Ridgeline positively embarrasses the competition. It feels enormous and com...

Watch Honda Superfan Jason, and TFL's Roland take a test drive in the all-new Ridgeline More than 1,500 associates at Honda Manufacturing of Alabama (HMA) today celebrated the start of mass production of the all-new 2017 Honda Ridgeline pickup truck, slated to go on-sale soon at Honda dealerships nationwide. HMA is the exclusive manufacturer of the innovative Ridgeline that is once again challenging conventional thinking in the pickup truck market with Honda-exclusive features, design and technology that help Ridgeline set new benchmarks for versatility, capability and comfort in the midsize pickup segment. "Today we celebrate the dedication of our Alabama team in bringing a very innovative new pickup truck to market," said Jeff Tomko, president of HMA. "I congratulate all of our associates for their commitment to our customers as the Ridgeline returns with new features that will deliver even more of what today's truck customers want and need."

This is a much better artist concept photoshop than the previous example.  This is looking closer yet to the camouflaged photos.

With this many spy pictures of the 2017 Honda CR-V and this low amount of camouflage on the car to hide the basic shape, I'd say the release date is closer than initial guesstimates.  Other site initially claimed the CR-V would be a 2018 model and go on sale in Spring of 2017. This artist rendering is obviously the current model with some photoshopped details such as the new grill and hood cutout lines added. In my opinion, this does not accurately represent the new shape hiding under the camo.  Looking at the side profile you can easily see some nicely rounded shoulders giving the new 2017 a wider looking and more muscular stance.  Current CR-V has very flat sides.  Compare the crease along the door handle areas. Accurate powertrain and specs are still a total guess.  Expect to see the CVT in North America and the 9-speed continued in Europe.  1.6 Diesel in Europe and Asia should continue as well.

Test Drives of the all-new Honda Ridgeline are happening.  Some photos from recent Honda sponsored event.  An in-bed tent option for the Ridgeline.  Those in-bed speakers will be handy.  Body flex is almost non-existent.  All doors and the tailgate still open and close freely in the body flex test.  Something body-on-frame only trucks do not do well on.