Cheers to Honda and their commitment to creating a lower-carbon society! The Japanese automaker has just sold its eight-hundred-thousandth hybrid vehicle. Coming just 12 years and two months after launching their first hybrid model, the Insight, this large volume averages out to over 6,666 per year.

Preston Honda isn't telling you this to toot Honda's horn. Though, when it comes to hybrid technology we think the Japanese automaker could do a little…

The 2012 Honda Pilot is taking another bow, after earning the distinguished "Family Car of the Year" title from the esteemed critics at Cars.com.  This underscores yet another recent designation from Cars.com, USA Today and MotorWeek: winner of the "$37,000 and Under SUV Shootout". Perhaps this is why the new Honda Pilot is at the top of so many drivers' shortlist in New Castle, PA. Whether you have a growing family or…

January is here; and, you know what that means. The new 2012 Honda Crosstour is arriving at showrooms across the U.S., including that at Preston Honda in New Castle, PA. More than a simple exterior redesign, the new Honda Crosstour features an updated powerplant and more standard features than ever before.

Beneath the hood of…

Honda wants you to have a very happy Leap Year. As such, they've designed a special contest to celebrate February 29 (or Leap Day), which comes only once every four years. The grand prize giveaway is a new Honda CR-V CUV coupled with a year's supply of gas. In addition, there are 9 more opportunities to win REI gift cards valued at $1000 each.

What do you need to do to participate? Well…

Honda produced a popular sports car, NSX, in the early 90s. It was sold in the US as an Acura, and (besides from a cameo in Pulp Fiction) disappeared around 2004. Fear not, Honda NSX is back, maybe.

"We need a halo car," Honda's design manager Yoshikazu Kigoshi told UK TV series TopGear, "and this is a decision that's come from Ito-san down. A new S2000 is a difficult car for us to…

Regardless of why more people are choosing manual transmissions, Honda is offering stick shift variants of their new vehicles, including 2012's Honda CR-Z, already one of the greenest coupes available.

Honda offers the 2012 CR-Z to dealerships including Preston Honda in New Castle. But everyone in PA should come in and test drive this two-door. CR-Z's hybrid powertrain connects a 1.5 liter 16-valve iVTEC engine with a 10kW electric motor, which makes…

We had known the fourth generation Cr-V was supposed to hit our area and surrounding areas such as Beaver, Pittsburgh, Youngstown, and Boardman around the 15th but here at Preston Honda in New Castle, we got treated to it a little early.  A Honda rep and specialist for this region trains our product specialists on these newly designed vehicles weeks before they hit the ground and when we saw it late last month we knew Honda had done something special. 
The 2012 Cr-V provides an entirely new sheet metal, which is the basis of the aesthetic integrity this new model…

A hybrid version of the 2012 Honda Fit might not be available at Preston Honda in New Castle, PA, but an all electric version from the Japanese auto maker is being tested throughout China.

Honda Motors began testing their EV fleet thanks to the governments of Guangzhou and Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd.

For the testing, Fit EVs are taken through real-world urban environments to witness their practicality, as well as identify technological issues. These…

There's a 5-Door Honda Civic hatchback coming to UK dealers. Sadly, the 5-door variant isn't available in the US this year, though there are 4-Door and Coupe models on sale at Preston Honda in New Castle, PA.

Honda says their 'Euro-Spec Civic' was designed to "offer the best in aerodynamics," thus offering optimal fuel economy. And you can tell it's true: not only by its design, but also engine choices. 3 powerplants…

2012's Honda Insight is coming on strong for next year. The hybrid will get a bit of a refresh when it is introduced next month, both with performance and style.

Additions and improvements include better air conditioning, more angular design for better aerodynamics, both of which give the car a bump in fuel economy. Front suspension is now constructed from aluminum instead of steel, causing less cabin noise and vibrations.

Honda has also improved…